DBL_TKE's other project

[DBL_TKE]

So I haven't been on here much lately since I blew the engine in my GTI. I'm still slowly building the engine but I wanted another car. I decided to get a 3rd gen Camaro. This is my second one now. I previously had an '85 z28 but I parted that out. I finally settled on a black '91 Camaro Z28. I know, there's going to be a lot of haters but these are some of my favorite cars for some reason. I'm just going to copy and paste everything from my thread on another forum.

I picked this thing up in August. It's a 1991 Camaro Z28 hardtop with an LB9 and WCT5 with 131k miles.

has factory dual cats
had G92 option but now has richmond 3.73's
Posi rear dif but it seems a little worn
Repainted
20% tint (approximately)
Corvette Y2K wheels 17x8.5 and 18x9.5 with Falken FK452's 245/45/17 and 275/40/18
Edelbrock Aluminum high flow water pump
160* thermostat
Hurst short throw shifter
Cat back exhaust (unknown)
PBR rear disc brakes
New Accel 19 lb/hr injectors
Sub box for rear cargo well for 2 10" subs

There's not a squeak or rattle in the car and the doors even close perfectly :-D overall the cars in really nice shape. There's a few things that I can nitpick and most issues will be resolved soon. The suspension is fairly shot, I'll be replacing it all with the Ground Control/KYB setup I had in my '85. Steering is a little sloppy, but I will be replacing the steering box and center link with the ones from my '85 as well and will get a bump steer kit. There's no stereo in it but I have a mostly a whole system that I got from Al awhile back that I'll install. The drivers seat a a small tear on the side bolster so I'm going to look around for some Recaro LS's and try to source the adapter brackets. Also the paint has too much orange peel for me to like it. I'm going to see if I can get someone to do a complete wet sand/clay bar/polish/wax.

Overall this is exactly the third gen I've wanted for years. The '91/'92 Z28's are by far my favorite and I love them in black













And a couple to show the tint level

[DBL_TKE]

So like Everone else here, I have a problem driving a car with 4x4 status. So I decided to raid the '85 for some parts...



So I ended up with this stuff...



I was making good time so I decided to rip some crap off the '91 as well...



It a two step process to get the car back down...



Ahh, much better 8)

[DBL_TKE]

So I picked up a pair of 10" Kicker Comp VR's (2ohm, dual voice coils). I'll be wiring them up soon.



I also have a few other goodies that are patiently waiting for me.



Stay tuned...

I purchased this exhaust over a year ago and finally got around to installing it on my car. It is a 3" stainless steel cat back exhaust system designed for a 4th gen F-body. It uses a bullet style muffler positioned before the rear axle, then splits off into two tail pipes after the over-axle bend.

I forgot to take more pictures but in order to install this on a 3rd gen you have to swap the hangers from left to right. The intermediate pipe going to the muffler is too short to reach the y-pipe so when I cut off my old exhaust I left about 8-10" on it past the y-pipe connection. Now this is on a factory dual cat car so that means those with a single cat would also need the 45* bend to reach the cat.

I measured all the pipes to see what it's true diameter is:

2.75" ID at the pipe that connects to the Y-pipe
3" muffler
3" over the axle
2.75" tail pipes
3.5" tips





I have a few things to note. I'm not that impressed with the quality of the stainless steel. Seems to be a pretty low grade especially compares to the muffler, or even to that of Magnaflow. There is a mix of band clamps and regular exhaust clamps. I don't like how poorly D-shaped exhaust clamps seal. IMO they should all be band clamps.

Overall I'm very satisfied though. I was surprised at the sound. Everyone kept telling me how raspy and loud these exhausts are but in fact it isn't. It has a very deep bassy tone at idle, and really wakes up with a deep aggressive tone at WOT. keep in mind that I'm still running the factory manifolds, Y-pipe and cats. It's very quiet inside the cabin driving around town with the windows up. I'll post a sound clip soon.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...8/19f63ee8.mp4

[Niterider03]

This is awesome! I love 3rd gen camaros. I'm looking forward to more pics and updates.

[DBL_TKE]

Yeah, I love them too but the prime examples are few and far between. I'm building this as an all around performer. Right now it's my daily driver until I finish rebuilding the GTI, then it'll be a weekend car that I'll use to compete in autocross and do a few shows with. And I do plan to lower some more and try to get a a somewhat aggressive wheel fitment. I just need to figure out what kind of wheels to get.

[DBL_TKE]

[DBL_TKE]

I managed to lower it another .25" up front and almost 1" in the rear. I'm going to need to get shorter springs to go any lower.