http://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/3926832656.html

Saw this a couple weeks ago and wondering if the 5 speed with 5.7 slipped through or if this guy is just blowing smoke?

 

Born with the LB9 305 and MM5 5-Speed

 

LOL, all original....

 

Oh man, it's got the "full corvette race package"! I wonder what the RPO is for that.

If it does have a 5.7L, it's been swapped in. No B2L on the RPO sticker.

 

The "Full Corvette Race Package" LOL!

For the man that wants a Corvette, but forgot to buy one and bought a Camaro instead.

 

Bet you some sucker will actually believe it and end up buying it for what it's proclaimed

 

I've read so many times there never was a 5 speed with a 5.7 that I originally thought smoke. The one that makes me think though is the pre-87 350 ones that are rumored to be built.

 

It is not only possible, but probable that pre-87's were built with 5 speeds behind both TPI 305's and 350's.

But test mules aren't cars. They don't have VIN #'s and they cannot be purchased, not even by accideant. After they accomplish their mission, they are crushed.

 

The "LB9" code on the far left on the 3rd row confirms it's a 5.0L. Probably IS original engine/trans combo, but someone apparently put a 5.7L badge on the rear bumper at some point during its lifetime.

He probably is unaware it's a 5.0L, otherwise he wouldn't have included the RPO sticker for people to prove him wrong. (Or he was just trying to provide "evidence" for the uneducated.)

 

Or who knows, maybe somebody has swapped a 350 into it at some point.

Block casting # DOES NOT LIE. Everything else, including craiglist ads, .... well,,,, ... ...,,, ,,..... yeah.

But one thing is CERTAIN: regardless of what it or isn't in it NOW, it didn't COME WITH a 350.

 

Question has been answered so to keep things clean. I'm going to lock this. Plus, any future references will be lost when the craigslist ad is deleted.