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KirkEvil
03-17-2010, 06:08 PM
Found my oil pressure problem, all 4 bolts that hold the cam retainer plate were backed out :shock:. Fixed the exhuast leaks, got half tuned before an O2 died, now back to kind of running. Getting this car going has been a struggle lately, but here's some progress pics/vid.

I has exhuast tips again...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/Camaro/IMGP0888.jpg

Headplate I made...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/Camaro/IMGP0883.jpg

http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/Camaro/IMGP0884.jpg

Rivaling Adam's photography skills :rofl:
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/Camaro/IMGP0886.jpg

Idle clip since cam install (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm8rOdfOiXI) The sound level meter recorded max sound at 112 dB idling around 900 rpm.
transmaro93
03-17-2010, 06:44 PM
im glad you figured out your oil pressure problem... i dont know what retainer you are talking about but who was in charge of putting that on the first time???? did you finish the tune yet?? everything else is looking pretty darn good...
Whiplash Performance
03-17-2010, 06:59 PM
He's talking about the retainer that holds the cam in. It has a rubber orange gasket on the back side of it.

It's been a fun tune to do so far, we've got it to idle nicely but it would have issues at zero throttle, get rid of the zero throttle issue, then we ran into idling issues.
Featherburner
03-17-2010, 07:18 PM
The car looks good for a Camaro. :lol: What exhaust tips are you running?
T69SS
03-17-2010, 07:19 PM
Nice pics, car sounds great too
KirkEvil
03-17-2010, 07:53 PM
The car looks good for a Camaro. :lol: What exhaust tips are you running?

They say ractive on them. They came with the hooker catback when I picked it up. I believe they are originally from a tsp rumbler catback.
emolineaux
03-17-2010, 08:03 PM
car sounds good. too bad i had to sell off my cam swap stuff once again to fix the camaro lol.
thunder
03-17-2010, 08:41 PM
diggin the hockey stripes
BigRocsFirebird
03-17-2010, 08:50 PM
looks and sounds good
DaSkinnyGuy
03-17-2010, 11:16 PM
112 dB thats loud for idle ive tested my catback on a cold start 2 feet behind the car and got 101dB just as a comparison, Bigrocsfirebird his straight pipe V6 got 105dB at idle
KirkEvil
03-17-2010, 11:43 PM
Its loud. I think the camera I was using adjusts to noise level to capture tone. Its kind of noticeable in the beginning of the vid when birds are chirping as loud as the exhaust after start up. Just for comparison, I recorded 96 dB with open cutout before the cam using the same meter.
BigAls87Z28
03-18-2010, 01:05 AM
I guess you still had a problem after Saturday?
Glad you fixed it man.
sweetbmxrider
03-18-2010, 07:34 AM
yeah we tackled it again sunday and it was moaar better.

i like how when you take pics of ls1's, god shines rays of light down on his greatest creation evar! :rofl: head plate came out nice!
S.J.SLEEPER
03-18-2010, 05:18 PM
i like how when you take pics of LT1's, god shines rays of light down on his greatest creation evar! :rofl: head plate came out nice!

FIXED !!!!!
for all those who think I hate lt1s !
sweetbmxrider
03-18-2010, 05:40 PM
FIXED !!!!!
for all those who think I hate lt1s !

BLASPHEMY!!!!! :lol:
KirkEvil
03-19-2010, 05:15 PM
Race car?

http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Kill%20Switch/IMGP0890.jpg

http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Kill%20Switch/IMGP0893.jpg
sweetbmxrider
03-19-2010, 07:55 PM
giddy!

what camera/lens you shooting with? has nice depth of field
transmaro93
03-19-2010, 09:23 PM
push pull switch looks great... now lets get that beast to the track already so you can use it!!!
Knipps
03-19-2010, 10:25 PM
giddy!

what camera/lens you shooting with? has nice depth of field

F2.8 if it makes a difference to you.

Looks good man!
KirkEvil
03-19-2010, 11:21 PM
giddy!

what camera/lens you shooting with? has nice depth of field

Idk, the camera is a Pentax, says 8.1 megapixels. I reduce all the pictures to show up on this site better.

push pull switch looks great... now lets get that beast to the track already so you can use it!!!

Is that a call out Haha? Right now the kill stick is all for show. I need to get some 4 ga. wire to kill the alternator and set everything up legit.
Tru2Chevy
03-20-2010, 04:53 PM
what camera/lens you shooting with? has nice depth of field

PENTAX Optio E40 - See exif data.

It's a P&S

- Justin
LTb1ow
03-20-2010, 06:56 PM
LS1s are lame.
BigAls87Z28
03-20-2010, 09:12 PM
That was taken by a point and shoot?!?! Thats pretty clear...