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1989 Corvette Z51 Coupe 6speed 396ci Stroker Fast Ecu 550+hp on 2040-cars

US $13,500.00
Year:1989 Mileage:114500 Color: Yellow /
 Black
Location:

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Manual
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:396ci 6.5L
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: 1G1YY2188K5121384 Year: 1989
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Corvette
Trim: Z51 Coupe
Power Options: Power Locks, Power Windows
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 114,500
Exterior Color: Yellow
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Black
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

Hey Guys,

For sale here is my pride and joy. I've put alot of care, time and sweat into building it. She is a 1989 c4 coupe, millennium yellow with the z51 handling package. This car will be a heck of a deal for anyone. You CANNOT build a motor/car combo like this for less than my asking price. Save the time and money and benefit from my and Jim's work and enjoy a turn key hardcore street car combo. 

My wife and I bought a house last year May, and we're doing a full remodel. I just don't have the time to work on the her anymore and I can't justify letting this much money sit. It will pay for the materials an addition I'm drafting up. She has 114k original miles on the body. I purchased it in December of 2010 on corvette forum from another member and it has been a long road of expensive modding ever since. It had at the time a fully forged 355 with a hot cam, edelbrock heads, miniram etc. But i wanted way more power, and soon after got in touch with Jim and we made big plans. The previous owner babied the crud out of this car, washing waxing etc. garage kept and so have I. I have kept it in an air-conditioned garage and covered. The entire drive train, minus the transmission, has just under 5,000 miles !!

This motor was hand built and tuned by Jim Barth, who has an outstanding reputation on the corvette forums. I flew him out here once I installed the motor and properly broke it in so we could spend a few days tuning it. You will be nothing shy of astounded of the quality, power, and sound this motor delivers. It idles at around 925rpm and is extremely smooth, there is next to no shaking even with the 3.875 stroke. The entire rotating assembly was balanced to within half a gram! It has never been dyno'd but it will make 550hp at the flywheel with no problem. I never got a chance to put nitrous on the car but had plans to, it's built and capable of handling a 200+ shot. I cut absolutely zero corners when having the motor built and used top of the line parts, all engine internals are forged (details below). I'd rather take alittle longer and do it right than rush it and regret something later. To name a few the machine work was $1100, the rotating assembly was close to $2500 and the cyl heads were just over $2000!

An oem Factory Service Manual will be included. I also have ALL the receipts for EVERYTHING that has gone into this car. I have various factory parts that will be included too.

Spare parts I will include (details to be discussed with buyer):
A MSD 2 step module selector($80)
NTK L1H1 wideband O2 sensor($200)
MSD Blaster 2 ignition coil($40)

The Basics:
1989 Corvette Coupe
Millennium Yellow
Black Interior
Recaro buckets 
Harness bar with 6-point harnesses
New carpet
New weather stripping on hatch and top seals
Sony CD player and speakers
AutoMeter 5" tach with shift light

Drivetrain, brakes, & wheels:
ZF 6-speed (Black Tag) w/ fresh OE GM fluid
Spec single mass flywheel
Spec Racing 3+ clutch and pressure plate
New oem clutch fork, pivot stud, and pivot stud retainer
3.54 gears
Black ZR1 styled repos (17x9, 17x11 with lip)
Goodyear 275/60 and 315/35 
C5 Z06 calipers up front powder coated
Cross drilled and slotted rotors with Russell stainless steel lines all around
Extended bump stops for rear end from ZfDoc
Custom made C-Beam torque plates
Poly bushings on everything on rear end. Torsion bars, Diff carrier, control arms, etc
New Spicer U-joints on half shafts
New brake master cylinder
New clutch master cylinder
New clutch slave cylinder
New Oem high torque starter

The motor:
4 bolt main GM hydraulic roller block bored and honed with deck plates .030 over
New freeze plugs and cam bearings installed 
Eagle 4340 forged crank 3.875 stroke making this a 396 SBC
Crower 6in forged stroker rods, clevite rod and main bearings
SRP forged flat top pistons, sealed power plasma-moly rings
Comp custom cam 236/242 duration .585 lift w/ 113 lobe separation
Compression ratio 11.2:1
ARP hardware throughout entire motor
Fel-Pro top of the line gaskets used throughout motor
Double timing chain
ATi super dampner
Air Flow Research Competition Port 210cc cyl heads w/Titanium Retainers
1.6 comp cam ultra gold roller rockers
Hooker Super Comp headers. 1 3/4 primaries with 3" collectors ceramic coated
True dual exhaust with H pipe. 2 3/4" piping with flomaster super 44 mufflers
Canton Drag race Pan
Melling standard volume oil pump and new pickup
58mm Tpis throttle body
Accel 44lb injectors
Walbro 255lph fuel pump and new filter
Tpis 1205 Port MiniRam CNC machined to 1206 port to match the HUGE Afr Ports, port & polished 
Energy suspension poly motor mounts
MSD 6AL Ignition box
MSD Blaster 2 coil
Taylor spark plug wires
New alternator from O'reillys w/ Lifetime warranty
New ACDelco reman starter with Lifetime warranty
Custom setup for alternator with March heim link and bracket
MSD Pro Billet distributor
Dewitts double row alluminum radiator
Wrinkle black powder coating on valve covers, intake mani, pullies, brackets, valve cover breathers etc.
FAST Classic standalone engine management system


Things to note:
- The gauge cluster stopped working. When i bought the car it worked perfectly but has since stopped. I checked the fuse but it must be either the internal power supply or a failed solder joint which is easily fixed. I can provide an excellent contact that specializes in fixing these clusters. 

I bought the car for $7500 in 2010 and have receipts for over $12,000 in parts. I can provide a detailed list with prices upon request(excel spreadsheet)

I'm asking $13,500 or best reasonable offer
clean title in hand
Please contact me by subydude88@gmail.com or
864-640-3029
I'll be selling the car here locally in South Carolina also so i reserve the right to end the auction early.


I'm happy to answer any questions. FYI this car is ready for a road trip if your not local. You may need ear plugs but I would feel completely comfortable driving it long distance

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