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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 10:00 PM
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duh.......de da dee.....i looked at his first two posts then skimmed the rest to see if he said anything.....sorry.
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 10:13 PM
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He has a LT1 Z. What do you LT1ers say about the Hot cam?
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 09:08 AM
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He has a LT1 Z. What do you LT1ers say about the Hot cam?
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 12:13 PM
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lol yes i have a z28... I just out ran a stock 5.0 5 speed with a stock z28 so when i get all of my mods to match the mods of the gt40 its not even going to be a race. HAHA. Devil Dog you better get in the game or i will end up putting you on the kill list too. J/k
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 12:17 PM
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t.t.t I wish some ppl in here would offer some parts to trade or sale cheap... i work at advance so i am on a pretty tight budget... but everyone remember its a everyday driver.
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 02:14 PM
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might be too much for what you want to do...

https://ls1tech.com/forums/lt1-lt4-modifications/483381-did-little-turbo-fabbing-last-night.html
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 02:29 PM
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SFC's would be a waste of money for him right now, or for a while. I say cai, exhaust w/ longtubes, gears, and cam with all the fixins. Then heads TQ converter and suspension. Then spray. Then when it blows up get a stroker. My $.02
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Honda Hunter
SFC's would be a waste of money for him right now

IMHO, SFC's should be the first mod to any unibody car that you race anyway, there even more important if you have T-tops. they may not really net you anything but they keep the car from flexing and causing problems later down the road, like T-tops not quite lining up right...
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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yea... i have t-tops, but what are SFM's and what does IMHO mean? that turbo would be pretty nice but i would rather not run boost on my car where it has so many miles. I would like to find a nice shot of nitrous or bigger throttle body. Dudes thanks for the input!
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 10:17 PM
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I got some new pics if anyone wants to see... just send me a message at geedub6893@gmail.com
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by slowmofo
IMHO, SFC's should be the first mod to any unibody car that you race anyway, there even more important if you have T-tops. they may not really net you anything but they keep the car from flexing and causing problems later down the road, like T-tops not quite lining up right...
I own a vert and noticed squat before and after with my sfc's. Ive owned a 97gt vert Mustang for a long time. After years of different setups on it and no sfc's it started to take it's toll. You could see the doors wouldnt close correctly etc. Owning a Mustang makes you believe in sfc's. After tons of research and talking to the guys in the know it has been concluded that sfc's on a camaro is almost a waste of money.
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Honda Hunter
I own a vert and noticed squat before and after with my sfc's. Ive owned a 97gt vert Mustang for a long time. After years of different setups on it and no sfc's it started to take it's toll. You could see the doors wouldnt close correctly etc. Owning a Mustang makes you believe in sfc's. After tons of research and talking to the guys in the know it has been concluded that sfc's on a camaro is almost a waste of money.
well i disagree, my t-tops do not line up, and my driver door skin poped half way off the car after a hard launch on a et drag. Had to expoy the damn thing back on. My car was cuttin 1.8 60' before most of my mods, this was with just a stall, and muffler. A friend of mine has a pic of his car at atlanta drag strip where it looks like his car has a firebird wing because his hatch is flexing so bad. And his door skin almost poped completly off the car.

After I put my SFC's in the car feels a whole lot better.
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 02:44 PM
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thats all good and dandy but i still dont know what sfc's are... my car twists a little and its just stock
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 03:53 PM
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SFC= Sub Frame Connectors, tie the frame together

IMHO= In My HUmble Opinion

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Originally Posted by slowmofo
SFC= Sub Frame Connectors, tie the frame together

IMHO= In My HUmble Opinion

IMHO - In my honest opinion... dont be so humble
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Originally Posted by RealQuick
IMHO - In my honest opinion... dont be so humble
that works too lol
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by RealQuick
IMHO - In my honest opinion... dont be so humble
This is what it's supposed to be.
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 11:20 PM
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t.t.t my stock camaro ran 9.20 in an 8th of a mile today! Thats pretty fast for stock.
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by slowmofo
oh god (leaves this thread)
OOPS, I offended you. What did I do insult you or something?

But really, what cam would you recommend. The man and his father own a small shop and would be able to swap cams and such. What would make for a great H/C combo with maybe a shot of nitrous in the future?

Please help the man, he lives in mustang country!

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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 01:45 AM
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Originally Posted by geedub6893
t.t.t my stock camaro ran 9.20 in an 8th of a mile today! Thats pretty fast for stock.
Practice driving and it'll get better! My '94 with just a muffler (stock pipes) ran a 9.01@80 mph on a 2.2 60 foot. Some tires and these cars will run high 8's pretty easy.

As for the 347 down the street.. nothing a cam, full exhaust and tuning won't fix
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