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  1. 08-27-2010, 03:33 PM #1
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    Default A little off topic...

    Here's my other other hobby when I'm not in the basement:

    The first video is boring until around 2:00.



    View of the speedo:



    11.5 lbs of boost - check out how much the red flex tube grows:




    A little background is that I started with this project nearly 10 years ago with a supercharged 2000 Camaro. I decided to go more power and ordered a new motor for it, then two days after I paid for the motor, someone pulled out in front of me and totalled it. After that, I picked up a 2001 and put the new motor in, and installed a turbo kit in my garage on jack stands. I've had so many little issues with this project, it's not even funny. The most recent being issues from oil draining properly and slipping past the turbo, the header cracking as the turbo is a front mount and hangs off the header just to name a few. With that, it's been giving me lots of issue with Colorado emmissions the past few go arounds.

    As of yesterday, all those issues seem to be a thing in the past and the car has legal plates on it again. I still have one exhaust leak to fix on my down pipe as you can see from all the smoke in the last video, but overall, it's running great and I'm happy again. Now some time to enjoy it and get out of the basement for a while.

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  2. 08-27-2010, 03:39 PM #2
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    What a sexy machine. Nice to know that there are at least 2 Camaro owners on the forum.
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  3. 09-16-2010, 10:52 PM #3
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    Nice stuff OP.

    Quote Originally Posted by Fenril View Post
    What a sexy machine. Nice to know that there are at least 2 Camaro owners on the forum.
    Make it three. 1968 camaro coupe, 671 blower, 427, etc, etc...
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    Quote Originally Posted by BobGnarly View Post
    Make it three. 1968 camaro coupe, 671 blower, 427, etc, etc...
    Dude...
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  5. 09-17-2010, 03:04 PM #5
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    Never owned a Camaro but had friends with 'em. They seem to enjoy the heck out of the things.

    I'm driving a Dodge Charger R/T at the moment. Stock setup but hoping to change that soon.
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  6. 09-17-2010, 07:08 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zub View Post
    damn am i the only one on 2 wheels?
    No way man, I've had my Camaro up on two wheels a lot! ;P

    Seriously, though, I have an R1 which I love. I'm definitely a muscle car guy mostly, but a little story:

    When I finally got my R1 broken in, I decided to take it out and open it up one night. I went to this semi-secluded road not too far from my house, waited for the light, rolled it off the line (cause I didn't know what to expect), and then nailed it.

    What I didn't know is that the other side of the intersection, the road had a little bit of a washboard to it. I guess I'd never noticed because it was very subtle and I'd only ever been across it in a car. However, this little perturbation caused the front tire to lift off the ground a little. I wasn't bothered at all, as this is fairly normal in any hard accelerating vehicle, but the front wheel kept lifting until I finally had to back out of the the throttle to stop it. Keep in mind, I was laying ON the bike trying to apply more weight to the front, but there was just too much power to keep the wheel down.

    It wasn't my first bike, but it was definitely the first one that would do that. I knew right then I was on to something good...hahaha.

    Quote Originally Posted by Fenril View Post
    Dude...
    Yeah, I love that car.

    I'd post some photos but the car is torn apart right now, and frankly, I'm pretty damn embarassed about it.

    I'll put some up for you if you want once it's back together.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ughmahedhurtz View Post
    Never owned a Camaro but had friends with 'em. They seem to enjoy the heck out of the things.
    It's actually my car from high school (wasn't new, I'm not *that* old ). I met a lot of my friends because of that common interest, so obviously the car is pretty special to me - beyond just being implicitly cool and a little slice of Americana. I don't know what it is about cars, but we can get pretty attached for sure.

    I'm driving a Dodge Charger R/T at the moment. Stock setup but hoping to change that soon.
    Nice, good luck. Give us some pics when you can.
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  7. 08-27-2010, 05:55 PM #7
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    That thing sounds like pure evil. Nice work

    What's the dyno numbers?
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  8. 08-27-2010, 10:13 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Siaea View Post
    That thing sounds like pure evil. Nice work

    What's the dyno numbers?
    535 HP, and 624 TQ. This is off a mustang dyno.
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  9. 08-27-2010, 06:51 PM #9
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    Bitchin' Camaro!

    Just be careful with the neighbors.
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  10. 08-28-2010, 05:53 AM #10
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    That is way too much power to have in such a fragile vehicle.
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