ezss

2000 Onyx Black Camaro SS M6 w/hugger orange stripes
40,300 miles


The lowdown: This car is on its third larger displacement motor. This motor has started to experience oil blow-by, if you are at WOT for a bit at high rpm, it will produce a pretty good oil cloud. I am debating not messing with it anymore and just dumping it as is-- I will price the car as if the block is gone, but you may be able to (and probably will ) salvage it with a piston ring. A new crank and rods while you are in there, and you can have an all forged 422cid.

Pricing:
--The car currently has over $28k of mods in it (listed below).
--Kbb/edmunds say the car is $13k-14k base value in good condition (I would consider it very good, paint is good, a few chips/scratches, otherwise paint is high gloss in excellent shape). I'll say starting value of $12k
--The shortblock was $5100. I'll just drop that right off the asking price.

So, $12k + lets say 39% of the mod prices, minus $5k for block (~$9000) - $5100 = $16k OBO and its yours.

Mods (also see www.erikz.org)
Air/Intake:
Fast Toys Ram Air
SLP direct flow airbox lid
SLP 85mm MAF, descreened
Fernco Smooth Bellows
FAST LSX 90mm intake (port-matched)
90mm Throttle Body

Exhaust:
Quick Time Performance(QTP) 1 3/4" velocity long tube headers, conical collectors
Kooks offroad and y-pipe
Flo-Tech 3" cutout on intermediate pipe
Hooker Catback Exhaust w/dual 3" tailpipes w/dual 3" chrome tips

Engine:
ARE resleeved aluminum 393 CID Shortblock
-4.10" Bore by offset ground crank 3.7" Stroke
-Diamond pistons
-Diamond rings
-Rapid Motorsports oil pump
-Eagle rods with ARP rod bolts
-PRC Double springs
-double roller timing chain
Rapid Motorsports Stage 3 ported LS6 cylender heads(330cfm at 600 lift, 2.055/1.60 valves)
Rapid Motorsports custom 240/240 .615/.615 111 LSA Camshaft
Crane 1.7 Rocker Rollers
More Performance, Inc. valve cover spacers
Bosch 42# fuel injectors
Walpro 340 255lph fuel pump
ASP crank underdrive pulley

Suspension/Chassis:
Wolfe 6-point chromoly roll cage w/swing out door bars, installed by East Coast Supercharging
Spohn Torque Arm w/Driveshaft loop
BMR tubular subframe connectors
BMR poly/rubber lower control arms
BMR strut tower brace
BMR panhard bar

Drivetrain/Powertrain:
Spec Stage 3 Clutch and Billet Steel Flywheel
Race Ready T-56 transmission (Viper steel 3-4 shift forks, carbon synchroes/blockers)
Denny's 3.5" HD Aluminum Driveshaft
Moser Engineering 12-bolt rear-end (spool, 33-spline, 1350 yoke, 4.11 motive gears)
15 x 9.75 Bogart Racing Rims with 26 x 11.5 x 15 ET Streets
15 x 4 Bogart Racing Rims with 8-ply ET Sportsman frontrunners
Pro 5.0 Shifter with Lou's Short Stick

Miscellaneous:
Rapid Motorsports Custom Closed Loop tuning, dyno-tuned PCM
SLP line lock
NGK TR55s sparkplugs
SLP !CAGS
Speed, Inc. Lightweight carpeting
RK Sport Red Urethane Camaro Rear-letter inserts
RK Sport Black Billet Grille
Proform Shiftlight
Street tires: Kumho Ecsta (front)/ Nitto 555R Drag radials (back)
Hypertech PowerStat 160
The leather seats are out of the car, it has some temp cloth seats in it now

Pimpium57

iTrader: (104)

Where in PA are you located? PM sent....

ezss

mountain top, near wilkes-barre -- pm back.

ezss

a couple of other notes:
--The heads flow 330cfm at 600 lift, I have a flow sheet for them
--The car has a super light weight spool in it now -- I do have the posi unit which can be rebuilt if you do not want the spool in there.
--510rwhp dyno was done through the posi rear, ET streets, with exhaust.
--clutch, trans, motor all have less than 2500 miles on them.
--the car is obviously still driveable and still pulls like a train, but I wouldnt recomend it until the smoking issue is resolved. Honestly, I kinda threw my hands up in the air, it may not even be the block, but thats what I suspect.

I would definately consider a trade for the car. Your car would have to be cheaper and much closer to stock -- I just dont want to dump any more money into this project but I still would like an LS1 car.

prostock_bigblock

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PM sent...............................

prostock_bigblock

iTrader: (11)

By the way how streetable is this car??

second ,what smoking issue?

ezss

The car is very streetable, it idles nice, cruises nice, but it does have a spool in it right now for the rear. This means that it clunks around the corners on slow speed turns, for example if you are making 90 degree turns in the parking lot. I do have the posi unit to rebuild, its not in the car because it broke at the track and I go paranoid and replaced it with the spool. This is really the only thing that makes it not super streetable...I do drive it on the street all the time though.

The smoke is from oil blowby I believe:
"This motor has started to experience oil blow-by, if you are at WOT for a bit at high rpm a pretty good oil cloud". The motor has some definate issue -- if it was intact I would sell it for $21k not $16k. It may be minor, but it may not be. In any case you can buy a 402 LS2 block for under $4k nowadays, worst case scenario, some tweaking on the tuning and you are good to go, or you may be able to fix this block. I personally do not want to spend more money on the car at this point if I can avoid it.

JS

iTrader: (4)

Why not let Mikey look at it
Maybe its somthing stupid and u might get away cheap.

ezss

Well it will take him at least three weeks to get to it, and I can hardly bear to even look at the car right now. I've put so much money into it that it makes me sick -- I am having a hard time swallowing the idea of more money at this point that I will never recover when I sell it. Tomorrow Ill probably decide to keep it and fix it and make a FI 402 or a 422 or something, but right now i just dont want to even deal with it.

JS

iTrader: (4)

Sorry Erik,Its a great car and a great deal.Someone could buy it,throw a couple bucks at it and it would be an awesome 10 Sec driver.I've seen this car guys,its put together beautifully...U will be getting ALOT for your money so if your interested in it give Erik a call,He's a very nice guy and I'm sure he would make it worth the trip to see the car

Zturd

iTrader: (12)

Well **** i was just browsing threw the ole LS1 adds and what do i see???? Honestly Eric for what you've gone threw with the car for this to happen I do truely think this is the time to get rid of the car. Beautiful car not doubt though!!! I'm sure you still have my # so drop me a line sometime.

Matt98ls1

iTrader: (2)

I second that JS, couldn't have said it any better myself.

fastta

Which Eagle rods are in there right now? Which crank? Do both sets of wheels/tires come with the car? Is the motor making any abnormal valvetrain or bearing noise? Any signs of metal in the oil?

Thanks!

ezss

I am not sure which eagle rods, I will check (actually I thought they only made one type for the LS1s until you asked that)

The crank is offset ground OEM crank.

Both sets of wheels will come with the car if I get my asking price in cash, if you want the car for less that is one of the first things we could back out because I do have a buyer for them.

The motor/valvetrain is/was not making any abnormal noises. I changed the oil twice and it looks clean.

ezss

some more info:
Rods:
Eagle 4340 Connecting Rods 6.125” Length
Crank:
Refinished, Magnafluxed and Offset Ground 3.72” Factory GM Crankshaft with Radiused Oil Holes

Mr. B

iTrader: (1)

I know the feeling, brother.. I know that feeling well.

Good luck with whatever transpires..

ezss

ttt ... bunch of questions but nothing serious it looks like at this stage.

ezss

ttt again

fastta

Trade this plus cash?

https://ls1tech.com/forums/vehicles-sale-lsx-powered-only/399892-2000-zx-12r-unlimited-candy-apple-green-5840-miles.html

ezss

That is a beautiful bike, and if I was in the market for a bike I would be all over it. Unfortunately I know that I would kill myself on a bike.

I think im gonna get the car fixed. Ive been driving it around and if I dont stay in the upper rpm band too long it seems ok. Nice solid chirp on the 3-4 shift the other night, the car doesnt seem to have lost any power. Im hoping its something minor I can fix.