Plz help me help my friend with 01 z28!
Hey guys, I am trying to help my friend out who has an 01 Camaro z28 ls1/4l30e. I do not know a whole lot about Chevy's or Camaros/TA's, but I am fairly knowledgable with cars in general. Accoring to my friend, the 01/02 ls1's came with the ls6 intake manifold from factory, so I assume hes got the ls6 intake manifold on his stock (lid and exhaust) ls1. Anyways, my friend is describing a coolant leak that he says is coming from the intake manifold. I saw where the coolant had puddled up on the passenger side of his engine where the intake manifold meets the head. He thinks it is the gaskets between the manifold/head. I do not think coolant runs through the manifold. Upon a little research for my friend, I have noticed that there are coolant lines, or steam pipes or w/e underneath the intake manifold in the engine valley. Since his z28 is an 01, would his car have the ls6 style steam pipes and pcv setup? Or would he have the usual 98-00 ls1 style steam pipes and pcv setup?
My friend knows a good amount about his car, ls1, ls6 engines etc, but not too mechanicaly inclined, so I am trying to help him fix this coolant leak. Any information regarding this situation would be greatly appreaciated!
Also, I have seen some ls6 intake manifolds that are black plastic (like on my friends 01 ls1), and have seen some that seem to be aluminum. Are there more than one type of ls6 intake manifold?
After we fix this coolant leak we will be trying to make his 01 z28 run low 12's to beat this stupid teen's 96 mustang gt with intake, exhaust, heads, cam, 3.73's (i think. maybe shorter than that), drag radials, and a 50 shot fogger. He ran 12.6 in the 1/4 ON THE BOTTLE with out the high stall. He says he will run a 12.1 with his new high stall. My friends 01 z28 with intake and exhaust ran like a 12.7 I think on street tires. So the point is, please help me help my friend so we can make his bolt-on 01 ls1 z28 beat this kids built/n20 mustang. On the track, of course.