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post Jun 2 2013, 04:30 AM
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I picked up the Camaro SS Friday night and drove it home. It's neat to drive one again after all these years and I'm looking forward to building a clone of my old 2002 Z28. Right now I'm sorting out what I have and don't have and what needs done. Currently there's a clunk under the transmission. I believe it's the torque arm bushing so that's on the list of things to replace. Also, when I picked it up it had a really bad miss above 1/3 throttle and wasn't running very well. I drove it most of the way home (180 miles or so) and filled the tank when it got to 1/4 tank. That helped, but it's still occasionally flashing a random misfire and it's way down on power. I put some fuel injector cleaner and water remover in the tank to see if that helps. We scanned it and it logged 250-400 misfires on all cylinders and cylinder 2 had 850-ish and cylinder 7 had 1800+ misfires logged. Tomorrow I'm going to put a fuel filter, plugs and plug wires on it and see if that straightens it out. I'm guessing the plugs are fouled or the fuel filter is clogged. It wasn't driven much and I get the feeling that the gas that was in the tank might have been pretty old. I've also got a blown speaker in one of the front doors (or both). I'm going to have to see if Monsoon speakers are still available or not. I haven't looked for one in years (if ever). Are they still out there or should I just make plans to upgrade the stereo and speakers with something with ipod controls and such?

Anyway, it's a nice looking SS and I'm sure I'll sort out the various mechanical problems pretty quickly...or I hope so. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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trackbird   The new to me 2001 Camaro SS   Jun 2 2013, 04:30 AM
KeithO   Just-under 2 years ago, I bought a 2001 Z28 for a ...   Jun 2 2013, 09:18 AM
bubba353z   I like it!   Jun 2 2013, 08:35 PM
trackbird   Plugs looked lean but I swapped them and installed...   Jun 2 2013, 09:30 PM
camarokid91   Nice ride I love the color also it looks really cl...   Jun 3 2013, 01:17 AM
BTA01   Congrats on the purchase. regarding speakers: I j...   Jun 3 2013, 03:57 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (BTA01 @ Jun 2 2013, 11:57 PM) If y...   Jun 3 2013, 11:52 AM
BumpaD_Z28   My monsoon solution: http://forums.ufba.org/index...   Jun 3 2013, 04:33 AM
FASTFATBOY   That car is clean. Any interior shots? I went ahe...   Jun 3 2013, 06:58 PM
FASTFATBOY   BTW there is a post on LS1tech about aftermarket s...   Jun 3 2013, 07:03 PM
ws6transam   Hello again Kevin, Long time, no type! Nice ...   Jun 11 2013, 09:14 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (ws6transam @ Jun 11 2013, 05:14 PM...   Jun 12 2013, 02:58 AM
KCC455   Kevin, Congratulations on the nice looking ride. ...   Jun 21 2013, 04:42 PM
Al weyman   I recently put some old petrol in my lawnmover and...   Jun 21 2013, 05:53 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (Al weyman @ Jun 21 2013, 01:53 PM)...   Jun 21 2013, 06:24 PM
robz71lm7   Beautiful car... you'd better not sell this on...   Jun 21 2013, 06:14 PM
firehawkclone   Nice looking car Kevin. I have thought about getti...   Jul 19 2013, 03:06 PM
trackbird   Boats make race cars look cheap... Good luck!   Jul 19 2013, 06:14 PM
firehawkclone   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jul 19 2013, 11:14 AM)...   Jul 19 2013, 06:33 PM
robz71lm7   In my experience boats have been cheaper (versus a...   Jul 20 2013, 05:46 PM
pharmd   Nice car man...congrats on getting back in a 4th g...   Jul 21 2013, 01:46 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (pharmd @ Jul 20 2013, 09:46 PM) Ni...   Jul 21 2013, 03:40 PM

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