Hi
I thought the following info would be useful for readers who have or are thinking about getting a C6 (whether its converted or not) to make them aware of potential issues post the conversion process. I would have found it useful reading (this is my first car I have had that's been converted) and I believe raising awareness is an important thing.
The issues I have had may not be common to others so I hope others include their issues again to raise awareness and for owners (or future owners) to be able to watch out for.
My first issue was the battery carking itself. This happened 2 days after driving the car home over 750km's after conversion. What I think happens is - a 3 or 4 year old battery sits idle for months during shipping and conversion and then is subject to 8/9 hours of charging on its first journey. It just kills the battery. The exact same thing happened to mate with a 2007 Mustang.
My second issue was a significant power steering leak. Luckily the car was in my garage and I was just running the engine after I had been away for a few weeks. Turned out to be the return hose to the power steering reservoir which was not secure in the car and was free enough to move and it did move into the pulley/belt system which cut a hole in the hose. My mechanic said it was poor quality control/rushed workmanship in the conversion process (Performax were the converters).
My third issue was a recall by Performax. This was to refit the accelerator pedal to the car floor rather than through the Dynomat insulation. Performax say its not a safety recall, but I would have been worried if on a long drive I discovered the accelerator came away from the floor (especially during spirited driving
)!! The sad thing about this issue is that Performax won't pay me the full amount it cost me to get the recall repaired. The reason they won't pay me the full amount is that they say my mechanic took quite a bit longer to repair the recall work than they allowed for!!! Agreed my mechanic did take longer than what Performax has allowed for, but this was the first time my mechanic had ever worked on a Corvette. Note - a good reliable mechanic in small rural town is hard to come by - the one I use is very reliable, genuine and charges reasonable rates. Performax even accused my that it was my fault that my mechanic overcharged me. A tad unfair don't you think!!!!!
Only other issue is when driving you often get pedestrians or drivers of other vehicles displaying open mouth's of wonder or are mouthing "WTF"
Regards
Richard
