The new to me 2001 Camaro SS - F-Body Road Racing and Autocross Forums

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 View Member Profile	Jun 2 2013, 04:30 AM Post #1
FRRAX Owner/Admin Group: Admin Posts: 15,432 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Ohio Member No.: 196	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) Attached File(s) Chevy_RO_01_03_1.jpg ( 201.07K ) Number of downloads: 50 Chevy_RO_01_04_1.jpg ( 146.5K ) Number of downloads: 44

pharmd View Member Profile	Jul 21 2013, 01:46 AM Post #21
Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 182 Joined: 27-August 08 Member No.: 2,284	Nice car man...congrats on getting back in a 4th gen. I'm sure you will have it carving corners in no time.

trackbird View Member Profile	Jul 21 2013, 03:40 PM Post #22
FRRAX Owner/Admin Group: Admin Posts: 15,432 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Ohio Member No.: 196	QUOTE (pharmd @ Jul 20 2013, 09:46 PM) Nice car man...congrats on getting back in a 4th gen. I'm sure you will have it carving corners in no time. We'll see. I have too many projects. I really need to get the Corvette back together so I can get the Camaro in the garage....but I still need some parts for the Corvette and parts for the SS too. I need to get it assembled by fall.