PQs Camaro [COTW 9/20/10]

[Mr Twisty]

Originally Posted by PQ

Well, Chris had a good point. I was kinda feeling down a bit for not being able to complete the task, so to speak, and he gave me a gem from his father in law.

"Who the **** do you think you are?"



Respect to the pros. I could do the cam I have no doubt. But considering my time constraints and the recent bout of engine failures, I don't want to leave anything to chance. So I figured why not let one of the best take a stab.

I used to respect elders opinions, then I became one and realized we just bull$hit on a higher level than young folk .....
.....The old goat makes a good point tho

[SSE 4 2SS]

Originally Posted by MisterCamaro69

I used to respect elders opinions, then I became one and realized we just bull$hit on a higher level than young folk .....
.....The old goat makes a good point tho

We've learned how to And make it sound believable...

[speedster]

You will be happy you did. Don't sweat it. You can't be GREAT at everything...

I used to build race engines up north and haven't touched the last two. Kinda nice for a change.

Take a breather and go have a beer...or twelve. Drink a couple of beers and say "Randy, would you rather be agonizing over changing the cam or having these beers?" The answer is self-evident.

[mlee]

...and I was really looking forward to 32 pages of Cam thread...

[Darth_Emma]

Originally Posted by PQ

Well, Chris had a good point. I was kinda feeling down a bit for not being able to complete the task, so to speak, and he gave me a gem from his father in law.

"Who the **** do you think you are?"



Respect to the pros. I could do the cam I have no doubt. But considering my time constraints and the recent bout of engine failures, I don't want to leave anything to chance. So I figured why not let one of the best take a stab.

OMG! You have done so much to your car already. The 5th gen Camaro is not like a 1st gen where it's all mechanical. These cars have so many computer-assisted functions that it is nearly impossible to get it perfect if you haven't invested in the diagnostic tools (EXPENSIVE diagnostic tools) that only shops can really justify buying because they work on so many cars. So, going to Vengeance saves you from having to spend even more money to buy things you might only use once to diagnose your problem.

Also, Vengeance has worked on many more cars than any of us ever could (unless you are a professional mechanic) and they know where all the little quirks can hide. Besides, this is their livelihood. Don't deny them a chance to make an honest buck for doing a good job.

I know what you mean though. I felt pretty smug when I put my own XM antenna on my car by myself. I'm going to put my heritage grill on with the help of a friend this weekend (thanks, Todd!). But, I know where my limits are. I would never do anything like you have done such as putting on a supercharger. I'm happy to let the guys at IPS make my car sing. It's well worth it.

You should be proud of what you've done with your car. I am very impressed. But, I'm also impressed that you know when the best thing for you and your car is to let the guys at Vengeance work some magic to make it perfect.

You rock!

[Mr Twisty]

Originally Posted by SSE 4 2SS

We've learned how to And make it sound believable...

Now they know all our secrets ... well... some of em

Originally Posted by mlee

...and I was really looking forward to 32 pages of Cam thread...

He just did 3200 post thread of "guess how many quarters in my console"

...ok, 3200 is high... I guess 476 posts

[PQ]

Originally Posted by MisterCamaro69

I used to respect elders opinions, then I became one and realized we just bull$hit on a higher level than young folk .....

..............

Originally Posted by SSE 4 2SS

We've learned how to And make it sound believable...

We may be3 on to something here. LOL

Originally Posted by speedster

You will be happy you did. Don't sweat it. You can't be GREAT at everything...

I used to build race engines up north and haven't touched the last two. Kinda nice for a change.

Take a breather and go have a beer...or twelve. Drink a couple of beers and say "Randy, would you rather be agonizing over changing the cam or having these beers?" The answer is self-evident.

Agreed. And the problem would have been from having the beers AND installing the cam.....

Originally Posted by mlee

...and I was really looking forward to 32 pages of Cam thread...

Originally Posted by Darth_Emma

OMG! You have done so much to your car already. The 5th gen Camaro is not like a 1st gen where it's all mechanical. These cars have so many computer-assisted functions that it is nearly impossible to get it perfect if you haven't invested in the diagnostic tools (EXPENSIVE diagnostic tools) that only shops can really justify buying because they work on so many cars. So, going to Vengeance saves you from having to spend even more money to buy things you might only use once to diagnose your problem.

Also, Vengeance has worked on many more cars than any of us ever could (unless you are a professional mechanic) and they know where all the little quirks can hide. Besides, this is their livelihood. Don't deny them a chance to make an honest buck for doing a good job.

I know what you mean though. I felt pretty smug when I put my own XM antenna on my car by myself. I'm going to put my heritage grill on with the help of a friend this weekend (thanks, Todd!). But, I know where my limits are. I would never do anything like you have done such as putting on a supercharger. I'm happy to let the guys at IPS make my car sing. It's well worth it.

You should be proud of what you've done with your car. I am very impressed. But, I'm also impressed that you know when the best thing for you and your car is to let the guys at Vengeance work some magic to make it perfect.

You rock!

It's true. I've denied someone of making money installing my door panels, Bushings, Sway Bars, Drop Springs, Coilovers, Heritage Grill, Hood Spears, Headers, Exhaust, Cold Air Intake, Lower Control Arms, Catch Can, Center Gauge Leather, Supercharger and whatever else................

Time to stop being so selfish and help out the economy.

Nice way to look at it.

Originally Posted by MisterCamaro69

He just did 3200 post thread of "guess how many quarters in my console"

...ok, 3200 is high... I guess 476 posts

[Darth_Emma]

Originally Posted by PQ

Time to stop being so selfish and help out the economy.

Nice way to look at it.

That's not exactly what I said...

[CamaroKid300]

Let me know when your car is done...I'll go pick it up for you and bring it back to ya!

[PQ]

Originally Posted by tkrupinski

Check your boost numbers on the dyno and then drive the car on the street and check your boost. I have an LS3 with a Maggie/roto fab and made 9.1 on the dyno with the hood open. On the street at redline 1st-3rd gears max boost is 8.6. My tuner and myself stumbled onto this when I dropped to a 3.4 pulley. We did confirm that our boost gauges were reading the exact same psi.

With the fastlane intake mine gets all it's air from inside the bumper behind the foglight. I'll check it out though.

Originally Posted by Darth_Emma

That's not exactly what I said...

Ya but my joke is funny.

Originally Posted by CamaroKid300

Let me know when your car is done...I'll go pick it up for you and bring it back to ya!

Bring it to Mobile. Lol

[Mr Twisty]

Frank Zappa saw your new sig... "GREAT googlymoogly!"

... I agreed even though I never understood his art, but "Don't eat the yellow snow" is quite profound.

[PQ]

My dad loved that dude. Hell, I guess you could say I was the next Gen. Dweezil and Moon were the bom........

[Mr Twisty]

He could play that guitar!

look what I found... she's so sweet
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153794

[Darth_Emma]

Is it done yet????