Big Cam+Strong Springs=Big Smile

**Roastem** · 02-15-2006, 05:19 AM

I just got my car back from Carolina Auto Masters, I had my car back in 24 hours! Awesome. He installed the 918 springs and Ti retainers, and I had installed the cam this weekend. I didn't push it with the stock springs so I didn't know what I had, but this Z28 is now one bad MOTHA. 6600 rev limit, and 4.10 gears means serious acceleration, and less shifting! I got 295/35/18 Proxes on that thing and it will positively melt them all the way through 2nd gear!

I like that old school thump when its idling too. Got to wait till next week for dyno time though, and I will try to post the dyno graph for everyone.

**BIG D's SS** · 02-15-2006, 05:21 AM

Man that is sweet. I was glad when I got my cam in and Dyno tuned.

**Roastem** · 02-15-2006, 10:18 AM

Hey Big D, you still got the stock tires on that SS? If so, I don't know how you get any traction in the first 3 gears, because if I am not mistaken, you got the same mods as my car, but a bigger cam. I think your car would probably make more power than mine.

**BIG D's SS** · 02-15-2006, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by Roastem

Hey Big D, you still got the stock tires on that SS? If so, I don't know how you get any traction in the first 3 gears, because if I am not mistaken, you got the same mods as my car, but a bigger cam. I think your car would probably make more power than mine.

I got regular radials no drags radials here. No traction in 1st 3 gears and will chirp 4th. Best time is 13.1@111mph with a 2.2 60 ft. I need some drag radials and ported t/b, and a ls6 intake. Can't wait to see what time I get this year. Gonna hopefully hit mid 12's on street tires. Mine only put down 355 rwhp and 360 rwtq at almost 100k.

**Mr. Luos** · 02-15-2006, 12:11 PM

Feather that throttle

**Roastem** · 02-16-2006, 05:48 AM

That LS6 intake and ported TB is gonna put you in business Big D. You really need to get some 10.5 rims and anything above 285/35 on the back of that thing, or you will slip and slide all over the place. Those 295/35 Proxes hook pretty damn good, you might wanna try em out. Plus, they look real nice too.

**BIG D's SS** · 02-16-2006, 05:52 AM

I can feather it as good as can be expected. I'm gonna get 17x11's with 315/35's here in the next couple of weeks hopefully. Then maybe go with the drag radials to help with traction. I have gotta be able to get my 60 ft times down below 2.0.

**Roastem** · 02-16-2006, 06:29 AM

Feather, I tried that without success with the stock 245/45/16's, and that was before the LS6, ported TB, and Cam. Even in second, it would start spinning, I would back off till it hooked, then hit it again, and the tires would go up in smoke again (a vicious cycle). And I mean smoke! (Gotta love that LS1 powerplant) The Proxes will spin if I am too aggressive, but if I back off those, then mash it, they hook and it feels like the front tires are coming off the ground! YEEEEHAAAAH