454 into '94 Camaro
11-29-2015, 08:57 AM
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454 into '94 Camaro Hi,
I read the stickies, I have a '94 Camaro hardtop, with a 3.4L / 4L60E, the LS1 steering rack, still-working a/c, and 310,000 miles. It's my daily driver, on mismatched tires.
My plan includes the lowest aluminum manifold I can find, the lowest valve covers I can find, a pre-'96 block, '96-'00 heads, a 210/218-111 505/505 cam, new timing set, 'new Summit G3510 oil pan, Hooker 2455 headers, keeping the wipers and HVAC, modified factory k-member, probably a 700R-4 for short-term, and get that much daily driveable before getting any more ambitious.
This car will not pass emissions as is, it has an unresolvable misfire, it smokes blue on cold startup, it has no evap canister, and it spills gas on hard right turns above 2/3 tankful. The registration expires in a few more months, giving me time to save up and gather parts.
I've been trying to sell this car, since I can't even get $500 for it, I may as well build it.
I read the stickies, I have a '94 Camaro hardtop, with a 3.4L / 4L60E, the LS1 steering rack, still-working a/c, and 310,000 miles. It's my daily driver, on mismatched tires.
My plan includes the lowest aluminum manifold I can find, the lowest valve covers I can find, a pre-'96 block, '96-'00 heads, a 210/218-111 505/505 cam, new timing set, 'new Summit G3510 oil pan, Hooker 2455 headers, keeping the wipers and HVAC, modified factory k-member, probably a 700R-4 for short-term, and get that much daily driveable before getting any more ambitious.
This car will not pass emissions as is, it has an unresolvable misfire, it smokes blue on cold startup, it has no evap canister, and it spills gas on hard right turns above 2/3 tankful. The registration expires in a few more months, giving me time to save up and gather parts.
I've been trying to sell this car, since I can't even get $500 for it, I may as well build it.
12-01-2015, 06:28 AM
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Of course there's the Torker 2, and I have a Carter AFB 625 I could bolt to it for a little while, but I've long wondered about trying to adapt the box upper from a Weiand Stealth Ram to the Edelbrock C66-O dual-quad, for a low-profile MPFI? I could probably adapt EGR externally using a 75 mm BBK TB spacer for an early 90s Mustang?
12-01-2015, 07:11 AM
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Researching that, I have some better ideas. I could probably adapt a TB to the Torker 2 with an Edelbrock 3847 intake elbow, but then I still need injector bosses machined into the manifold. I found a cheaper manifold already machined, but it's a Prof. Prod. 53032, and would need an Offy 5925 adapter, plus it's rect. port. It'd be a lot taller than the Torker 2, so I'd need a hood, so there goes the cheap, I'm leaning toward having the Torker 2 machined for injectors.
12-01-2015, 07:35 AM
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Looks like a great project, kind of what I'm considering. I'm currently building the full chassis around the 3.4 for now, since it still runs...
Best of luck!
Best of luck!
01-24-2016, 09:11 AM
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Yeah, my 3.4 still sorta runs, it just seldom fires on all 6, though it always starts and never stalls. Once the car gets a 454, it ceases to be anything but a weekend playtoy. I haven't made any progress, trying to get moved into a better home. The car can wait.