Well, after goofing around with Porsches for a while I've decided to get rid of them and build a Camaro for the track for next year.

I sold my '85 911 last weekend and now I'm selling my 944 that I spun a rod bearing in a couple weeks ago. I just bought a 1994 Z28 hardtop 6-speed car and I'm picking it up Saturday.

As I sell my other car and some parts to come up with cash I'll be going through the brakes and suspension to get it ready for next season, mainy for AX, and HPDE's. The car has some engine work and probably makes 325hp at the wheels, so it should be pretty fun. I think once I add some 1.6 rockers and get the computer tuned it should get me another 25hp at least.

I've been reading up on some of the information here, it's definitely helpful as I'm a relative newcomer to the F-body. My brother has had a 1999 T/A for a few years, but he's more interested in drag racing. The upside is he has an LS-1 aluminum driveshaft, and LS-1 rear brakes (the car already has LS-1 fronts) so I'll get a few freebies from him.

I'll be sure to post here as my build progresses. I'm sure I will also have lots of questions for you guys!

Welcome. Does your screen name refer to your last name at all?

Welcome aboard! Always glad to see a newcomer!

Thanks guys, and yes, my last name is VanWyk.

Welcome....

Maybe its just me, but I wouldnt change the rear brakes. Just extra work for low benefit.

YMMV - Glad you are here.

Bock

Welcome!

As already mentioned, the rear brakes are probably adequate as-is. It sounds like you'll probably be in Street Modified, so I'll point out that a lot of people here are using Porsche brakes on the front. I'm not suggesting you will need them, just thought you might find it amusing. Many others retrofit C5 brakes, while others are happy with the LS1 brakes with upgraded pads.

Welcome. There are some very fast 4th gens on this site and you are in good company.

Cheers!


Costas
cars and such...

Thanks for the warm welcome guys.

Yeah, I caught bits and pieces on another thread about using Porsche front brakes, does anyone have a link to the site?

I might have to look into that as I can probably source the necessary Porsche parts, hopefully at affordable prices.

The man you want to talk to concerning the porsche brakes is Steve-D on this site.

Welcome!

94 Hardtop 6 speed......gotta love 'em
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That's a common last name in my home country.

My last name is Dutch, are you from the Netherlands or perhaps Belgium?

Thanks for the tip, I'll look him up soon.

You wouldnt be related to a radiologist in eastern ky would you?

Not that I know of.

Ahh, another Porsche nut. You'll find your mod/repair budget goes WAY further with f-bodies. Also, my f-bodies have always been able to handle way more abuse than either of the Porsches I had, although they do require a little bit of a different driving style.

The money factor was definitely a consideration in making the move to an F-body. I have been catching a lot of flack from all my Porsche buddies, but I'm sure they will quiet down next year when I give them a sound thrashing with my Camaro!

Not for a few centuries. I'm from South Africa. By way of Germany circa 1720 or something like that.

Yeah, it's always fun to take an f-body to a Porsche club event, and then trounce a good half of the Porsches there. Of course I keep thinking about taking a 944/968 and dropping in an LSx engine. An 86 944 Turbo would be just about perfect with a good cam/heads LSx. 2700lbs, 450HP, and near perfect 50/50 weight distribution (the LSx is within about 50lbs of the 944 Turbo's engine/turbo/intercooler setup). Of course, a setup like that would cost as much (or more) than a nice used 996.

Believe me I looked at the same thing. My plan was to take a normal 944, put the 944T drivetrain in it and drop in an LS2. I deep sixed that plan though ultimately due to the reason you cited, cost. I will say this, after having only Porsches for the last 5 years I had forgotten how much fun a nice torquey V8 is!

94 6-speed hardtop here too. It what all the cool people are driving.

Welcome! I've learned more by simply reading threads here than i have anywhere else on the web. I don't post much (mainly because i never have anything constructive to add ), but i visit often and skim through the threads.

I recently installed Sam Strano's springs, Strano's offset upper a-arm bushings and a set of Koni SAs. Went from being a 15th place car, to 6th my first time out with the setup. This was raw overall time rankings. We usually only have 35-50 cars show up, so even though we run our classes, we tend to just talk raw times. haha...