Customer Car Build: 2010 Chevy Camaro - Kooks Exhaust - Cam
06-09-2010, 12:47 PM
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Customer Car Build: 2010 Chevy Camaro - Kooks Exhaust - Cam This story starts like any other, I was here at the shop one day and got a call from a customer who wanted his Camaro to "sound more like a drag car"... easiest thing in the world I whipped up a quote for him, and within 2 weeks the car was here ready to go.
Modifications:
- K&N Intake
- Kook's Long Tube Headers
- Kook's Off-Road Connection Pipes
- Kook's Cat-Back Exhaust
- Custom Grind Camshaft
- Dual Valve Springs
- Hardened Pushrods
- SLP 160 Degree Thermostat
- MSD Plug Wires
- NGK TR55 Spark Plugs
- Hurst Shifter
- ARP Harmonic Balancer Bolt
- Install by Chris
- HP Tuners tune by Ben
On to what we all came for... the pictures:
Just arriving in the shop, hood up checking out what we're dealing with...
Kinda like the pumpkin interior...
The shifter and wires posing for a photo shoot...
Teardown coming next...
Modifications:
- K&N Intake
- Kook's Long Tube Headers
- Kook's Off-Road Connection Pipes
- Kook's Cat-Back Exhaust
- Custom Grind Camshaft
- Dual Valve Springs
- Hardened Pushrods
- SLP 160 Degree Thermostat
- MSD Plug Wires
- NGK TR55 Spark Plugs
- Hurst Shifter
- ARP Harmonic Balancer Bolt
- Install by Chris
- HP Tuners tune by Ben
On to what we all came for... the pictures:
Just arriving in the shop, hood up checking out what we're dealing with...
Kinda like the pumpkin interior...
The shifter and wires posing for a photo shoot...
Teardown coming next...
06-09-2010, 01:47 PM
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And now parts start coming off...
Intake and radiator/hose out...
Some stock parts out of the way, on the floor where they belong...
Radiator stashed away...
More teardown...
A thermostat...
More updates and teardown coming soon...
Intake and radiator/hose out...
Some stock parts out of the way, on the floor where they belong...
Radiator stashed away...
More teardown...
A thermostat...
More updates and teardown coming soon...
06-09-2010, 03:55 PM
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Teardown continues:
Front drive and pulley off...
Exhaust system removed, note the crushed portions near the front...
Connection pipes/Cat Pipes were the next to go...
And now the manifolds slide right out...
More progress pictures coming shortly...
Front drive and pulley off...
Exhaust system removed, note the crushed portions near the front...
Connection pipes/Cat Pipes were the next to go...
And now the manifolds slide right out...
More progress pictures coming shortly...
06-10-2010, 08:37 AM
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Rolling along.
Valve covers off, look at the pretty colors...
Getting a couple of springs on there...
And now through the magic of televesion, err.... internet, all the valve springs are installed ready to rock
In this picture you can also see the Kook's headers installed... beautiful fit and quality...
Cam comes out next..
Valve covers off, look at the pretty colors...
Getting a couple of springs on there...
And now through the magic of televesion, err.... internet, all the valve springs are installed ready to rock
In this picture you can also see the Kook's headers installed... beautiful fit and quality...
Cam comes out next..
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06-10-2010, 09:37 AM
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A shot of the headers from the bottom...
Timing cover gone...
Timing set removed...
Chris is quick like lightning with the cam action, but here's a pic with the new cam installed...
Putting her back together soon.
Timing cover gone...
Timing set removed...
Chris is quick like lightning with the cam action, but here's a pic with the new cam installed...
Putting her back together soon.
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Sharp eyes will notice we converted it over to LS7 3 bolt cam and gear.
Comp was out of the single bolt cores for the custom cams, at the time with no eta.
Always use a new oil pump o-ring, and this LS3 used the thick o-ring, I had a new one in stock.
06-10-2010, 12:24 PM
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Timing cover and crank pulley back on...
Torquing the rocker arms... Digital torque wrench ftw...
Gapping plugs, and plugs installed with MSD wires... accesories in place as well...
More updates coming very soon... dyno numbers and video aren't too far off.
Torquing the rocker arms... Digital torque wrench ftw...
Gapping plugs, and plugs installed with MSD wires... accesories in place as well...
More updates coming very soon... dyno numbers and video aren't too far off.
06-10-2010, 01:24 PM
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All belted up, nearly complete...
K&N Intake and engine cover in place...
The exhaust run to the back...
To the dyno!
Cam idle videos, dyno videos, and dyno number soooooon.
K&N Intake and engine cover in place...
The exhaust run to the back...
To the dyno!
Cam idle videos, dyno videos, and dyno number soooooon.
06-10-2010, 01:30 PM
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Idle Video, this is with open exhaust since there was a small packaging error with one of the mufflers...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twpNQdOijlw
Dyno Video!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43paAdFO3ms
Before/After Dyno sheet shortly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twpNQdOijlw
Dyno Video!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43paAdFO3ms
Before/After Dyno sheet shortly.
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