Spent over $19,000 on C-5 build
Spent over $19,000 on C-5 build , Had stage 2 cam ,lyfters ,springs ,heads acid cleaned & rebuilt , Torque tube rebuild ,$1,500 stall converter ,New radiator & shocks +tune picked up car ,noticed shutter between 1800 & 2300 RPMs plus clicking or solenoid sounds comming from under gear shifter or torque converter area ,Car also lunges in 3 & D unless i manually downshift CAR DIDNT DO ANY OF THAT PRIOR TO WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED .Got home ,raised hood noticed Intake & all Bolt on parts were still dirty oily & grit "so he charged me for cleaning parts just not the external parts ,seen pictures of everything disassembled but bolted dirty Intake & everything back on dirty ,said he was saving me money by not wasting time cleaning the engine parts that was disassembled,he said i should have cleaned them before i brought him the car ,Also saved me money by not installing a new water pump we discussed in original estimate. Still trying to figue out any savings in this build .i took car back .He kept it for several days ,Did nothing to correct the shutter & noises from underneath,josh Told me to pick up car ,the issues wasn't caused by any of the work he did or parts he replaced or rebuilt,NOW HE SAYS ITS THE TRANSMITION , AND IT ACTUALLY DOESNT SHIFT OR FEEL THE SAME AS BEFORE ,FEELS LIKE STALL ISN'T INGUAGEING OR ITS SLIPPING IN 3RD NOW AS WELL ,i assume the difference in shifting drag is stall .HAD NO TRANSMISSION ISSUES BEFORE,SO WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR AGAIN, i NOW Have high idle in D no gas .1400rpm he said probably throdle body going bad ,im thinking a vacuum leak ,but to get any of the problems fixed that I didn't have before,it's going to cost me thousands more to hopefully get resolved. Lesson learned.Dont trust anyone .Buy a car already done or leave it stock unless you just want a 1/4 mile car & do the work yourself,conclusion , Corvet owners should have their own lyft or newer corvette to take to dealership. That was my experience with Josh & Horsepower solutions so far .








