STANG KILLA SS goes "racin" Options

[Steve91T]

4 things.

1: Your car sounds so good!
2: That seat...wtf
3: It looked like you were really taking it easy. I'd be willing to bet you were no where near the limits of those tires. It is true that slicks will give you less warning, but the characteristics of your car really won't change. Slicks won't turn your car into an Elise, a car that is a little touchy at the edge. So find some safe corners and start experimenting with carrying more speed into the turn and getting on try gas sooner.
4: I don't care what kind of track surface it is, you weren't pushing it hard enough to chord a tire like that in only a few sessions. Something ain't right. What are your alignment specs and what were your hot pressures?

[STANG KILLA SS]

thanks!
i know
yes in the vid i definatly was. i had been warned/scared so many times online about slicks ( ice when cold, no warning when pass limits etc) that i almost feared them. but by the afternoon i found none of those to be true and was able to push them.

-1.2 camber
0 toe
31F/30R hot.

[Steve91T]

I think your front pressures are a little low. I'm looking forward to seeing what others say

[ar52kortlang]

Let me know the next time you go race at TWS .. I'll come watch ..

[CrashTestDummy]

Expensive lesson? Nah, you bought take-offs. Do that with NEW slicks, and you're getting expensive. But a full-bodied car with 3 hours of driving is a LOT of time on slicks, especially take-offs. But yeah, it looks like you need more camber.

[STANG KILLA SS]

Well after racing the Camaro for awhile and building it up i found myself wanting more. Well actually less, weight that is. I also wanted the ability to have rear camber. Plus the Camaro was getting harder and harder to find parts for. Sooooo after watching the C6Z market for about 9 months and doing a ton of research i picked up my first vette yesterday!

2009 Z06 3LZ
38000 miles

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If i was going to spend this kind of coin i wanted a modded one with the basics already done, and this one had it, along with some extras.

Mod List:

TSP Stage 3 LS7S cam: 242/250 .655/.655 114LSA
Upgraded valve springs and retainers
TSP 1-7/8" Polished Stainless Steel headers
TSP 3" Polished Stainless Steel X-pipe (no cats)
K & N cold air intake
Mild 2 Wild dual mode exhaust controller
Lingenfelter 160 degree thermostat
Hinson Motorsports short throw shifter and knob
CCW Forged SP16A wheels: 19 x 9.5 and 19 x 13
Gloss black wrapped roof
Blacked out taillights
Blacked out side markers
Lloyds Z06 mats
Pioneer double din touch screen head unit

Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayjHmPiNZI4

Gonna be weird starting all over again from nothing but it will be worth it in the end i think. The car is truly phenomenal so far. LOTS more to come!

[CrashTestDummy]

Nice! Now lose te stupid red flappy bits over the engine, so it can keep cooler. I never understood that crap!

[STANG KILLA SS]

Thanks!
haha yeah, i took them off the camaro too, (i had added carbon fiber FRC to it when i was doing car shows years ago)

[Steve91T]

Wow didn't see that coming. That thing is sick! Congrats!

The LS7 has some oiling issues, right?

Are you selling your Camaro or are you going to hang onto it?

[BumpaD_Z28]

HOLY SHIT ! ... that thing is beautiful !

I've always toyed with the idea of selling my '82/'02/'87 ... and picking up a C5Z06 / C6Z51 ... but I'm never able to convince myself to sell the '82 (it was my 2nd car) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

~DaVe

[STANG KILLA SS]

Wow didn't see that coming. That thing is sick! Congrats!

The LS7 has some oiling issues, right?

Are you selling your Camaro or are you going to hang onto it?

haha Thanks!
no not oil issues(well not any different than any other road raced LS), they have valve guide issues.

the Camaro will get offered up for sale.

[STANG KILLA SS]

crazy part is the day after i bought it BMR Suspension contacted me wanting to sponsor my Camaro with some of there new parts.
i couldnt believe it but told them they were 1 day too late (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

This post has been edited by STANG KILLA SS: Oct 23 2016, 02:00 PM

[ar52kortlang]

Didn't see that coming either...New ride looks sweet.. congrats ...

[ESP125]

Long time visitor to this website, but I haven't been on in a while. Wow, awesome job detailing your trials and tribulations with your Camaro and now with your Vette. I usually don't read too much further than the first page on most blogs but you captured my attention and kept me reading because I was curious to find out what was next. The photos were awesome too, they helped paint a picture of how things were going.

Did you get rid of the Camaro?

Curious about Cadillac brakes you put on the front. Did you order them as a kit from a vendor online? I have C5 calipers on the front of my 94 and they seen pretty good. Was there a huge improvement when you went to those?

[STANG KILLA SS]

thanks! ive been blown away at how many different people on different forums actually follow this thread. i did it just for a place to log my progress for myself using the forum as free webspace.

i still have the camaro for now. will clean it up and sell it. (has rubber all over it)
no not a kit, bought rotors, calipers, and brake lines all seperate.
huge improvement would be a massive understatement.... it was like going from a kite to a F-16

[STANG KILLA SS]

well work has begun.
First thing was to remove the Hinson short shifter, it was rediculous. Ive had several short throws on the camaro, but this one was way to short and stiff. throws were 1/4" to 1/2" long and so stiff you needed two hands at times. especially for neutral checks. even tore my shoulder muscle a couple times. and with throws that close it wasnt going to be safe on track. ie lots of wrong gears.

first i removed the console which was alot more involved than the SS.
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access and removed the Hinson
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then reinstalled a stock shifter. much better. a bit rubbery but a big improvement for now, may look into a Core shifter in the future.
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[STANG KILLA SS]

next up was the pan. picked up an improved racing oil pan baffle. i picked this one over the aviaid version because it was aluminum, and didnt require you to drill 3 holes in the bottom of your oil pan. also wraps around the right side a bit more.
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first up was to drop the cradle. being Magnesium it didnt way nothing. could carry it with one hand!
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pan removed
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pan cleaned and baffle bolted in. not a hard job in itself, just getting to it was the chore.
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[STANG KILLA SS]

next up was the dry sump oil reservoir baffle. Aviaid was out of these but they one built for me and it came in right when we were in the middle of the pan baffle.

removed the reservoir from the fender cavity from below by removing the fender liner and loosing the fender bolts.
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removed the top black plastic part. you can see the transfer tube and the port in sticks into on the left.

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the baffle
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next was the hard part, inserting the baffle and trying to get the transfer tube back into its port completely blind with the baffle blocking your view. but with some reference marks and some dry runs without the baffle i got it back together without too much hassle.
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[79T/A]

Dude, did you support the motor by the crank pulley?

[STANG KILLA SS]

only as a back up. the motor is hung my chains on a forklift supporting its weight from above.