Buy A Corvette, build your own engine

[oldmaninsc]

I stumbled upon this while looking for something else. I think it sounds cool.
I wonder if you have to bring your own wrenches!

"Usually when you buy a car you expect someone else to build it for you. But, for a price, GM is letting some Chevrolet Corvette buyers build the car's engine themselves.

The "Engine Build Experience" is a $5,800 option on Corvette Z06 and ZR1 cars. Both are ultra-high-performance versions of the Corvette with engines that are hand-assembled at a plant in Wixom, Mich., near GM's Detroit headquarters. (The rest of the car is built at GM's Corvette assembly plant in Bowling Green, Ken.)"

http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/12/autos/corvette_engine_build/index.htm

 

[xxch4osxx]

It would be cool to see and assemble the internals of your engine before its put into your car!

 

[hate2work]

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/posts/1957000/

 

[oldmaninsc]

Oops I didn't search for this first - I didn't remember seeing it before.
Mods - would you delete this thread. My apologies!

 

[daves87rs]

Nice!

 

[Drew99GT]

If the engine failed, then I'd have to blame myself. No thanks! Plus 5800 bucks would buy a supercharger kit.

 

[mechtech2]

I'll take their state of the art engine building over my own attempts. And I have been inside loads of engines.
Pay more? Are you kidding?

 

[IndyIan]

Originally Posted By: mechtech2
I'll take their state of the art engine building over my own attempts. And I have been inside loads of engines.
Pay more? Are you kidding?

I think most garages(yours too?) would charge more if I "helped" fix my car...

 

[oldmaninsc]

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
If the engine failed, then I'd have to blame myself. No thanks! Plus 5800 bucks would buy a supercharger kit.


Originally Posted By: mechtech2
I'll take their state of the art engine building over my own attempts. And I have been inside loads of engines.
Pay more? Are you kidding?


Did you guys actually READ the article?

"Customers who pay for the privilege will be invited to come to Wixom to assemble the engine for their car under the guidance of GM technicians."

"The owner-built engines still get the same 5-year, 100,000 mile warranty as the engines the pros build, GM said."

 

[tonycarguy]

This seems like a cool idea but not for $5800. Maybe if it were a Ferrari or Bugatti I'd pay for it.

 

[SUPERGASHOG]

Maybe if they do a mako shark retro car ala camaro.
The Vette is awesome....but looks like some geek designed the body.
Find a real designer please!

 

[dailydriver]

It would be worth the extra coin if they let me put an even stronger, and more balanced yet rotating assembly in it, and/or let me bump the CR up a bit, install a ported intake/TB & Kooks or American racing headers on it, etc., but then I guess the EPA/DOT/NHTSA/CARB ad nauseum would have something to say about that, of course.