TCAT Emerges! Summit White Turbocharged! [COTW 8/15/11]

[TCAT]

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*****Updated pics as of 4/14/13*****:














































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For as long as I can remember I have wanted a Camaro. I originally wanted a 1969 Camaro to fully restore in every which way I want. Unfortunately, the cost of such restoration would take a lot of time and money, and it's currently impractical. So, that rebuild will be for another time in my life .

In the past, I have owned several vehicles in the past with only 1 being a sports car. I must say, owning a sports car was addicting for me, as I loved every aspect about it. My first car I ever paid for was a sports car, and I didn't do much modification to it other than installing aftermarket mufflers/tips, and window tint. I was a new college student at the time, and the money to mod. wasn't there. It didn't matter to me much because I loved it no matter what I could or couldn't do to it. I sold that car for a newer vehicle for a luxury 4 door car that was smooth as silk and drove great. The next vehicle was a lifted truck, which allowed me to carry anything and everything from school stuff to hobbies (snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.). However, to sum it up, I was bored as all heck with the vehicles I owned after my sports car and I always missed it. NOTHING compared to the ownership of a sports car in my opinion.

So, that brings me back to the present day. I was shopping for vehicles for a long time before I finally came across the PERFECT vehicle for me on the internet. This time, I HAD to be back in a sports car. There were only certain features and a price range I was able to afford comfortably. To be honest, I wasn't sure I was going to be able to afford a Camaro SS just yet, because some came much too loaded for my price range. I was looking at a bunch of different types of sports cars like the 5.0 mustang, 370Z, etc. Luckily things fells through with the other options because as my search continued, I finally came across two 2011 Camaro SS's in California. Both were a 1SS (non RS) with only the options I needed, and within my price range. The only difference between the two were one of them had a factory Hurst shifter installed, and the other had the upgraded sound system. The prices were almost identical, and I was ecstatic! I found both of these cars brand new at different dealers through a price comparison website, and then started looking for any discounts off MSRP. After having a bunch of dealerships compete with eachother on pricing, I finally found a local dealer that I wanted to work a deal with. I went to test drive the vehicle on a Saturday afternoon in May and came home with this!!!:

Naturally, I went with the SS that came with the Hurst shifter , ha-ha.

The first day I brought it home from the dealership!!....and the love for it grew stronger. Ha-ha


This was one of the best days in my life, and I was so excited to bring it home. On the way home, I couldn't believe how many people looked at the car as I went past them. It was a complete head turner.

AND......the mods began soon after

Current mods to date and the links (work in progress!):

Power-train & Computer modifications:

• Turbonetics Single 76mm Turbocharger (w/ 60lb/hr Injectors) @ 10.6psi, & 7# wastegate springs
• Custom Dynotune using SCT software (Tune by Lance Keck, used and rented Creations N' Chrome Dynojet dynomometer)
• SCT Handheld X3 Tuning Programmer
• Flowmaster 3" Catback with Polished SR 5" double walled, straight cut, rolled tips, with custom axel-back portion using Center/Offset 3" Universal Magnaflow Mufflers
• RX Products Summit White Catch can & breather kit
• VMAX CNC Ported Throttle Body and painted Summit White
• ADM Twin Fuel Pump System
• Granatelli Motorsports (GMS) Red High Temperature Spark Plug Wires
• Red High Temperature Thermal Heat Shield Protection Spark Plug Wire Boots/Sleeves
• FilterMag (SS-300) oil filter magnet
  
• Fumoto Quickvalve (F107SW) oil drain valve

Interior (Appearance included) Modifications:

• Clazzio Quilted/Diamond Pattern Seats with Black shell/Black insert and white double stitching. Chevy "SS" emblems on the headrest.
• AutoMeter Dualpod Pillar
• AEM TruBoost electronic boost control gauge
• AEM Fuel Pressure gauge
• Ultra-gauge multi- purpose performance gauge
• Summit White Painted Instrument cluster bezel
• Summit White Painted Steering wheel trim
• Summit White Painted Shifter bezel
• Smoothed and painted Gloss Black Center Console
• Smoothed and painted Summit White Center Console long trim (aka kick panels) panels
• Hexis 30000 White Carbon Fiber Vinyl wrapped Door Panels & Dash trim
• Hexis 30000 Black Carbon Fiber Vinyl wrapped sun visors with custom Turbo airbag warning stickers
• Factory Hurst Short Throw Shifter with custom drilled Reversed Eight Ball knob
• SRP Racing Pedals- black with silver rivets
• Heads-up Display (HUD) installed
• JWM Colorshift LED dome/map light with remote control, & a blue LED trunk light
• EmblemPros Rear Cup Holder Delete Lighting Switchplate (custom labeled and allows me to activate/deactivate certain LED's around the vehicle)
• McNord Custom White Carbon Speedometer and Tachometer Gauge Faces (Turbo pic, SS emblem, Chevy bow-tie, and custom text)
• Trunk Net (believe it or not, this helps a lot with holding all the cleaning supplies we all use at car shows.

Exterior Appearance Modifications:

• Rideskinz Aggressor Front Bumper w/LED foglights. It has powdercoated mesh, and real carbon fiber accents . (coming soon)
• Stillen Bodykit (Front splitter, side-skirts, and rear spats)
• Vertical Doors Inc. vertical door hinge kit
• 20" TSW Nurburgring Rotary Forged Lightweight Wheels 20"x 9" Front/20"x10" Rear Powdercoated Gloss Black w/Red Pinstripe done by yours truly using a Beugler Pinstriping Tool with 1-Shot "Bright Red" paint.
• Unrestricted Motorsports Rear Dovetail Spoiler painted Summit White with Real Carbon Fiber Laid on the Front
• AMS Carbon Fiber hood w/custom paint (hood spears left in carbon fiber, and clearcoated)
• AAC LED Concept Side-Markers painted Summit White
• AAC Custom retrofitted Projector HID Headlights w/6K bulbs, satin black painted housing, and Colorshift 2.0 Halos with remote control
• AAC LED Switchback Turn Signal/Day time running lights
• AAC Colorshift 2.0 Control Box unit
• AAC/Oracle "SS" GoBo LED Projectors
• Six 36" Colorshfit LED Strips (two each under side of the car, two for the front grills, two for engine bay)
• Six 15" Colorshift LED Strips (two for engine cover, two for the front fender vents, and two for the footwell lighting)
• Colorshift Rear Chevy LED Bowtie w/inner bowtie painted Summit White
• 3D Carbon Front Fender Vents
• G2 White Brake Caliper Paint (with Brembo High Temp decals)
• Grillcraft Black Mesh Powdercoated MX series upper grille
• AAC Concept LED Side Mirrors (coming soon)
  
• TrimWorks Black Carbon Fiber Vinyl Wrapped Roof Molding
• Gloss Black Painted Tail-light bezels (done by Lupe)
• Hexis 30000 Black Carbon Fiber Vinyl wrapped custom side mirror design, and side mirror bezels
• JWM License Plate White LED's
• JDM Blue Fog light LED's
• Headlight Armour Headlight shield and turn signal shield protection kit
• MNP Customs Rear Fascia Vinyl Black-out in "Gloss Black"
• Custom cut Front Fascia Gloss Blackout by myself using Hexis 30000 vinyl.
• Custom cut Lower Fascia Gloss Blackout by myself using Hexis 30000 vinyl
• Custom cut Hash Marks by myself using Hexis 30000 vinyl.
• Gloss Black Vinyl Wrapped Roof done by myself using 3M 1080 vinyl (coming soon)
  
• Technostalgia LED Taillights with Afterburner, Rapid brake function, and Sequential ability.
• Summit White/Black Painted Engine Cover w/ custom mesh cutouts and lighting (done by the amazing Lupe). The engine cover I lit up as well with colorshift LED's.
• White Carbon Fiber Hydrodipped Fuse Box Cover (by EmblemPros)
• GM Black SS Valve Stem Caps w/ White SS Logo.
• Matte Black Mailslot
• Matte Black Rear SS Emblem
• Matte Black Stillen Side Skirt "Air Ducts"
• 3M Scotchtal Red Vinyl Pinstriping on the hash marks, front fascia, and rear fascia
• AC Delco Locking Gas Cap (coded to use my car key)
  

Suspension Modifications:

• Pedders HD Subframe bushings
• Pedders HD Differential bushings
• Pedders HD Radius Rod bushings
• BC Racing ER Coil-overs
• Whiteline Front and Rear Sway Bars
• Granatelli Motorsports (GMS) Rear Trailing Arms
• Granatelli Motorsports (GMS) Adjustable Toe Arms
• Granatelli Motorsports (GMS) Front and Rear Sway Bar End-links
• Granatelli Motorsports (GMS) Rear Sway Bar End Link Stiffening Gussets
• Momentum Autosports Tunnel Brace

[TCAT]

As I saved money for mods, I wanted to get a lot of them installed at the same time to save me time and money. All the work was done by Hess Motorsports in Anaheim, CA. Thanks again guys if your reading this.

The first mods were performed within owning the car for a month or so, and that was window tint (just a step below limo tint, as I love when you can see just a tad through the window).

The rest of the mods were installed all by Hess. They include:

Pfadt drop springs
RPI color matched bowties (front and back)
Flowmaster American Thunder Cat-back
CAI intake,
20"x9"Fr. & 20"x10"R TSW Nurburgring wheels (powdercoated gloss black)
APEX CAGS eliminator

This is how the car turned out after the first string of mods. I was VERY pleased with the results.

[TCAT]

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So, that brings me to the most recent string of modifications (which were done this past weekend July 15-17) which I am incredibly happy about. The car has completely transformed with the recent addition of:

Carbon hood with custom paintjob (the hood spears were left carbon ) Mike at Hess did an AMAZING job on the paint!
Whiteline sway bars
MPD-1 rear spoiler
RPI black-out side markers,
RPI tail-light black-outs
HUD installed













This car makes me proud every time I look at it and drive it, and it turns heads everywhere I go. I have never owned a car that has done that before, and now I know why all of you LOVE modding your car. There is extreme pride and passion that goes into it.

[TCAT]

Since my 2011 didn't come with a HUD system installed, I figured I'd have it installed. I ordered all the parts from a gm supplier. With the help of a fantastic camaro5 member who makes a harness for the HUD system to function, we installed one in my car the same weekend the hood and spoiler, etc were put on. The member that helped me was kind enough to drive across states to install the HUD. Here's some pictures of the dash and interior components spread out in the garage . As you can imagine, I was a little nervous seeing my car in temporary ruins, ha-ha, but I had trust. I'll get some pics of the what the HUD looks like when it's on as well.

[TCAT]

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Updated pics as of 10/17/11. I updated this post because I figured having these pics on the front page will make it easier for people to view, instead of searching through each page for updates ).

List of new mods:

-Turbonetics turbo w/dyno tune
-Autometer Dual Pod Pillar
-AEM digital gauges: AEM Tru-Boost controller, AEM fuel pressure gauges (both with white face plate/black bezel to match the car)
-ADM twin fuel pumps
-RX Products catch can/breather kit painted SW
-Heritage Grill painted SW
-Stillen body kit painted SW
-White carbon fiber vinyl door panels and dash trim
-Black carbon fiber vinyl in custom cutout on side mirrors and side mirror bezel
-Painted engine/fuse box cover white (I did that myself)
-Painted interior trim pieces SW: gauge bezel, shifter bezel, steering wheel trim
-White carbon fiber vinyl bowties (I did that myself)
-SRP racing pedals
-Knight Rider mailslot light scanner (option of red & blue light)
-AAC SW sidemarkers w/clear lenses
-Painted tiallight bezels SW
-Camaro badges removed (Much cleaner look by the way)

[Camaro_krazee]

Wowzers! Love the hood mods! Looks super!

I choose Summit White for my 2012 Camaro that's on order. I am definitely doing hood spears and some sort of side stripe. I can hardly wait!

Thanks for sharing your pics! I'm totally jealous!

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[bajamoon]

Congrats bro. Looks awesome. The wheels and spoiler are on my list. Can't wait to see it in person.

[Inferno LS3]

Looks good Tommy, keep them heads turning!

[TCAT]

Thanks Jason! I'm excited for the furute of this thing. I hope it can see boost in the next 12 months along with all of the other mods listed as near future mods. You car is coming along amazing man. I can't wait to see it in person again.

[bajamoon]

Tommy you going to the fueled by the fallen meet at camino real on the 14th?

[Inferno LS3]

Originally Posted by TCAT

Thanks Jason! I'm excited for the furute of this thing. I hope it can see boost in the next 12 months along with all of the other mods listed as near future mods. You car is coming along amazing man. I can't wait to see it in person again.

If you didn't paint that hood white I would steal it off your car! LOL

[bajamoon]

Originally Posted by Inferno LS3

If you didn't paint that hood white I would steal it off your car! LOL

Haha. I'm thinking about doing a black hood and trunk but not sure I want my iom hood laying around lol

[TCAT]

Originally Posted by Inferno LS3

If you didn't paint that hood white I would steal it off your car! LOL

Hahahaha, that would be classic. I come outside and bam, all I see is engine. I'd just think, "Oh no biggie, Jason took the hood again for the weekend. He'll bring it back Sunday night".

[TCAT]

The Camino Real Chevrolet event sounds great, and for an amazing cause. I'll have to see if I can make that one. It would be a blast.

[Inferno LS3]

Originally Posted by TCAT

Hahahaha, that would be classic. I come outside and bam, all I see is engine. I'd just think, "Oh no biggie, Jason took the hood again for the weekend. He'll bring it back Sunday night".

I told Leo the same thing. I want a CF hood badly. Just can't figure which one.

[Inferno LS3]

Originally Posted by TCAT

Hahahaha, that would be classic. I come outside and bam, all I see is engine. I'd just think, "Oh no biggie, Jason took the hood again for the weekend. He'll bring it back Sunday night".

Are you gonna put hood pins in it?

[Scott@Bjorn3D]

VERY Interesting. Everyone has been saying dealer had to take windshield out to get dash out to fix heater core. Looks like you did not have to take your windshield out.

[TCAT]

Originally Posted by Inferno LS3

Are you gonna put hood pins in it?

I thought about that as well. I have been asking around and pins are the safe route to go, but it seems to be stable enough as is for daily use. For the amount of street use my car sees as a daily driver, hood pins may be overboard. However, if I was going to take it to the quarter mile track a lot, I'd feel more comfortable putting pins in it. To be honest, what i would really do is convert it to a rear opening hood (I think revolution styling has a mechanism to do it), as I don't like the look of hood pins.

[TCAT]

Originally Posted by Scott@Bjorn3D

VERY Interesting. Everyone has been saying dealer had to take windshield out to get dash out to fix heater core. Looks like you did not have to take your windshield out.

We installed it completely without taking out the windshield. The only thing you would need to take the windshield out for is if it were being replaced with the proper "HUD" windshield so there is no double image. Otherwise, the installation was pretty straight forward when it came to taking out the dash. It was a little nerve racking watching my dash being cut to install the HUD system and bezel, ha-ha. It turned out great though, and I'm glad I was able to have someone with who actually knew what they were doing.

[TCAT]

Originally Posted by Inferno LS3

I told Leo the same thing. I want a CF hood badly. Just can't figure which one.

What's even more funny, is no weight loss what-so-ever occurs as a result of switching to a carbon hood, lol. The stock hood is light as ever. However, I went with this hood for two reasons, function (it will be perfect to cool my supercharger or turbo in the future), and looks (it looks like it's going to eat people, ha-ha).

[Inferno LS3]

Originally Posted by TCAT

What's even more funny, is no weight loss what-so-ever occurs as a result of switching to a carbon hood, lol. The stock hood is light as ever. However, I went with this hood for two reasons, function (it will be perfect to cool my supercharger or turbo in the future), and looks (it looks like it's going to eat people, ha-ha).

I like CF because I don't have to paint it. Just install and enjoy.

[TCAT]

Very true, especially for a black car. Just have the shop slap some coats of clear on there and you're good to go. It would look amazing man.

[Inferno LS3]

I like the hoods with the windows, and I do want some form of heat extraction.

[TCAT]

Seibon also makes some incredible hoods. The Seibon TS is beastly looking.

[Inferno LS3]

They have a new one I think it's the TT I like. But Siebon doesn't make one with a window. Pyroboy has a prototype RK Carbon fiber one.