new car !

[98F-1camaro]

Nice looking car man!

Heres the deal on what to do to it.....

-put a stall in it (this will eliminate that "auto sad face", trust me)

-3:73 gears

The autos dont put near as hard as a beating on the rears so you should be good. That combo right here with an ok driver and some decent tires will give you a low 12 sec daily driver.

[band77one]

every speed bump already makes me cringe LOL they dont repaired around here until they seem to be at least 6 inches deep. and what gears do the ss cars come with stock ?

[98F-1camaro]

I could be wrong but I dont think they had specific gears. The autos came with either a 2:78 I think it was or the optional 3:23's You can check the sticker on the door to see if it came with the optional 3:23's (GU5 option code)

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Auto LS1 cars came with 2:73 or 3:23s. Check the RPO codes for GU5 like mentioned above.

[sweetbmxrider]

I guess a manual ss was the 3.42 deal?

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider

I guess a manual ss was the 3.42 deal?

Any T56 V8 f-body, but yes.

[band77one]

damn i was kinda hoping it came with better gears, same 2 gear options as my old 88 wtf lol.

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Originally Posted by band77one

damn i was kinda hoping it came with better gears, same 2 gear options as my old 88 wtf lol.

With the lack of a crazy overdrive like the 6 spds...you don't really want much higher number gears than 3.23s. I tach just over 2k at 65-70. Anything else would get pretty loud, annoying, and start to really hurt mileage.

[band77one]

i was thinkin about putting 3.73's on there nothin crazy since im not going to go too wild with the car.

[elle]

My 02 SS SLP has 3.42 gears and is an auto.

[JL8Jeff]

With the automatic, a ported throttle body actually makes a big difference in the way it drives. The stock TB has a bit of a lag or hesitation before it kicks in. A ported TB will eliminate that little lag which makes it a lot better to drive and it might add around 5 hp.

[maroman88]

Originally Posted by JL8Jeff

With the automatic, a ported throttle body actually makes a big difference in the way it drives. The stock TB has a bit of a lag or hesitation before it kicks in. A ported TB will eliminate that little lag which makes it a lot better to drive and it might add around 5 hp.

agree.... added new TB's to both my LS1's also

[Featherburner]

Originally Posted by Anti_Rice_Guy

Any T56 V8 f-body, but yes.

Wrong!

[T69SS]

Very nice! Congrats

[band77one]

how do stock injectors go with ls6 manifold, TB, and cold air kit, long tubes and catback?

[JL8Jeff]

Do you still have the EGR functioning right now? If so, the LS6 manifold does not have EGR provision so you would need to block off the EGR and tune it out. Regardless of the EGR, you might need a retune due to the added airflow but it should run.

[band77one]

will removing the egr system make it fail emissions ? what are the plus sides for taking the system out in favor of the ls6 manifold over other manifolds ?

[WiMiMc]

It cleans up the engine bay and makes it look nicer.

But i took the EGR & AIR out of my car, along with the fuses and no codes ever popped up. It went through inspection fine. I think if the engine is running well you shouldn't have a problem.

[98F-1camaro]

Originally Posted by elle

My 02 SS SLP has 3.42 gears and is an auto.

You are either wrong about the gears, or someone switched them before you owned the car.

[98F-1camaro]

Originally Posted by Featherburner

Wrong!

I thought he was right. I know all the LS1 f-body's came with 3:42's if they were manuals. Maybe some of the early LT1's had different ones? I know both my 95 LT1's had 3:42's...

EDIT: the 93 LT1 did not have th option of 3:42's. only the 2:73's and 3:23's were avail.

[98F-1camaro]

Originally Posted by 98F-1camaro

I could be wrong but I dont think they had specific gears. The autos came with either a 2:78 I think it was or the optional 3:23's You can check the sticker on the door to see if it came with the optional 3:23's (GU5 option code)

I was wrong. From what I've found, the WS6 and SS autos all came with the 3:23's.

[Featherburner]

Originally Posted by 98F-1camaro

I thought he was right. I know all the LS1 f-body's came with 3:42's if they were manuals. Maybe some of the early LT1's had different ones? I know both my 95 LT1's had 3:42's...

EDIT: the 93 LT1 did not have th option of 3:42's. only the 2:73's and 3:23's were avail.

The 93 six speed cars had 2.73 or 3.23 depending on which transmission you got. There were two, the m28 and the m29.

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Damn 93s messing everything up.

[band77one]

hah damn LT1's. i got her titled reg'd and insured today. ill never own another fbod without an ls1 thats for sure !

[WildBillyT]

Originally Posted by 98F-1camaro

You are either wrong about the gears, or someone switched them before you owned the car.

Could have been an SLP install. But there's no RPO for it.