Hobbs Camaro (Old Drag Car)

[Stielow]

I did my first Cars and Coffee deal this past weekend in Birmingham, MI. It was great to get the car out and see old friends.


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[Stielow]

The car drives great! The Holley engine cal is very good. The trans is great as well as the clutch. The Holley power steering pump is horrible. I have a new one coming from Turn One. The Dakota Digital dash turned out very nice. Great functionality.

We might have over achieved on making it quite. I did not think it was possible. But my wife did not hear me start the car and leave the neighborhood.

Some other small tunings items to work on also.

Mark


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[CarlC]

Originally Posted by Stielow

We might have over achieved on making it quite. I did not think it was possible. But my wife did not hear me start the car and leave the neighborhood.

It will loud-up a bit after hammering on it a while. Supercharging speeds up the process so you might have to throttle-up more often ;-)

[Stielow]

Originally Posted by CarlC

It will loud-up a bit after hammering on it a while. Supercharging speeds up the process so you might have to throttle-up more often ;-)

I’m an old development engineer that is what I have done most of my life. This is part of the normal development process. We moved way off the recipe and it turned out different. No big deal. I’ll try another set of mufflers and if I don’t like them we will try another.

When I first built the 88 Blazer it had a mild cam in it. Everyone loved the loopy idle. I did not. I swapped it and love it.

It is a process and my tastes have shifted over the years. The car is fantastic and with a few small tweaks I’ll like it better.


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[WSSix]

What didn't you like about the power steering, Mark? I'm considering the Holley mid mount setup for my C10. It's just a cruiser and not a performer at all.

Glad you were able to get the car out this year and enjoy it some before the snow sets in. Enjoy the tweaking!

[Stielow]

Originally Posted by WSSix

What didn't you like about the power steering, Mark? I'm considering the Holley mid mount setup for my C10. It's just a cruiser and not a performer at all.

Glad you were able to get the car out this year and enjoy it some before the snow sets in. Enjoy the tweaking!

I have used the Holley mid-mount on a few builds with no issues, works great. The rumor is they switched the Holley power steering pump supplier to some Chinese knockoff. I ordered a Delphi GM pump from Turn One. We are installing that this week. I’ll let you know if that fixes the noise issue and the lack of assist at idle.


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[srode1]

Originally Posted by Stielow

We might have over achieved on making it quite. I did not think it was possible. But my wife did not hear me start the car and leave the neighborhood.

Being able to hold conversations on the highway cruising without raising my voice, but coming to life under hard acceleration with authority define the perfect balance for a pro touring car IMHO. Of course I wouldn't want someone to think it's an EV idling at a stop light either

[83hurstguy]

Originally Posted by Stielow

The trans is great as well as the clutch.

Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see which clutch you used in this build - is it the Tilton dual disc here too?

[Stielow]

Originally Posted by 83hurstguy

Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see which clutch you used in this build - is it the Tilton dual disc here too?

Stock LS7 C6 Corvette. Works great!

Mark


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[camcojb]

I remember you saying you were very happy with the factory setup with that power level. If that's what you had in Camaro X I agree, great feel.