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ZL1-V · 07-01-2013, 04:26 PM

Nice job!

LuckyZL-1 · 07-01-2013, 04:57 PM

Nice!

sportyb24 · 07-01-2013, 05:25 PM

Beautiful numbers!!!

jessrayo · 07-01-2013, 08:56 PM

I'm pretty impressed with the torque. And the forged motor should hold up no matter how much I throw at it. It looks like I'm going to be able to pick it up on Wed.... Then on July 13th I'm planning on testing it at Eagles Canyon Raceway in north Texas if anyone wants to come out it is an open to the public on that day.

oldfriend · 07-01-2013, 09:02 PM

No fan in front of this animal ?

SamHouseIII · 07-01-2013, 11:16 PM

Nice ride....I will be following this....

jessrayo · 07-02-2013, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SamHouseIII

Nice ride....I will be following this....

Hey Sam, Have you ever been down to Eagles Canyon? You should stop by, it is not that far from Witchita Falls... Guarantee you would have a blast!

jessrayo · 07-04-2013, 08:32 PM

I have had the car home for 24 hours and have put 200 miles on it. It is absolutely amazing. 700+ wheel horsepower is a very nice sensation. I'm a little surprised by the number of people that just stare at the car. I figured when I bought it there were so many Camaros out there no one would notice me. Definitely not the case, one guy nearly caused an accident watching my car sit a light. I took a photo of the dyno sheet. Remember it had a pulley, intake and tune before ADM even touched it. It runs like a crotch rocket right now..... Thanks again Andy!

Chevrolet Customer Svc · 07-07-2013, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jessrayo

Hello,
I'm new to this ZL1 forum and new to the Camaro. I have finally come through to the end of a long drawn out and ugly divorce. Prior to the divorce I had a CTS-V that was highly modified. I regularly ran the car at a local racetrack but honestly the Cadillac takes a lot of work to make it a reasonable track car. Anyway, I was forced to sell the car or pay the ex the entire sum of the modification receipts. So last Saturday I found a used ZL1 in McKinney, Tx, I bought it and on Tuesday it was in the shop. Here is the plan on the build:
6.8 stroker motor with forged crank, rods, and pistons.
Linenfelter Heads, radical camshaft.
Headers, no cats, stock mufflers with bypass switch manual override to "hush" headers
Intercooler upgrade, fuel pump upgrade, transmission swap (manual) to match the output shaft on stroker crank. Various pulleys, injectors, etc to handle the power increases.

Replacing rear linkage suspension bushings, and milling of spacers to run 19" rims that I used for track rubber on CTS-V.

I'm hoping the car will dyno at least 750 whp on 91 octane. Car will have 2 tunes on a hand loader, one for 91 octane and one tune for 110 octane race gas that is sold at my local track.

Build is being done by ADM Performance in Lewisville, TX. Andy is an authorized Lingenfelter builder and distributor and he does great work. Can't say enough about how he works with a customer.

Don't know if I can figure out how to post pics but stick a couple on here.

I tried to put them on as attachments.

jessrayo,

Welcome to Camaro5 and congratulations on your new ZL1! You should find plenty of excitement by driving that powerful vehicle. Best of luck moving forward and you're more than welcome to PM us with any questions!

Regards,

William R.
Chevrolet Customer Care

thebeast916 · 07-07-2013, 03:29 PM

That thing is a monster

sportyb24 · 07-07-2013, 03:47 PM

Dang can't wait to get a bit more outta mines!!

jessrayo · 07-07-2013, 03:59 PM

Thanks for the support and encouragement. I took it out to Eagles Canyon yesterday. When I tried to mount my race rubber I did not feel the added width of the wheel spacer and the added thickness of the TSW rim left enough thread to safely run hot laps. I only had about 3 threads on each lug nut. I was very disappointed. The mechanic at pinnacle racing (Greg) is going to put longer studs on it for me. I should be able to drive out there next Saturday, get in and run laps... maybe I can take some video.... haven't figured all the high tech stuff out yet...lol.

jessrayo · 07-07-2013, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Chevrolet Customer Svc

jessrayo,

Welcome to Camaro5 and congratulations on your new ZL1! You should find plenty of excitement by driving that powerful vehicle. Best of luck moving forward and you're more than welcome to PM us with any questions!

Regards,

William R.
Chevrolet Customer Care

Thanks William,
I'm almost 50 years old and have loved performance cars all my life. I must admit that for many years I was not thrilled with GM products but this Camaro really feels solid. My daily driver is a Cruze eco with the manual trans and that car hit the nail on the head also. I tell everyone that asks me that GM is making some quality stuff right now. Americans really do like a car that will perform even though we don't have an autobahn.... (I'm still hoping someday someone in this country will figure out if you take off the artificially imposed speed limits and force people to concentrate on driving, the highways are actually safer.) But, I digress, Chevy is making some good stuff these days at prices that make the rest of the world take notice. Over-engineering may actually pay off. I couldn't build a car like this if the foundation didn't have a lot of over-engineering in it. Tell your bosses I said thanks!

DwRed1LTV6 · 07-07-2013, 05:28 PM

Congrats on the ZL1 !!

Just wow at the power
to the rear wheels Awssuuuummm !

07-01-2013, 04:57 PM	#16
LuckyZL-1 Ragtop Rocket!!! Drives: Black on Black Convertible Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 809	Nice! __________________ ADM built 2013 Triple Black ZL-1 Convertible M6 ADM custom cam, LPE stage 2 heads with dual valve springs, LS-3 ported throttle body, LPE 2 piece pulley, LPE overdrive balancer, 10% overdrive pulley, ported supercharger inlet, ADM race intake system, stainless works 1-7/8 headers, Injector Dynamics injectors, ADM heat exchanger, ADM dual fuel pump system, ADM exhaust switch, ADM 3 tunes tuning package. 744rwhp 727rwtq

07-01-2013, 05:25 PM	#17
sportyb24 Romanian Outlaw Drives: 13 ZL1 , 14 Silverado Crew Cab Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Texas Baby Posts: 1,082	Beautiful numbers!!! __________________ [/SIGPIC]2013 Camaro ZL1 M6

07-01-2013, 11:16 PM	#20
SamHouseIII I Carry! Drives: 2013 CRT ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Fletcher, Ok Posts: 2,722	Nice ride....I will be following this.... __________________ I am a Modaholic!! Please Help!! Do Not feed my addicition....See build... http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=261540 From Oklahoma, Join us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/okcamaros/

07-04-2013, 08:32 PM	#22
jessrayo Speed Freak Drives: 2013 ZL1 Camaro, 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ardmore, OK Posts: 2,637 View My Garage	I have had the car home for 24 hours and have put 200 miles on it. It is absolutely amazing. 700+ wheel horsepower is a very nice sensation. I'm a little surprised by the number of people that just stare at the car. I figured when I bought it there were so many Camaros out there no one would notice me. Definitely not the case, one guy nearly caused an accident watching my car sit a light. I took a photo of the dyno sheet. Remember it had a pulley, intake and tune before ADM even touched it. It runs like a crotch rocket right now..... Thanks again Andy! Attached Images __________________ 2016 SS -AGP twin Borg Warner 7163 EFR's, LT4 mechanical pump, LT4 injectors, Walbro 255 low side, Castrol SRF. 734whp/759 tq 2013 ZL1 -ADM - 427 LSX 6 bolt, O-ringed block built by LME. Twin PT6466 turbos. RPM custom manual trans, RPS Quad carbon clutch, 9" Hendrix rear diff & axles. ADM/squash fuel system, Ron Davis radiator, Spal fans, AGP air to air, turbo plumbing. LPE oil cooler, rear bushing upgrade, roll bar...etc. rwhp 1400+... 212.5mph, best Texas mile to date.

07-07-2013, 03:47 PM	#25
sportyb24 Romanian Outlaw Drives: 13 ZL1 , 14 Silverado Crew Cab Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Texas Baby Posts: 1,082	Dang can't wait to get a bit more outta mines!! __________________ [/SIGPIC]2013 Camaro ZL1 M6

07-01-2013, 04:26 PM	#15
ZL1-V Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,155	Nice job!

07-01-2013, 08:56 PM	#18
jessrayo Speed Freak Drives: 2013 ZL1 Camaro, 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ardmore, OK Posts: 2,637 View My Garage	I'm pretty impressed with the torque. And the forged motor should hold up no matter how much I throw at it. It looks like I'm going to be able to pick it up on Wed.... Then on July 13th I'm planning on testing it at Eagles Canyon Raceway in north Texas if anyone wants to come out it is an open to the public on that day.

07-01-2013, 09:02 PM	#19
oldfriend Drives: Fiat 500 E Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 32.7607/N. 16.95947/W Posts: 7,816 View My Garage	No fan in front of this animal ?

07-07-2013, 03:29 PM	#24
thebeast916 Drives: Blown G8 GT Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 782	That thing is a monster

07-07-2013, 03:59 PM	#26
jessrayo Speed Freak Drives: 2013 ZL1 Camaro, 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ardmore, OK Posts: 2,637 View My Garage	Thanks for the support and encouragement. I took it out to Eagles Canyon yesterday. When I tried to mount my race rubber I did not feel the added width of the wheel spacer and the added thickness of the TSW rim left enough thread to safely run hot laps. I only had about 3 threads on each lug nut. I was very disappointed. The mechanic at pinnacle racing (Greg) is going to put longer studs on it for me. I should be able to drive out there next Saturday, get in and run laps... maybe I can take some video.... haven't figured all the high tech stuff out yet...lol. __________________ 2016 SS -AGP twin Borg Warner 7163 EFR's, LT4 mechanical pump, LT4 injectors, Walbro 255 low side, Castrol SRF. 734whp/759 tq 2013 ZL1 -ADM - 427 LSX 6 bolt, O-ringed block built by LME. Twin PT6466 turbos. RPM custom manual trans, RPS Quad carbon clutch, 9" Hendrix rear diff & axles. ADM/squash fuel system, Ron Davis radiator, Spal fans, AGP air to air, turbo plumbing. LPE oil cooler, rear bushing upgrade, roll bar...etc. rwhp 1400+... 212.5mph, best Texas mile to date.

07-07-2013, 05:28 PM	#28
DwRed1LTV6 Drives: '11 VR 2LT HHr Join Date: May 2011 Location: Gateway to the West Posts: 2,721	Congrats on the ZL1 !! Just wow at the power to the rear wheels Awssuuuummm ! __________________ 2011 Hhr Formerly known as Silver85IrocZ !!