Ongoing 1995 Camaro Z28 project [56k misses a gear]

MattD1zzl3 · February 3rd, 2008, 04:22 PM

New update! June 19th, new fenders, new wheels, new house!

Instead of necroing the old thread (The 280ZX thread), i'm going to post all the updates i can on my 1995 Z28 project in this thread. I dont want to give it its own "Post your car" thread until its shiny and repainted and presentable.

Vital Stats:
Name/Year: 1995 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
Engine: Second Generation Chevrolet Small block "LT1" 5.7L V8. Not even close to stock
Cost: $1800/£914

Next a new video of the test drive, just to show off the motor (We're not sure if its cammed or if its a 355 stroker or what. But it must be one or the other, listen to the idle!)

+ "Camaro test drive" via YouTube

And here are all the old pictures. I'll keep this thread updated as new ones come up if you are all interested on the progress (if not let me know and i'll let the thread die) Front end looks worse then it is because i removed all the damaged stuff. Already have junkyard parts ready to be installed.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/Nekoreaperman/camz1.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/Nekoreaperman/camz2.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/Nekoreaperman/camz3.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/Nekoreaperman/camz4.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/Nekoreaperman/camz5.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/Nekoreaperman/camfix1.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/Nekoreaperman/camfix2.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/Nekoreaperman/camfix3.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/Nekoreaperman/camfix4.jpg

avanti · February 3rd, 2008, 04:48 PM

Great car, amazing sound and a nice hair doo!! Keep us posted on the progress!

What are your plans for it?

Btw: I think it already deserves a "Post your car" thread...

Crazyjeeper · February 3rd, 2008, 04:57 PM

That motor sounds AWESOME. I agree with avanti, it does deserve a post your car thread.

InfernalVortex · February 3rd, 2008, 05:13 PM

It doesnt sound cammed to me, and since the LT1 is 350 cubic inches to begin with, I dont see how or why you would stroke it to 355.

Doesnt sound that much different from mine:

+ YouTube Video

(In my thread about my car, this is the motor that I took out of it. Regardless of how slow it was, it surely sounded fantastic!)

Still sounds good, though! Do you know what catback it is?

killpanda · February 3rd, 2008, 06:40 PM

With a sound like that, I'd wet my pants everytime I start the engine images/smilies/biggrin.gif

MattD1zzl3 · February 3rd, 2008, 08:00 PM

New video! Trying to upstage me Mr.TPI? (Kidding, sorry about the bad video quality, but the sound is just fine. You get to see the motor and exhaust this time.)

+ "Vroom" via YouTube

Quote:

Originally Posted by avanti

Great car, amazing sound and a nice hair doo!!

I like to think of myself as the young american james may images/smilies/biggrin.gif

. Only i dont drive a Fiat.

Crazyjeeper · February 3rd, 2008, 08:04 PM

I don't think its cammed. The idle is too consistent. Sounds really mean though.

InfernalVortex · February 3rd, 2008, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattD1zzl3

Err, not sure on the terminology, but its got dumps. Just about as loud as you can get and still have an exhaust connected to the headers. One is missing its muffler, damaged in the crash that damaged the front end, but i'm gonna slap something on there when i have the money, even if its just a bend.

Cats are completely removed, as Florida has no emissions regulations. Gotta kill all the polar bears i can for general clarkson! *salute*

No wonder it sounds so similar to mine! images/smilies/lol.gif

You see my dual dumps in my vid Im sure. You got duals then...? That's rad. But see the point of my vid is that it's headers and huge dual exhausts, but hte motor is completely stock and slow. The idle sounds about the same.

In the second vid I can hear a rattle-y noise that might be it loping, but the soundquality is such that I cant tell whether or not that's part of the exhaust note or not.

And TPI? No dude, no. My car is throttle body injected. It is a SLOW piece of shit. It only sounds good. images/smilies/wink.gif

MattD1zzl3 · February 3rd, 2008, 09:13 PM

Car looks nicer then mine, anyone with a camaro is a friend of mine images/smilies/biggrin.gif

. The RS had a 305 V8 still right? And a 350 V8 in the IROC-Z?

Still dont like LT1's? images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Mopar Man · February 3rd, 2008, 09:23 PM

That's the sound of Freedom in my opinion images/smilies/lol.gif

BigDaveDogg · February 3rd, 2008, 10:29 PM

Definitely doesn't sound cammed to me. Which junkyard parts are going on? Body?

JipJopJones · February 4th, 2008, 12:07 AM

Nice camaro! My neibour has one much like this, except it is actually in nice shape (no offence, yours will be soon)

Silverstar · February 4th, 2008, 01:01 AM

If it wasn't a Mustang that I got for a project, it would have been a Camaro images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

. Sounds mean, even if it just has mild mods.

Keep us updated!

MattD1zzl3 · February 5th, 2008, 08:20 PM

Text-only update (sorry images/smilies/sad.gif

)

Battery was indeed fried, so i dropped in a new one, and gave my friend the throttle body out of my car in exchange for a smaller one (Car has too much power for the tires anyway), pretty soon its going to go into a shop to fix the damage to the bumper mount "horns", then the project will really get going. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Next time i'll have pics of all the new parts laid out, and i'm going to order a new bumper cover from ebay soon. ($20 from ebay, $80 shipping... ouch)

Keep watching guys! images/smilies/biggrin.gif

InfernalVortex · February 5th, 2008, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattD1zzl3

Text-only update (sorry images/smilies/sad.gif

)

Battery was indeed fried, so i dropped in a new one, and gave my friend the throttle body out of my car in exchange for a smaller one (Car has too much power for the tires anyway), pretty soon its going to go into a shop to fix the damage to the bumper mount "horns", then the project will really get going. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Next time i'll have pics of all the new parts laid out, and i'm going to order a new bumper cover from ebay soon. ($20 from ebay, $80 shipping... ouch)

Keep watching guys! images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Why on earth did you give away your throttle body for a smaller one? You can always go with a bigger TB from a performance parts supplier, but it seems like a bad move to me. Too much power for the tires? There's this thing under your right foot that you use to control that. Even my 305 with 170hp can smoke tires from a dig.

All it will do is decrease your high RPM power, your low end torque will stay about the same.

MattD1zzl3 · February 5th, 2008, 09:09 PM

Plus i owed the guy a lot, he helps me out with the car and it was the least i could do. That was the main reason. (The "too much horsepower" crap is just what i tell myself so i dont slap myself in the head)

starfox07 · February 6th, 2008, 03:25 AM

Just make it sound like this...

+ YouTube Video

I really don't think your car is cammed. Here is a cammed LT1 for comparison.

+ YouTube Video

February 3rd, 2008, 04:48 PM	#2
avanti Joined: Jul 22nd, 2005 Last Online: 10:40 PM Location: Milano, Italia Posts: 2,560 Car: 2 cars + 3 bikes Rep Power: 60	Great car, amazing sound and a nice hair doo!! Keep us posted on the progress! What are your plans for it? Btw: I think it already deserves a "Post your car" thread... __________________ \|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\| Ride, Eat, Sleep, Repeat.

February 3rd, 2008, 04:57 PM	#3
Crazyjeeper Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: 10:41 PM Location: Texas Age: 19 Posts: 2,505 Car: 1985 Jeep CJ7, 1997 Ford F150 Rep Power: 50	That motor sounds AWESOME. I agree with avanti, it does deserve a post your car thread. __________________ Toy: 1985 Jeep CJ7 Lifted and Locked Daily Driver: 1997 Ford F150 4.6L with a massive 220hp MSI P6N Diamond 680i, E8400 @ 3.15ghz, CM Hyper 212 Cooler, XFX 8800GT 512mb Extreme, MSI 8400GS, Creative X-FI, 2x1gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, PC Power & Cooling 610w EPS12v, 1.6tb of HDD, CM Centurion 690.

February 3rd, 2008, 06:40 PM	#5
killpanda Joined: May 22nd, 2004 Last Online: 07:21 AM Location: China/Qingdao for a month Age: 22 Posts: 730 Car: 2001 Ford Fiesta 1.8TDdi Ghia Rep Power: 24	With a sound like that, I'd wet my pants everytime I start the engine __________________ Ouh yeah !

February 3rd, 2008, 08:04 PM	#7
Crazyjeeper Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: 10:41 PM Location: Texas Age: 19 Posts: 2,505 Car: 1985 Jeep CJ7, 1997 Ford F150 Rep Power: 50	I don't think its cammed. The idle is too consistent. Sounds really mean though. __________________ Toy: 1985 Jeep CJ7 Lifted and Locked Daily Driver: 1997 Ford F150 4.6L with a massive 220hp MSI P6N Diamond 680i, E8400 @ 3.15ghz, CM Hyper 212 Cooler, XFX 8800GT 512mb Extreme, MSI 8400GS, Creative X-FI, 2x1gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, PC Power & Cooling 610w EPS12v, 1.6tb of HDD, CM Centurion 690.

February 3rd, 2008, 10:29 PM	#11
BigDaveDogg Joined: Aug 30th, 2007 Last Online: 10:40 PM Location: Illinois Posts: 985 Car: GSX-R600K7 Rep Power: 37	Definitely doesn't sound cammed to me. Which junkyard parts are going on? Body? __________________

February 3rd, 2008, 09:23 PM	#10
Mopar Man Banned For Being A Lying Asshat Joined: May 7th, 2007 Last Online: April 17th, 2008 Location: Toronto Age: 22 Posts: 636 Car: 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Mega-Cab Rep Power: 0	That's the sound of Freedom in my opinion

February 4th, 2008, 12:07 AM	#12
JipJopJones Joined: Aug 17th, 2006 Last Online: 06:58 AM Location: North Vancouver, BC, Canada Age: 18 Posts: 942 Car: Civic Si, Lada Niva Rep Power: 15	Nice camaro! My neibour has one much like this, except it is actually in nice shape (no offence, yours will be soon) __________________ XBL Gamer Tag: JipJopJones Eh? Car History: 1977 Lincoln Continental (sold) 1980 El Camino (sold, but missed ) 1998 Civic Si 1997 Lada Niva... project in the works

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Silverstar Joined: Jul 29th, 2005 Last Online: 01:25 PM Location: Center Point, Iowa Age: 22 Posts: 1,120 Car: '08 Subaru Impreza STI\|'90 Ford Mustang GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 22	If it wasn't a Mustang that I got for a project, it would have been a Camaro . Sounds mean, even if it just has mild mods. Keep us updated! __________________ SS - Bishop of the Hot Hatches, Church of the Horizontally Opposed Flickr\|deviantART