11-22-2014, 06:36 PM | #1 |
'It's an experiment'
Drives: [COTW 2/09/15] '11 GPI LSA SC Z/LE Join Date: May 2014
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IT LIVES! My Z/LE ZL1 + 1LE + 2SS = Z/LE ;o) LSA Conversion [COTW 2/09/15]
NOTE: All photos and content are (c) Donald Hamm
NO ONE can charge for the content or photos here within without prior agreement. UPDATE: 11/25/2017: ADM has now put the LSA install guide online! http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=514480 COTW 2/16/2015 What an honor! I'm so amazed about this, can't believe it -- just wow.. That has to be a 'oops forgot to take it down' thing... -Don COTW 2/9/2015 Just found out I made Camaro Of The Week. I had no idea! Thanks so much. I'm humbled and very appreciative of that -- with so many out there, its hard for me to believe... Thanks! -Don 1/20/2015 Finally installed the LSA Supercharger and ADM kit! Pic of the car when I first bought it (before any upgrades): Before SC and ZL1 Bumper: Now: Updated to ZL1 trunk and spoiler: Wheels updated (polished and light gun metal): Wicker Bill: Splitter: Rear Belly Pan: Flow Tie: Snout port: Recaros! AEM Wideband: Nick Williams 102mm and RPM 5" CAI: ProMeth: AEM 30-3305: SW Water pump: nGauge, AEM Flow meter, A-Pillar pod: C7 Carbon's Carbon Fiber Wing for the early 5th Gen: Pushing over 590 RWHP 525 RWTQ 6 PSI boost stock pulleys... NEW DYNO for Jokerz Performance port soon! 645 RWHP 605 RWTQ on 10 PSI boost 2.45 GripTech pulley from the Jokerz Performance Port and Pulley -- heat soaked blower too! 681 RWHP 631 RWTQ ON 58% E85! OK NOW 747 RWHP and 794 RWTQ on 13.5 PSI GPI Forged/stroked LSA 416! So much more coming... And the list, all but a very few were done by me: ZL1 Front and Rear Brake package with Castrol SRF ZL1 Goodridge Stainless Steel Brake Lines ZL1 Front and Rear Wheels ZL1 Goodyear G2 Front and Rear ZL1 Front Bumper (Gary's Customs), Brake Ducts, and Splash Shields ZL1 Belly Pan ZL1 LSA Supercharger with heat exchanger ZL1 Grill (have but has to be installed) ZL1 Rear Spoiler and Trunk Lid ZL1 Front Splitter ZL1 Steering Wheel upgrade (leather -- now Alcantara) ZL1 Pedals ZL1 Fuel Pump ZL1 Front Deflectors ZL1 Supercharger ZL1 Brake Ducts Gen6 Brake Air Deflectors (street/race) ZL1 Addons Towhook and License Plate holder ZL1 Addons splitter protectors ZL1 Addons Stealth Wicker Bill ZL1 Addons Front Splitter ZL1 Addons Strap Links Replaced -- ZL1 JacFabs No Drill License Plate kit Z/28 wheel hubs (4) Z/28 motor mounts Flow Tie Rear Belly Pan LLT/LFX Electric Brake Booster Vacuum Pump Ultimate Pedals ZL1 Dead Pedal Turn One Power steering pump with pulley MTI Racing Plug Wires Ron Davis Heat Exchanger Dual Varimax intercooler pump upgrade Dual Shaman Heat Exchangers for intercooler (in parallel) From FrozenBoost (WAT001104) Derale Power Steering cooler (13200) CSF Radiator Roush Intercooler Reservoir DSS Carbon Fiber driveshaft DSS 1000 hp axles Detroit Speed Driveshaft loop Detroit Speed LCAs AeroForce Dual Interceptor Gauges, temp sensor in CAI, Intercooler coolant temp sensor, and dash vent POD A-Piller pod nGauge AEM Wideband with SLP Gauge POD AEM Meth Controller 30-3305 AEM 30-5142 Flow Gauge ProMeth ZL1/Camaro Tuners Meth Kit ADM ZL1 LSA Supercharger kit (ADM RACE CAI Kit), now RPM 5" CAI ADM ZL1 FPCM, now DSX FPCM for E85 ADM Upper Control Arm and Solid Bushing ADM Transmission Cooler Kit with upgraded B&M SuperCooler 70274, updated now to Tru-Cool 40k ADM LSA 3 Belt Pulley upgrade! ATI damper with Lingenfelter 9.17 pulley (18%) lower Jokerz Performance 2.45 pulley, 90mm Ported Snout, boost valve, and blower. MSD BAP DSX Flex Fuel/E85/Aux pump kit Diode Dynamics fog light bulbs Roto-Fab Big Gulp (ZL1) - gone do to 5" intake Roto-Fab Washer Relocation kit (near Master Cylinder) Mishimoto Compact Catch Can Inatall -- Clean Side (replaces Metco Oil Cap Breather with S & B Filter replaces the MightyMouse Billet Breather) Mishimoto Thermostatic Oil Cooler kit. MightyMouse Catch Can Sultans of Spark Coils (Now LSA coils) Gone now with the new Forged engine: GPI GM L99 Ported Heads with BTR springs and BTR Pushrods GPI LS9 factory Head Gaskets GPI Cam Motions VVT SS1 cam Comp Cams Phase Limiter Kit LS7 Lifters with DOD/AFM delete (valley pan included) LS2 C5R factory timing chain/new Solenoid with LS7 dogbone NOW SPORTING A GPI Forged/stroked LSA 416 GMPP heads with C.H.E. rockers, Johnson Lifters, Improved Racing goodies, Melling oil pump, Sac City oil pressure bar bell, custom Cam Motions grind cam. Callie's forged/stroked kit, Diamond Pistons, Katech Timing chain set. GPI 6L80 rebuild with PATC billet upgrades and 6L90 ZL1 torque converter with ARP Bolts! TCI Flexplate with ARP Bolts GPI Eaton TrueTrac Diff Rebuild (replaces GPI Posi Mod Rebuild) LPW Diff cover Stainless Works Headers with muffler delete (gone) ARP Header Bolts SOLO J-Pipes (gone) Magnaflow Exhaust installed cat back (15089) replaces original cat to axle (with Magnaflow X-Pipe) 1LE Front Struts - Now Pedders XA Coilovers! 1LE Rear Shocks and Caps -- Now Pedders XA Coilovers 1LE GM 3.91 gears (3.45 now installed for SC) 1LE Strut Bar 1LE Sway bar links (Fronts Detroit Speed adjustable) 1LE Full power/heated Recaros (Baby!) Replaced with ADM (JDP Upper Control Arm kit) Replaced with ZL1 Addons tow hook -- JDP Tow Hook (ZL1 Setup) JDP from Pro Customs Hideaway head light covers Painted RJT and Silver trim JDP Heater Hose Relo Kit (factory) JDP 1LE FE4 lower control arms (now Detroit Speeds!) and ZL1 sway bar links BMR Adjustable Trailing Arms BMR Adjustable Toe Rods BMR Cradle Bushing inserts ( upgraded to ADM solid bush) BMR Front and Rear Spring kit (Now Pedders coil overs) BMR Rack n Pinion bushing BMR 6th Gen Radius Rod Sphericals JPSS Front and Rear Swaybar for FE4 (replaces BMR Front and rear swaybar kit (FE4)) JPSS (formally PFADT) Radius Arm Bushings JPSS Castor Locks replaced with 6th Gen Radius arms and BMR spherical bushings. Hotchkis Max Chassis Razors Edge Bumpsteer kit GM 2SS Inner Tie Rods GM 6th Gen 2SS Radius Rods Z/LE badges from EmblemPros and North American Z/LE head rests Gen5DIY MyLink upgrade Gen5DIY Backup Camera Gen5DIY ZL1 Fog Light upgrade Gen5DIY floor well lighting kit SJM ABL kit RJT Painted Bowties RJT Painted Hex Vents Hurst Shifter with Handle and Cover Jannetty 6L80 DipStick and Tube (Factory look and finish!) replaces B&M Transmission Dip Stick B&M Transmission Pan with Upgraded Filter Moreno Motorsports Caster/Camber adjustments (front) installed (Now Pedders!) (Gone to RubyCamaro -- not needed with FI) -- Vitesse Controller Nick Williams 102 mm throttle body replaces Bo White Throttle Body (replaces VMax) Tri-Tek Window Tint WebElectrics STS-2CAM Sequential Turn Signals nGauge Raptor Shift Light Stewart Aux Electric Water pump: Cooling approach: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showpo...70&postcount=7 -Don Last edited by hammdo; 07-24-2019 at 06:20 PM. Reason: Updated stats |
11-22-2014, 06:37 PM | #2 |
'It's an experiment'
Drives: [COTW 2/09/15] '11 GPI LSA SC Z/LE Join Date: May 2014
Location: Dallas TX
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I'm doing so many mods that I needed to have one place to keep them. Instead of posting several places (like I've been doing), I'm going to start consolidating and just reference links.
So, the first set of links are just going to reference what I've done up to now. After that, I'm going to: Post my ZL1 brake upgrade (front and rear!) with the Stainless brake lines, my 'pressure' bleeding DIY tool I've built, and the L99 VVT cam and heads upgrade I've have planned (working with GPI on that one). So, here is what I've done so far... My first set of mods (including Vararam Intake, JBA spark-plug wires, 1LE strut bar, GPI tune, stainless headers w HFC, muffler delete, Texas Speed underdrive pulley, VMax throttle body, and 3.91 gears): http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=364759 Shot from the top: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/album....ctureid=127508 The 'View My Garage' has more pics as does clicking on the 'Avatar' of my car... Now, my DIY for the stainless Catch Can: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=366135 Last edited by hammdo; 08-01-2015 at 04:06 PM. |
11-22-2014, 06:38 PM | #3 |
'It's an experiment'
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The failure of the Texas Speed under-drive pulley and the new ATI:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=368187 |
11-22-2014, 06:38 PM | #4 |
'It's an experiment'
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My two-tone SS wheels repainted with bow-ties:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=371563 |
11-22-2014, 06:39 PM | #5 |
'It's an experiment'
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My first set of Suspension mods (BMR and JDP):
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=371323 |
11-22-2014, 06:41 PM | #6 |
'It's an experiment'
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11-22-2014, 06:42 PM | #7 |
'It's an experiment'
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11-22-2014, 06:43 PM | #8 |
'It's an experiment'
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My B&M Dip Stick and Transmission Pan upgrades:
Dip Stick: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=379851 Pan: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=380751 Jannetty Dipstick: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showpo...postcount=1055 http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showpo...postcount=1058 http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showpo...postcount=1059 -Don Last edited by hammdo; 06-18-2017 at 01:42 PM. |
11-22-2014, 06:44 PM | #9 |
'It's an experiment'
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11-22-2014, 06:45 PM | #10 |
'It's an experiment'
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ZL1 Steering Wheel Upgrade:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=382287 Alcantara: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showpo...postcount=1659 Last edited by hammdo; 11-03-2017 at 01:31 PM. |
11-22-2014, 06:47 PM | #11 |
'It's an experiment'
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More suspension upgrades, new Goodyears, and 1LE goodies from BMR, JDP:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=381401 |
11-22-2014, 06:48 PM | #12 |
'It's an experiment'
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11-22-2014, 06:52 PM | #13 |
'It's an experiment'
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Strut Covers:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=385 ABL: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=386 http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=388 Vitesse: Last edited by hammdo; 07-01-2017 at 03:19 PM. |
11-22-2014, 06:54 PM | #14 |
'It's an experiment'
Drives: [COTW 2/09/15] '11 GPI LSA SC Z/LE Join Date: May 2014
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So, my next mods are:
ZL1 Front and Rear Brake setup (ordered) with DIY pressure bleeder and stainless brake lines, Pic of the Rear Set: Fronts: Brake Lines and Fluid ordered: Moreno Cam/Caster alignment goodies (ordered), Cam Motions Cam (SS1) and upgraded Heads from GPI (ordered), ZL1 Bumper (for 2011 2SS) and belly pan (next year), My Link (next year), Already purchased GM Service Manuals, Quick Trick Alignment tools, and tools to install the Cam. Thanks! -Don Last edited by hammdo; 07-01-2017 at 03:19 PM. |
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