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07-12-2010, 10:43 AM
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The Mayor / 2009 Member of the Year / Moderator
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GM lets you build your own Corvette engine
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Is English your 2nd language? Did you graduate high school? Your posts make my head hurt.
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07-12-2010, 11:47 AM
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So would I get to stand around like the union guys too? 
That's a pretty cool option, does anyone else do that?
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07-12-2010, 11:47 AM
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what does it mean for your warranty?
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07-12-2010, 12:06 PM
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Good question. I would think that the GM tech would be there to check all tolerances and stuff....right? lol
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2010 Infiniti G37x-Moonlight White w/Graphite interior. Stock...for now. Xpel XR Black tint(hey it's a mod lol)
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07-12-2010, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Frosty
Good question. I would think that the GM tech would be there to check all tolerances and stuff....right? lol
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"Basically, the buyer will be doing the work and a GM tech will make sure nothing gets screwed up. "
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07-12-2010, 12:10 PM
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Looks like fun, but I wonder what happens warranty wise ??
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07-12-2010, 12:11 PM
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13 Second Club
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oh... its a 5800 dollar added cost also to build your own engine...
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99 Riviera, Bone stock, 14.34 @ 96 "Walking 5.0's in luxury" RIP
95 Cherokee, Bone stock 16.2 @ 83 "Treeing your 3rd gen and beating it to the line despite trapping less....and looking better"
93 TA, Bone stock, 13.8 @ 100 "Beating ****** drivers in ****** LS1's"
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07-12-2010, 12:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cbrrmike
what does it mean for your warranty?
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Same warranty as pro built. I guess it is another way to make more money and get more of a following.
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07-12-2010, 06:02 PM
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how much to just watch? lol
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07-12-2010, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by V
how much to just watch? lol
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thats what i was thinking. 
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07-12-2010, 07:56 PM
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Sign me up, I know i could do it with very little help
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07-12-2010, 08:47 PM
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i wonder what theyd do if as your building the motor, you just start hammering on it with a large object, and start yelling at it...
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07-12-2010, 08:50 PM
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The engines are hand built anyway, so there arent exactly people standing around. Two people work on each engine.
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07-12-2010, 09:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
The engines are hand built anyway, so there arent exactly people standing around. Two people work on each engine.
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GM only has two people making engines? 
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07-12-2010, 09:38 PM
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EACH engine...each.
The engine "craftsman" that GM calls them, build these motors in a special plant in Wixom. Two per engine.
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07-12-2010, 09:39 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
EACH engine...each.
The engine "craftsman" that GM calls them, build these motors in a special plant in Wixom. Two per engine.
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So they only sell one engine at a time?
Geez, no wonder they are slacking at car sales.... 
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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07-12-2010, 09:45 PM
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Sounds awesome. If I had the cash to spend over $70k for a Z06, I would definitely plop down another $5800 to fly out to Wixom and build my own LS7.
Basic ideas about the program, some outlined above already:
You get to pick which day you do the assembly from a 2 week period GM gives you, usually approximately 1 month after the order date.
You do a large part of the assembly work, with the GM tech right there helping
After it's built, the tech attaches the placard with the builder info, and sends it off to be dyno tested.
GM documents the process, and gives you a flash drive with pics (and video?)
Warranty is unchanged - still 5 years / 100k miles
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07-12-2010, 10:19 PM
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can you change things like a bigger cam and such?
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07-12-2010, 10:26 PM
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No, the parts are hand picked prior to your assembly. They have let people do this before, and when they first opend Wixom, they let auto-writers build a few LS7's at first.
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07-12-2010, 10:37 PM
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nice they have plenty of power already and sound great. i think i'm a little to young to get a z06 maybe when i'm a little older.
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Verts are gay and stalkers ride in them.
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07-12-2010, 10:38 PM
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if you can afford one of those cars you can afford the option....i would do it
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07-12-2010, 10:51 PM
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I wonder if they would let you do that if you just wanted to buy the crate?
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07-12-2010, 10:52 PM
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i have a pretty nice income for my age i got lucky working with my dad full time but i could only afford it if i can set it up that i make payments every week or something like that. i don't have the money all at once. i have no idea with them corvettes. can you make payments every month or so?
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1995 Pontiac Firebird - V6 few mods
1988 Mustang - supercharged, heads/cam etc...
2012 Mustang - 5.0 6spd / 437rwhp 420trq
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Verts are gay and stalkers ride in them.
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07-12-2010, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by BigRocsFirebird
i have a pretty nice income for my age i got lucky working with my dad full time but i could only afford it if i can set it up that i make payments every week or something like that. i don't have the money all at once. i have no idea with them corvettes. can you make payments every month or so?
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Yes, you can finance the car. Not many people buy cars up front, in cash.
You could finance the car through your bank or through GMAC.
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07-12-2010, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
Yes, you can finance the car. Not many people buy cars up front, in cash.
You could finance the car through your bank or through GMAC.
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hmm.. thanks Al.
I don't think I will get one anytime soon since i bought a mustang a couple months back and I have the firebird still. I would love to own a Z06.
If I would have known about this a couple months ago i would have looked into financing one. Builds credit right? i'm only 18 as of today so i still have time to get one one of these days 
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1988 Mustang - supercharged, heads/cam etc...
2012 Mustang - 5.0 6spd / 437rwhp 420trq
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Verts are gay and stalkers ride in them.
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