Test drove a H/C 383 LT1 Z
 

A friend of mine found a pretty clean M6 95 Z at a local dealer. They have it on consignment and didn't really know the details about the car. Today thay got a build sheet on the engine. It has [supposedly] a 383, ported stock heads, a custom grind crane cam with a nice lope (no specs,) Edelbrock TB, LT headers, 3" cat bk with a Chokemaster, NX 150 kit.
For looks it is a nice bright red (possibly torch red, but not origional), factory 96 SS hood with silver SS wheels on bald nitto 555Rs.
I told my friend that they are asking way to much to start: 14,000.
If the car has what it says it has I would pay 8,000 for it 9 tops.
The road test:
3 people in the car (my friend, myself, and the sales man).
My friend got on it in second and third, I asked if it was floored, He said "not really".
He slowed down and floored it in first through third..... It pulled OK :confused:
I drove it back and got on it in second, I hit it at about 3500 and ran it up to about 6200. It just felt pretty damn sluggish.
I know we had quite a bit of weigt in the car, and the stock 3.42 gear (I am assuming) didnt help, but I was very dissapointed.
It did not have the torque that I expected out of a 383 LT1. Stock LT1s have gobs of torque. The throttle response also seemed a little sluggish. Reving it in neautral, it seemed lazy.
Does this sound like the BS flag should be raised on the engine?
I think that it is a poor running bolt on car with a cam and a bad tune (or no tune). It may have had a 383 in it at one time, I dont think it does now.
I dont think that it pulled any harder than a bolt on Z.
I told my friend that I would not pay any more than 4500-5000 for it as it sits, and that is bieng optimistic.

You're probably right, I highly doubt it really is a 383 if that's the way it drove. Obviously you know fast cars and would be able to tell if it was making real power or not.

Sounds like BS to me.

it might be build to hell and back, but if its runnign a stock tune, its gonna prolly run how you described it.lol. tell the guys 5k cash or byebye.

yeah they were deff. asking WAY too much for that..really really good looking car though.

5k? lol.. must be ******.. thats like what mines worth :lolsign:...:(