Hi! Newb here (sorry, kinda long) - F-Body Road Racing and Autocross Forums

Hey, just heard about this site today from a buddy of mine, looks great!

I'm Andrew, I own a 94 Camaro RS (not officially called an 'RS' that year, but I like the name). Originally the 3.4L/T5 base model t-top car, such a slow 'piece.

So far I've gutted the engine harness, engine, trans, read and half of the rear suspension. Replacing it with a rebuilt 355 (11:1, 224/234, single plane, ported S/R Torquers, etc....), Super T10 4 speed tans ('U' casing - 3.44 first gear - wide ratio) and a 8.5" 10 bolt )posi with 2.73's - strong but not enough gear). I'm just waiting for the engine to come back from the machine shop, then the installation will begin.

As for suspension, I killed the LCA setup, built a dropped 4 bar/link setup to rid myself of the forsaken torque arm. Made an adjustable panhard bar when I had some spare time, should work well. 98 LS1 springs and stock shocks/struts. Homemade subframe connectors, re-welded strut towers and part of the front subframe. Built a pre-loadable strut tower brace. Bigger sway bars from an 84' TA (20mm rear, 25mm front) but still everything using rubber bushings.

That turned out a littl elonger than expected, sorry for the long post.

Nice to be on the site, hello to everyone (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

BTW: Its my birthday next Friday (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Orbital View Member Profile	Apr 22 2004, 04:23 AM Post #1
newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 22-April 04 Member No.: 321	Hey, just heard about this site today from a buddy of mine, looks great! I'm Andrew, I own a 94 Camaro RS (not officially called an 'RS' that year, but I like the name). Originally the 3.4L/T5 base model t-top car, such a slow 'piece. So far I've gutted the engine harness, engine, trans, read and half of the rear suspension. Replacing it with a rebuilt 355 (11:1, 224/234, single plane, ported S/R Torquers, etc....), Super T10 4 speed tans ('U' casing - 3.44 first gear - wide ratio) and a 8.5" 10 bolt )posi with 2.73's - strong but not enough gear). I'm just waiting for the engine to come back from the machine shop, then the installation will begin. As for suspension, I killed the LCA setup, built a dropped 4 bar/link setup to rid myself of the forsaken torque arm. Made an adjustable panhard bar when I had some spare time, should work well. 98 LS1 springs and stock shocks/struts. Homemade subframe connectors, re-welded strut towers and part of the front subframe. Built a pre-loadable strut tower brace. Bigger sway bars from an 84' TA (20mm rear, 25mm front) but still everything using rubber bushings. That turned out a littl elonger than expected, sorry for the long post. Nice to be on the site, hello to everyone (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) BTW: Its my birthday next Friday (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

sgarnett View Member Profile	Apr 22 2004, 06:29 PM Post #2
Seeking round tuits Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,522 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Kentucky Member No.: 33	QUOTE (Orbital @ Apr 22 2004, 12:19 PM) Yeah the shocks are terrible, but for right now I'm just wanting to get it driving .... 35mm? Maybe I measured wrong, or I don't know how to measure. Either/or, its a big improvement over the stock v6 bar. .... Whats the general consensus on a good street tire that can be flogged a little? Keeping the car driving is IMHO a big part of keeping it fun. Ya gotta do whatcha gotta do - we all have someday lists (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) The stock V6 front bar is 28mm hollow. The standard V8 (not WS6, SS, or Firehawk) bar is 30mm hollow. The Firestone Firehawk SZ50 is a very good street performance tire. I think it's been discontinued, but Tirerack still has them for a slightly discounted price. The Kumho Ecsta MX is highly regarded, but I don't think they make it to fit a 16x8 rim (need 17x9). The Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 seems to be getting lot of good comments, especially in the rain. Be careful, there a lot of very different Goodyear tires with very similiar names.