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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 09:19 AM
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just bought a camaro its a 98 with 100k miles, the guy i bought it from didnt know anything that was on it so i got it for $6,000 so far the mods i found are.

pacesetter ceramic headers with copper gaskets, LS6 intake, MTI lid, mobil one synthetic oil, granatelli plug wires, low temp thermostat, B&m short throw.... anything else i can look for? it has an aluminum driveshaft so that means most of the time those have 3.73 gears? i believe it needs subframe connectors because the exhaust hits the floorboard becasue of the 3 in y-pipe on it? and makes a weird ticking noise on startup but quits immediately after. ive come to two conclusions.... the ticking of injectors because of the intake? or tooth missing on flywheel?.... overall car is a 9 on a 10 scale. very very clean
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by setxathlete14
just bought a camaro its a 98 with 100k miles, the guy i bought it from didnt know anything that was on it so i got it for $6,000 so far the mods i found are.

pacesetter ceramic headers with copper gaskets, LS6 intake, MTI lid, mobil one synthetic oil, granatelli plug wires, low temp thermostat, B&m short throw.... anything else i can look for? it has an aluminum driveshaft so that means most of the time those have 3.73 gears? i believe it needs subframe connectors because the exhaust hits the floorboard becasue of the 3 in y-pipe on it? and makes a weird ticking noise on startup but quits immediately after. ive come to two conclusions.... the ticking of injectors because of the intake? or tooth missing on flywheel?.... overall car is a 9 on a 10 scale. very very clean
Al drive shafts were stock on all M6 cars. They came with 3.42 gears. If an A4, it may have 3.23, but check the build code for that.

SFC's will do nothing for the Y hitting the floor pan. Youneed to readjust the way your Y sets.

When did oil become a mod?
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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New poly motor mounts will prob fix y pipe issue
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 03:30 PM
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that or a clamp is loose, like mine.
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 05:01 PM
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 06:17 PM
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Junk (or sell) the pacesetter headers. Get hooker or if you have $$$ get Kooks headers, like me.
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 08:23 AM
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that ticking is probably piston slap. its pretty normal. and normal to go away after the car warms up.

do a search for it, and you'll find a lot of info.
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 08:40 AM
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by posz28
Junk (or sell) the pacesetter headers. Get hooker or if you have $$$ get Kooks headers, like me.


you left out clear corners on your mods
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 10:00 AM
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Why get rid of a decent set of headers that are on the car just to go with a different brand???
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 11:12 AM
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in addition to that i just got outrun by my buddies 08 G8 GT. so i researched it and it said they run 13.6 in the quarter mile and i expected mine to be in the low 13's based on my mods... but we did a 30 punch and i couldnt seem to catch up guess my driving could be better but it was a letdown
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 11:20 AM
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Driver mod.
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 01:15 PM
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yeah, no sense in changing the headers..will get 0 gain from it.
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 01:25 PM
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not changing the headers.. its pointless. they are ceramic coated and they have the EGR block off because of the LS6 intake...
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 01:39 PM
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Most headers will be blocked off anyways unless you get an off road set which they wont even be there, its normal. As far as finding what else is on the car, post pics, also look for a number on the head, 3 digits and tell us what that casting number is.

241
243
853
806 (98 heads, perimeter bolt)

should be something like the above, the others should be center bolt valve covers.
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Originally Posted by setxathlete14
in addition to that i just got outrun by my buddies 08 G8 GT. so i researched it and it said they run 13.6 in the quarter mile and i expected mine to be in the low 13's based on my mods... but we did a 30 punch and i couldnt seem to catch up guess my driving could be better but it was a letdown
Change the fuel filter and see if that helps.
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 02:17 PM
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will do. as far as the heads what does that do? i know how to look up the RPO codes
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Originally Posted by setxathlete14
will do. as far as the heads what does that do? i know how to look up the RPO codes
The RPO codes won't show you which heads you have. Each head flows a little differently, better or worse.
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 06:03 PM
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Most likely 806
Look for perimeter bolt valve covers if you cant find the casting number.

If not, something it up.....
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Greed4Speed
When did oil become a mod?
And how can you tell by looking at it?

Congrats on the purchase. post more pics.
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