2nd Chance Camaro - Let the Project Begin

[syborg tt]

Originally Posted by srh3trinity

I like the idea of having the option of running either. I am glad you put a picture up of a 295 because I was planning on staying around that size with my Firebird. It gives me some perspective.

Your welcome - glad I can help

Great Info Rodger - Thank you

and your right that is a bad ars Maverick

Originally Posted by ironworks

The sidewall height of the tire is more determined by the Profile or series of the tire and 265/40 would give you a better proportion that you wanted.

To do the math it goes like this
265 mm x .35 = 92.75 mm sidewall
295 mm x .35 = 103.25 mm sidewall
275 mm x .35 = 96.25 mm sidewall

but a 265/40 would be 265 mm x .4 = 106mm

So if you are maxed out on width go to a taller profile in the front then the rear. The profile number is just a percentage to the bigger the difference in width from front to rear the bigger the profile change needs to be. It is a pet peeve of mine to not have the same profile unless you trying for a big a little tire combo. If we were running a 335 rear tire and a 275 front tire the math would look like this.

335 mm x .30 = 100.5
275 mm x .35 = 96.25
275 mm x .40 = 110.00
or
285 mm x .35 = 99.75

Hopefully this info is slightly helpful. I have to work up tire combos all the time and it can be tough to get a perfect matched set as far as profile, compound, width and matching tread pattern.

Cool Maverick

[DOOM]

I still say left side!!!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[syborg tt]

Originally Posted by DOOM

I still say left side!!!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Of course you would - your car has a ba gillion HP and you need a tire like that. However I think yours is bigger

[HWY Nova]

Originally Posted by syborg tt

......and your right that is a bad ars Maverick

Huh.....I thought it was a Vega.



Marty,

Your camaro will look cool with either width. Use the narrower ones for going to the mountain-bike trails, and the wider tires for showing your car, like at Columbus!


--Eric

[syborg tt]

Originally Posted by HWY Nova

Huh.....I thought it was a Vega.

Marty,

Your camaro will look cool with either width. Use the narrower ones for going to the mountain-bike trails, and the wider tires for showing your car, like at Columbus!


--Eric

I agree I really like the 295 but the current trend is the 335 or 345 or even the new 405. But you know me I am not a trendy person. I am still wearing blue jeans and a T-Shirt every day

[DOOM]

Originally Posted by syborg tt

I agree I really like the 295 but the current trend is the 335 or 345 or even the new 405. But you know me I am not a trendy person. I am still wearing blue jeans and a T-Shirt every day

405!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF where can I get those!!!!!

[Rick D]

Originally Posted by DOOM

405!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF where can I get those!!!!!

Size does matter to some guys I guess.

[214Chevy]

Originally Posted by DOOM

405!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF where can I get those!!!!!

The 405 only come in a 24". Pirelli makes them. The dually truck guys are converting the rear two tires to one with a 24x15 rim. Looks sweet on a big dually too. There is a guy running the 405/25/24 on a new Camaro....google it. Pirelli also makes a 375/20/21, but the sidewall is so short it looks no wider than a 345 per other forums I read.

[OLDFLM]

Originally Posted by 214Chevelle

The 405 only come in a 24". Pirelli makes them. The dually truck guys are converting the rear two tires to one with a 24x15 rim. Looks sweet on a big dually too. There is a guy running the 405/25/24 on a new Camaro....google it. Pirelli also makes a 375/20/21, but the sidewall is so short it looks no wider than a 345 per other forums I read.

[syborg tt]

2nd Chance Camaro - High Speed Welding Edelbrock Exhaust Mod Post 1


2012 10-22 Update - High Speed Welding Edelbrock Exhaust Mod Post 1

www.2ndchancecamaro.com

Afternoon All,

The guys at High Speed Welding are finishing up the exhaust and it should be done by the end of the week.



The goal is to tuck the exhaust up tight to the stock floor pan.



Close up of the new downpipes on the shorty headers



You can see that nothing is hanging below the Stock Sub-Frame as the car will be 5 1/2" off the ground.



In order to tuck the muffler tight to the floor they had to raise a section of the stock floor pan.





It was very important to keep the factory rear seat for my girls to ride in.



Finished front half of the exhaust.

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The G-Force cross member made tucking the exhaust up easy. This is a great piece !



Up and over the axle is going to be exciting as the car has been lowered 3" in the rear so it's going to be a tight squeeze.



I love how pictures make things look closer then they actually are.








More to come this week.

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