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east TX Muscle cars · 12-07-2011, 09:58 AM

well a few months ago we decided to retire the 94 camaro and part it out and get a new drag car and this is what we came up with::turbonaug

car was a low low 9sec car with the SBC in it on 175 shot. it was one of many of a customers car and he decided he needed to thin out his drag cars so he sold us this car.

it is back half,full tube, full race frame, 17" slicks,all alum and fiber glass car, race weight with the SBC in it and driver was around 2650lbs.

well we have always wanted to do a LS race car so we figured this would be the one to do it to. SOOOOOOOOOO first thing body work and paint job.

If anyone knows me they know im into planes. I was a aircraft mech for over 6 years and love flying . so i took a p51 paint job and put it onto my race car.

here is the plane i copied:

and here are a few quick shots of me painting the car a few weeks ago.

now for the fun time consuming part, the Airbrushing::turbonaug

and the final look

east TX Muscle cars · 12-07-2011, 09:59 AM

now onto the power plant.

418 CI ls3 stroker
CALLIES RODS
CALLIES CRANK
WIESCO PISTONS
PRC 237 HEADS
ETMC MONSTER CAM ( over 260/270 duration) SOLID LIFT
COMP SOLID LIFTERS
YELLOW TERRA ADJ ROCKERS
AND Big thanks to Kris for giving us a heck of a deal on his slightly used KB 2.8 blower that he took off when he domodded his car.

Car will be running the e38 computer
09 vette gas pedal
will have a MSD two step for launch control(5000RPM!!!!)
TH400 with trans brake that we took out of the 94 camaro
car already had a FAB 9" with 4.88 gears

Car is a mess right now, lots of wires to tie up, lots of hoses to run, still alot to do.

BUT i think you get the picture of what the car will be like. lots more pics to come!!!

Supercharged SS · 12-07-2011, 10:01 AM

Pretty sweet!!

Camaro21 · 12-07-2011, 10:10 AM

Wow !! That's NICE !!

hightower · 12-07-2011, 10:15 AM

This is bad ass! The P51 is my favorite fighter of all time, and you did a perfect job with the custom paint work! Looks phenomenal!
Not to mention it's gonna throw down some great times at the track!

east TX Muscle cars · 12-07-2011, 10:35 AM

we are going to keep her around 1000 HP so we are hoping for mid 8s out of it

Scrappy Doo · 12-07-2011, 10:56 AM

Looks great. Nice work guys.

hightower · 12-08-2011, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by east TX Muscle cars

we are going to keep her around 1000 HP so we are hoping for mid 8s out of it

The "keep her around 1000 HP" part blows me away. Haha, someday I'd like to say I will be "keeping my 2012 camaro around 600 HP".

(maybe that intake will help me get started?

)

east TX Muscle cars · 12-15-2011, 10:39 AM

fired her off last night. now to get to idle tuning and a few other things!

more pics and some vids soon to come!

east TX Muscle cars · 12-15-2011, 04:14 PM

33x17x15 tires!

east TX Muscle cars · 12-28-2011, 06:23 PM

Car went on the dyno yesterday

8 PSI
on 100OCT fuel not race fuel yet

did 601 to the tires. the dyno shows over 200 HP driveline loss on this car. it can read neg HP reading to show you how much your driveline is eating up. these monster 33" slicks, the 9",th400 with a 5000 stall all eat up a ton of HP so we are VERY happy with over 600 to the tires on only 8 psi. more info to come as we turn up the boost next week and get some vids up!

NoMercy · 12-31-2011, 09:07 PM

I was at Stephens shop couple weeks ago getting my Camaro tuned and pics dont do his Camaro justice! It is beautiful!! Cant wait to see it run!
Car is running great! Thanks for the awesome tuning and getting to me on your day off!!
If anyone needs anything GM tuned or modified I can and have recommended Stephen at East Texas Muscle Cars!

And I havent forgot about bringing you those mats!!

east TX Muscle cars · 01-02-2012, 09:36 AM

Thanks for the props man!

yea we should be hitting the track in about two weeks!

east TX Muscle cars · 01-10-2012, 05:13 PM

ok well the car only could make 10 PSI without over spinning the little 2.8 so it was time to do a little custom work. I decided that the intake was a huge restriction so i made a new one and put a 102 MM TB on there.

now she is at 14 psi with no pulley swaps!

12-07-2011, 09:58 AM	#1
east TX Muscle cars Drives: 2x 05 Vettes/65'AC cobra/68 camaro Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LONGVIEW, TEXAS Posts: 845	*ETMC NEW SHOP DRAG CAR BUILD THREAD well a few months ago we decided to retire the 94 camaro and part it out and get a new drag car and this is what we came up with::turbonaug car was a low low 9sec car with the SBC in it on 175 shot. it was one of many of a customers car and he decided he needed to thin out his drag cars so he sold us this car. it is back half,full tube, full race frame, 17" slicks,all alum and fiber glass car, race weight with the SBC in it and driver was around 2650lbs. well we have always wanted to do a LS race car so we figured this would be the one to do it to. SOOOOOOOOOO first thing body work and paint job. If anyone knows me they know im into planes. I was a aircraft mech for over 6 years and love flying . so i took a p51 paint job and put it onto my race car. here is the plane i copied: and here are a few quick shots of me painting the car a few weeks ago. now for the fun time consuming part, the Airbrushing:**:turbonaug and the final look

12-07-2011, 10:15 AM	#5
hightower LS3 Black Widow Drives: 2012 45th 2SS LS3 and 1968 Mustang Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Madison, GA Posts: 4,557	This is bad ass! The P51 is my favorite fighter of all time, and you did a perfect job with the custom paint work! Looks phenomenal! Not to mention it's gonna throw down some great times at the track! __________________ My Camaro Story

12-31-2011, 09:07 PM	#12
NoMercy Drives: 2012 ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 192	I was at Stephens shop couple weeks ago getting my Camaro tuned and pics dont do his Camaro justice! It is beautiful!! Cant wait to see it run! Car is running great! Thanks for the awesome tuning and getting to me on your day off!! If anyone needs anything GM tuned or modified I can and have recommended Stephen at East Texas Muscle Cars! And I havent forgot about bringing you those mats!! __________________ Magnuson TVS 2300, 16% OD rear pullies(stock 3.8 on front jackshaft), Vector Motorsports 2.5 cam, hardened push rods, titanium retainers, patriot gold double springs, Dynatech 1 7/8 Longtube headers, gutted cats, F.A.S.T. 90lb. injectors, Lonnie's double pumper fuel pump, ZR1 Plugs, Airade cai, HP tuned by East Texas Musclecars. 660 rwhp / 611 rwtq

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12-07-2011, 09:59 AM	#2
east TX Muscle cars Drives: 2x 05 Vettes/65'AC cobra/68 camaro Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LONGVIEW, TEXAS Posts: 845	now onto the power plant. 418 CI ls3 stroker CALLIES RODS CALLIES CRANK WIESCO PISTONS PRC 237 HEADS ETMC MONSTER CAM ( over 260/270 duration) *SOLID LIFT* COMP SOLID LIFTERS YELLOW TERRA ADJ ROCKERS AND Big thanks to Kris for giving us a heck of a deal on his slightly used KB 2.8 blower that he took off when he domodded his car. Car will be running the e38 computer 09 vette gas pedal will have a MSD two step for launch control(5000RPM!!!!) TH400 with trans brake that we took out of the 94 camaro car already had a FAB 9" with 4.88 gears Car is a mess right now, lots of wires to tie up, lots of hoses to run, still alot to do. BUT i think you get the picture of what the car will be like. lots more pics to come!!!

12-07-2011, 10:01 AM	#3
Supercharged SS Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Sandy Hook, CT Posts: 11,927	Pretty sweet!!

12-07-2011, 10:10 AM	#4
Camaro21 Drives: SOLD - 2013 M6 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 5,041 View My Garage	Wow !! That's NICE !!

12-07-2011, 10:35 AM	#6
east TX Muscle cars Drives: 2x 05 Vettes/65'AC cobra/68 camaro Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LONGVIEW, TEXAS Posts: 845	we are going to keep her around 1000 HP so we are hoping for mid 8s out of it

12-07-2011, 10:56 AM	#7
Scrappy Doo Drives: Callaway Rogue Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: W8n 4 Snow, Minnesota Posts: 4,738	Looks great. Nice work guys.

12-15-2011, 10:39 AM	#9
east TX Muscle cars Drives: 2x 05 Vettes/65'AC cobra/68 camaro Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LONGVIEW, TEXAS Posts: 845	fired her off last night. now to get to idle tuning and a few other things! more pics and some vids soon to come!

12-15-2011, 04:14 PM	#10
east TX Muscle cars Drives: 2x 05 Vettes/65'AC cobra/68 camaro Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LONGVIEW, TEXAS Posts: 845	33x17x15 tires!

12-28-2011, 06:23 PM	#11
east TX Muscle cars Drives: 2x 05 Vettes/65'AC cobra/68 camaro Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LONGVIEW, TEXAS Posts: 845	Car went on the dyno yesterday 8 PSI on 100OCT fuel not race fuel yet did 601 to the tires. the dyno shows over 200 HP driveline loss on this car. it can read neg HP reading to show you how much your driveline is eating up. these monster 33" slicks, the 9",th400 with a 5000 stall all eat up a ton of HP so we are VERY happy with over 600 to the tires on only 8 psi. more info to come as we turn up the boost next week and get some vids up!

01-02-2012, 09:36 AM	#13
east TX Muscle cars Drives: 2x 05 Vettes/65'AC cobra/68 camaro Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LONGVIEW, TEXAS Posts: 845	Thanks for the props man! yea we should be hitting the track in about two weeks!

01-10-2012, 05:13 PM	#14
east TX Muscle cars Drives: 2x 05 Vettes/65'AC cobra/68 camaro Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LONGVIEW, TEXAS Posts: 845	ok well the car only could make 10 PSI without over spinning the little 2.8 so it was time to do a little custom work. I decided that the intake was a huge restriction so i made a new one and put a 102 MM TB on there. now she is at 14 psi with no pulley swaps!