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Transformers (2007 film)

2008-06-18T21:36:03Z

Mdacton:

The movie version of the t.v. show,released in 2007,directed by Michael Bay.
Featuring "Bummble Bee" a 5th generation camaro

User:Mdacton

2008-06-18T21:33:58Z

Mdacton:

Mdacton

Camaro driver for many years. Been drag racing camaros for over 10 years. Its been a good journey with a great car and hope for it to only get better.

SBC Modification Guide

2008-06-18T21:26:06Z

Mdacton:

Some popular modifications for the small block chevrolet include the following

camshafts
cylinder heads
Induction or intake systems
stroker kits/cranks
Fuel injection and supercharging
Nitrous oxide
Headers and exaust systems.

SBC is a great platform to modify, cheap and plentiful.....parts are also easy to find.

3.4L V6 Modification Guide

2008-06-18T21:21:17Z

Mdacton: 3.4L basic modifications

The 3.4L v-6 was the last 60 degree used in the camaros. The first was a 2.8L in the third gen, then an updated 3.1L. The 3.4L came out in 1993 in the forth gens. It uses alot of the same parts and can be slightly modified for good gains. Although trying to get serious power out of a 3.4 will be very expensive and it would be cheaper to swap to a v-8.

Some of the common available modification for the 3.4 are headers( I know pacesetter sells these) Cold air induction kits,cat back exaust, camshatfs and roller rockers are also available for the 60 degree v-6.

Cylinder head and intake porting are also options for more power. Although in my opinion this is getting to the point where it is less economical to keep modding the v-6 and would be better off with a v-8 swap.

Computer tuning for you combo will pick up some power.

The v-6 cars are not very good to modify to gain power, even after doing quite a few things you are still far off from even a stock v-8. But they are great reliable engines and economical to drive. I have seen several and owned one with over 200 thousand miles on it. Maintaining it preperly and doing regular services the 3.4 will live a long time. and keep you camaro rolling dow the highway.

L98 Modification Guide

2008-06-18T21:12:08Z

Mdacton: Basic L98 modifications Bt mdacton

The L98 engine is a tuned port injection 5.7L 350 cubic inch engine.

Some common modifications like any other engine are going to be improving air flow....

One of the first places to start is to get the exaust flowing better.
Headers, high flow converter and cat-back exaust systems are great for street cars. Even better flowing or bigger headers are avaiable for race versions. True dual pipes with high flow "race" type mufflers.

The next area is the intake, on the camaros with the dual filter air box things like taking out the water baffles or even cutting out the bottom of the box to get better are a good start. Next would be to get a good flowing filter such as a gauze type like a K&N. Throttle body air foils are a very common mods for some people using the stock throttle body. After market throttle bodies are also available with increased sizes from mild to wild....52,58 MM in the stock style and for more radical combos monoblade throttle bodies that can flow alot of air.

Intake porting or aftermarket intake runners will increase air flow also. The long runners of the L98 make it a little less desireable for high RPM power so many people have adapted other type of intake systems. Some resemble a carburated style intake with a large 4 barrel throttle body. Things like mini rams (similar to an LT1) or othe fuel injected intakes have also been used with great results. Holley has also released a "steath ram" intake that claims serious h.p. gains even on a stock engine.

Roller rockers,camshafts and the correct "cam package" are worth alot of money....though they will require quite a bit of work to perform. After installing a new camshaft most times a new computer chip will need to be installed. The camshaft rockers springs and assosiated parts need to compliment each other. So shop wisely and do your homework. This engine uses a factory hydrolic roller type lifter.

Cylinder heads....Well the real power is in the heads, your standard small block chevrolet info applies here for the most part. Without getting into alot of detail about heads the main points are to get something that will flow good with a small runner for a streetable application. There are alot of good books avaialable on cylinder heads. I would suggest investing in a few.

Stroker kits....these kits are the "bottom end" of the engine...and stroker refers to increasing the stroke of the crankshaft. the stock stroke being a 3.48 can be "stroked" or increased to a 3.75" and with a small overbore and new pistons would result in increasing the cubic inch or displacement of the engine from a 350 to a 383. Basically think of the bottom end as an air pump....a stroker kit wil make your air pump bigger. This wil mean better heads, bigger cam and all the other parts will need to compliment it to get the best results.

Aftermarket tuning or engine management such as DFI from accel or F.A.S.T are great for tuning high powered combos in real time. this eliminates the needs for chips etc.