Friday the 13th + 700 hp + Goodyear Eagle F1s + rain = DISASTER! - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

bwk1971 · 06-26-2014, 02:54 PM

I just about had my car where I wanted it cosmetically and performance...then this

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I've already started the rebuild, but man, I waited all those cold months to break out the convertible and now I have to wait longer.

URBAN LEGEND · 06-26-2014, 02:58 PM

Got to slow it down in the wet. No way around it.

bwk1971 · 06-26-2014, 03:14 PM

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Got to slow it down in the wet. No way around it.

Yes indeed. I know it is hard to believe, but I actually had my sons in the car and I was not speeding. We were actually returning from having the car aligned. Wasted money, because I now need another alignment.

I started up a hill in a 30 MPH zone and slip sliding away we went! Felt like ice. Fortunately not much damage. These photos were taken a few days later:

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LuckyZL-1 · 06-26-2014, 08:25 PM

Oh man that sucks! Hate seeing that!

kevinw · 06-26-2014, 08:59 PM

wow, you lucked out. looks like rear diffuser was only visible body damage. hang in there. i feel for you. good thing you and sons all ok. good luck. she looks good in the subsequent pics.

bwk1971 · 06-26-2014, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kevinw

wow, you lucked out. looks like rear diffuser was only visible body damage. hang in there. i feel for you. good thing you and sons all ok. good luck. she looks good in the subsequent pics.

Hey thanks. The diffuser snapped back on but the RPI ZL1 splitter (fiberglass) was demolished.

SS PANTHER · 06-27-2014, 04:13 AM

Lucky for you and your sons. Glad to see there was not much damage and your ready to roll again. Were you getting aligned after springs?

TommyTheCat · 06-27-2014, 04:30 AM

700 horsepower but street legal?
if you say so (;

bwk1971 · 06-27-2014, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by TommyTheCat

700 horsepower but street legal?
if you say so (;

Yes sir! 100% street legal where I live.

bwk1971 · 06-27-2014, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by SS PANTHER

Lucky for you and your sons. Glad to see there was not much damage and your ready to roll again. Were you getting aligned after springs?

Thanks! Yes, I installed springs, toe rods, trailing arms, and sways, so this happened on my way back. I was told that no one close to me would do an alignment on a lowered car so I was forced to go to a shop in Manassas, Virginia, approximately 2 hours away with traffic. I never drive in the rain but was caught in the rain on the drive back. Now I have to go back and get another alignment today.

However, I have found a local shop that others have used. We'll see if they can do it.

Camero5 · 06-27-2014, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by bwk1971

Yes indeed. I know it is hard to believe, but I actually had my sons in the car and I was not speeding. We were actually returning from having the car aligned. Wasted money, because I now need another alignment.

I started up a hill in a 30 MPH zone and slip sliding away we went! Felt like ice. Fortunately not much damage. These photos were taken a few days later:

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Tires just bad in the rain? Trying to understand how you just started sliding. Kinda scares me a lil since I run the same tires and will be in the same power range in a few weeks.

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bwk1971 · 06-27-2014, 08:55 AM

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Tires just bad in the rain? Trying to understand how you just started sliding. Kinda scares me a lil since I run the same tires and will be in the same power range in a few weeks.

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I'm sure my lack of experience in the rain with those tires played a role. Like I said above, it was a 30 MPH zone I was going downhill in a lower gear, then as I headed up the hill I gave it gas in the same gear so I think the torque from the low gear caused me to lose traction an then I probably panicked and over corrected. I wasn't speeding but I'm sure my inexperience and driver error certainly played a role. Just glad my boys were ok and the car only sustained minor damage. Just be very careful in the rain (and cold weather). By the way, congrats on the power upgrade!

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Camero5 · 06-27-2014, 01:41 PM

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I'm sure my lack of experience in the rain with those tires played a role. Like I said above, it was a 30 MPH zone I was going downhill in a lower gear, then as I headed up the hill I gave it gas in the same gear so I think the torque from the low gear caused me to lose traction an then I probably panicked and over corrected. I wasn't speeding but I'm sure my inexperience and driver error certainly played a role. Just glad my boys were ok and the car only sustained minor damage. Just be very careful in the rain (and cold weather). By the way, congrats on the power upgrade!

That makes sense. I've had some close calls myself in my old SS while in a lower gear.

Glad everyone is okay.

Thanks - can't wait to get back from my three week vacation and pick it up. Almost want to stay here so I can have it sooner. Haha

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06-26-2014, 02:54 PM	#1
bwk1971 Res Ipsa Loquitur Drives: 2013 Camaro SS Vert Supercharged Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 726	Friday the 13th + 700 hp + Goodyear Eagle F1s + rain = DISASTER! I just about had my car where I wanted it cosmetically and performance...then this : I've already started the rebuild, but man, I waited all those cold months to break out the convertible and now I have to wait longer. __________________ "STREET LEGAL" 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Convertible -- 2.9l Whipple Supercharger, CDC SportBar, Cordon CR-1 and MRR M017 wheels, Hex Vents, RPI ZL1 Splitter, CAI, Pfadt Tri-Y Headers, high-flow cats, ZR1 3 bar map sensor, ZL1 fuel pump, 3.875" pulley, ADM FPCM, 1LE PCV Oil Separator Kit, Elite Catch Can, APEX scoop and washer bottle relocation kit, Hotchkis lowering springs, BMR sways, BMR toe rods, BMR trailing arms, 620 rwhp, 564 rwtq, and tuned by Andrew Zurick of Complete Street Performance by way of Maryland Speed.

06-26-2014, 02:58 PM	#2
URBAN LEGEND Drives: 20 X3M CP & 19 ZL1 1LE A10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Brenham, TX Posts: 3,517	Got to slow it down in the wet. No way around it. __________________ 🔺22 RS E TRON GT 🔺21 Model S Plaid

06-26-2014, 08:25 PM	#4
LuckyZL-1 Ragtop Rocket!!! Drives: Black on Black Convertible Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 809	Oh man that sucks! Hate seeing that! __________________ 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

06-27-2014, 09:00 AM	#13
bwk1971 Res Ipsa Loquitur Drives: 2013 Camaro SS Vert Supercharged Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 726	__________________ "STREET LEGAL" 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Convertible -- 2.9l Whipple Supercharger, CDC SportBar, Cordon CR-1 and MRR M017 wheels, Hex Vents, RPI ZL1 Splitter, CAI, Pfadt Tri-Y Headers, high-flow cats, ZR1 3 bar map sensor, ZL1 fuel pump, 3.875" pulley, ADM FPCM, 1LE PCV Oil Separator Kit, Elite Catch Can, APEX scoop and washer bottle relocation kit, Hotchkis lowering springs, BMR sways, BMR toe rods, BMR trailing arms, 620 rwhp, 564 rwtq, and tuned by Andrew Zurick of Complete Street Performance by way of Maryland Speed.

06-26-2014, 08:59 PM	#5
kevinw Drives: 2013 Black 2 LT vert Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: kansas city Posts: 1,765	wow, you lucked out. looks like rear diffuser was only visible body damage. hang in there. i feel for you. good thing you and sons all ok. good luck. she looks good in the subsequent pics.

06-27-2014, 04:13 AM	#7
SS PANTHER Drives: 2013 SS Supercharged Convertible Join Date: May 2013 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,714	Lucky for you and your sons. Glad to see there was not much damage and your ready to roll again. Were you getting aligned after springs?

06-27-2014, 04:30 AM	#8
TommyTheCat SHKE BKE Drives: 2013 Camaro Join Date: May 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,108	700 horsepower but street legal? if you say so (;