*** October COTM Winner... ls1camino ***

[KahanaReef]

Jeremy Howard

ls1camino

2000 Pontiac Trans Am WS.6
Born February 11, 2000

I bought my Trans Am on November 1st 2007 in Detroit, Michigan. I had been searching for a black, 6-speed, t-top Trans Am for a few months, and this one I found in the For Sale Section here. I started talking to the seller and a few days later, I bought a plane ticket and flew up there. The seller picked me up at the airport and let me drive the car around. We then parked it and I checked it out for cosmetic and mechanical problems. I found nothing major. I bought the car, and started the drive home. In Somerset, PA, about 3 hours from home, the stock rear end blew and completely stranded me. After renting a trailer, and towing it back home, two friends of mine and I replaced the rear end...what a day.

Since then, I have slowly upgraded every piece of the car, starting with the suspension and the drivetrain before doing any major performance upgrades. Performance wise, I started with a Lid, Headers, and Exhaust. After awhile that wasn't enough, so I started piecing together parts for a Heads, Cam, Intake swap. I used PRC Stage 2.5 5.3L Heads, a TSP Torquer V.2 Camshaft, and a FAST90/90 Intake/TB setup. I dyno'd 445rwhp and 395rwtq. I had this setup for about a year before I threw the #7 connecting rod through the block and into the starter. This was in February 2011. In March, I placed an order with Texas-Speed and Performance for a 427ci LS3 long block. It arrived in August and I started the install that week. With the new motor, I also installed a Stage 4 clutch and a built transmission, among other things. At this moment, I have just over 700 miles on the new motor and clutch. I probably will not be racing it this year, but come Spring time, I am hoping for a solid 10-second pass. With some more seat time, I hope to be in the high 9's naturally aspirated.

It's funny to think back to that fateful day almost four years ago...if I had known then how much I would be working on this car or how much money I would be spending on her, I'm not entirely sure I would have bought her in the first place. Everything happens for a reason, and in the end, I am happy I have a fun car I can drive on nice days to work, to the local show, or just cruise around town listening to the radio and the sound of the exhaust.

Performance:
- 7.0L/427ci LS3
- LS3 Block Bored bored to 4.070”, Callies Compstar 4.100” Stroke Crankshaft, Callies Compstar 6.125' H-beam Connecting Rods, Wiseco -6cc Valve Relief Pistons (11.8 Compression Ratio)
- PRC 237cc Cast Heads w/ some CNC port work and 68cc Chambers
- Custom Grind Camshaft
- LS7 Hydraulic Lifters
- 7.400" Hardened Pushrods
- Stock Rockers w/ Trunion Upgrade
- PRC .675” Lift Dual Valve Springs
- NGK TR6 Plugs Gapped to .045"
- Ported FAST 102mm Intake
- PPS 102mm Throttle Body
- 4" Intake Tubing with MAF Delete
- 104mm Air Lid
- 42# Injectors
- PPS Fuel Rail Kit
- Racetronix 255lph Fuel Pump w/ Hotwire Kit
- Kooks Stainless 1 7/8" Headers
- 3" Off-Road Y-Pipe
- Flowmaster Merge
- 4" I-Pipe
- Spintech Muffler (4" Input, Dual 3" Output)
- Meziere Electric Water Pump
- Be Cool 3” Radiator w/ Stock Fans
- Thunder Racing Oil Catch Can
- A/C Delete
- EGR Delete
- AIR Delete
- EVAP Delete
- TCS Relocation
- eBay Valve Covers
- Thunder Racing Coil Relocation Kit

Drivetrain:
- Tick Performance T-56 6-Speed
- Monster Stage 4 Clutch
- Billet Flywheel
- QTP Scattershield/Bellhousing
- Pro 5.0 Short Shifter w/ Lou's Short Stick
- ACPT Carbon Fiber Driveshaft
- Moser 9" Rear w/ 35-Spline Detroit Locker, 4.11 Gears, and ARP Wheel Studs

Suspension:
- AFCO Double Adjustable Front Coilovers w/ 300lb Springs (3” drop)
- KYB Single Adjustable Shocks w/ Stock Rear Springs
- BMR Front Shock Tower Brace
- Spohn Tubular K-Member
- Spohn Solid Motor Mounts
- UMI Adjustable Tubular Upper & Lower Front Control Arms
- UMI 1.25” (32mm) Front Sway Bar
- Spohn Tunnel Mounted Adjustable Torque Arm w/ Driveshaft Loop
- UMI Adjustable Tubular Rear Lower Control Arms w/ Weld-in Relocation Brackets
- BMR 1.25” (32mm) Rear Drag Sway Bar
- UMI Adjustable Tubular Panhard Bar
- UMI Tubular Panhard Reloaction Bar
- UMI 3-Point Subframe Connectors
- Flaming River Manual Steering Rack

Braking:
- C5 Corvette 12” Front Brake Upgrade
- Stock F-body Rear Brakes
- Stainless Steel Line Upgrade
- SMJ Line Lock Kit

Traction (Street):
- 17"x9.5" Black ZR1 Wheels w/ 275/45/17 Kumho Ecsta Tires
- 17"x13" Black ZR1 Wheels w/ 335/35/17 Michelin Polit Sports

Traction (Track):
- 15"x3.5" Chrome Weld Prostars w/ 26/4.5/15 Mickey Thompson ET Fronts
- 15"x10" Chrome Weld Prostars w/ 28/10.5/15 Mickey Thompson ET Drags

[KahanaReef]

Interior:
- Stock Interior
- 6LE Racing Seats
- RJS 5-Point Racing Harnesses
- Rear Seat Delete
- Wolfe 6-Point Weld-in Roll Cage
- A-Pillar Triple Gauge Pod w/ Digital Wideband A/F Ratio, Digital Fuel Pressure, and Aeroforce Scan Gauges
- Digital Tachometer w/ Shiftlight mounted in front of stock Tachometer
- Kenwood KVT-516 Head Unit
- Stock Speakers w/ Amplifier and 10" Sub in Rear Hatch

Exterior:
- 20% Window Tint
- Red Ram Air LEDs
- Debadged Hood, Doors, and Rear Bumper

New motor is still in break-in period, so no dyno or 1/4 mile times...yet

Now for some pics.















I would like to thank you all for voting for me. It's a great honor to be October Car of the Month and be printed in the LS1.com Calendar.

[KahanaReef]

Congratulations, Jeremy! Quite impressive

[ls1camino]

Thanks Mama Reef, and thank you to all who voted for me

Now to narrow down my mod list so it can fit on the calendar.

[KahanaReef]

You're welcome, and... good luck with that. You've got quite the list

[nfellman]

Congrats man! That is an absolutely beautiful car!

[RedSuperSport]

Congrats on the win

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[RedSuperSport]

I hope to have my car as nice as yours in 4 years I've only had mine 2 months and I'm already impatient nice mod list

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