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Forum: LTX and LSX
03-18-2024, 05:47 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

An update to start the new autocross season!

Over the winter, I changed the power steering pump to a unit from Turn One. I had an OEM F-body pump before, and it would spew fluid out of the cap,...
Forum: LTX and LSX
02-22-2024, 07:03 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 752
Posted By slow305

Re: Does anyone still make a plug and play swap harness?

If you're on Facebook, look up Nathan Wei. He posts on some of the thirdgen pages and does custom harnesses. No personal dealings with him, but his harnesses look great in the pics he posts and there...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
01-30-2024, 01:28 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 773
Posted By slow305

Re: The wide tires fraud

I drove my Camaro on Hoosiers in the rain to a PCA autocross. Roughly 20 miles. Didn't die. Took FTD (https://pcapotomac.org/images/autocross/2010/2010_Autox5_9-26_Baysox_Raw.pdf) (while still...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
01-29-2024, 11:16 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 773
Posted By slow305

Re: The wide tires fraud

What the vetruck is this?

Pat
Forum: Members Camaros
12-12-2023, 09:16 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,236
Posted By slow305

Re: New Car 88 Iroc

Cut hole to install trap door, get flamed. Cut holes in OEM composite 1982 hood to install louvers, get accolades.

Pat
Forum: LTX and LSX
10-02-2023, 10:02 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

Remember my post bragging about the car's reliability? Well a couple weeks ago at an autocross, I noticed the O2 reading from bank 2 was abnormally high. Normally they fluctuate around 12-13 then...
Forum: LTX and LSX
08-17-2023, 07:46 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

The guy who installed the second one (after it failed, too) thought maybe there was too much pedal travel, and the throwout bearing over-extended. After the FABbot Aisin AR5 kit was installed, I put...
Forum: LTX and LSX
08-16-2023, 06:49 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

Knock on wood, the car has been reliable with no issues. My fastest run from Sunday's autocross:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la-GlFf97rE

It drives great, and the flat torque "curve" (see...
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
07-21-2023, 11:32 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 524
Posted By slow305

Front weight jackers with 950lb Eibachs

FRONT Weight Jacker Kit with 950-pound Eibach springs. Used (unsure of mileage, my odometer doesn't work) on an autocross car for 20 years. No issues, just went with something different on my car .
...
Forum: Cooling
06-22-2023, 09:35 PM
Replies: 579
Views: 233,623
Posted By slow305

Re: So you guys want a bolt in all aluminum 3 core radiator?

You need to cash in like a YouTube or Tik Tok influencer!

Pat
Forum: Cooling
06-22-2023, 05:21 PM
Replies: 579
Views: 233,623
Posted By slow305

Re: So you guys want a bolt in all aluminum 3 core radiator?

A three-year bump! Installed the Champion three-row radiator on my LS-swapped 1982 Camaro, and no issues other than what has been mentioned about trimming the upper and lower rubber snubbers (or make...
Forum: LTX and LSX
05-15-2023, 06:21 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

Finally after six years, completed every run at an autocross, first time since the old L98. Rebuilt 5.3 (again), new trans, fixing a cracked frame, throwout bearing #3, throttle cable No. 2, fuel...
Forum: LTX and LSX
03-24-2023, 05:57 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

Nothing like an update two years in the making.

So with my car, it ran into issue after issue. Throwout bearing went out … TWICE. Fuel pump died a slow death. Then a snowball effect early last...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
08-21-2022, 02:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,311
Posted By slow305

Re: Colorado/Canyon AR5 5-speed into a Thirdgen

The torque arm as can be seen in the last picture is mounted on a cross-member, which is how it was with the T10 transmission, too -- wasn't mounted on back of the trans anyway.

Gear ratio is...
Forum: LTX and LSX
06-09-2022, 06:53 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,521
Posted By slow305

Re: Best aftermarket fuel rails/kit with stock LS1/6 intake

Did the same, went with a no-name brand off eBay because OEM fuel rail prices are INSANE. Basic setup with two rails and braided hose crossover on a stock LS6 intake. Mine are black, Deepmotor is...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
02-27-2022, 05:44 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,311
Posted By slow305

Re: Colorado/Canyon AR5 5-speed into a Thirdgen

If you're talking about the plastic, I don't know. Because of the autocross class my car is in, I don't need any interior pieces so I haven't tried to make it fit.

Pat
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
01-29-2022, 04:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 985
Posted By slow305

Re: T10 four-speed manual transmission with Hurst shifter

Preliminary check shows I don't have the pedals. I'll root around some more ... maybe in my shed.

Pat
Forum: LTX and LSX
01-28-2022, 09:36 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

Cross-post from the Transmissions/Drivetrain section, installed an AR5 5-speed from a Chevy Colorado:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/transmissions-drivetrain/779516-colorado-canyon-ar5-5-a.html
...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
01-28-2022, 09:28 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,448
Posted By slow305

Re: Replacing a 5-Speed clutch without removing the transmission

Damnit, was just going to say that.

Pat
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
01-18-2022, 09:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,311
Posted By slow305

Colorado/Canyon AR5 5-speed into a Thirdgen

Cliff notes: It needs some tweaking to make it work -- have to cut the transmission tunnel even if you already have a manual, and the transmission support brace needs modifying.

So I decided to...
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
01-03-2022, 07:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 985
Posted By slow305

T10 four-speed manual transmission with Hurst shifter

Four-speed manual T10 transmission with bellhousing with Hurst shifter from my 1982 Camaro Z28. Decided to go another direction for my LS swap. No issues -- shifted perfectly in all four gears and...
Forum: LTX and LSX
05-29-2021, 06:02 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

My goal of this was an LS swap on the cheap (yeah right) with minimal upgrade$. Keep it somewhat simple, getting it running and driving right and then tweak it along the line. Here are the main...
Forum: LTX and LSX
05-11-2021, 09:03 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

Video of one of the dyno pulls:

https://youtu.be/eVMyXmqRaac
Forum: LTX and LSX
05-10-2021, 07:03 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

Oh yeah, I know. Kind of an inside joke with my tuner. "What, all I got was 10 more foot-lbs???!!!" For an autocross car that will spend most of its performance life between 2500-5000 rpm in second...
Forum: LTX and LSX
05-09-2021, 06:04 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

It's running and driving now, got it dyno tuned yesterday. Peter Florance of PF Tuning did the tweaking at Abacus Racing (Dynojet) in Virginia Beach. He built the Megasquirt (MS2) on the ol' L98 that...
Forum: LTX and LSX
05-08-2021, 10:12 PM
Replies: 59
Important/Useful : LS swappers dyno results list
Views: 25,803
Posted By slow305

Re: LS swappers dyno results list

1982 Camaro Z28

5.3 aluminum block 58x (I think 2007-2009) machined and tweaked by a local shop ... nothing stock :)
Ported 243 heads
Custom cam
LS6 intake with ported LS1 throttle body
Pretty...
Forum: LTX and LSX
03-26-2021, 07:14 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 14,577
Posted By slow305

Re: Best way to bleed clutch line on T56 with LS1 swap

Finally figured this one out. After attempting to bleed the bearing I don't know how many times and never getting a steady stream of fluid and the clutch pedal having almost no feel, I finally...
Forum: LTX and LSX
03-07-2021, 02:52 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

So this finally happened today:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rw1kXbhAMwo

Ran into the Covid in October, then it just got too cold to get motivated to work in the garage, then ran into an issue...
Forum: LTX and LSX
11-17-2020, 06:39 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 14,577
Posted By slow305

Re: Best way to bleed clutch line on T56 with LS1 swap

I'm kind of in the same boat in regard to the hydraulic release bearing -- 1982 Camaro with a T10 that I'm trying to convert to hydraulic while doing an LS swap. I have the American Powertrain...
Forum: LTX and LSX
10-05-2020, 07:02 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

It wasn't just the connector -- it was figuring out which pins did what. I sliced the connectors doing the trap door, and the connections on the new fuel pump assembly have different colored wires...
Forum: LTX and LSX
10-04-2020, 04:57 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

Almost there:
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_1102_90a14e2ec6ca24859a17be794b732a721cd46d90.jpg...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
10-01-2020, 06:06 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,605
Posted By slow305

Re: Transmission options other than T56 for an LQ4?

Check out this writeup about someone doing an Aisin AR-5 in a 1986 Monte Carlo SS with an LS:
...
Forum: LTX and LSX
07-11-2020, 02:47 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

I thought I'd take the easy way and cut a trap door to access the fuel pump assembly. But my basterized Camaro had the wiring running over the back of the fuel tank, not the front, like 99.9% of the...
Forum: LTX and LSX
06-01-2020, 06:32 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

They look pretty good, IMO. Very tight on the passenger side frame (might have to dent the furthest tube ... we'll see how it goes when it actually starts). I have UMI adjustable motor mounts set...
Forum: LTX and LSX
05-25-2020, 05:45 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

Another video blog:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NwveIlUmvg

Cliff notes: Mated the T10 transmission with a BBC bellhousing to the 5.3 block, put in through the top. But I had the...
Forum: LTX and LSX
05-03-2020, 05:59 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

Part Duh:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/E9E5zAQs11o

Pat
Forum: LTX and LSX
04-25-2020, 05:21 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/1500x2000/93720999_10222754497394982_2421437303751704576_o_13ba312c2b809342f02867f239e3255779f2a82e.jpg...
Forum: LTX and LSX
04-19-2020, 09:35 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

I did a video blog, a bit of history on my car:

https://youtu.be/EHScNb2fbgY
Forum: LTX and LSX
03-20-2020, 07:27 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/20200320_185628_644b5686bf58552d533a8cebd01786059285e76a.jpg

I took my A-arms off the crossmember a couple weeks ago because I...
Forum: Body
02-21-2020, 04:40 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,668
Posted By slow305

Re: DIY full car vinyl wrap

A friend of mine owned a graphics shop and did a vinyl wrap a few years ago. He was just starting his business and used my car as a guinea pig, so all materials were free for me, but I helped him out...
Forum: LTX and LSX
02-05-2020, 05:55 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/84076049_10221983056309437_4281998242817769472_o_48a9799704908733a480eb8d9d9f85000fd785f8.jpg

Got the LS1 throttle body for $75 on...
Forum: LTX and LSX
01-29-2020, 07:01 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

That's something I keep going back to. The T10 will work initially and is lighter but will done blow up at some point. And even though I want a "competitive" autocross car and the weight savings is a...
Forum: LTX and LSX
01-29-2020, 05:52 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

Hey, an update!

After finally getting my LS-whatever in September from the machine shop, I had almost zero parts for the swap, but since then, I've been acquiring stuff bit by bit. I've seen...
Forum: LTX and LSX
08-31-2019, 09:38 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

Yeah it's probably Gen IV. It has a 58x crank trigger. I'll have to ask my machine shop guy if it has the DOD stuff anymore (guessing it doesn't).

Exhaust will probably be what I had on it...
Forum: LTX and LSX
08-30-2019, 05:40 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

Cam specs:

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/1080x810/cam_dbbb23dd923221cc76f84acca0c0806deede18cc.jpg

Pat
Forum: LTX and LSX
08-29-2019, 02:44 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

Re: 5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

Hey, an update! After waiting 4+ years, the machine shop finally finished my motor, and I picked it up Monday.
...
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
11-12-2017, 01:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,792
Posted By slow305

Re: L98 complete with Megasquirt

Loaded this up today in the back of another TGO member's truck -- sold and off to make all the torques another day!

The last ride in my car.

Pat
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
11-06-2017, 07:04 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 619
Posted By slow305

Re: What drivetrain mods in SCCA street?

Only option in street with an L98 would be with an automatic. You're looking at CAM or ESP if you want a 5-speed with a 350 TPI.

My advice would be to just run your car in Street and get...
Forum: LTX and LSX
10-23-2017, 05:01 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,083
Posted By slow305

5.3 swap into '82 Z28 with an L98

The starting point: 1982 Camaro Z28 with an L98 and T10. The "original" swap to the L98 was done in the late 1980s, and it has been a dedicated autocross car pretty much the whole time since then. ...
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