Joshinator99's 2017 Arctic Blue Metallic 2SS Journal - Page 4

Joshinator99 · 11-20-2021, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by KingLT1

Do you have one of it warmed up and the idle settled down? Just curious to hear how much chop it has. I have had my eye on the CM 224/240 118. Thx

Hi King,

Sorry for the delay, but got the car out today and took a video for you.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/AZsehEcZFhCET86aA

Joshinator99 · 11-20-2021, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by radz28

Dang. That's a nice cam. I thought my Stage IV BTR LS3 cam for my H2 was big (that was an NA 408). I think CSP's Big Boy cam is around that duration. That's pretty cool!!! If I didn't live where I do, I'd do a combination similar to yours.

Thanks! My only regret is not getting an LPE cam with the +42% fuel lobe. This cam has a +32% and it's limiting my big bore HPFP output unfortunately.

KingLT1 · 11-20-2021, 06:22 PM

Sounds great!

Joshinator99 · 11-20-2021, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by KingLT1

Sounds great!

Thanks! The 120 LSA kept the idle reasonably tame. The extra Magnaflow muffler keeps the volume really reasonable given the power it makes. I swear I had the quietest car at Cecil County Raceway!

*mlee* · 11-20-2021, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshinator99

Thanks! The 120 LSA kept the idle reasonably tame. The extra Magnaflow muffler keeps the volume really reasonable given the power it makes. I swear I had the quietest car at Cecil County Raceway!

...as long as it wasn't the slowest...

Joshinator99 · 11-20-2021, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mlee

...as long as it wasn't the slowest...

Definitely not my friend! Held my own for sure.

s346k · 11-22-2021, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Joshinator99

Hi King,

Sorry for the delay, but got the car out today and took a video for you.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/AZsehEcZFhCET86aA

wow. that car is clean. nice work. sounds tame, as well.

KingLT1 · 11-22-2021, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by mlee

...as long as it wasn't the slowest...

It's likely going to be a long time yet before 9.60's is the slowest car at the track. Once everybody has Tesla's then maybe. lol

Joshinator99 · 11-22-2021, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by s346k

wow. that car is clean. nice work. sounds tame, as well.

Thanks @s346k!

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Originally Posted by KingLT1

It's likely going to be a long time yet before 9.60's is the slowest car at the track. Once everybody has Tesla's then maybe. lol

Joshinator99 · 01-07-2022, 10:20 AM

Finally got around to uploading some videos from the past year... Only took me a few months...lol

Here's my first 9! At a local track (Lebanon Valley, NY) and I had let off early in hopes of not getting tossed for not having a cage. Still ran 9.93...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/311K14XVzBkSbDq99

And here's one from my trip to the Annual Fall Brawl at Cecil County Dragway in Maryland. Personal best 9.65 on this one. This modded GT500 made great power but not sure if he decided to take an afternoon siesta at the line... haha
https://photos.app.goo.gl/MeGJizNjz7DnwAYd8

Joshinator99 · 04-02-2022, 08:42 AM

So, it’s early 2022 and I don’t want anyone to think I’ve just been hibernating.

I have been adamant about keeping my full-weight 2SS a full-weight 2SS from day one. I’m just not interested in owning “most of a Camaro” and want to continue to be able drive the car on a short trip and mostly enjoy the drive! Admittedly those types of trips with this car are fewer and farther between these days…

But one thing that seemed like low hanging fruit in terms of weight savings is the battery. I don’t want to run a smaller battery to save weight, but if the technology is there to deliver full power and save 30 pounds, it seems like a no-brainer. Enter Antigravity Batteries and their new line of lithium batteries. These batteries have a fail safe lockout in case your battery runs low…just hit the included key fob button to reset the lockout and you can start your car! I went with the 40 Ah unit. Back to back testing with the OEM battery verified a full 30 pound weight savings.

Joshinator99 · 04-02-2022, 08:49 AM

And while we’re on the weight savings topic, I found another neat piece that will save weight without sacrificing anything in terms of functionality. This carbon fiber radiator cover replaces the full steel stock one, saving 3 pounds over the nose of the car. Looks sexy too!

Joshinator99 · 04-02-2022, 08:58 AM

And while saving weight is nice, what I really needed was more power! My blower just needed to move more air but was already at the limit of what the Whipple 2.9 could do. And with the 3.0 continually getting postponed, I struck up a conversation with Greg Kong. He agreed to take a crack at my 2.9 and felt like it would be worth 60-70 WHP at my level. For $1500 that seemed like pretty cheap power and will let me take another crack at 1K WHP (DI only, no meth, no nitrous). So off the blower came and I packed it up and shipped it off to Kong. About a month later it came back with the snout and access to the rotor pack significantly opened up! Here’s a before and after:

Joshinator99 · 04-02-2022, 09:03 AM

In addition to making more power, I needed a much better way to control that power depending on what I’m doing with the car… without constantly changing pulleys. Enter Smooth Boost, an electronic boost controller for PD blowers! This bad boy will allow me to make power when my foot is actually down, as opposed to anytime the engine doesn’t make vacuum…. It also allows me to pull up to 80% of the boost out of the engine for around town street use but with the ability to dial it up on the fly if I pull up next to a Hellcat…

11-20-2021, 06:22 PM	#45
KingLT1 Drives: 2016 1SS NFG A8 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: 46804 Posts: 6,800	Sounds great! __________________ 2016 NFG 1SS A8 Options-2SS Leather/NPP Perf. mods-Whipple 2.9/Fuel System/Flex Fuel/103mm TB/Rotofab Big Gulp/Cat Deletes/Corsa NPP Per. times- 10.5 @ 137 w/ 1.8 60ft Full weight on 20's 1200DA

01-07-2022, 10:20 AM	#52
Joshinator99 Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Petersham MA Posts: 4,751	Finally got around to uploading some videos from the past year... Only took me a few months...lol Here's my first 9! At a local track (Lebanon Valley, NY) and I had let off early in hopes of not getting tossed for not having a cage. Still ran 9.93... https://photos.app.goo.gl/311K14XVzBkSbDq99 And here's one from my trip to the Annual Fall Brawl at Cecil County Dragway in Maryland. Personal best 9.65 on this one. This modded GT500 made great power but not sure if he decided to take an afternoon siesta at the line... haha https://photos.app.goo.gl/MeGJizNjz7DnwAYd8 __________________ 2017 Chevy Camaro 2SS A8 Whipple 3.0, Mast Black Label heads, Fore triple in-tank pumps, 112mm TB, LPE +52% injectors, LPE BB HPFP, 15” conversion *1059 WHP/944 WTQ, 9.48@150*

04-02-2022, 08:42 AM	#53
Joshinator99 Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Petersham MA Posts: 4,751	So, it’s early 2022 and I don’t want anyone to think I’ve just been hibernating. I have been adamant about keeping my full-weight 2SS a full-weight 2SS from day one. I’m just not interested in owning “most of a Camaro” and want to continue to be able drive the car on a short trip and mostly enjoy the drive! Admittedly those types of trips with this car are fewer and farther between these days… But one thing that seemed like low hanging fruit in terms of weight savings is the battery. I don’t want to run a smaller battery to save weight, but if the technology is there to deliver full power and save 30 pounds, it seems like a no-brainer. Enter Antigravity Batteries and their new line of lithium batteries. These batteries have a fail safe lockout in case your battery runs low…just hit the included key fob button to reset the lockout and you can start your car! I went with the 40 Ah unit. Back to back testing with the OEM battery verified a full 30 pound weight savings. Attached Images __________________ 2017 Chevy Camaro 2SS A8 Whipple 3.0, Mast Black Label heads, Fore triple in-tank pumps, 112mm TB, LPE +52% injectors, LPE BB HPFP, 15” conversion *1059 WHP/944 WTQ, 9.48@150* Last edited by Joshinator99; 05-20-2023 at 08:13 PM.

04-02-2022, 08:49 AM	#54
Joshinator99 Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Petersham MA Posts: 4,751	And while we’re on the weight savings topic, I found another neat piece that will save weight without sacrificing anything in terms of functionality. This carbon fiber radiator cover replaces the full steel stock one, saving 3 pounds over the nose of the car. Looks sexy too! Attached Images __________________ 2017 Chevy Camaro 2SS A8 Whipple 3.0, Mast Black Label heads, Fore triple in-tank pumps, 112mm TB, LPE +52% injectors, LPE BB HPFP, 15” conversion *1059 WHP/944 WTQ, 9.48@150*

04-02-2022, 08:58 AM	#55
Joshinator99 Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Petersham MA Posts: 4,751	And while saving weight is nice, what I really needed was more power! My blower just needed to move more air but was already at the limit of what the Whipple 2.9 could do. And with the 3.0 continually getting postponed, I struck up a conversation with Greg Kong. He agreed to take a crack at my 2.9 and felt like it would be worth 60-70 WHP at my level. For $1500 that seemed like pretty cheap power and will let me take another crack at 1K WHP (DI only, no meth, no nitrous). So off the blower came and I packed it up and shipped it off to Kong. About a month later it came back with the snout and access to the rotor pack significantly opened up! Here’s a before and after: Attached Images __________________ 2017 Chevy Camaro 2SS A8 Whipple 3.0, Mast Black Label heads, Fore triple in-tank pumps, 112mm TB, LPE +52% injectors, LPE BB HPFP, 15” conversion *1059 WHP/944 WTQ, 9.48@150*

04-02-2022, 09:03 AM	#56
Joshinator99 Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Petersham MA Posts: 4,751	In addition to making more power, I needed a much better way to control that power depending on what I’m doing with the car… without constantly changing pulleys. Enter Smooth Boost, an electronic boost controller for PD blowers! This bad boy will allow me to make power when my foot is actually down, as opposed to anytime the engine doesn’t make vacuum…. It also allows me to pull up to 80% of the boost out of the engine for around town street use but with the ability to dial it up on the fly if I pull up next to a Hellcat… Attached Images __________________ 2017 Chevy Camaro 2SS A8 Whipple 3.0, Mast Black Label heads, Fore triple in-tank pumps, 112mm TB, LPE +52% injectors, LPE BB HPFP, 15” conversion *1059 WHP/944 WTQ, 9.48@150*

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