# Alex's 1993 Z28 camaro **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [May 30, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476 "2009-05-30T18:06:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Z28LT1Rocket](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/z28lt1rocket/32/6436_2.png) [@Z28LT1Rocket](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z28LT1Rocket)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/21 "2009-05-31T10:27:40Z")
> [@True Life on MTV](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/true-life-on-mtv/18602/24): > > time for a DRIVER MOD I dont even know you and Ill let you run it at the track. serious im stumped!:ahh ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/22 "2009-05-31T10:33:51Z")
Paint the fucking thing already. My MT ET Street drag radials seem to work best at 18 psi. Any higher or lower they spin. ---
**Author:** ![QuickLT1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/eada6e/32.png) [@QuickLT1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/QuickLT1)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/23 "2009-05-31T10:34:44Z")
Im wondering if the car is sensing knock. With that cam, your running a aftermarket valve train, I hope. Being your hooking, its something goin on motor wise. U data log runs i take it? Can u see the timing so u can see if it is pulling some at some point. Just my idea. U gotta get that thing into the 13s. This stock motored boat cant be beating u. ---
**Author:** ![Z28LT1Rocket](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/z28lt1rocket/32/6436_2.png) [@Z28LT1Rocket](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z28LT1Rocket)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/24 "2009-05-31T10:37:08Z")
![http://photosbyjim.smugmug.com/photos/550869292_e2jQJ-L.jpg](http://photosbyjim.smugmug.com/photos/550869292_e2jQJ-L.jpg) Im hooking! ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/25 "2009-05-31T11:13:45Z")
:facepalm ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/26 "2009-05-31T11:17:43Z")
How bad did this car actually look before the tie dyed primer paint job? From what I saw a while ago it really didnt look too bad. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/27 "2009-05-31T11:22:19Z")
It’s a tired old LT1 camaro… what do you expect? ---
**Author:** ![Z28LT1Rocket](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/z28lt1rocket/32/6436_2.png) [@Z28LT1Rocket](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z28LT1Rocket)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/28 "2009-05-31T11:22:56Z")
> [@Ghost Hunters... season premier today 10-11-06](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ghost-hunters-season-premier-today-10-11-06/18739/2): > > How bad did this car actually look before the tie dyed primer paint job? From what I saw a while ago it really didnt look too bad. not too bad is right but… I was like, f-ck I hate black and I want my car perfect… so for the mean time it looks horrible but I want to finish painting it more than anyone:'(… ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/29 "2009-05-31T11:23:33Z")
> [@tint ticket](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tint-ticket/16225/13): > > It’s a tired old LT1 camaro… what do you expect? But most of them still look fairly decent like John’s does. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/30 "2009-05-31T11:24:44Z")
How the FUCK do you measure tire pressure with a tape :rofl ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/31 "2009-05-31T11:24:54Z")
> [@Friendly Call Out.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/friendly-call-out/18300/9): > > not too bad is right but… I was like, f-ck I hate black and I want my car perfect… so for the mean time it looks horrible but I want to finish painting it more than anyone:'(… Driving it with unsealed primer really isnt a great idea since primer traps moisture and can cause rusting. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/32 "2009-05-31T11:25:31Z")
And considering you never primered or put anything over that bondo it’s super contaminated and paint won’t sit for shit on it. Why all the bondo man, why? ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/33 "2009-05-31T11:25:33Z")
> [@tint ticket](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tint-ticket/16225/14): > > How the FUCK do you measure tire pressure with a tape :rofl Probably along the same lines as measuring something with a tire gauge. ---
**Author:** ![Z28LT1Rocket](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/z28lt1rocket/32/6436_2.png) [@Z28LT1Rocket](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z28LT1Rocket)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/34 "2009-05-31T11:31:49Z")
easy professor, cars on the ground, put tape measue on the ground and read how high it is in the midlle at the highest point… ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/35 "2009-05-31T11:33:12Z")
> [@PJB"](#): > > But most of them still look fairly decent like John’s does. I meant performance wise not appearance. ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/36 "2009-05-31T11:36:36Z")
my tires are a 255 -50 -16 and there a 26 in tire how ,any ,iles ya got on this motor ? did ya home port ya heads ?there are so many variables tight valves but that cam spikes around 6 k and dont fall off i think the motor is tired or your not windin it up .or ya flubbed the tune up somehow what ar eyour knock counts and fuel trims readin? ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/37 "2009-05-31T11:37:07Z")
> [@Ghost Hunters... season premier today 10-11-06](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ghost-hunters-season-premier-today-10-11-06/18739/3): > > I meant performance wise not appearance. mine runs ok homey ,ill run that ss of yours all motor ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/38 "2009-05-31T11:37:26Z")
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**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/39 "2009-05-31T11:38:01Z")
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**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476/40 "2009-05-31T11:39:00Z")
I think you need to do a compression test. Your car is deff. a turd for its mods, even the trap shows that. Bone stock LT1’s trap 99-100 all day long. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alexs-1993-z28-camaro/244476.md?page=3)