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acutron42 · 10-08-2023, 05:07 AM

Joe, your build looks awesome as well!!! At first I was only going to do a cam & supporting mods. Not long after my parts arrived I received a sweet offer for my L99 complete. That changed everything & instead of having a useless pile of afm parts I put that money into a new GM performance block & rotating assembly. I sent all my parts back to GPI & realized that it only made sense to give Andrew a blank canvas with the build. The end results with remote tuning are nothing short of amazing.

morepowerjoe · 10-08-2023, 05:26 AM

Thank you sir. I put together what I wanted and am pleased with my results. It didn't hit a big number on the dyno but I built it for boost anyways. So with that being said I'm ready for boost or nitrous in the future and by the price of things I'm heavily leaning towards nitrous at this point but I don't really know what the future holds. It definitely feels powerful to me now and my problem is traction right now with all that off the line torque from the vvt. They say what does it feel like and to me it feels pretty fast especially with all my tuning efforts as of lately. And I also increased my compression to 10.56:1 with a cometic .040 head gasket and put in a true x-pipe since my last dyno which should bring up my power level a bit. But again thanks for the compliments.

acutron42 · 10-08-2023, 08:13 AM

I bet it is quite rewarding to do your own tunes. I am having problems with traction also & bought a set of Weld bead locks & a set of ET street drag radials. On my final data log with my street tires I could barely get to wot & she was sketchy @ 130 mph to say the least. That is the worst part of logging on open road as one little problem could have been really bad lol. It sure was a rush though. When Ryan Stevens said that data looked good I was quite relieved as I did not want to do that again!

morepowerjoe · 10-22-2023, 05:09 PM

Today I installed the Mishimoto radiator. Don't really know if it'll make a difference but I sure hope it does because this last summer was brutal here in Texas.

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morepowerjoe · 10-26-2023, 12:41 PM

It's kind of strange the Valvoline full synthetic oil is blue.
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Ashen 6.2 · 10-28-2023, 07:04 AM

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It's kind of strange the Valvoline full synthetic oil is blue.
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Haha.. The Driven GP1 oil I use is green. It is very weird to see a different color coming out of the bottle and then the oil pan when changing it!!

morepowerjoe · 10-28-2023, 08:43 AM

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Haha.. The Driven GP1 oil I use is green. It is very weird to see a different color coming out of the bottle and then the oil pan when changing it!!

Yeah I have no idea what it's going to look like when it comes out. Lol

morepowerjoe · 11-07-2023, 12:38 AM

Today we did an experiment with the TSP mufflers on the Dyno. My buddy Tim at my local dyno shop did a before and after dyno run with and without the mufflers to see how much the mufflers were hindering the hp numbers. We couldn't hardly believe what the results were. Drum roll please: There was only a 3 whp difference with no mufflers compared to with the mufflers. So, all and all, TSP makes some great mufflers to say the least. I would have loved to get a video of all this but I had to have my hands free to plug my ears because it was LOUD!

acammer · 11-07-2023, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by morepowerjoe

Today we did an experiment with the TSP mufflers on the Dyno. My buddy Tim at my local dyno shop did a before and after dyno run with and without the mufflers to see how much the mufflers were hindering the hp numbers. We couldn't hardly believe what the results were. Drum roll please: There was only a 3 whp difference with no mufflers compared to with the mufflers. So, all and all, TSP makes some great mufflers to say the least. I would have loved to get a video of all this but I had to have my hands free to plug my ears because it was LOUD!

What AFR changes were observed with vs. without mufflers, and were tuning changes made to accommodate any changes in AFR?

morepowerjoe · 11-07-2023, 10:27 AM

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What AFR changes were observed with vs. without mufflers, and were tuning changes made to accommodate any changes in AFR?

No tuning changes unfortunately. He just pulled them off and ran as is. I'm sure he has the data file for it though. Maybe I'll have him take a look at it next time I see him and absurd what the AFR was without the mufflers.

The_bald_eagle_machine · 11-07-2023, 01:24 PM

I actually miss the sound of my TSP Mufflers... My Corsa XR-1 Mufflers sound really good, but i kind of miss that loud screaming TSP muffler sound.

morepowerjoe · 11-08-2023, 07:59 AM

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I actually miss the sound of my TSP Mufflers... My Corsa XR-1 Mufflers sound really good, but i kind of miss that loud screaming TSP muffler sound.

I didn't know that you had TSP Mufflers before. And yes they do kind of scream don't they?

The_bald_eagle_machine · 11-08-2023, 09:05 AM

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I didn't know that you had TSP Mufflers before. And yes they do kind of scream don't they?

I had TSP mufflers until I got rear ended and bent them so bad I had to replace them.

morepowerjoe · 11-12-2023, 11:09 AM

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10-08-2023, 05:07 AM	#169
acutron42 Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS AGM Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: WNY Posts: 964	Joe, your build looks awesome as well!!! At first I was only going to do a cam & supporting mods. Not long after my parts arrived I received a sweet offer for my L99 complete. That changed everything & instead of having a useless pile of afm parts I put that money into a new GM performance block & rotating assembly. I sent all my parts back to GPI & realized that it only made sense to give Andrew a blank canvas with the build. The end results with remote tuning are nothing short of amazing. __________________ 2013 2SS GPI built & tuned 415, spec'd by Andrew Cammer. GPI ported intake/tb/heads, Tooley springs, CHE trunnions, Callies rotating assembly, Diamond pistons, GPI SS3 VVT, ATI 10% ud damper, Circle D 3800, Kooks ceramic coated lt's with green cats, Mishimoto rad & oil cooler, Derale trans cooler, Holley efi rails. DSS driveshaft, trutrac with 3.91's, G-Force renegades, Hendrix solid cradle bushings Bmr: poly diff bushings, Strange adjustable coilovers, sub frame connectors, ZL1 npps, controlled with a vac pump & mac boost control solenoid.

10-08-2023, 05:26 AM	#170
morepowerjoe Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro l99 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,232	Thank you sir. I put together what I wanted and am pleased with my results. It didn't hit a big number on the dyno but I built it for boost anyways. So with that being said I'm ready for boost or nitrous in the future and by the price of things I'm heavily leaning towards nitrous at this point but I don't really know what the future holds. It definitely feels powerful to me now and my problem is traction right now with all that off the line torque from the vvt. They say what does it feel like and to me it feels pretty fast especially with all my tuning efforts as of lately. And I also increased my compression to 10.56:1 with a cometic .040 head gasket and put in a true x-pipe since my last dyno which should bring up my power level a bit. But again thanks for the compliments. __________________ DSS Pistons, Eagle ESP L19 Rods, ARP Head and Main Studs, TSP PRC CNC Ported Heads milled .030, Cometic .040 Head Gaskets, GPI SS3 VVT Camshaft, GM Racing Lifters, CHE Trunnions, Melling 10355HV Oil Pump, Cold Air Inductions CAI, Fast LSXR Intake Manifold, Nick Williams 103 TB, TSP Longtubes, ZL1 Fuel Pump, Mishimoto Radiator and Oil Cooler, 3600 Circle D Converter, Tru Cool 40k Tranny Cooler, Fluid Dynamics Balancer, EBC 3GD Rotors with EBC Bluestuff NDX Pads, Bilstein B6 Shocks / Struts with Eibach ZL1 Drop Springs Build Thread https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=609817

10-08-2023, 08:13 AM	#171
acutron42 Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS AGM Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: WNY Posts: 964	I bet it is quite rewarding to do your own tunes. I am having problems with traction also & bought a set of Weld bead locks & a set of ET street drag radials. On my final data log with my street tires I could barely get to wot & she was sketchy @ 130 mph to say the least. That is the worst part of logging on open road as one little problem could have been really bad lol. It sure was a rush though. When Ryan Stevens said that data looked good I was quite relieved as I did not want to do that again! __________________ 2013 2SS GPI built & tuned 415, spec'd by Andrew Cammer. GPI ported intake/tb/heads, Tooley springs, CHE trunnions, Callies rotating assembly, Diamond pistons, GPI SS3 VVT, ATI 10% ud damper, Circle D 3800, Kooks ceramic coated lt's with green cats, Mishimoto rad & oil cooler, Derale trans cooler, Holley efi rails. DSS driveshaft, trutrac with 3.91's, G-Force renegades, Hendrix solid cradle bushings Bmr: poly diff bushings, Strange adjustable coilovers, sub frame connectors, ZL1 npps, controlled with a vac pump & mac boost control solenoid.

10-22-2023, 05:09 PM	#172
morepowerjoe Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro l99 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,232	Today I installed the Mishimoto radiator. Don't really know if it'll make a difference but I sure hope it does because this last summer was brutal here in Texas. __________________ DSS Pistons, Eagle ESP L19 Rods, ARP Head and Main Studs, TSP PRC CNC Ported Heads milled .030, Cometic .040 Head Gaskets, GPI SS3 VVT Camshaft, GM Racing Lifters, CHE Trunnions, Melling 10355HV Oil Pump, Cold Air Inductions CAI, Fast LSXR Intake Manifold, Nick Williams 103 TB, TSP Longtubes, ZL1 Fuel Pump, Mishimoto Radiator and Oil Cooler, 3600 Circle D Converter, Tru Cool 40k Tranny Cooler, Fluid Dynamics Balancer, EBC 3GD Rotors with EBC Bluestuff NDX Pads, Bilstein B6 Shocks / Struts with Eibach ZL1 Drop Springs Build Thread https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=609817

10-26-2023, 12:41 PM	#173
morepowerjoe Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro l99 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,232	It's kind of strange the Valvoline full synthetic oil is blue. __________________ DSS Pistons, Eagle ESP L19 Rods, ARP Head and Main Studs, TSP PRC CNC Ported Heads milled .030, Cometic .040 Head Gaskets, GPI SS3 VVT Camshaft, GM Racing Lifters, CHE Trunnions, Melling 10355HV Oil Pump, Cold Air Inductions CAI, Fast LSXR Intake Manifold, Nick Williams 103 TB, TSP Longtubes, ZL1 Fuel Pump, Mishimoto Radiator and Oil Cooler, 3600 Circle D Converter, Tru Cool 40k Tranny Cooler, Fluid Dynamics Balancer, EBC 3GD Rotors with EBC Bluestuff NDX Pads, Bilstein B6 Shocks / Struts with Eibach ZL1 Drop Springs Build Thread https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=609817

11-07-2023, 12:38 AM	#176
morepowerjoe Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro l99 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,232	Today we did an experiment with the TSP mufflers on the Dyno. My buddy Tim at my local dyno shop did a before and after dyno run with and without the mufflers to see how much the mufflers were hindering the hp numbers. We couldn't hardly believe what the results were. Drum roll please: There was only a 3 whp difference with no mufflers compared to with the mufflers. So, all and all, TSP makes some great mufflers to say the least. I would have loved to get a video of all this but I had to have my hands free to plug my ears because it was LOUD! __________________ DSS Pistons, Eagle ESP L19 Rods, ARP Head and Main Studs, TSP PRC CNC Ported Heads milled .030, Cometic .040 Head Gaskets, GPI SS3 VVT Camshaft, GM Racing Lifters, CHE Trunnions, Melling 10355HV Oil Pump, Cold Air Inductions CAI, Fast LSXR Intake Manifold, Nick Williams 103 TB, TSP Longtubes, ZL1 Fuel Pump, Mishimoto Radiator and Oil Cooler, 3600 Circle D Converter, Tru Cool 40k Tranny Cooler, Fluid Dynamics Balancer, EBC 3GD Rotors with EBC Bluestuff NDX Pads, Bilstein B6 Shocks / Struts with Eibach ZL1 Drop Springs Build Thread https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=609817

11-07-2023, 01:24 PM	#179
The_bald_eagle_machine Anthony S Drives: 2011 chevrolet camaro 2ss/rs Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Chiefland, FL Posts: 1,001	I actually miss the sound of my TSP Mufflers... My Corsa XR-1 Mufflers sound really good, but i kind of miss that loud screaming TSP muffler sound. __________________ Follow me on instagram @Cthulu_the_trans_am https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=600181 2011 Camaro 2SSRS - Sold No longer a 5th gen owner, but still an enthusiast. Ask me about my Front crash bars!

11-12-2023, 11:09 AM	#182
morepowerjoe Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro l99 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,232	Went to the Wheels and Warriors here in Austin yesterday and there some very cool cars there. Here's a few pictures. __________________ DSS Pistons, Eagle ESP L19 Rods, ARP Head and Main Studs, TSP PRC CNC Ported Heads milled .030, Cometic .040 Head Gaskets, GPI SS3 VVT Camshaft, GM Racing Lifters, CHE Trunnions, Melling 10355HV Oil Pump, Cold Air Inductions CAI, Fast LSXR Intake Manifold, Nick Williams 103 TB, TSP Longtubes, ZL1 Fuel Pump, Mishimoto Radiator and Oil Cooler, 3600 Circle D Converter, Tru Cool 40k Tranny Cooler, Fluid Dynamics Balancer, EBC 3GD Rotors with EBC Bluestuff NDX Pads, Bilstein B6 Shocks / Struts with Eibach ZL1 Drop Springs Build Thread https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=609817