<![CDATA[The ugly silver camaro]]>As some have you have gazed upon my half finished cars exterior, you know I have a silver LSx camaro. Might as well make a build thread

It was quite totaled
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So i was up for a challenge, I started to fix it. Never having done this before, whats the worst that could happen

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First time painting, I screwed up the front fenders, which will be fixed sometime but for now it looks like shit.

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My perfectly fitting hood, LOL, will be replaced which is why you have seen it unpainted for a year
The factory suspension leaves a little to be desired, is it a 4wd?

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/20997/the-ugly-silver-camaroRSS for NodeWed, 27 May 2026 22:45:12 GMTSun, 25 Nov 2012 16:17:46 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:10:24 GMT]]>1200cfm billet!

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315866https://fargostreet.com/post/315866Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:10:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:18:48 GMT]]>yes 4150 super victor, and no I wont use an elbow as I do not have cylinder correction and the air distribution is terrible with them. I have a 1200cfm 4150 throttle body on the way

And NO TURBO, not going down that road again now, maybe in a few years but it should already go 10.50 without much effort, and I wont put in more than a 6pt bar anyway. I like to drive my shit and not be in a jungle gym

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315853https://fargostreet.com/post/315853Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:18:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:43:19 GMT]]>4150 base? Pfffftttt..

Put a turbo on it, I will give you a 4150 elbow.

BTW: PET braided sleeve is nice.

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315850https://fargostreet.com/post/315850Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:43:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:12:32 GMT]]>Looks like a good place for a double pumper!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315849https://fargostreet.com/post/315849Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:12:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Sun, 16 Dec 2012 02:28:32 GMT]]>Got the longblock together this weekend. Need to get a couple small parts and have the intake milled this week.

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315843https://fargostreet.com/post/315843Sun, 16 Dec 2012 02:28:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Sun, 09 Dec 2012 05:11:42 GMT]]>So this is the harness, it sucked big time to do, but it looks so much better. all done up in heat sleeving an no more corrugated plastic loom, god i hate that shit. I need to pick up a couple parts since I broke 2 of the small metal injector terminals. But its basically done and as good as I could get it. Think I have about $45 in heat shrink in this and have enough left to do a good amount of the engine bay harness as well. Wasnt planning on it but in the back of my mind I could hear Jim telling me "that wiring is fucking garbage" and I didnt want to go through that hours long teasing session

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315831https://fargostreet.com/post/315831Sun, 09 Dec 2012 05:11:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Sat, 08 Dec 2012 04:47:37 GMT]]>

KA-T_240;327617 wrote:
I'll go if you go....

You will never sack up and come down here...

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Grr;327610 wrote:
No thanks, not even interested

I'll go if you go....

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315828https://fargostreet.com/post/315828Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:01:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:42:19 GMT]]>Well sheesh, we run the same size injectors then... 😄 (okay, so I only run 4 of them...)

Looking great Gary, I hope I get to see it run next summer!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315825https://fargostreet.com/post/315825Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:42:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:49:05 GMT]]>80#/ 850cc injectors
Should be more than enough corn

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315822https://fargostreet.com/post/315822Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:49:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:21:48 GMT]]>No thanks, not even interested

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315821https://fargostreet.com/post/315821Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:21:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:53:19 GMT]]>Come down to the cities and go to an event at DCTC.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315819https://fargostreet.com/post/315819Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:53:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:25:14 GMT]]>only corners around here are offramps! Not much point in it

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315818https://fargostreet.com/post/315818Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:25:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Sun, 02 Dec 2012 03:26:08 GMT]]>You should make that thing turn corners instead...

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Super victor and fuel rails

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315816https://fargostreet.com/post/315816Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:36:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:43:26 GMT]]>Looks good Gary! Let me know when you need a drive shaft. I opened up a new shop right by Tintmasters.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315815https://fargostreet.com/post/315815Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:43:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:19:03 GMT]]>either a 12 bolt or dana 60

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315814https://fargostreet.com/post/315814Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:19:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:48:05 GMT]]>What is going in?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315813https://fargostreet.com/post/315813Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:48:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:55:37 GMT]]>yes, that should get replaced sometime next year

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315809https://fargostreet.com/post/315809Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:55:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:39:35 GMT]]>Still on a 10 bolt?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315803https://fargostreet.com/post/315803Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:39:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:47:42 GMT]]>Though I could have done so much more with that setup, my stupidity and good deals got the best of me

Light K-member, 35# of weight savings and so much easier to work on

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LS1 back on the floor once again!
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These showed up out of nowhere?
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Then this fell out of the sky
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378" of forged LS3 bottom end. Running the same heads and cam as that is what I spec'd the cam for when I bought it. This is
Mahle 4.075 forged pistons
Scat 6.125" h-beam rods
stock crank
Good Ls2 style timing set
the 243 heads that I did some more porting on
Cometic 4.085x.040 head gaskets
EPS 238/246 .608" 111+3 cam
BTR dual springs, ti retainers
stock rockers with Comp trunion bearing upgrade

It works out to be 14.15:1 compression, and around 10.55:1 dynamic compression. This will be backed up with a FLT trans stage 5 4l60e with all the good parts, and around a 5000 stall converter

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315798https://fargostreet.com/post/315798Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:47:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:36:06 GMT]]>SPRINGS!

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Up to this point, it had some boltons, headers and exhaust, lid, 4.10 gears and a PTC 4500 stall converter.

[video]http://youtu.be/iQfjyMpjBGw[/video]

It was a blast to drive but I had once again gathered a pile of parts. So....

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Ported heads, milled to death. 238/246 cam, 13:1 compression, and E85. Shortly after I Also switched to a 3800 stall PTC converter, as with the new power the old 4500 turned into a 5500
Little idle vid
[video]http://youtu.be/kgPimwzuuaI[/video]

Like this the car ran a 13.000@114 on the street tires at a street legal day. I literally was spinning clear through most of 2nd gear.

SO, i bought some drag radials, and new rims

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With that being the one and only change, the car ran 11.4@120 and i wasnt even pushing it. Still using the LS1 intake which is the most restrictive model there is, and a less than optimal exhaust setup. There is more to be had

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/315797https://fargostreet.com/post/315797Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:36:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The ugly silver camaro on Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:21:23 GMT]]>I hope you destroy that hood and dont try to sell it to some unsuspecting idiot. That hood is a huge pile of shit, glad you are finally getting rid of it.

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