My baby

I thought I’d blog about something I’m truly passionate about and that is my car.

In August of 1998 I went looking for a black SS Camaro but couldn’t find one. I wasn’t real crazy about the “fish-mouth” front of the new Camaros but being a Chevy guy that’s what I was going to get. I couldn’t find one exactly like I wanted so I stopped in a local Pontiac dealer on the way home and looked at the WS6’s (they had two) and fell in love. I brought my black, fully optioned, M6 Trans Am WS6 home that evening. I started modding the car right away with things like K&N air filter, home ported MAF, Magnecore plug wires, and a Mecham cat-back exhaust. Then things got out of hand

I would like to document everything that I’ve done with the car and my results. I should also mention mistakes (there have been many) I’ve made and things I’d do differently.

Here’s the list of current mods to the car:

Current Powertrain Components

• 422 cubic inch iron block LS1 motor – (6L block with 4.030″ bore)
• Lunati 4340 Pro Series Forged Custom Crankshaft with 4.125 inch stroke
• Lunati 4340 6.250″ Billet Connecting Rods
• Ross custom forged pistons
• 0.043″ ring package and tool steel pins
• Childs and Albert Plasma Moly Ring Set
• Clevite H Series Race Bearings
• ARP Connecting Rod Bolts
• ARP Main Studs
• ARP Head Studs
• ARE blueprinted oil pump
• ARE Stage 3 ported/polished LS1 racing heads
• Solid Roller cam
• Whisper airbox lid
• ARE custom computer tuning
• T&D adjustable rockers arms
• Cloyes adjustable timing set
• SVO 30# fuel injectors
• Walbro 255L in tank fuel pump
• NGK TR6 spark plugs (gapped at 0.038)
• Stock LS1 ignition system
• Relocated coil packs with custom coil pack brackets
• MSD 8.5mm LT1 plug wires
• Stock LS1 Mass Air Flow Sensor (aftermarket ported ends)
• Stock LS1 Throttle Body (ported/polished)
• Stock LS6 composite intake manifold
• Stock LS1 water pump
• Grotyohann 1-3/4″ longtube headers, ceramic coated & 3″ off road y-pipe
• Mecham cat-back exhaust (4″ Mufflex ready to be installed)
• ASP underdrive crank and alternator pulleys
• No AC
• No PS
• No AIR
• No EGR
• No ABS
• No TCS
• Throttle cable with non-TCS throttle cable

Current Drivetrain Components

• ARE prepped TH350 transmission with trans-brake and reverse manual valve body
• B&M Hammer ratchet shifter
• Yank 4000 rpm stall torque converter
• TCI SFI-approved flexplate
• Denny’s “Nitrous Ready” cromoly steel driveshaft (3″) with 1350 yolks/U-joints
• Ford 9″ Detroit Locker rear with 3.50 gears w/Moser 35-spline axles
• ARP long wheel studs
• Weld Draglite 15×10 (7.5″ backspacing) wheels out back with Mickey Thompson ET Streets 26/11.5×15
• Weld Draglite 15×3.5 wheels in front with Mickey Thompson ET Fronts 26/4.5×15

Current Suspension Components

• HAL 12-way adjustable racing shocks (front and rear)
• V6 Camaro rear springs
• Hal drag front springs
• Spohn adjustable torque arm
• Wolf Racecraft rear swaybar
• Removed front swaybar
• Stock LS1 front dual A-arm components
• Stock LS1 engine K crossmember
• BMR bolt on subframe connectors
• BMR tubular lower control arms
• BMR LCA relocation brackets (need installed)

Safety

• Wolf Racecraft 6-point bolt-in rollbar with sidebar swingouts both sides
• Crow 5-point racing harness
• SN92 Helmet
• Fireproof proban racing jacket

Power Adder

• Nitrous Express wet kit with blowdown tube and bottle heater (currently not installed)
• NOS Progressive Controller (currently not installed)

Track Results

• N/A: December 10, 2004 – 1/4-mile = 11.316 @ 122.53  (1.732 60′)
• N2O: No results since rebuild