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[Aikmaniac]

Here's my baby...1967 Camaro RS/SS, Candy Apple Red over Silver, 406 c.i. w/ nitrous

 

[Mamba]

Here's my baby...1967 Camaro RS/SS, Candy Apple Red over Silver, 406 c.i. w/ nitrous

Holy BeeJesus Aikmaniac.....that car is ummm......beautiful.....I think i'm in love. How much money have you put into that ? I like your wheels....kinda like mine from my newer camaro but the old style. Man, do you got any more pics? I LOVE your car bro.

 

[Aikmaniac]

Roy, this is the only other pic I have right now and it's of the engine (406 c.i.). It's been restored since '88...about $10k in the engine, $3k for the paint job (back in '88), and about $4-5k in other replacement parts. Year One stayed in business because of me. LOL I'll try and take some more. These were taken at a local carshow here in Tampa.

Also, here's my '79 Trans Am (55k original miles).

 

[Aikmaniac]

Oh, and here's the latest addition to the family...I know, I know...it's an import, but man is it fun to drive.

2005 Subaru WRX STi

(Don't worry...the Camaro and T/A get the garage )

 

[Mamba]

Dude your cars are frickin awesome......well except for the rice..... although i hear those things are fast.....I seriously had a hard-on and a smile looking at the engine and that trans-am is beautiful.......Lend me some money man to fix up my vette and my camaro. I'd appreciate if you'd send more pics.....i think i'm in love..... what kind of exhausts do you have on your vehicles? Please tell me that your camaro has turn downs like mine.

 

[Aikmaniac]

The T/A has Hooker headers leading to a true dual exhaust all the way back...with the factory resonators LOL. I've tried to keep it pretty stock.

The Camaro has Headman headers with 3 inch pipes leading to Flowmasters all the way back. The exhaust pipes are cut behind the wheel at a 45 deg. angle. I'll take some more pics of the Camaro for ya, bud.

A little background on the Camaro:

The heads of the 406 are off an outlaw sprint car's 350 block (Dart 202's). That block used to be housed in the Camaro but it finally gave up a couple years ago (350 c.i. bored .60 over= 359 c.i.) 400 crank, 350 rods, bored .30 over = 406 c.i. Quicker and faster than the 359. It has the quickness of a stroker motor, with the power curve of a big block. Un...believably fast. With slicks, it'll do high 10's in the 1/4 with the nitrous.

Transmission is a Turbo 400 with a shift kit...3-spd. automatic...3800 stall converter.

Wheels are Cragar S/S's 16" surrounded by BF T/A Radials - 275's in the back, 225's in the front.

Suspension is pretty much stock...that'll be the next project if I get around to it. I'd like to put Flowmaster's on the T/A.

 

[Mamba]

The T/A has Hooker headers leading to a true dual exhaust all the way back...with the factory resonators LOL. I've tried to keep it pretty stock.

The Camaro has Headman headers with 3 inch pipes leading to Flowmasters all the way back. The exhaust pipes are cut behind the wheel at a 45 deg. angle. I'll take some more pics of the Camaro for ya, bud.

A little background on the Camaro:

The heads of the 406 are off an outlaw sprint car's 350 block (Dart 202's). That block used to be housed in the Camaro but it finally gave up a couple years ago (350 c.i. bored .60 over= 359 c.i.) 400 crank, 350 rods, bored .30 over = 406 c.i. Quicker and faster than the 359. It has the quickness of a stroker motor, with the power curve of a big block. Un...believably fast. With slicks, it'll do high 10's in the 1/4 with the nitrous.

Transmission is a Turbo 400 with a shift kit...3-spd. automatic...3800 stall converter.

Wheels are Cragar S/S's 16" surrounded by BF T/A Radials - 275's in the back, 225's in the front.

Suspension is pretty much stock...that'll be the next project if I get around to it. I'd like to put Flowmaster's on the T/A.

Sounds awesome....... High 10's ? I'm running mid 13's stock though.... I too am working on my suspension....i'm gonna give mine a slight drop (eibach prokit with bilstein HD Shocks) ......I was wondering do the BF Radial's stick pretty good ? I'm just imagining how your camaro sounds and i't s already putting a smile on my face......Please feed me more!

 

[Aikmaniac]

As far as the BF T/A Radials sticking, it depends on how much torque/power your pushing. The 275's are brand new, however the Camaro can break them loose on demand. Haven't dynoed, but I've seen a similar powerplant before that's 425 hp with 400 ft./lb torque and that was with a smaller torque converter and without flowmasters. We're happy to be putting 400+ to the wheels minus the nitrous (125hp shot).

The rumble of the camaro is amazing even with the "mild" cam (CompCam with .225, I believe) It's really not a mild cam, but it's not a high-po one either. Right in the middle.

Believe it or not, the compression's only 10.5:1 so it can run on pump gas, but every now and then we put B-32 in there and spoil it a bit.

 

[Mamba]

As far as the BF T/A Radials sticking, it depends on how much torque/power your pushing. The 275's are brand new, however the Camaro can break them loose on demand. Haven't dynoed, but I've seen a similar powerplant before that's 425 hp with 400 ft./lb torque and that was with a smaller torque converter and without flowmasters. We're happy to be putting 400+ to the wheels minus the nitrous (125hp shot).

The rumble of the camaro is amazing even with the "mild" cam (CompCam with .225, I believe) It's really not a mild cam, but it's not a high-po one either. Right in the middle.

Believe it or not, the compression's only 10.5:1 so it can run on pump gas, but every now and then we put B-32 in there and spoil it a bit.

That's awesome.....400 plus to rear wheels is salivating.......im at about 300 to th rear wheels IMO not that bad....considering that it's mostly stock........How often do you race it ? and where do you race it ?

 

[Aikmaniac]

Ever since the 359 blew up, we decided to hang up the dragging spurs. Dropping another $10k in the engine bay told us to be satisfied, if you know what I mean. Now we just cruise on weekends to carshows...blowing away the 5.0's on the way.

The place to drag around here is Bradenton Motorsports Park...about 45 minutes from where I live in Tampa. It's a 1/4 mile. There's an 1/8 mile track in Lakeland which is about 15 minutes away from me, but how much fun is the 1/8th?

BTW, is that your '69? Looks good with that hood. I've always liked the racing stripes.

 

[Mamba]

Yeah that's our (my dad and i) 69 and we have a 71 vette 454....but they need work......Thanks for the compliment....i know it can get expensive this hobby of ours. I always enjoy burning some good ole 5.0's and even 4.6's now

 

[Aikmaniac]

Yeah that's our (my dad and i) 69 and we have a 71 vette 454....but they need work......Thanks for the compliment....i know it can get expensive this hobby of ours. I always enjoy burning some good ole 5.0's and even 4.6's now

It's very expensive and requires a lot of attention to keep them up. I also have a hobby of flying R/C planes that takes much of my attention. Juggling those two loves...along with a girlfriend ...is a tough proposition sometimes.

Gotta love those big block torque monsters!