2023 Z06 broken 52 miles into new ownership!

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  1. Dec 29, 2022 at 5:27 PM #1
    Cloverdale

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  2. Dec 29, 2022 at 5:46 PM #2
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    Laugh muscles getting primed before I look at this.

    "Hopefully this particular LT6 was just a bad egg. As of right now, this problematic example appears to just be a small drop in the bucket as owners continue to take their new Z06s home."

    My suggestion to Vette Boy: get a Hellcat. You can pick up four stranded Corvette owners in it.
     
  3. Jan 2, 2023 at 4:18 PM #3
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    My friend just bought a 07 ZO6. He has my number. Will pick him up in my 21 1320 if needed?.... macbobby
     
  4. Jan 3, 2023 at 6:46 AM #4
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    The Z06 engine should not have failed even though it was new. Factories, including Dodge's Saltillo engine plant, routinely test a sample of engines before they are shipped for final assembly.
     
  5. Jan 3, 2023 at 5:11 PM #5
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    The tow driver started the car and drove it onto the platform and I suspect from the sounds I heard it's an external part and not an engine internal.