What Did You Do To Your Camaro Today?

[jcampos]

Purchased a BMR strut tower brace, my expectations; 0 being no-gain/nothing - to 10 being 100% difference in feel, I expect a 1.

[Stewart]

painted the CAI intake tube over the weekend

[Spec]

Originally Posted by xc_SS/RS

Put it on a flat bed and it was driven to the shop! No idea what happened, just started running rough while I drove through an intersection. No CEL, it had (or was reading) oil pressure that was about the normal pressure at a normal idle (right around 30 psi). But it was idling rough as if it had 7 cylinders and not 8, could smell gas while it idled though.

Didn't drive it far while it was running rough, maybe 80 feet. But a friend of mine and I checked the wires, plugs, put in new plugs thinking one had broken somehow, replaced the ported tb and checked vacuum hoses and found nothing. Was about to check the drivers side valve train but couldn't get the cover off and it was about 10 degrees without windchill so I called a tow truck. One thing we found odd was some weird goopy like substance in the intake manifold as if the gas or air/gas mixture began to condense and formed into a goop or more liquid state which could mean the lines froze or injectors were maybe getting stopped up but I feel like that would've thrown a code or CEL.

The no CEL is really throwing me off but its in good hands now. Hopefully it'll be figured out soon as I already miss it lol just mad that the one time I could have used a CEL or a code there were none thrown.

Had a rocker arm bust on me just before Christmas last year. They had to replace that, and a valve spring on Cylinder 3. When I read through your situation, it sounds very similar to the issue I had. I noticed tho, that the CEL did not come on right away. From the look of things, you probably shut the car down before the CEL came up... you'd notice it flashing on and off for something like this.

Good luck man, let us know what the issue was... also, LS3 or L99?

[Angrybird 12]

Im watching it get covered in a blanket of snow on our security camera

[xc_SS/RS]

Originally Posted by Spec

Had a rocker arm bust on me just before Christmas last year. They had to replace that, and a valve spring on Cylinder 3. When I read through your situation, it sounds very similar to the issue I had. I noticed tho, that the CEL did not come on right away. From the look of things, you probably shut the car down before the CEL came up... you'd notice it flashing on and off for something like this.

Good luck man, let us know what the issue was... also, LS3 or L99?

It's an LS3, currently praying it's just a rocker arm and spring that need replacing and not potentially a rod bearing. After changing the plugs and tb and checking the intake for blockage and vacuum lines I tried it again and it did sound better but not fully fixed. I believe the shop will be looking at it this afternoon so I'll know soon.

After the problem started I pulled over and shut it down. Restarted after I checked the plug wires and checking to see if anything else looked weird, ran for maybe 10-15 seconds. After changing out parts I did the same thing, 10-15 seconds running and shut off. Both times I watched the oil pressure gauge and it read normal oil pressure. No check engine light any time the car was running with the problem.

[Shawno72]

Originally Posted by Stewart

painted the CAI intake tube over the weekend

The contrast is awesome!! Good job

[kmdracer]

Changed trans fluid at 3,000 MI

[xc_SS/RS]

Originally Posted by xc_SS/RS

It's an LS3, currently praying it's just a rocker arm and spring that need replacing and not potentially a rod bearing. After changing the plugs and tb and checking the intake for blockage and vacuum lines I tried it again and it did sound better but not fully fixed. I believe the shop will be looking at it this afternoon so I'll know soon.

After the problem started I pulled over and shut it down. Restarted after I checked the plug wires and checking to see if anything else looked weird, ran for maybe 10-15 seconds. After changing out parts I did the same thing, 10-15 seconds running and shut off. Both times I watched the oil pressure gauge and it read normal oil pressure. No check engine light any time the car was running with the problem.

Update to this:

Getting it towed to a Chevy dealership. Diagnosis so far from this shop is I need a new motor. Two dead cylinders on the passenger side (not holding compression) but the shop owner who looked at the car has no clue why they are dead. We shall see what comes of the two dead cylinders as I don't think I need a new engine. I feel like if I needed a new engine there would have been some sort of a check engine light.

[Shark72]

Today...
Changed oil and filter, drained transmission and refill, drained rear end and refill.
New blood!!

[49North1LE]

Installed the SS logo leather armrest console cover that I ordered through the the parts Dept at the local Chevy dealer. Thinking of covering the OE cover in ultra suede to match the steering wheel & shifter handle.

[chasmanian]

Originally Posted by xc_SS/RS

Update to this:

Getting it towed to a Chevy dealership. Diagnosis so far from this shop is I need a new motor. Two dead cylinders on the passenger side (not holding compression) but the shop owner who looked at the car has no clue why they are dead. We shall see what comes of the two dead cylinders as I don't think I need a new engine. I feel like if I needed a new engine there would have been some sort of a check engine light.

He's not looking at the two cylinders that shut down for the afm is he? Just thinking out loud.

[xc_SS/RS]

Originally Posted by chasmanian

He's not looking at the two cylinders that shut down for the afm is he? Just thinking out loud.

I'm not entirely certain he did check into why they are dead but because of that I'm getting it towed to a Chevy dealership. If I needed a new motor I think a check engine light would have popped up... Right?

[Bobbyrage14SS]

Just placed the order with JDP, Elite Engineering Catch Can, Granatelli vent stripes, and a Roto-Fab Aluminum fuse box cover (white) Time to start makin this bitch pretty

[Spec]

Drove it to work... its so pretty.

And after years of driving this thing, I still struggle to park this thing straight, lol.