Taking the SS in a new direction...
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Taking the SS in a new direction... I have gotten pretty damn tired of the straight line bs, and it has gotten old. I have so much more fun when I drive my other cars, and even my truck feels like it handles better than the Camaro lol. I'm still going to do the turbo kit, and make the power, but I will be redoing the suspension for road racing. I'm not sure exactly what all needs to be changed, but I'm going to start with a Cromo K-Member, and Huge sway bars, and adjustable shocks. Please if anyone else has ideas please chime in. I will also be getting a larger radiator, but I'm not sure what needs to be done to keep the motor from starving itself of oil on hard turns.
Also as I take stuff off I will be putting it up for sale on here it should be alot of stuff.
Thomas
Also as I take stuff off I will be putting it up for sale on here it should be alot of stuff.
Thomas
if i were you, i'd do (in order of preference):
Koni S/A shocks
Strano springs
Strano swaybars
UMI S/A or D/A LCA's w/relocation brackets
UMI on-car adjustable PHR
UMI adjustable torque arm (full-length, not tunnel-mounted)
although i didn't get them in that particular order, i've got all of the above except the Strano sways, and that's only because i bought my Hotchkis sway bar set before i knew about Strano, and i got them during a group purchase, which knocked the price down pretty well.....and my car is fun as hell to throw around corners.....i take sharp turns a lot faster than i probably should.....
and with you making as much power as you do/will, i'd look into a torque arm relocation bracket also, to take the T/A off the tranny mount.
then just get a good set of r-compound tires on a second set of rims for when you REALLY wanna carve some corners, and you won't believe the difference.....
Koni S/A shocks
Strano springs
Strano swaybars
UMI S/A or D/A LCA's w/relocation brackets
UMI on-car adjustable PHR
UMI adjustable torque arm (full-length, not tunnel-mounted)
although i didn't get them in that particular order, i've got all of the above except the Strano sways, and that's only because i bought my Hotchkis sway bar set before i knew about Strano, and i got them during a group purchase, which knocked the price down pretty well.....and my car is fun as hell to throw around corners.....i take sharp turns a lot faster than i probably should.....
and with you making as much power as you do/will, i'd look into a torque arm relocation bracket also, to take the T/A off the tranny mount.
then just get a good set of r-compound tires on a second set of rims for when you REALLY wanna carve some corners, and you won't believe the difference.....
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I have LCAs, TQ arm and all of that kinda stuff. I have HREs that are 10" wide in the front, and 11" wide in the back. My main concerns are stemming from not wanting to blow my motor up, so an LS6 oil valley is a must, but I'm still worried about sloshing, and robbing it of oil is a death sentence. Not sure if you can retro fit a dry sump or if that would even be the way to go?
Thomas
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You wont need a drysump for a while. Overfill the pan and maybe look into an Accusump by Canton. Definitely get an oil cooler if you dont already have one. Look around the road racing section here and on frrax.com for tips/advice. I just started getting into this myself a little over a year ago, and you cant believe how much more fun it is. I'm running tomorrow at TWS as well as later this month.
Oil starvation will be the biggest factor on how long your engine lives. I popped mine in January because of this. I now have a LS6 in the car and plan to overfill it even more this time. I also drilled the lifter cups to help oil get back down to the pan, and plan to get a new radiator with oil cooler and accusump in the future.
Good luck, I'm sure you'll be happy with the decision.
William
Oil starvation will be the biggest factor on how long your engine lives. I popped mine in January because of this. I now have a LS6 in the car and plan to overfill it even more this time. I also drilled the lifter cups to help oil get back down to the pan, and plan to get a new radiator with oil cooler and accusump in the future.
Good luck, I'm sure you'll be happy with the decision.
William
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Your camaro handles like **** for the same reason mine handles like ****...... Its a shitty car. Big wide tires make a car really "track" for the contours of the road. New ball joints, whole poly bushing kit, and the usual maintenance stuff makes a big difference if you havent done that in a while. FWIW, my duramax is way more enjoyable to drive than my car.
I think your car is perfect the way it is.. I am here in Dallas and have all LGM suspension stuff.. My car rides,drives very nicely.
LGM adj.PHR,sways (front/rear)adj poly/rod LCA's,relo brackets,hypercoils,SFC's(welded),.. I still need to add tq arm..
Good luck.. Your car looks awesome, and from the numbers in the sig.. Pretty damn FAST!!
LGM adj.PHR,sways (front/rear)adj poly/rod LCA's,relo brackets,hypercoils,SFC's(welded),.. I still need to add tq arm..
Good luck.. Your car looks awesome, and from the numbers in the sig.. Pretty damn FAST!!
Sell it/Part it out and buy a C6. Put a Maggie/Whipple/KB on it and it'll be faster + handle better than your Camaro. It will also be more responsive than a turbo, probably lighter, and definitely less complicated.
