Would this sneaky auction TRAP catch you?! Samcrac’s C6 Z06 Corvette is a hidden Disaster!

[@Samcrac]

OJ you saved me a $30,000 headache on this one. What a MESS 😵. Thanks again to you and the FMU Crew

[@slostjoe]

I’m fairly certain that I owned this car several years ago and found these issues. It had an LS3 in it and we caught it right away. It was bought from Manheim and we arbitrated and sent it back. Guessing the just keep selling it lol

[@tobyemerson7104]

Did they give you a hard time in the return? Did you get all your money back?

[@Samcrac]

@@tobyemerson7104 Hard time, YES. Extraordinarily difficult. I will be posting a video about my process soon!

[@dylantolo]

It doesn't look like the swap was done terribly, however its a major issue to not heavily disclose the LS3 instead of the LS7 which is significantly more valuable. I personally wouldn't mind a Z06 chassis with an LS3, basically just makes it a grand sport. Definitely would be interested at the right price, but not disclosing is straight up scamming in my opinion.

[@48Boxer]

Good thing you had FMU look at it! You probably would have parked it on your farm for 6 months before looking at it

[@jojidiorr]

I’ve seen this car closer to a year ago being listed on marketplace, the reason this car has the swap is due to dropping a valve. With what the seller noted was completely honest about the car mentioned it was replaced with a crate engine straight from Chevy with receipts being that it was a stock ls3. Seller mentioned he wanted to prevent that issue going forward and for half the cost decided to do the swap. I’m not too sure how it ended up on this site but as far as what I saw when it was first listed car was the guys weekend car.

[@WooHoo-itsGaryGnu]

are you sure it is even the same car?

[@JViello]

I was thinking that very thing...this was a "valve retainer" car and they probably just swapped a crate engine in. Truth be told you can make up the 75hp in the 6.2 with a cam swap and a few supporting mods...more like 100hp. Just the Z06 cam in the 6.2 is worth around 50hp. (That car might actually have that swap. It would only be down 25hp.) Hell if you really want to party pick up a 427 (7.0L) crate engine from Texas speed or another reputable builder and save a load of cash. I would have bought that Z06 in a heartbeat if the price was right.

[@lasskinn474]

@@JViello yeah it's all about if the price is right. problem is if it's sold as a 7 liter.

[@JViello]

@@lasskinn474 Totally. That's fraud, unintentional or not.

[@the_mowron]

​@@JVielloFraud is an intentional misrepresentation of a material fact. If it's unintentional, it's not fraud.

[@TMR111]

The way the FMU crew paused after opening the hood said it all 😂🤣😅😂🤣😅

[@county23]

😂

[@rasfrank1]

Serious dead air 😂😂

[@fuckoffyou]

As a Z06 owner. I was like 🤨

[@mrmidnight32]

Just an FYI that Canadian cert tag @ 5:05 sounds like a salvage to repaired title state governing requirement (even more expected by the frame repair). I had to get one to register my salvaged track car I bought from auction. They ensure the repairs and parts aren’t bandaids and actual repairs and fixes before you can register it to make sure it’s safe for road use. Sounds like this was a salvaged car that was sent to Canada to repair the title and send back to auction off as a clean title car.

[@gar24407]

That LS7 got swap for a cheaper LS after they blew it up at the track. $3000 engine vs $25000 engine, put the cheap one and dump it.

[@ashishpatel350]

Yeah probably or lack of maintenance caused the engine to fail

[@mistersniffer6838]

That much of a difference??? Dayyyyyyyyum!!

[@Melanie16040]

@@mistersniffer6838 A set of 8 titanium connecting rods are not exactly inexpensive...

[@jbrancato88]

Is the ls7 worth the money over a Texas speed crate ls3? What’s so special about it other than the displacement?

[@ModMyMind]

A new crate LS7 is $20,000. A new crate LS3 is $10,000

[@jschultz824]

Anybody else getting buff Ned Flanders vibes?

[@ChocoTacoMan]

Stupid sexy Flanders!

[@davidpancerz5820]

Literally fell off my chair laughing at this comment. This shows the creativity and greatness of what the KZbin community should be. Well done and dare I say it? Pretty much a spot on observation.

[@iknklst]

I absolutey high-diddidly did.

[@andrewlace]

😂

[@bmccoy29]

I was trying to place him

[@macgroober1396]

As soon as I saw that intake I knew. The 427 valve cover cosmetic pieces probably do not fit the LS3 intake, so they were just left off. Just those not being there is weird. Usually Vette owners keep them on, ESPECIALLY the Z06 ones.

[@Tanner_Teves]

Guarantee this Z06 suffered the infamous valve drop and previous owner didn’t wanna spend $15k+ for a new LS7 so they just had a LS3 crate motor swapped in it. Basically is a Grand Sport now and not a Z06, but for the right price honestly may still be worth!

[@4drturbo85]

Ls3 is a better more reliable motor

[@Tanner_Teves]

@ I concur, the LS7 is cool for the power it makes NA but the headaches it causes just ain’t worth it unless you got loads of money in the bank lol.

[@Northern.Town.]

The guys' faces when they opened that hood. Priceless.

[@kevinknotts6337]

I was thinking the same thing. Once I saw them staring at the engine that long I knew something must have been off.

[@TeeRollss]

Ha ha ha ............. they were just missing OJ's eyes bugging out of his head and the big question marks circling his head.

[@jamesdaugherty7138]

First thought should have been "Z06=Dry Sump Oil System" and this car is missing the oil reservoir. DERP! Not a Z06 motor.

[@marcuscoquer5958]

I had the opposite happen. My first car was a 1984 1.0 VW polo breadvan. Tatty old thing, £300, from a dealer. I was starting to learn how to fix it myself. Year and a bit later. It was having issue with the distributor, a mate had one sat in a field so I went and got the distributor and a few other oddments off of it. I can’t remember which part it was that didn’t fit so I dug a bit deeper, found the engine number. High compression 1.3! Win.

[@cali2468]

I had the same experience when I purchased a ‘78 Firebird. The car felt abnormally fast and wouldn’t pass smog with the previous owner. He never told me why. Come to find the engine was that of a 1970 spec Pontiac 400. Fun times indeed.

[@marcuscoquer5958]

@@cali2468 I wish mine had been a cool car as well. Nice!

[@Pingstein11]

It's very satisfying to listen OJ and Sam talk through this abomination.

[@henningkemner1833]

BY FAR I FIND YOU THE MOST PROFESSIONAL AND INFORMATIVE CHANNEL ON HERE! I now exactly what to do with my Exhaust. Thank You!

[@caymanspyder1593]

Those bolts and holes in the rear frame are the bolts left from a trailer hitch, I just removed mine, exact same holes, had to leave the bolt in mine as they are 1 way in and then cannot be removed. My car was raced in the Rocky Mountain Race Week. This car was probably used the same way, drag racing which explains the tires, clutch, replacement blown engine probably

[@MikeSmitty-j8t]

I know the original owner of this car!! He was at a track day with it and was making slow pace laps getting a feel of the car, then it had a catastrophic engine failure, where it dropped a valve, like the ls7 was known for. He didn’t want to put in another factory gm ls7 as they never fixed the issue. So instead of spending 40k on a crate ls7 he ordered a crate ls3 from gmp performance. This isn’t a scam. The seller listed it in big bold letters. The Auction house ignored the details sent by the owner and decided to make their own listing. Rob isn’t the bad guy the Auction house is liable!!!!!!!!

[@jamesdaugherty7138]

I absolutely, 100% believe this story. That's why the car's opening bid was $20K less than a real Z06 and as soon as that hood was opened, that should have been super obvious.

[@ArmyRayOIF]

I have been wrenching for 30 years and when I train the young guys I tell them to do investigate the car and ask questions when diagnosing any problem.

[@Mark-iq6hi]

I am not a big Corvette guy but at the same time I would not have known the block wasn't correct until checking the numbers! Great video!!

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Thanks for watching

[@Nitrousbird]

WIthout reading the comments or getting further than the opening the hood, I can already tell that's a motor swap. When I bought my C6Z it already had a MSD intake, so I'm not used to what they look like stock, but something is off and I bet at best an LS3 is in there, and probably a truck motor. Edit - and I was right. LS7 engines like to grenade with several different, all to common problems. They have to be treated more on the exotic side than the small block side. For a track car, I understand why one would just swap an LS3 in it. I didn't watch the video closely but that dipstick doesn't remind me of the dry sump dipstick on mine, so I'm betting this was a wet sump car too, which is a solid indicator. I love these cars (this is a 3LZ car too), but from the valve guide issues (all years, not just what GM will fess up to), coating issues on the titanium rods, rod bearing issues in certain years, rocker arm issues on certain years, oil cooler that sucks for street use on the earlier cars, too small of a dry sump tank on earlier cars, etc...I sold mine for a profit as I knew something big was coming in the next 1-2 years and I'd rather make a profit than a huge loss. As for the clutch fluid being dark - super common. These cars are notorious for killing the clutch fluid. The remote bleeder should be done any time you service the clutch as it makes it a quick job to flush out the clutch fluid. I'd recommend a fluid flush at every oil change. Sounds excessive, but it is what these cars need. Mine (even with an aftermarket clutch that felt great and held 590RWHP with zero issues) was hard on the fluid. 5 minute job (with a helper) to flush the fluid.

[@ARehman11194]

One thing I noticed when you were inspecting the clutch fluid, this car has the old clutch master cylinder potentially since they updated to a new part where the canister is black. Unless they swapped the clear one to the new master cylinder, This car still has the original which is known to cause a clutch pedal sticking issue.

[@REM-Roller]

What a gem of a channel. Glad I found you through sam. Got my sub and like, looking forward to future content!

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Awesome, thank you!

[@bryancarpenter7470]

Good job on helping Sam out! And for running such an awesome, square-dealing business.

[@juanc5149]

Holy moly! I found this exact car, making the rounds in 2017. On the corvette forums! A Texas dealer was attempting to unload it to the auctions. Car needs a rebuilt title, to avoid further fraud.

[@danieledwards1081]

A rebuilt title? For an engine swap? You can't be serious?

[@juanc5149]

@@danieledwards1081 a used ls7 is about 15k. So ya I am serious.

[@danieledwards1081]

@@juanc5149 I was under the impression that a rebuilt title is for a car that has been repaired following an insurance write off...

[@WooHoo-itsGaryGnu]

@@danieledwards1081 that is what a rebuilt title defines... there is no branding for an ENGINE SWAP. I took a V6 Mustang and put a 5.4L Cobra R style drive train in it in 2015... But I only paid V6 insurance rates on a 350 HP car. Took a 5.4L DOHC from a Navigator and through on a small Supercharger, but left the body looking V6 stock, (I did have to change the hood though) imagine the look on someones face when they get dusted by a stock looking Mustang, I even kept the V6 bumper but ran dual exhaust from under it.

[@adamzc87]

Love watching OJ work his magic. Seen him around on multiple channels now. First of which was Legit Street Cars where he fab’d a beautiful custom exhaust for an LS swapped Porsche. Wish I knew half as much as that dude!

[@trolllibtards2604]

Previous owner could have blown the 7.0 or he could have pulled it out for another project or pulled it to sell. Then dumped a cheaper 6.2 in, and hoped nobody would dig too deep to find out what he did.

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

Always good to see someone helping out Samcrac. Great video guys!

[@startingtech3900]

bro i use your cheap car fax code all the time thanks randy!

[@UnknownProductions0]

not sure if anyone said it, but the clutch fluid is a common issue, heat and something with the factory throwout bearing causes it to get that dirty that quick. i change mine monthly and it looks like that every month.

[@bixby9797]

Got here from Samcrac and subscribed. Not a car guy but interesting stuff especially if you buy used like I do. Never buying a Vette but I got stuck with an F150 advertised as a FX4 and it was a rebadged XLT. Trucks ok but I overpaid because I didn't know what I was looking at.

[@HypocriticYT]

For these kinds of vehicles a good inspection similar to a boat survey will give you the best idea of what you could get into. Don’t buy cheap and then spend too much, pay more and get something good 👍

[@caponeprincess73]

Love OJ from previous videos and I'm glad he's helping Samcrac again. NEW SUBSCRIBER

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@seanthomas2906]

Brilliant work and big thanks for helping Samcrac ☮️❤️

[@simbanugz2906]

Crazy. Great Job spotting the scam engine.

[@ronaldsimms-nh7dx]

It's NOT a scam engine. It's a set of Z06 fenders on a GS.. These guys knew what car it was when they ran the VIN! They did this for dramatic effect!!

[@anthonysharp2288]

you can tell from the second they open that hood thats a ls3 swap

[@dez7726]

my 1st thought was Jeg's (not saying anything wrong with that, I was looking for one for my project)

[@1BigBen]

well 2008 was the first year that had the LS3 option for the C6

[@crowe9385]

Right.. I’m not even a corvette guy, but when they popped the hood, it was pretty obvious what happened. Assuming they were just trying to keep this video suspenseful of something lol?

[@j.moneyfilms]

​@@1BigBenyet this is a Z06, shouldve had the ls7 instead.

[@dezdog70]

yeap... that intake dead give away...

[@fivedotsdave9723]

I bought a 2014 BMW 435 X Drive, which was sold as being Cat N 'MINOR DENTS/SCRATCHES' When the car was delivered my mechanic commented that the engine was running slightly off a cylinder, which at the time was thought to be a faulty injector. The car was parked until we had a slot to carry out repairs, we checked the compression, which was half what it should have been on one cylinder, we decided to dig deeper to try to resolve the problem, which turned out to be a bent connecting rod. This was obviously why the car was sold through Copart. When I approached copart about this problem their reply was ''TOUGH LUCK'' I am preparing for a court case.

[@missingremote4388]

Why don't they put in all new rods or whatever? Or give you a partial refund for upper engine rebuild $7000

[@WOWster007]

@@missingremote4388 you’ve never worked with an auction company if you think they are going to do a partial refund

[@peters9929]

Thanks guys for helping Sam out, well deserved sub. Thanks again

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Thanks for the sub!

[@robertct06]

Love that you edited it like Sam 🤣

[@MarcMoore]

I need to bring you guys my 2001 Jaguar S-Type 4.0 V8, I have had it for 2 Years and only driven it for 5 weeks, I have been taking it to a mechanic and every time I get it back it runs great for 2 weeks then I get a check engine light and the code reads a misfire on one of the cylinders, right now its #7, all the spark plugs have been changed out and all the ignition coils changed, I need the car to run. I live about 17 miles from your shop.

[@N8dizzle4rizzle]

OJ!! I love your videos and your team. What skill, knowledge, and your way of presenting along with the editing is incredible. Thank you for making real life usable content with outstanding presentations and quality!

[@1MiketheMechanic]

This is a more common problem on the Corvettes than most people realize. Seen many regular 5.3 and 6.2 swaps on these.

[@jhansen6180]

The famous Cleetus MacFarland Ruby came with a 5.3 iron block. Great engine, but not a aluminum block better motor. The 4.6 and the 5.3 share the same block just bored different.

[@lsxfan5028]

Aside from the LS7 the LS motor has a reputation for being extremely reliable. Any motor can be “unreliable” in the wrong hands.

[@ronaldsimms-nh7dx]

6.2 swap?.. The stock C6 (that is shown) comes with a 6.2 my friend. 6.2 is bulletproof & the 7.0 needs a valve retainer upgrade, then it is too. I think the C6R won it's class EVERY year it ran 24 hours of le mans.

[@drewt1081]

@@jhansen6180 actually the stroke is different, not the bore.

[@ianmorris634]

Loved your detailed analysis O.J, just ease u on the flexing hahaha

[@Groot564]

OJ glad to see your getting more followers keep up the work. It’s hard but stay with it!!!!

[@robbertmadden1386]

OJ thank you for your attention to detail, Sam was one of my first KZbin car guy which led to Alex then you. I don't know but I really think that my favorite car guy's are connected . Thanks again OJ

[@uncommonlogic1698]

I'm a master tech, I would have missed the engine because vettes are not my thing. Great vid, great experience shows!

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@cmdr_stretchedguy]

My 06 Silverado clutch fluid goes to that silver mess after a few days, change it, clean it up, back to muddy mess a few days later. This is with 3 different new master cylinders and 2 new slave cylinders, new lines each time (which is part of the slave cylinder assembly).

[@rpitneyjr]

Came here for Cleetus/Ruby comments. Leaving satisfied.

[@The_jason1]

The drama! You know these guys both know what was up when the started that thing up and heard it. Oj is the engine whisperer.

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Yea they knew right away

[@Zyworski]

I don't know about modern cars but in the old days when the clutch peddle stuck to the floor, I would check all the bushings in the linkage, then move on to the pressure plate and throw out bearing. For some reason, GM cars like to take out the pressure plate and slave cylinder whenever the clutch wears out but that is all routine.

[@keithbrumagin4234]

Good catch guys..don't think personally I would of caught this not familiar with LS motors..saved Sam..hopefully he sent back and got money back for this nightmare...

[@budwiser2323]

OJ should be a network news anchorman, he really knows how to bury the lead when talking to Sam. 😆

[@ch-vs3fw]

Omg! I have never heard you talk so much! I usually see you on legit street cars. And you're deadpan most of the time! Great video. Subscribed!

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Thanks! 😃

[@markvl11]

The clutch going to the floor is a bleeder or hydraulic line issue in my experience from back in the day when I drove standard transmission cars. Unfortunately I have a hard time finding them today.

[@AtlanticBuilt]

Great catch guys. Likely it could have dropped a valve? My guess would be on it having an aftermarket release bearing, engine let go, they stuffed the LS3 in there, and never checked the spacing/setup of the bearing for the clutch/ or maybe never bled it at all? Another awesome video. 👏

[@LTG1930]

LS7 likely dropped a valve and swapped it to the LS3

[@SD-oi9gr]

Cheeky as hell to sell it as a car with an ls7 lmao.

[@camaro3gen]

LS6 has the valve spring issue, the LS7 has the valve guide issue.

[@mistersniffer6838]

@@camaro3gen - lol, nice!!

[@Carado5150]

They do not have valve spring issues. They have valve issues. There's a difference. If you don't know shit don't say shit.

[@Carado5150]

​@camaro3gen it's not a guide issue. It's the side loading on the valve itself due to the valvetrain geometry. They blame the guides in some cases because of the titanium valves wearing out the guides, but that's not the problem, but is potentially one of the fixed.

[@Marbeary]

Knowing Sam he does get the most bizarre car condition in auction, and I am not surprised that he got this but that was scummy from 1.7 to 4.7. This situation shows that even the arbitrations can be part of the scam. Awesome work

[@FullPullTv]

What is with people swapping lesser motors into vettes. I remember when cleetus bought one and found out it had a truck 5.3 in it 😂😂 Obviously now ruby is stupid fast

[@petrosaguilar8916]

You answered your own question with "cleetus."

[@kevinknotts6337]

That’s the episode I was reminded of too.

[@FullPullTv]

@@petrosaguilar8916 how? His was an auction vette too

[@gargamelgargamel6431]

Much cheaper engine replacement when they grenade the original

[@FullPullTv]

@@gargamelgargamel6431 that's the price you pay for buying a Z06

[@kleemanjad]

What happen next? Will the original owner who dumped the car to the auction block be charged or fined?

[@hmtechsvc]

brooooooo holy xiet! god bless you and your shop man!!!!

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Thanks!!

[@rast4man]

Love watching your content and collabs with Tavarish. Subbed and liked.

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Awesome, thank you!

[@josephpullen1153]

I like the inspection report layout

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Thanks our customers love it too, its texted right to their phones

[@opulan]

oh man this reminds me of the time hoovies garage bought a x6m and it had a n63 instead of the s63 M engine looks like sussy engine swaps are becoming a trend, can definitely fool the average person who doesnt know what they would be looking for

[@WooHoo-itsGaryGnu]

I remember the first time I saw this happen was a Vette Cleetus Mcfarland bought for 10k and it had a 5.3, which he promptly blew up, went to a junkyard bought a 4.8, blew that up before he dumped insane $$$$ into it's current engine, I think he named it Ruby IIRC.

[@OJLFMU]

It’s pretty funny people are commenting about how’d they’d spot it by looking for the dry sump… which is there… and easy to see in this video- but is still on this car with the ls3. 😂 Relax Bob Lutz.

[@danieledwards1081]

It was a great pick up on your part OJ, noticing the difference with the intake which lead you to explore more deeply. Correctly cammed and tuned though, that LS3 would definitely be an improvement over the LS7

[@mvm932]

Hi OJ! Have always seen you on other channels and this video just popped up today. INSTANTLY subscribed!

[@FluidMotorUnion]

welcome aboard

[@parkstheunknown]

Its ruby!!! another truck motor auction corvette😂😂from Mcfarlands channel she came back to haunt all the youtubers🥶🥶

[@BigBisalreadytaken]

Tyler Hoover had the same thing with BMW M Series motor that wasn't.

[@JayPalazzola]

I would check the vin with the dealer, good chance its a regular vette that they put Z06 badges and seats in it

[@Tincan.Sailor]

I bought a copart auction car from Cali several years ago. I had the intent of working on it myself but quickly found my home garage to be too small. I later traded the car and the new owner discovered that insurance auction car not only had the engine swapped, but they also had swapped many of the electronic. It is such a seedy business.

[@dez7726]

Dude, now I'm going to take my scope anytime a look at cars for part numbers.

[@gregmikk]

Was it a wide body conversion? A Badge is cheap! Did you look at the frame? Was it aluminum? To me it seems either an engine swap where the notorious "Valve Drop" happened, or a wide body kit. The frame is the same, just tires, and the ability to make adjustments to not hurt the body panels.

[@brentonmeadowsvk3cm]

Unreal learning in this video, cheers from Australia 😊😊😊🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@crazylegson2]

I've seen you before on LSC. Didn't know you had a KZbin channel. Subscribed and looking forward to the content.

[@ronnierobinson1502]

New subscriber from samcrac's....great video

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Welcome aboard!

[@YTias]

Somebody took the z06 out of it 😂😂

[@ozzstars_cars]

I live in Delaware and could see from my house that was the wrong engine. Another beat up auction car. Good lesson to buyers how important due diligence is!

[@oAnxietyy]

Now what are gonna be those quickest wearing track tires I’m intrigued to know as I’m in the process process of testing tires for my application!

[@robsdeviceunknown]

I don't consider myself a "noob" in the mechanic or car field. But I tell you what, I would NOT have cought that engine swap. That comes from sheer expertise and experience that these guys have that I simply do not. And embarrassingly, something similar happened to me. I bought a truck with a fake title. Lost all my money and the truck, left walkin. Scammers are getting good. I'm super glad you saved Sam on this one.

[@Reptitude]

Or just experience, I bought a car with a swapped engine once. Now I check the engine and vin every time. At least for me it was a $3,000 car, ran like crap for 28 months but it ran.

[@juanc5149]

I mean…. If you can’t look up engine codes, maybe it’s too early to give away the noob title?

[@Mouthy_Trucker]

should be obvious

[@thomaslascola9683]

You can tell by the intake.. and I ain't a car mechanic but I know how to work on a car the typical general things that all men should know. Yet I am a gm fanatic love all ls motors and saw this and my first thinking was it's not the LS7 and they rushed putting the engine in.. and to me didn't connect the clutch.

[@RandomGuyDan]

If you are buying a car with a special motor always check the heads and block. I remember one of the Power Block shows buying a 1st gen CTS-V and discovering an iron block 6.0 swapped in. Hoovie bought an X6M with a regular V8 swapped in.

[@bfairfax8772]

I mostly work on BMW and Porsches but as for domestics I'm a Mopar a Ford guy. Though I'm pretty sure that they didn't put the covers on because the won't fit on the LS3 heads you'd need to change the whole top end to use the intake and covers which I'm not sure would work with the LS7 bottom end. I'd need to talk to my LS guy .

[@Sdpartscenter]

Welp, looks like Sam bought a very expensive Grand Sport! Very good catch on that intake tipping you off right at the start. Question is if they went aftermarket and did a stroker on that dry sump LS3 (since you mention head studs) or kept it at just 6.2L, might tell Sam he needs to grab HP Tuners and see what it shows on the calibration.

[@dtfr69]

yes the second i seen that intake plenum i knew it was either a LS 1 to LS 3

[@deltafire5058]

When a clutch master cylinder fails from age the rubber seals break down and make the fluid dark. If you let it go long enough you will end of with metal shavings in the fluid from the piston rubbing.

[@MikeHarris1984]

That clutxh issue is either the slave cylender (built into the throwout bearing) or the clurxh master. Its cheap to replace the slave cylinder, throwout bearing, and clutch master cylender. About $200 or less in parts and a full day of doing the work. Its stupid essy

[@baloosd]

Can you guys improve (fix) the exhaust note on the Maserati MC20?

[@FiefysLashes]

Subscribed because of Crac 👍🏻🥳🤙🏻

[@caseygentry698]

Before watching video and hearing you say Indiana, my first thought was a 6.2l swapped in place of the 7.0l seen that in the dealer repair scene and customer never knew it.

[@caseygentry698]

Yep, there was a business in Ohio that was tied to selling several swapped corvettes. Once car made it to Columbus Indiana and the balancer failed, ordered parts and found out they done fit…lol

[@H1shman]

I’d rather have a 6.2 personally but I wouldn’t pay Z06 prices for one.

[@thomaslascola9683]

Yet you would want to be made aware of that.. as Sam crac paid z06 price.. so the opposite.

[@RandomGuyDan]

Sam didn't pay the Z06 price, which is part of why he was suspicious and had it inspected instead of just shipping it to FL. Sounds like he wanted a Z06 and so was being careful to make sure he got one.

[@thetechgenie7374]

The 6.2L is my all time favorite motor and used in many projects. The price would have to be around 20k mark to consider it and likely find a 7.0L and swap it back in new about another 16k. Used the 6.2L in another project that I was planning on using as a daily, if I bought it. That 6.2L does appear to be new out of crate and not pulled from something else. Is actually common as people blow those 7.0 quite a bit. I swap over a couple myself for a shop I worked at as people tend to drop a valve, or spin the bearings on those motor and much cheaper to get a new LS3 motor then even a well used LS7 motor, the price of a new one is over 16k.

[@robertrussell203]

Sticking clutch... master cylinder failure. Part of my carvana saga with my 2010 Grand Sport.

[@waynecato4292]

It’s as common as it gets for fbodys and corvettes. The fact they are a car shop and had no idea what was going on is crazy.

[@travisfabel8040]

Yep the dirty fluid gives it away immediately. The seal goes out on the slave cylinder and you start getting the clutch grit and dirt into the fluid. It works around the whole system and even if you put a new slave cylinder in, if you don't flush out the lines and swap out the master, it will have a destroyed master.

[@dylanbrown1440]

Woah that's wild ​@travisfabel8040

[@Grey-x2c]

You mean place cyl

[@slowery43]

nobody cares in the least... this video is not about you

[@guntherdadson5046]

Ya, the LS7s are notorious for dropping valves bc of the titanium valves. Bet it dropped a valve, blew the block to pieces and they swapped an LS3 in.

[@jofridz]

Great catch!

[@schmoo4131]

Yep, the people that perpetrated this scam should go to jail for misrepresentation and fraud.This is a lot of money we're talking

[@ruger8412]

De stroker kit 😅😅😂😂😂 man thats funny

[@markokrasinski8033]

Hey Lucy! You got some esplaining to do!

[@fugeelala1980]

That initial hood look said it all....lol!

[@jayk7781]

Finding extra oil in the engine is indicative of hi G cornering in a track car.

[@danieledwards1081]

Sustained high rpm more than high G cornering, tends to starve the sump because it takes time for oil to return from the top of the engine

[@simonbutler377]

my guess, someone tried to do wheel spin on this car at the dealer but they just ate out the clutch and threy ate it out so bad that the entire clutch mechnicism broke so the pedal doesnt come back up.

[@lazarohernandez6292]

Friend of samcrac - friend of mine 😁 - earned you a new subscriber

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Appreciate the support!

[@extrememike]

You should disclose the name of the dealer so other people is aware of what kind of biz they run.

[@fredenzo1212]

What if the dealer didn't know? All they are is a middleman auctioning stuff off.

[@Mouthy_Trucker]

@@fredenzo1212anyone in the car business who doesn't know an ls3 from an ls7 should go get a job as a telemarketer

[@somenygaard]

@@Mouthy_TruckerThese guys didn’t know they had to check the stampings.

[@bigdguitars]

OJ great vid.

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Thanks for watching!

[@danhard8440]

this was the same as Cletus's Ruby wrong engine at the Auction

[@z06baron6]

Just rebuilt my LS7, LS3 heads do not fit on the LS7 unless you re-sleeve it

[@ItsJust2SXTs]

If I remember cleetus has the same issue with ruby having a truck engine in a corvette... maybe a 5.7l

[@thomaslascola9683]

No cleetus' had the 5.3 iron block they stopped putting the 5.7. In Silverados. In 2003

[@burnz3132]

TBSS stock intake maini’s are the “best” OEM for race. Now I wouldn’t have done that on a LS7!! Smh. But for your junkyard 4.8, 5.3, 5.7, and 6.0’s it’s a good cheap option.

[@monster4play]

The 3 series GTR BMW from NFS replica. In for an exhaust work and tune probably.

[@ttsupra87]

This is just like when cleetus got ruby thinking it had a ls2 but they had swapped it with a 5.3