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DeSH · 11-22-2016, 06:19 PM

Congrats! Beautiful vert ZL1...I'm in the Florida panhandle as well. Maybe we'll see you at one of the Emerald Coast Camaros meets.

OVERPAR73 · 11-22-2016, 09:39 PM

Welcome to the ZL1 vert family! CRT color doesn't get any better, I love it!! Make sure to get XPel installed on all the danger areas to prevent those nasty rock chips. If you have any questions on any mods or anything else shoot me a PM. Your lucky you get to enjoy your car with all that beautiful weather down there. Take care and enjoy every minute while driving the car!

Bill

m3andak · 11-22-2016, 11:25 PM

Congrats and welcome!

Expunge · 11-23-2016, 11:54 AM

Congrats.. and let the mods begin.

A couple I might suggest that don't hurt the pocket book:

Front Bowtie from rivercitycreation.com
Black LugNuts - http://www.phastekperformance.com/2010-Camaro-Wheel-Locks-by-Gorilla-Black-71643NBC-p/gorilla-camaro-wheel-locks-blk.htm

Enjoy your ride!!!

stryker755 · 11-23-2016, 05:10 PM

Your are going to love the vert, I know I do. Welcome to the club!

blackbird15 · 11-24-2016, 12:56 PM

Congratulations! Yes dreams do come true!

C10_ustacould · 11-24-2016, 03:46 PM

Thanks everyone for positive comments! I'll have to admit that this wasn't my best performance in inspecting a car before purchase. Fortunately the things I've found so far are GOOD things! Today I was looking over the engine and such with my dad when I remembered I hadn't really looked at the exhaust manifolds and how they were coupled to the Borla exhaust. Well... it doesn't have manifolds. It has Kooks long tubes.

It just keeps getting better... and worse!

I'm glad I keep finding the little surprises but I'm a bit ashamed that I didn't see them in the first place, I guess I was too enamored with the car to stay focused on the details.

d454brisson · 11-24-2016, 04:18 PM

Since you have a good start aka headers cai and exhaust, I would check and see if it has a tune and tuner, or tuned back to stock, with no tuner included.

Call Ted Jannetty and get a tuner and canned tuned for that thing and wake it up a bit.

C10_ustacould · 11-24-2016, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by d454brisson

Since you have a good start aka headers cai and exhaust, I would check and see if it has a tune and tuner, or tuned back to stock, with no tuner included.

Call Ted Jannetty and get a tuner and canned tuned for that thing and wake it up a bit.

Being new to this kind of horse power in a daily driver I kind of thought it was already awake!

C10_ustacould · 11-24-2016, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DeSH

Congrats! Beautiful vert ZL1...I'm in the Florida panhandle as well. Maybe we'll see you at one of the Emerald Coast Camaros meets.

Looking forward to meeting up with those folks, let me know if you hear of a meet up.

Can'tHave2MuchHP · 11-24-2016, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by C10_ustacould

Being new to this kind of horse power in a daily driver I kind of thought it was already awake!

Does the car have High-flow or no cats? If you have no check engine light light and there's a CAI on the car already then the car has been tuned. Full exhaust, CAI, and a good tune is good for 530+ rwhp depending on the car/trans. The car may have a pulley on it as well, it could have injectors and a lot of things that you probably can't tell without knowing what to look for. See if any of the pulleys have a brand name on them, see if the belt is OEM etc.

If no pulleys are on the car then Adding a 10% lower pulley will get you up to about 580+ and will really "wake" the car up even more. If you want to go past that point, then there's many options.

C10_ustacould · 11-25-2016, 01:02 AM

Checked the upper pulley and it's a Lingenfelter 2.55" 18% overdrive pulley (L220030709). The cats are there but don't look stock to me, I think they maybe a part of the Kooks headers or Borla exhaust. I'll need to get the car up in the air to get a better look. So, all told I have the CAI, Kooks headers, Borla exhaust, and the 18% overdrive pulley. How can I tell if the injectors have been changed? And do I need to be using another type fuel if they have been changed? Been using premium (92) but only filled the tank once so far. I think I need to call the dealership and ask to be put in contact with the PO.

Candr3535 · 11-25-2016, 02:41 AM

Sounds like you got a helluva ride and the mods are already there. My guess they changed the injectors and might have a fuel booster. Look where the battery is or under the back seat. That's where my fuel booster is. Surprised it didn't come with the tuner. When I traded my first gen5, I gave them the tuner and all the original parts. Just a thought. Good luck with ur new ride it certainly sounds like a great car.

Can'tHave2MuchHP · 11-25-2016, 07:56 AM

Cool, well your car is already built. Upper 2.55", CAI, Full exhaust is good for 580-600 WHP.

11-22-2016, 09:39 PM	#16
OVERPAR73 2018 Garnet Red ZL1 conve Drives: 2013 & 2018 ZL1 vert Join Date: May 2009 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 1,472 View My Garage	Welcome to the ZL1 vert family! CRT color doesn't get any better, I love it!! Make sure to get XPel installed on all the danger areas to prevent those nasty rock chips. If you have any questions on any mods or anything else shoot me a PM. Your lucky you get to enjoy your car with all that beautiful weather down there. Take care and enjoy every minute while driving the car! Bill __________________ Build Thread: 2018 ZL1 Vert Purchased (Overpar73)

11-23-2016, 05:10 PM	#19
stryker755 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Vert AGM Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 319	Your are going to love the vert, I know I do. Welcome to the club! __________________ Camaros Owned: -2013 ZL1 Vert A6 Ashen Gray 700HP (Current) -1986 Z28 Blueprint 383 Stroker 430HP (Current) -2010 2SS/RS Silver Ice M6 TVS2300 700HP (SOLD) -2010 2SS Aqua Blue M6 Stock (SOLD) -1986 Sport Coupe Gray Built 355 (SOLD)

11-24-2016, 03:46 PM	#21
C10_ustacould Drives: 2018 ZL1 Garnet Metallic A10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Florida Panhandle Posts: 145	Thanks everyone for positive comments! I'll have to admit that this wasn't my best performance in inspecting a car before purchase. Fortunately the things I've found so far are GOOD things! Today I was looking over the engine and such with my dad when I remembered I hadn't really looked at the exhaust manifolds and how they were coupled to the Borla exhaust. Well... it doesn't have manifolds. It has Kooks long tubes. It just keeps getting better... and worse! I'm glad I keep finding the little surprises but I'm a bit ashamed that I didn't see them in the first place, I guess I was too enamored with the car to stay focused on the details. __________________ Buck "I don't anymore, but I ustacould!" 2018 ZL1 Garnet Metallic

11-25-2016, 01:02 AM	#26
C10_ustacould Drives: 2018 ZL1 Garnet Metallic A10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Florida Panhandle Posts: 145	Checked the upper pulley and it's a Lingenfelter 2.55" 18% overdrive pulley (L220030709). The cats are there but don't look stock to me, I think they maybe a part of the Kooks headers or Borla exhaust. I'll need to get the car up in the air to get a better look. So, all told I have the CAI, Kooks headers, Borla exhaust, and the 18% overdrive pulley. How can I tell if the injectors have been changed? And do I need to be using another type fuel if they have been changed? Been using premium (92) but only filled the tank once so far. I think I need to call the dealership and ask to be put in contact with the PO. __________________ Buck "I don't anymore, but I ustacould!" 2018 ZL1 Garnet Metallic Last edited by C10_ustacould; 11-25-2016 at 01:34 AM.

11-25-2016, 02:41 AM	#27
Candr3535 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Triple Black Vert M6 #5591 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Galloway,NJ Posts: 747 View My Garage	Sounds like you got a helluva ride and the mods are already there. My guess they changed the injectors and might have a fuel booster. Look where the battery is or under the back seat. That's where my fuel booster is. Surprised it didn't come with the tuner. When I traded my first gen5, I gave them the tuner and all the original parts. Just a thought. Good luck with ur new ride it certainly sounds like a great car. __________________ 695 RWHP / 660 RWTQ @ 13.5 PSI Dyna-Tech Headers Ceramic Coated w/Super Flo Cats, JRE Custom Rough Idle Racing Cam Package and 125 RWHP Pulley Kit w/ 28% pulley, Custom Tune by Ted, ID850 injectors, JMS Fuel Booster, NGK Plugs, MSD Plug Wires, Roto-Fab CAI, Roto-Fab Big Gulp, Elite Catch Can, Mild to Wild, 90mm VMaxx Ported Throttle Body, Skip Shift Elim., D3 Coolant Resevoir, Separated Clutch Resevoir, and Fuzzy Red Dice..

11-22-2016, 06:19 PM	#15
DeSH Drives: 2013 ZL1 A6 #4801 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Pensacola, Florida Posts: 241	Congrats! Beautiful vert ZL1...I'm in the Florida panhandle as well. Maybe we'll see you at one of the Emerald Coast Camaros meets.

11-22-2016, 11:25 PM	#17
m3andak Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Newton NH Posts: 120 View My Garage	Congrats and welcome!

11-23-2016, 11:54 AM	#18
Expunge Drives: 2013 ZL1 M6, '99 Tahoe 2Dr Sport Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: South of Houston, TX Posts: 890 View My Garage	Congrats.. and let the mods begin. A couple I might suggest that don't hurt the pocket book: Front Bowtie from rivercitycreation.com Black LugNuts - http://www.phastekperformance.com/2010-Camaro-Wheel-Locks-by-Gorilla-Black-71643NBC-p/gorilla-camaro-wheel-locks-blk.htm Enjoy your ride!!!

11-24-2016, 12:56 PM	#20
blackbird15 Drives: 2015 zl1 camaro Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: freeland , maryland Posts: 33	Congratulations! Yes dreams do come true!

11-24-2016, 04:18 PM	#22
d454brisson Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 345	Since you have a good start aka headers cai and exhaust, I would check and see if it has a tune and tuner, or tuned back to stock, with no tuner included. Call Ted Jannetty and get a tuner and canned tuned for that thing and wake it up a bit.

11-25-2016, 07:56 AM	#28
Can'tHave2MuchHP Drives: Fast Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,696	Cool, well your car is already built. Upper 2.55", CAI, Full exhaust is good for 580-600 WHP.