Northstar V-8 Camaro info?
10-24-2005, 06:22 PM
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Hey Pat, thanks for the link. I have delt with Alan once before a long time ago. Im going to try a 5speed behind it next time with his clutch and pressure plate. Arias makes pistons and crower makes rods for it. I will probably tear into the motor someday and do a custom turbo setup for 700-800hp.
10-25-2005, 11:09 PM
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hey turbo the 5 speed in the v6 camaros is crap if thats the one you were thinking about using. guys on the fullthrottlev6.comforum have been breaking 3rd gear with as little as 300 hp. that 3rd gear is supposed to be really weak.
10-26-2005, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by xbadfishx17x
hey turbo the 5 speed in the v6 camaros is crap if thats the one you were thinking about using. guys on the fullthrottlev6.comforum have been breaking 3rd gear with as little as 300 hp. that 3rd gear is supposed to be really weak.
Casey,
If you want some more feedback on the 5spd, check out the v6 fbody forums. Ton of people at camarov6.com are modding their sixes and have probably dealt with the 5spd. I think there's even a guy running 11s.
Good luck
10-26-2005, 01:56 PM
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Northstar Camaro Casey,
It's good to see you on the forum. This is Tom. Mark's friend who drove the El Camino with the LT1 swap stationed at Fort Sam. Mark had told me you had swapped to the LS1. Good ot hear you are still going to play with the Northstar swap. I thought that was a really cool swap. Really awesome for a V6 car. Share some pics when you get it on the road.
I'm buying a 2000 Z28 now. Couldn't resist the temptation!
Glad to hear you are back from your deployment. Good luck!
Tom Jessen
It's good to see you on the forum. This is Tom. Mark's friend who drove the El Camino with the LT1 swap stationed at Fort Sam. Mark had told me you had swapped to the LS1. Good ot hear you are still going to play with the Northstar swap. I thought that was a really cool swap. Really awesome for a V6 car. Share some pics when you get it on the road.
I'm buying a 2000 Z28 now. Couldn't resist the temptation!
Glad to hear you are back from your deployment. Good luck!
Tom Jessen
11-19-2005, 12:06 AM
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Wow this post is from a long time ago!
I was just about to say the same thing. The Northstar is mated to a 5-speed auto in the XLR, but I don't know if it's been mated to a 6-speed manual yet.
The XLR-V has a blown 440hp Northstar, so you could basically build something on the order of an "03 Cobra" motor, if you built the engine to that spec. I'm sure the Northstar would handle just as much if not more power than the Ford 4.6L.
Originally Posted by avitet
dosnt some of the newer cad rwd cars use sticks or did the change the bolt pattern
The XLR-V has a blown 440hp Northstar, so you could basically build something on the order of an "03 Cobra" motor, if you built the engine to that spec. I'm sure the Northstar would handle just as much if not more power than the Ford 4.6L.
11-19-2005, 02:37 PM
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Here's some info on the XLR-V and STS-V which both use the same roots supercharged 4.4L Northstar engine.
http://www.autoweek.com/files/specia.../stsv_info.doc
http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/s...ighlight=XLR-V
http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/s...t=STS-V+engine
http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000910052364/
These cars have the newest 6-speed automatic, due to the 5-speed not being strong enough to hold the 469hp.
http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/s...ighlight=XLR-V
Video of the STS-V at the Ring
http://www.autoweek.com/files/specia.../stsv_info.doc
http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/s...ighlight=XLR-V
http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/s...t=STS-V+engine
http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000910052364/
These cars have the newest 6-speed automatic, due to the 5-speed not being strong enough to hold the 469hp.
http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/s...ighlight=XLR-V
Video of the STS-V at the Ring
Last edited by FAST LS1; 11-19-2005 at 02:45 PM.
