1995 Z28 brought back from the dead
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1995 Z28 brought back from the dead Hi all, I have been reading this forum for a couple of years, but it was only until august when I bought a 1995 Z28 that I decided to join.
The car was abandoned by the previous owner for 5 years , with a broken transmission and he didn’t have enough funds to put it back on the road. After working on it for 4 months I took it out of the garage and paint shop, and started to drive so we can get all the bugs worked out, here is a picture (new paint, all cleaned up).
Here are some before and after pictures:
BEFORE:
AFTER
The car had a few goodies, Powerdyne 6psi, Water/meth injection, Long tube headers (new), Borla Exhaust, Monster Transmission Level 3 (new), all sway bars, traction bars, braces, etc etc.
I was referred to LT1PCMTuning for a remote tune, and we already discovered an intake leak, exhaust leak, the 02 sensors were busted… slowly is beginning to run a bit better. I’m looking for the first stage between 350 to 400whp, and then built it up to sustain a turbo.
I will be asking some technical questions, but I wanted to make an intro, please feel free to comment.
The car was abandoned by the previous owner for 5 years , with a broken transmission and he didn’t have enough funds to put it back on the road. After working on it for 4 months I took it out of the garage and paint shop, and started to drive so we can get all the bugs worked out, here is a picture (new paint, all cleaned up).
Here are some before and after pictures:
BEFORE:
AFTER
The car had a few goodies, Powerdyne 6psi, Water/meth injection, Long tube headers (new), Borla Exhaust, Monster Transmission Level 3 (new), all sway bars, traction bars, braces, etc etc.
I was referred to LT1PCMTuning for a remote tune, and we already discovered an intake leak, exhaust leak, the 02 sensors were busted… slowly is beginning to run a bit better. I’m looking for the first stage between 350 to 400whp, and then built it up to sustain a turbo.
I will be asking some technical questions, but I wanted to make an intro, please feel free to comment.
Last edited by Art 3.0; Jan 14, 2011 at 11:59 AM. Reason: various
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Hey man congrats on bringing one back from the dead...Looks nice all cleaned up...How bout a pic of the engine compartment....
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Thanks to all for your replies...
The wheels are similar to the OZ Monte Carlo, but these have split spokes... the car is very low and I even have some trouble getting into my garage.
I will post more pictures on the engine bay and the interior.
There is still a lot of work to be done, but we are getting there, right now I have the following, and I guess this is why I started this thread in this section:
1- It has a powerdyne supercharger, is setup as a drawn-thru system with no FMU.. I put new 36lbs injectors. Would that make any difference vs a drawn-through?
2- When I accelerate (no WOT), I can feel that the engine is hitting the chassis, also the exhaust... when it shifts into 2nd gear I can also feel that it’s hitting metal.
3- The rear end is making a whining noise, my mechanic told me that we may need to change the pinion and ring cause they were not setup properly when the car was running back in the day.
4- Feel free to post your suggestions as far as power goals (350 to 400whp), there were a lot of threads back in the day about the powerdyne, but I don't know if these users are still online...
Thanks again guys!!!!
The wheels are similar to the OZ Monte Carlo, but these have split spokes... the car is very low and I even have some trouble getting into my garage.
I will post more pictures on the engine bay and the interior.
There is still a lot of work to be done, but we are getting there, right now I have the following, and I guess this is why I started this thread in this section:
1- It has a powerdyne supercharger, is setup as a drawn-thru system with no FMU.. I put new 36lbs injectors. Would that make any difference vs a drawn-through?
2- When I accelerate (no WOT), I can feel that the engine is hitting the chassis, also the exhaust... when it shifts into 2nd gear I can also feel that it’s hitting metal.
3- The rear end is making a whining noise, my mechanic told me that we may need to change the pinion and ring cause they were not setup properly when the car was running back in the day.
4- Feel free to post your suggestions as far as power goals (350 to 400whp), there were a lot of threads back in the day about the powerdyne, but I don't know if these users are still online...
Thanks again guys!!!!
OP definately did a great job bringing this one back. Powerdyne supercharger and OZ wheels huh? This thing is a blast from the past! makes me want to throw on an N*SYNC album and maybe watch some Fresh Prince of Bel Air!
Who am I kidding? I do those things everyday anyway...
Just kidding man! Good luck with the project.
Who am I kidding? I do those things everyday anyway...
Just kidding man! Good luck with the project. 
ur missing a center cap! 