'90 LT5 on the 'Bay...

[bdw18_123]

Anyone here put this up? Interesting looking damage to the airhorn, wonder what hit it to cause that? Looks like the car was in a front end collision. One of the fuel lines in the back is dented too, so looks like the engine was shove into the firewall in the accident.

They don't even know how many miles it has, could be 15K could be 150K, bit of a gamble. Probably closer to 100K though at least. Wonder what VIN that engine came out of? Might be able to determine the miles by doing some research off that.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GM-LT5-Engine-ZR1-Chevrolet-Corvette-32-Valve-DOHC-ZR-1_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2eaaeb6331QQitemZ2004 36048689QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccess ories

You could probably get it for less than the $5K "Buy it Now" since he has "Best Offer" on.

[phrogs]

Its funny but I have had a LT5 for sale for a while know mileage is under 19,000 and havent sold it yet.

[Polo-1]

"The engine is not complete and would be a great candidate for a rebuildable core. "

No thanks...........

[bdw18_123]

Its funny but I have had a LT5 for sale for a while know mileage is under 19,000 and havent sold it yet.

If I had the cash, I probably would have bought yours already. Then I could drive my ZR-1 while I built the original LT5 into a powerhouse! :mrgreen:

[scholtmj]

From the seller: Engine VIN 1K5200058

I wonder if he mixed up the 2 and 8? The hard TB coolant lines are interesting.

[tccrab]

From the seller: Engine VIN 1K5200058

I wonder if he mixed up the 2 and 8? The hard TB coolant lines are interesting.

The hard coolant lines would be consistent with a very early motor.
It's not a prototype motor, it's got the production PCV setup.

TomC
'Crabs

[bdw18_123]

The hard coolant lines would be consistent with a very early motor.
It's not a prototype motor, it's got the production PCV setup.

TomC
'Crabs

So the really early production LT5's had those hard TB coolant lines? Eric's #004 prototype ZR-1 has those same hard lines. Interesting.

[phrogs]

Its a pre production motor with the hard lines.

probably out of one of the 89 ZR-1s

[tccrab]

Its a pre production motor with the hard lines.

probably out of one of the 89 ZR-1s

Yes, but the '89's had only one PCV valve on the drivers side and this motor has the production model two behind the plenum.
Here's a pic of Eric's #004 pilot car and just behind it is the pic of the back of the eBay motor.

Hmmm....
My guess is that the plenum that came with the motor was damaged or lost or whatever, and someone picked up the a slightly damaged prototype plenum to put in it's place. If you look at the top of the plenum you'll see that the secondary vacuum pipes aren't connected nor are they visible in the gaps between the runners.

Looking closely on the passenger side, it kinda looks to me like the cam cover emblem is the later style and the cam cover emblem on the drivers side is the early style.

This thing is beginning to look a lot like a "Franken-Motor".


TomC
'Crabs

[Kb7tif]

"The engine is not complete and would be a great candidate for a rebuildable core. "

No thanks...........


Oh come on now.:eek:

[phrogs]

This thing is beginning to look a lot like a "Franken-Motor".


TomC
'Crabs

Yeah im with you on that, im all about getting parts to complete a engine by why waste time puting on 2 different cam cover emblems I just don't get that.


but he sent me this
VIN 1K5200058

Best regards,

Shaun
SMC Performance, INC
248.276.0483

so its the same vin as before anyone got the list check and see if the block is a 90 and it has a early plenum, I had seen alot of pre production engine parts go on the bay many times so its easy to assume it is a replacment plenum.

[bdw18_123]

Yes, but the '89's had only one PCV valve on the drivers side and this motor has the production model two behind the plenum.
Here's a pic of Eric's #004 pilot car and just behind it is the pic of the back of the eBay motor.

Hmmm....
My guess is that the plenum that came with the motor was damaged or lost or whatever, and someone picked up the a slightly damaged prototype plenum to put in it's place. If you look at the top of the plenum you'll see that the secondary vacuum pipes aren't connected nor are they visible in the gaps between the runners.

Looking closely on the passenger side, it kinda looks to me like the cam cover emblem is the later style and the cam cover emblem on the drivers side is the early style.

This thing is beginning to look a lot like a "Franken-Motor".


TomC
'Crabs

Actually, it looks to me like there is no emblem at all on the passenger side. The black that you're seeing there is the black adhesive stuff that holds the emblem on. Someone pulled the emblem off, or it fell off. So, going off the one emblem that is there, that is a '90 LT5 production motor with a prototype '89 plenum on it.

He says the motor is "not complete" but in the pictures it looks pretty complete to me. Maybe some stuff shown installed on the motor is actually not included? He needs be a lot more clear about exactly what someone would be buying.

[A26B]

but he sent me this
VIN 1K5200058

Best regards,

Shaun
SMC Performance, INC
248.276.0483


It's an 89 engine with the K in the VIN. Looks like the plenum is original with the engine.

I agree also that there is just one cam cover emblem. Only the hucky puck is left on the RH side.

[1989ZR1#74]

Looks like a phase IV 89 LT5. they started Phase IV in 6/88 so of it was vin 58 it would have been built after 1/89 so it would have the phase IV. #004 has a Phase III (built 4/88). The LT5 looks like the one in #074.

[tccrab]

Looks like a phase IV 89 LT5. they started Phase IV in 6/88 so of it was vin 58 it would have been built after 1/89 so it would have the phase IV. #004 has a Phase III (built 4/88). The LT5 looks like the one in #074.

Boy, I learn something new every day.
So this is out of one of the '89 Pilot cars?

TomC
'Crabs

[1989ZR1#74]

Boy, I learn something new every day.
So this is out of one of the '89 Pilot cars?

TomC
'Crabs

Pilots were #01 to #17. I don't know for sure, but the stamp has a K... I would guess it was out of #058. #40 to #84 were engineering units. They were really unreleased 89 production cars. Could be from one of the europe test cars...