My first love affair with Camaro's happened when I was 17 and it was time to get my first car. There was a 69 blue and white SS for sale and my dad almost got it for me untill it was learned that the tranny was getting ready to die. Dad opted to buy a 73 Dodge Polara instead. I was heartbroken and forced to drive a boat instead of a true muscle car. Life goes on as did my love affair with MANY cars. My heart still longed for that first love that eluded me. In 1994 I placed an order for an Artic white Z-28 convertible. I waited for 4 months to have the car built but it never happened due to production problems at the plant. Yet another broken heart by another Camaro. Wound up buying a Mitsu 3000 GT instead. Did the rice thing for some years but still longing for a Camaro deep inside. In 2000 I decide to go after it one more time. Found the love of my life and she actually loved me back and went home with me this time:
The more she gave (speed) the more I wanted. So in order to recieve I had to give. She required some mods to keep giving me a rise, so this is what I have given her so far:
SLEEPER Z
Owner: Rick Torres, Victoria, Texas
Motor Top End
Heads/ Intake/ Throttle Body:
Airflow Research (AFR) 205cc heads, CNC ported. Heads hand finished by Tony Mamo to increase combustion chamber size to 4.00" bore which further unshrouded the valves. Valve job was modified to increase flow at low and mid lifts., Heads were milled .060" yielding a combustion chamber volume of 57cc. Static compression ratio of 11.92 to 1. 2.02 intake valves with lightweight hollow stems (98 grams each), 1.60 exhaust valves. Double quench paambers.
AFR #8019 valve springs shimmed to within .050" of coil bind. 170 seat pressure, 450 open pressure. 1.775" inst
AFR 205 flow in milled form with 57cc on a 3.900 bore at 28" H2O:
Lift........ .200", .300", .400", .500", .550", .600"
Intake.....158, 220, 264, 285, 296, 300
Exhaust 122., 178, 217, 232, N/A, 241 (with pipe)
Fel-Pro 1041 .041" head gaskets to give a .031" quench.
camshaft: 3729R/3731R HR 112 +3
Custom Comp Cams camshaft: 3729R/3731R HR 112 +3
238/242 duration at .050, .605/.610 lift, 112 LSA installed at 109 intake centerline. Dynamic compression of 8.86 to 1.
Comp Cams 7.400" chrome-moly pushrods to accommodate the milled heads and smaller base circle of the cam.
Yella Terra Ultra Light #6645 shaft mounted rocker arms (with .050" shim installed).
Comp R (875-16) hydraulic roller lifters with .035-.050" plunger depth. 3/8 to 1/2 turn of the rocker bolt from 0 lash until 22 lb. ft. of torque.
I want her to look just as beautiful as the day I got her so I want to keep her as stock looking as I can on the outside and always shinning, inside and out.
Engine Bay and Nitrous setup:
383 stroker Engine bay
Nitrous stealth ashtray switches
Stealth mount NOS bottle in Spare tire well
2 tone Ebony and Maroon interior and Maroon door accents
Engine Block / Internals:
Custom 383 Stroker ci short block built by Erik Koenig at HK Racing in Houston, Tx..
Diamond forged pistons, file-fit rings and pins.
ARP main studs.
ARP rod bolts.
Ported LS6 oil pump, shimmed for higher pressure.
Cloyes timing chain.
Cloyes Hex-a-just adjustable timing gears.
ARP 12 point head studs.
Headers and Exhaust:
Pacesetter long tube ceramic coated Headers
Magnaflow Cat Back Exhaust System
Magnaflow High Flow Catalytic Converters
Intake, Pullys, Waterpump:
SLP Cold Air Flow Pac
Motorsport Technology Inc. (MTI) carbon fiber intake lid with K&N filter.
FAST 90 Intake, velocity ported by Tony Mamo from Airflow Research. This porting has been shown to be worth 7-10 rwhp/rwtq over an unported FAST intake.
Nick Williams 90mm custom throttle body
Custom 4" bellows mates air lid to throttle body. No Mass Airflow Sensor.
Mezeire electric water pump.
ASP under-drive crank pulley.
ASP overdrive Alternator Pulley
Fuel Delivery System:
Racetronix Delphi/Lucas 37lb./hr. high impedance fuel injectors (42 lbs. at 4 bar). Racetronix plug and play fuel system. Enough capacity for over 650 rwhp.
Custom MAF-less speed density tuning utilizing EFI Live
Nitrous System (stealth mount):
Zex 125 wet shot system (10 lb bottle) with Zex Controller Box
Nitrous Outlet Dual stage window switch
Jerry Jams Ashtray Activation Switch Array
860 Performance integrated Bottle Heater and Mounting Bracket
860 Performance Spare Well Mounting Bracket
Nitrous Outlet Purge Kit (downward purge for stealth effect)
Engine Design and Custom Tuning:
Engine design and EFI Live custom tuning done by Patrick Guerra (Guerra Group)
Transmission:
Performabuilt Level 2 High performance Street/Strip Transmission
External Tranny Cooler
Yank SS 3600 Torque Converter
Suspension:
QA1 Adjustable rear shocks (12 pt. Adjustable)
Spohn adjustable Strut Tower Brace
Spohn tubular lower control arms
UMI 2 point Subframe bracing
UMI Adjustable Torque arm (tunnel braced) set at minus 2.5 degree pinion angle
Tires:
Front-Kumho Ecsta 16's Z rated
Rear daily use: Nitto DR's 16's
Track : MT/ET Streets
Rear end:
Moser 28 Spline axles
Detroit Tru-Trac Posi unit
Interior:
Trans Am WS6 Ebony/Maroon colored seat conversion (Camaro seats hurt my back)
Serius Sattelite Radio
Custom Signature door panels
The only telltale signs that she has been messed with is the two very aggressive magnaflow pipes poppin out from the rear.
I wanted a car that had attitude as well as manners, and now I have it. This one is like a good marriage- I treat her good, she treats me good and we stay together for a long time!!!!
