STANG KILLA SS goes "racin" Options

[79T/A]

Oh, thank god. You had me nervous.

[STANG KILLA SS]

Pulled the valve cover off to check the LS7s achilles heel, the valve guides.
after checking 3 of them and getting .009 and .010 wobble (.007 is max) it was obvious they were bad. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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so time to pull them. Intake off
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heads and headers off
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Sent off to AHP in California....
i keep telling myself this is what everyone does to there car thats 2 weeks old...

[STANG KILLA SS]

while i had them off i decided to paint the intakes and valve covers the z06 red since i wasnt going to put the red fuel rail covers back on (just hold heat) took me a couple days but they came out great!

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there was some confusion about the cam when i bought the car. the ad said it was a custom comp cams .615 lift, then when i bought it they said it was a TSP Stage 3 LS7S cam with .655 lift.
(going back in time before removing heads)
we set up dial indicator on pushrod.
the first rotation we got .355, second pass we got .351.
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if you average those you get .353
.353 x 1.8 (rockers) you get .6354 lift.
so i go on texas speed and what do i find. they have a stage 1 and stage 2 cam with that lift! went from an unknown cam to narrowing it down to 2!
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also found TSP 3/8" chromoly pushrods in the car

This post has been edited by STANG KILLA SS: Dec 10 2016, 12:42 AM

[CrashTestDummy]

All that red paint is going to insulate, too, you know?

Better to catch the issues now, instead of down the front straight at TWS as you are coating the finish line with some fresh oil. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

[STANG KILLA SS]

threw the magic of the internet the heads are done and back from AHP! (2 weeks later with shipping and holidays)
man they look awesome! so good in fact i thought they were painted.
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[STANG KILLA SS]

AHP Package 4 Heads (include):
- Disassemble and Assembly of LS7 cylinder heads
- Performance Valve Job (show to add 5hp+ over the stock valve job)
- Resurface Heads (or milling of heads)
- Clean and Bead Blast entire head (so they look brand new)
- Hardened Aftermarket Powder Metal Valve Guides (Harder than aftermarket bronze guides)
- Stock Titanium Intake Valves Treated and Polished
- Ferrea Competition Plus Exhaust Valves F2042P (85 grams)
- New Viton Valve Seals and machined valve locks

i also had them mill the heads .025 for more compression and upgrade to the bullet proof Moldstar90 guides.


heads back on
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added .025 shorter pushrods to compensate for head mill and put intake and valve covers back on. love the look!
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first fire up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_5ZRrv2iUk

[STANG KILLA SS]

rear downforce time.
Went with the C7 Carbon Extended Zr1 spoiler.
Took them about 6 weeks to make it, but it was worth the wait. Fit and finish was awesome. Resin is super deep and glass smooth, weave is straight and consistent. fit the complex bumper curves well.
Ironically i actually ordered this before i found the car...

I went a little nuts with the pics, but i like the way it came out.

lights out
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drilling brand new car #nervous
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installing 3rd brake light. left side i was able to use factory tab. right side i had to cut the tab and hold it on with a ground down washer. The hardest part of the whole project was repluging in the 3rd brake light plug.
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test fit
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Done!
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dat ass
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[trackbird]

That thing is magically sexy. Nice work! That's a sweet toy. Well done.

[CrashTestDummy]

Kinda need to update your sig. I'm just saying.

[STANG KILLA SS]

thanks guys. "magically sexy", i like that. gotta remember to use that one on the wife (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

i still own the Camaro. so technically the sig is still relevant.

[Steve91T]

When are you getting that thing on the track! I need videos!

[CrashTestDummy]

thanks guys. "magically sexy", i like that. gotta remember to use that one on the wife (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

i still own the Camaro. so technically the sig is still relevant.

Got it.

That thing must be pretty quick to have knocked the tail lights out of the bumper cover like that. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif)

[STANG KILLA SS]

ive still got a garage full of parts to finish track prepping it. pads, brake ducts, wheels/tires etc. i hope to finally hit the track for its first shake down in January or February

and poping out tail lights on these cars does happen on the track. i should know, had a base c6 car in front of me once at TWS. tail light poped out and i ran over it in the camaro. was a gal that was pitting next to me.
its just one tiny 3mm screw than holds them in. if that tiny plastic tab breaks, pop, out they come.

[trackbird]

thanks guys. "magically sexy", i like that. gotta remember to use that one on the wife (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Glad I could help. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif)

[STANG KILLA SS]

since the beginning i knew i wanted black headlights, but because its such a popular mod, and because GM hasnt made these headlights in years, they typically fetch a 4 figure price tag when a set comes up for sale.
so i decided to make my own. got super lucky and found a 3 month old set on ebay in a less desirable cheaper color. pretty much new condition including lenses.

started by baking them in the oven and prying. had to repeat this 5-10 times per headlight. HUGE PITA. took 4-5 hours.
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Finally!
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disassembled
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wet sanded, degreased, and ready for paint
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5 coats later
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[STANG KILLA SS]

polishing, i wont even bother going into this huge ordeal....
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reassembling
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after a ton of research i settled on loctite PL roof and flash. WARNING, if you have kids, dogs, wife etc, this stuff smells EXACTLY like chocolate cake. im not kidding, even once dry for weeks. keep out of reach (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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no going back now
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clamped. rinse and repeat for other side.
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threw in a pair of 3k(yellow) HID headlights (right) ie C6R style.
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[STANG KILLA SS]

wheels and tires.

Square setup 4x

18 x 10.5
315/30/18 Rival S

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unfortunatly they wouldnt clear my calipers. bought some 1/4" spacers first but those were only enough for the rear. the front needed 12mm spacers. Both hub centric. also picked up some extended shank lugs to grab more threads lost from the spacers.
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bingo
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[STANG KILLA SS]

Bumper and headlights removed and parts pile

Splitter/bumper reinforcement
Spindle brake ducts
Tow hook
Race pads
Fog light brake ducts
Race mesh
Blacked out headlights
LED DRLs

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picked up towhook from JDP Motorsports. instead of using the supplied press in nuts, i bought and welded some nuts to a piece of steel...
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marked hole locations in bumper bar
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drilled view from inside bumper bar
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stuck steel "handle" with nuts welded to it in bumper bar and tightened. cut off excess after tight. beats taping wrenches to sticks or the pressed in nuts.
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cut grill for tow hook
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[BumpaD_Z28]

WOW ! This car just keeps getting better and better ! The black headlights are going to look NICE (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[trackbird]

I don't know how to top "magically sexy". Maybe I should have saved that one. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

You're making me want one of these (not that I didn't already).