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Old 12-06-2012, 03:15 PM
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Alright guys, heres my little side project that is stealling gto mod $$.

Car Info: 89' Camaro RS
Stripped the camaro down to a bare shell, painted the engine bay and all the interior sheetmetal gloss black. Will not be putting any interior in. Retaining dash, all seats and centerconsol only. Cut off all unessissarry sheet metal, from bumpers to hangers, etc.
Estimating it weighs 2,800-2,900 assembled without driver.

Engine/drivetrain:
.060 gen 1 sbc block (mexico casting)
Hyperutectic +10cc dish pistons
LT1 Powdered rods with upgraded hardware
Modified LT1 heads with 50cc Chambers
Victor Jr air gap intake
650 doublepumper
Alex parts springs
Crower solid flat tappet 239/243 .522/.530 108 cam (corrected for 1.6rr)
1.6rr
Edelbrock aluminum wp
Stainless OBX 1 3/4 lts and 3" true dual exhaust

Built 700r4, corvette servo, shift kit, 3000 alliance stall w lockup
3:73 rear gears on a modified g80 govlock (boom)

Car will be painted champion white with silver ground effects and silver inserts on the Z28 hood
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Getting the engine today from the machineshop. Will post idle clips etc when its running. Goals are 11 seconds with tires. Achievable?
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Modified lt1 heads
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After the COnversion is completed!!

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Did you ever get this running? Any more pics? For that matter, is there a reason that you didn't just enlarge the factory coolant holes? Did you use the back ones?



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