I had fought back and forth with adding more red to the interior (HSV Red/Onyx steering wheel, HSV Red/Onyx shifter handle) but decided that would be a bit too much red. So without going overboard with the red I decided subtly add red into the stitching. I ordered some leathers from Redline Goods to cover […]
Decisions were made and the powerplant was ordered: 2002 Camaro SS – 33k original miles, 6 month warranty, LS6 block (last year parts bin upgrade) from Cleveland Pick a Part. Meanwhile time to strip down the FD to make room for the new heart.
The car started life as a 1993 BB R1 with a few minor performance mods, until I got my claws into it. When it was all said and done, I was putting down 312 rwhp/243 ftlbs of torque at a ‘safe’ 15psi tune. The car ran outstanding and was almost ready to see it’s first […]
One of the vacuum lines that I did not replace (was still supple) was the vac reference on the fuel pressure regulator. During a 15 psi pull the line let lose and the engine leaned out. The car would run mediocre for the next few months until the rear rotor finally let loose. Rear PSI […]
Did a fuel pump rewire: – Ran a new 10 gauge ground from the pump harness to the chassis – Ran 10 gauge from the fuel pump to the ‘Fuel Pump Relay’ – Inserted a connector into the empty fuse holder next to the ‘Circuit Open Relay’ and installed a 20a fuse – Cut the […]
Some shots of all the GReddy bits that have invaded the engine bay:
First tune session since buying the car: – Apexi Power FC w/ Commander – Pinned non-sequential – Emissions delete w/ plates – Pineapple Racing airpump delete – Supra TT Fuel Pump – GReddy Profec B ‘tuned’ to ~14psi – GReddy Turbo Timer – Full 3″ Exhaust (HKS Down/Custom Mid/SMB Catback) Symptoms: Prior to bringing the […]
I know a few of the forum members have opted for the Ebay damper over some of the other ones out there due to simplicity of design (simple rubber isolated strut that will allow a few degrees of forward/backward motion on accel/decel) but the blinding problem with the Ebay design is it was made for […]
