New to me but out of the LTx game

**Z28pr0jekt** · 02-01-2021, 09:44 AM

Haha I still have the link in my sig on here to my old mod list from SD. Website may be down but I'll keep the memory going

**joelster** · 02-07-2021, 07:45 AM

LS7 FTW!!!!!

Love that color on the Z06. Did you see what condition the stock heads were in when you replaced them?

**Z28pr0jekt** · 02-07-2021, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by joelster

LS7 FTW!!!!!

Love that color on the Z06. Did you see what condition the stock heads were in when you replaced them?

I still have them in my garage to sell but I haven't checked them out. The car was running great but I couldn't risk that chance of the valve issue occurring.

Took some better pictures today.

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**joelster** · 02-08-2021, 07:10 AM

Take the springs off and do the "wiggle" test.

***Fastbird*** · 02-08-2021, 02:09 PM

I love that color in the sunlight.

**purnel017** · 02-21-2021, 07:34 PM

Not a fan of the color but it still looks absolutely stunning.

**Z28pr0jekt** · 02-23-2021, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by purnel017

Not a fan of the color but it still looks absolutely stunning.

It's definitely a love it or hate it color. I would have loved to have found one of the couple different blues they made (Jetstream blue especially) but they just weren't out there when I was looking. I always loved the SOM 4th gen Fbody so Atomic Orange is wasn't a detractor for me. From everything I've researched mine is one of less than 300 for the options it has that year (I think it's less than 150 but it's difficult to get the specifics). I love this ceramic coating that my friend did, I simply wash it off with water and lightly wipe with a microfiber then air dry it.

Once I need new tires, I'll get the wheels powder coated as chrome is not my thing and these are pretty pitted especially on the front. You can see it on the last set of pictures.

**Z28pr0jekt** · 05-17-2021, 09:26 AM

Well, I fucked up bad. I haven't posted anywhere else because frankly, I'm embarrassed and pissed at myself.

My friend had been wanting a ride for a couple months (he has a base c6 with a couple mods). I was at a pool tournament and had time between rounds. Took it out on the highway and planned to do one 2-3 shift and maybe a 3-4 depending on traffic. Hit the top of 2nd and apparently wasn't focused enough and fucking money shifted into first. By the time I realized it was in 1st it was too late.

Limped the car home. I definitely fucked the trans and I think I cracked the differential as it's leaking gear oil all over. I'm hoping I didn't hurt the motor but won't find out for a couple weeks.

Luckily nobody was injured except my ego and my wallet.

***Fastbird*** · 05-18-2021, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by Z28pr0jekt

Well, I fucked up bad. I haven't posted anywhere else because frankly, I'm embarrassed and pissed at myself.

My friend had been wanting a ride for a couple months (he has a base c6 with a couple mods). I was at a pool tournament and had time between rounds. Took it out on the highway and planned to do one 2-3 shift and maybe a 3-4 depending on traffic. Hit the top of 2nd and apparently wasn't focused enough and fucking money shifted into first. By the time I realized it was in 1st it was too late.

Limped the car home. I definitely fucked the trans and I think I cracked the differential as it's leaking gear oil all over. I'm hoping I didn't hurt the motor but won't find out for a couple weeks.

Luckily nobody was injured except my ego and my wallet.

Ah holy crap man. That's a sucky thing to have happen. How high did the Rev's get or did it just get violent to the trans/diff until you caught it?

**Z28pr0jekt** · 05-18-2021, 07:01 PM

Revs sat at the limiter from an ignition standpoint (7K) but technically from a mechanical standpoint the motor was trying to spin >10K. 90mph in 1st when 1st only goes to 60mph.

I didn't realize what was happening for a few seconds, I thought it was trying to spin in 3rd but it has never spun in third, then when I realized it was actually slowing down while staying on the limiter, I ripped it out of gear. Didn't want to go in any gear after that until my speed came down and I had to pump the clutch several times to find an open gear. Found 4th, pulled it off the highway and managed to get it home which was less than a mile away. It was extremely notchy going into gear and making terrible noises.