Amazing Results after Haibeck work on my 90

[Jim Stanley]

Yesterday the weather finally was good enough to take my 90 Z for a spin after getting it back from Marc Haibeck. It is hard to describe how much stronger, smoother and quieter the car is. I had it shipped to Marc to fix a miss and several minor things. He was very thorough finding many things I didn't expect, such as a missing secondary fuel pump relay! The first time I nailed it from a rolling start, I felt like it was going to pop a wheelie! The performance change is dramatic! Additionally creature comforts such as repair of CD player, speaker amplifier, lumbar bladders, several lights, power antenna, etc. were expertly repaired. Marc also installed a performance chip AYBKG5. I'm sure that was partly responsible for the greatly improved performance, although hard to tell since there was so much else going on.

I would like to briefly share what I have been through since buying the car two years ago. Living in the Kansas City, MO area I did my best to get work done locally. Some was good and some was a total rip-off. Contact me off-post for details. If you are reluctant to ship your car to Chicago, let me say that I would have saved thousands and enjoyed the capabilities of the great ZR-1 much earlier had I sent it to Haibeck Automotive Technology first!

[Young1]

Wow what an awesome testimony. I am thrilled for you. Great job Marc and team.

[Paul Workman]

Yes, Marc is truly the maestro on these cars. He and Pete and Bob Gillig and others here in FBI Land make these BEASTS perform beyond expectations when they were new!

[efnfast]

It went to Marc, we expect nothing less.

[tiegsd]

Had very good experience when I took my 90 Z to Marc last year. Needed a lot just like yours. I really liked how Marc looked over the car with me, he listens. Plus he found several things I missed. Everything he fixed still works.

Appreciate the share.

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[Vetman]

Took mine to Mark 3 years ago with 70000 miles. Did injectors and misc other things including radio and antenna with a nifty hidden switch to stop it from going up and down all the time. Runs great and will be driving it across the country again on the 25th anniversary caravan.

[JMO343]

Did you guys drive your car to his shop or have them shipped? I did some research on shipping my car from NY and I got a quote from Reliable for $3,800 round trip. Crazy. Does anyone have any other carries that they have used? Has anyone ever used Conte corvette for repairs?


John #2331

[Jim Stanley]

Did you guys drive your car to his shop or have them shipped? I did some research on shipping my car from NY and I got a quote from Reliable for $3,800 round trip. Crazy. Does anyone have any other carries that they have used? Has anyone ever used Conte corvette for repairs?


John #2331



I shipped from KC for $550 in a very nice enclosed trailer. The driver was a young guy that was very reliable and communicative. His company is: midwestpremiertransport.com. Phone 708-738-9808. His name Mike Zelko.


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[JThomas]

Marc has had his hands on all three of the ZR-1's that I have owned and I have been very satisfied. He is four hours away from me, but I enjoy the drive over just to have him work on the car and learn more about it each trip. Oh, and the picnic and gathering with the FBI group is a lot of fun too. :cheers:

[XfireZ51]

Marc has had his hands on all three of the ZR-1's that I have owned and I have been very satisfied. He is four hours away from me, but I enjoy the drive over just to have him work on the car and learn more about it each trip. Oh, and the picnic and gathering with the FBI group is a lot of fun too. :cheers:

:cheers:

[dredgeguy]

Did you guys drive your car to his shop or have them shipped? I did some research on shipping my car from NY and I got a quote from Reliable for $3,800 round trip. Crazy. Does anyone have any other carries that they have used? Has anyone ever used Conte corvette for repairs?


John #2331
I drove mine from MD to Marc late fall for some work. Flew home on Southwest for $50 one way. Now just waiting for clear skies to grab the $50 one way flight and drive her home. I had one way quotes from Marc's place to MD averaging $1000 for enclosed and $700 for open transport. A list of 3 transport companies can be found at Marc's website. I had a blast driving out but sure the ride back will be even better.
Marty's group at Conte in NJ are also very good and the closest for you. Next further out would be Dempsey at Evolution Motorsports in VA who is also very good.

[JMO343]

Thanks everyone for your input. I waiting for some more quotes to come in from other carriers. Glad to Conte's corvette is a good shop to go to also. I have no major repairs needed. It is all the same stuff everyone else has seats, radio, fluid change ect...... It will either be Haibeck or Conte I am thinking.


John
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[tgonyaw]

My 91 was not driven much in the last 20 years. Dempsey at Evolution Motorsports in VA got it up and running, got it VA state inspected and put enough test miles on so I could bring it home without AAA. I am working on a 2nd list to review with Dempsey pending time out for a hip to be replaced.
He will work with you on your goals while adding practical advice.

[Vette73]

Did you guys drive your car to his shop or have them shipped? I did some research on shipping my car from NY and I got a quote from Reliable for $3,800 round trip. Crazy. Does anyone have any other carries that they have used? Has anyone ever used Conte corvette for repairs?


John #2331
Your about 60 miles from me....I know Patchogue pretty well....I bought my Z from gateway classics in Chicago near Marcs shop.....I paid 430 dollars in an open trailer..I went on U ship.com and companies bid for your service....Montway transport was the company...

Dempsey at Evolution motorsports is another Z specialist like a previous member stated...He did performance work on my car.....He's in Fredricksburgh VA ...From you its about 320 miles or so...

[JMO343]

Have you dealt with Conte corvettes in New Jersey?




John
1990 #2331

[Vette73]

I drove mine from MD to Marc late fall for some work. Flew home on Southwest for $50 one way. Now just waiting for clear skies to grab the $50 one way flight and drive her home. I had one way quotes from Marc's place to MD averaging $1000 for enclosed and $700 for open transport. A list of 3 transport companies can be found at Marc's website. I had a blast driving out but sure the ride back will be even better.
Marty's group at Conte in NJ are also very good and the closest for you. Next further out would be Dempsey at Evolution Motorsports in VA who is also very good.

So Charlie what's under the hood now? 415 cu ? Cheers...

[ghlkal]

Yesterday the weather finally was good enough to take my 90 Z for a spin after getting it back from Marc Haibeck.



Glad you had Marc fix it. Like many others, I had Marc work on my 1990 Z. I'm lucky that I'm only 2 hours North. For you guys further away, prices for transport are just crazy.


If I quit my job, could I earn enough by portering ZR-1s to Marc's?? :confused:

[dredgeguy]

So Charlie what's under the hood now? 415 cu ? Cheers...

Let's just say it is a bit faster and looks a whole lot better....engine bling!

[efnfast]

Pictures man, pictures!

[-=Jeff=-]

I drove mine from MD to Marc late fall for some work. Flew home on Southwest for $50 one way. Now just waiting for clear skies to grab the $50 one way flight and drive her home. I had one way quotes from Marc's place to MD averaging $1000 for enclosed and $700 for open transport. A list of 3 transport companies can be found at Marc's website. I had a blast driving out but sure the ride back will be even better.
Marty's group at Conte in NJ are also very good and the closest for you. Next further out would be Dempsey at Evolution Motorsports in VA who is also very good.

Charlie,

let us know when you are out this way..

[dredgeguy]

Thanks Jeff, right now have flight booked for early tomorrow morning BWI to Midway. Should be at Marc's by 9 am and then start driving home around 10:00-10:30am. With the cold weather will plan on driving southeast through Columbus, Ohio rather than due east through the Pittsburg mountains. Will only drive during daylight hours as temps going to fall at night. So I will drive about 6 hours and then get a hotel once I pass Columbus,Ohio and then will only have 5 hours left on Wednesday. Just hope the roads are somewhat clear after the storm. Got to get the car out as Marc has people lined up and needs the space.

[-=Jeff=-]

AH cool, have a safe trip home

[carmine]

Marc did a lot work on my 90 ayear ago .best money i ever spent i used reliable transport great service 1200.00 round trip mass.

[JMO343]

Really. I just got a quote from reliable also and it was $1,800 each way. $3,600 round trip. Crazy.

John
1990 #2331

[carmine]

My mistake Reliable 1200.00 one way but very happy with service

[dredgeguy]

Well boys, 1992 #246 is home safe and sound after spending time with Marc. Was quoted $750-$1100 to have it put on a trailer back to Maryland. The roads were dry and the weather looked clear for 3 days so I figured, $49 one way Southwest airlines ticket, spend one night in hotel in Ohio and home free. What could go wrong.........I planned a southerly route through Columbus, Ohio rather than the mountains of Pittsburg but hit lots of snow squalls in Ohio. Some lasted a couple of minutes and no problem but a couple were 30 minute white outs with lots of accumulation. Scared the crap out of me driving in up to 2" of snow and slush on the highways with PS2's but made it to Zanesville, Ohio where I had a hotel booked. On TV that night I saw there was a 60 car pile up on the highway I just got off....time for a couple of drinks to calm the nerves!

But it was all worth it. She drove home like a champ. I just had to rinse off all the salt when I got home.

Engine polished, what can I say....bling! I had to have Marc sign the hood as well. Engine top end porting resulted with 394.51 Hp at the wheels, 351.36 Torque. Marc did a long list of things for me including a DeWitts fan assembly, LED tail lights and new Powermaster 37864 alternator which has 38% more current output than the OE unit. OE is 124 amps, the 37864 has 200 amps. It provides higher system voltage at idle and thus higher fan speeds for the engine fans as well as the AC blower motor. The increased power to the blower resulting in a huge increased amount of air flow out of the vents. Marc was able to measure the airflow and said it went from 10 mph to 14 mph out of the vents after the mod. I believe this will make summer driving much more comfortable, no more overheating concerns in stopped traffic and good air flow with the AC. Some pics for your enjoyment.

[Vette73]

Oh man....Glad your home safe ....Rear wheel drive, in snow, on performance tires is no joke...

[WARP TEN]

Glad you made it home safely Charlie. My wife and I just finished a 3,500 mile driving trip (BMW, not Z06) to Florida's west and east coasts, then up the east coast through Seabrook Island and Asheville visiting friends. We were due to overnight in Louisville Saturday but with a snow storm predicted for Sunday all along our route we bit the bullet and drove straight through (11 hours) from Asheville on Saturday in good weather. It turned out to be a very good decision. But after more than a week of 80 degrees and sunny, we returned to 4 below on Sunday. Why do we live in Illinois?!? Beautiful engine--enjoy your "new" car!--Bob

[efnfast]

SAWEEEEETTTT!

[-=Jeff=-]

I am interested in more alternator details, I sent Marc an email

[dredgeguy]

I really think the higher powered alternator putting extra power to the blower motor is the answer to all of us who think the AC in our cars is underpowered. I enjoyed the high airflow of warm air driving home and can only imagine what the AC will feel like this summer. There is a very noticeable before and after.

[32valvZ]

I really think the higher powered alternator putting extra power to the blower motor is the answer to all of us who think the AC in our cars is underpowered. I enjoyed the high airflow of warm air driving home and can only imagine what the AC will feel like this summer. There is a very noticeable before and after.

If thats the case.... Im in.... My blower output sux.... Looks like Summit has them for $380. shipped I only see chrome versions though... Dont really need chrome...

[-=Jeff=-]

If thats the case.... Im in.... My blower output sux.... Looks like Summit has them for $380. shipped I only see chrome versions though... Dont really need chrome...

if they are all the same..

37864 Chrome
67864 Polished
57864 Black
47864 Natural

[32valvZ]

if they are all the same..

37864 Chrome
67864 Polished
57864 Black
47864 Natural

The Summit applications tab calls out 90-95 ZR-1... $280.00

[Jagdpanzer]

Check out my 2nd post here
http://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread.php?t=30223&highlight=47864

[Jagdpanzer]

Be sure to also order the PN 186 65mm pulley

[JThomas]

Very nice Charlie, glad you made it safely!

[dredgeguy]

Thanks Joe, it was quite the pucker factor drive home but my PS2's did far better than I thought they would in the cold (average 17 degrees) and snow and slush. Glad I had training in the past. For 4 years of college I drove my 69 Mustang with 60 series tires in the rear in the Boston area all year long. Taking the ramps in snow or even going up a hill was a challenge. Back then I was invincible, now I know better!

[WARP TEN]

Thanks Joe, it was quite the pucker factor drive home but my PS2's did far better than I thought they would in the cold (average 17 degrees) and snow and slush. Glad I had training in the past. For 4 years of college I drove my 69 Mustang with 60 series tires in the rear in the Boston area all year long. Taking the ramps in snow or even going up a hill was a challenge. Back then I was invincible, now I know better!

Ha Ha--In college I once drove my '68 Hemi Roadrunner from Bethlehem PA to home outside of New York in a snowstorm that deposited over 6 inches of snow during the trip. Roads were largely unplowed. When I stopped for gas the attendant was amazed that I was driving in it at all. Very carefully lugging it in second gear from a stop and lot anticipation for turns and stops. Mostly not stopping if I could avoid it. Also once had to drive my '93 ZR-1 home from a McCormick Place Corvette show in a November snowstorm. Same approach applied. It can be done but also can be, as you say, pucker-inducing.--Bob

[XfireZ51]

Bet u still wish u had the 68 Hemi.

[WARP TEN]

Bet u still wish u had the 68 Hemi.

If I had a large garage space and reasonably unlimited funds, Yes I would like to have it. Hard to find ones in EE11 Dark Blue like the one I owned. But I owned it when it was fairly new (bought used from a friend's cousin with 10k miles on it), drove it to Southern California where I owned it for about 2 years. Was my only car there and lots of fun to see the teenagers pull up at a light and point and stare at the HEMI badge on the hood. Was without question one of the fastest cars of its day, at least in a straight line. Ran 13.5 @105 at Lions Dragway and had a 0-60 time of 4.8 seconds according to Car & Driver. On Firestone Wide Ovals no less. So I got to use it the way it was intended, not just as a show car as it would be today. Ran out of money and had to wholesale it. Oh well. At least I don't miss having to adjust the valves every month or so....Bob

[DRM500RUBYZR-1]

If I had a large garage space and reasonably unlimited funds, Yes I would like to have it. Hard to find ones in EE11 Dark Blue. But I owned it when it was fairly new (bought used from a friend's cousin with 10k miles on it), drove it to Southern California where I owned it for about 2 years. Was my only car there and lots of fun to see the teenagers pull up at a light and point and stare at the HEMI badge on the hood. Was without question one of the fastest cars of its day, at least in a straight line. Ran 13.5 @105 at Lions Dragway and had a 0-60 time of 4.8 seconds according to Car & Driver. On Firestone Wide Ovals no less. So I got to use it the way it was intended, not just as a show car as it would be today. Ran out of money and had to wholesale it. Oh well. At least I don't miss having to adjust the valves every month or so....Bob

In 1968-69 that was my DREAM CAR!
:cheers:
Marty

[WARP TEN]

In 1968-69 that was my DREAM CAR!
:cheers:
Marty

Yeah Marty, me too, and it just dropped in my lap. A college friend's cousin wanted to sell the Roadrunner in 1969, having owned it less than a year, to make room in his garage for a Jaguar XKE (he had a fair bit of money as I recall but poor automotive judgement IMHO). My friend mentioned it to me, and I said lets go see it. It was in Rhode Island so we went the next weekend, driving from New York. It was stored in a small one car garage and due to the confines he said wait outside while he started it and backed it out. I was standing behind the car and when he started it with those glass pack mufflers I had goosebumps. It was the best sound in the world. We went for a test drive first with him driving, then I got to drive a bit. The thing I vividly remember is hitting the throttle in second gear and the entire front of the car seemed to raise up about a foot. With that wide flat hood it was like an aircraft carrier rearing up. And acceleration like I have never experienced. Had to have it. I begged, pleaded and crawled to my dad for a loan and he said OK. $2,000, a lot of money back then, but sticker on the one year old car was $3,800, with $800 for the Hemi package. Drove it from New York to California via Detroit with my mother (she actually drove it on the way to Detroit--stick shift/Hurst and no power steering or brakes). At one point on the NY State Thruway she passed a car going up a hill and said, "wow this car sure has a lot of power!" I looked at the speedo and she was going 95--had to tell her to slow down. It had two four barrel carburetors with a progressive linkage set so it ran 90% of the time on the back two barrels and the last half inch of throttle opened the other six for quite a surprise. On the level highway it got 13 mpg up against the stops. On the way to California I hit headwinds and had to dip into the front six. Mileage dropped to 8. Eventually paid off my loan but then had to sell it when I ran out of money. I waited until the only thing left in my fridge was a six pack of beer. I wanted to wait until I was down to one can, but I thought that would be pushing my luck. Anyway, big grins for a couple of years.

And oh by the way, sorry for hijacking the thread about Marc Haibeck's good works, which are always top notch. Off to have lunch with him tomorrow.--Bob

[Vette73]

Yeah Marty, me too, and it just dropped in my lap. A college friend's cousin wanted to sell the Roadrunner in 1969, having owned it less than a year, to make room in his garage for a Jaguar XKE (he had a fair bit of money as I recall but poor automotive judgement IMHO). My friend mentioned it to me, and I said lets go see it. It was in Rhode Island so we went the next weekend, driving from New York. It was stored in a small one car garage and due to the confines he said wait outside while he started it and backed it out. I was standing behind the car and when he started it with those glass pack mufflers I had goosebumps. It was the best sound in the world. We went for a test drive first with him driving, then I got to drive a bit. The thing I vividly remember is hitting the throttle in second gear and the entire front of the car seemed to raise up about a foot. With that wide flat hood it was like an aircraft carrier rearing up. And acceleration like I have never experienced. Had to have it. I begged, pleaded and crawled to my dad for a loan and he said OK. $2,000, a lot of money back then, but sticker on the one year old car was $3,800, with $800 for the Hemi package. Drove it from New York to California via Detroit with my mother (she actually drove it on the way to Detroit--stick shift/Hurst and no power steering or brakes). At one point on the NY State Thruway she passed a car going up a hill and said, "wow this car sure has a lot of power!" I looked at the speedo and she was going 95--had to tell her to slow down. It had two four barrel carburetors with a progressive linkage set so it ran 90% of the time on the back two barrels and the last half inch of throttle opened the other six for quite a surprise. On the level highway it got 13 mpg up against the stops. On the way to California I hit headwinds and had to dip into the front six. Mileage dropped to 8. Eventually paid off my loan but then had to sell it when I ran out of money. I waited until the only thing left in my fridge was a six pack of beer. I wanted to wait until I was down to one can, but I thought that would be pushing my luck. Anyway, big grins for a couple of years.

And oh by the way, sorry for hijacking the thread about Marc Haibeck's good works, which are always top notch. Off to have lunch with him tomorrow.--Bob

Wow great story......Yeah in today's market those motors bring a lot of money today...Who knew.....I'm guessing gas was around 35 cents a gallon back then?

[WARP TEN]

Wow great story......Yeah in today's market those motors bring a lot of money today...Who knew.....I'm guessing gas was around 35 cents a gallon back then?

Yup, 35 cents is spot on.--Bob

[mcich7781]

Yup, 35 cents is spot on.--BobDr. Haibeck worked his magic on the Green Monster this week. Absolute top notch tune on my car.
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[ABBEZR1]

Dr. Haibeck worked his magic on the Green Monster this week. Absolute top notch tune on my car.
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Can't wait, mine goes in shortly...I'm in Marc's "Q" waiting for some cars to clear out to go in for injectors and a tune...


Steve

[JThomas]

Bet u still wish u had the 68 Hemi.

Amen to that!

[WARP TEN]

Wow great story......Yeah in today's market those motors bring a lot of money today...Who knew....

Not always. A good looking 1968 Hemi GTX just sold at Mecum Phoenix for about $60,000 including fees. It was an automatic, but claimed to be matching numbers. It looked pretty clean and accurate to me in pictures. So I would say if you want one there are some good ones out there for reasonable prices. May not be concours or historically significant but probably great local show drivers. --Bob

[WARP TEN]

Dr. Haibeck worked his magic on the Green Monster this week. Absolute top notch tune on my car.
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Yep saw yours in his shop when I was down for lunch on Wednesday. It looked sharp! --Bob

[WARP TEN]

Quote:Originally Posted by XfireZ51 View Post Bet u still wish u had the 68 Hemi.

Amen to that!

I do think about it from time to time, but as you know Dominic I have limited space with 3 cars already in my two car garage. I did find one EE1 dark midnight blue (like mine) 68 Hemi Roadrunner for sale a year of two ago and was sorely tempted but I knew I would have been single very soon thereafter if I did. Of course, that would also clear out some room in the garage........hmmmmm........Bob

[The Boss]

I also recently had my 1994 ZR-1 into Mark and he tore through the beast like there was no tomorrow. I trailered the car up myself but drove it home. Really have not gotten a chance to open it up but I am already feeling the difference in what they accomplished. They guys at ZR1 Specialists were great and Mark did an awesome job fixing everything on the car which needed attention. Mark also worked great with Bill down in Arizona to rebuild the transmission which was the original reason for me taking the car over to Mark. Highly recommend both Bill and Mark for all your ZR1 issues and will be taking my car to them anytime it needs attention.

[JMO343]

My car is headed to Marc the end of this week. Going to do a complete fluid change and some other minor related issues that all the C4 have. He will also give the car a good look over to make sure nothing else is needed.


John
1990 #2331

[Flyman 27]

Dr. Haibeck worked his magic on the Green Monster this week. Absolute top notch tune on my car.
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Hey! You stole my license plate. How does that happen? Is yours an antique plate?

[-=Jeff=-]

Hey! You stole my license plate. How does that happen? Is yours an antique plate?

Yes his is Antique.. on your Registration it is LTFIVE, on his it is LTFIVEEA

The EA on the side becomes part of the plate.. Rt 66 plates add SS to the end, my old plates were EVL Z and Rt 66 So registration was EVLZSS

[mcich7781]

Yes his is Antique.. on your Registration it is LTFIVE, on his it is LTFIVEEA

The EA on the side becomes part of the plate.. Rt 66 plates add SS to the end, my old plates were EVL Z and Rt 66 So registration was EVLZSSEA stands for expanded antique (car > 25 years old).

This plate licenses car to drive for "any purpose" from April - October.

During November - March car can be driven "to and from" exhibitions, service, or for demonstration purposes, i.e. test-drive car for sale.

They are about half the cost of a standard plate to renew.

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[-=Jeff=-]

Yep.. I have EA plates on mine .. "ZR ONE"

[ABBEZR1]

I just wanted to add onto this post...Just picked up my 90 Zr1 from Marc on Wednesday and drove it about 4 hours back to southern Michigan and couldn't have been more happy on the performance of the car...

Quick list of things done: Replaced all the original 90 injectors and coils. Fixed a nagging ABS issue chip and tune with a few general maintenance items.

I couldn't have been happier with Marc's communication through the process and my plan for his 500hp package with the things I will do myself and have him finish up with the porting of the plenum and retune.

Thanks again to Marc and everyone in the community that have helped me along the way...

Steve

[JMO343]

I also just got my car back from Marc last week. These guys are real professionals. Treated my car like it was his own. Fixed all of my minor issues on the list and also found some I didn’t even know about. He knowledge of ZR1’s is amazing. Now I am off to NCRS judging on May 5th.

Thanks again Marc.

Also if anyone is looking for a great enclose transport. Mike from Midwest premier transport was super. He is located in the Chicago area.

John
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