Pioneer Stage 3 LSA 69 RS SS Camaro

[Unit2]

Well after some procrastination i am near the finish of the cool air intake. Guy over at Spectre Performance has helped me with the project and now I have something to show. Look for the next post

[Unit2]

Two weeks later and here is the finished product. It took about 30 min to install and I was on the road. The tubes were painted with Deft " Mat Ray Silver" to match the suspension parts and makes a nice contrast to the Dark Axis Mettalic. All the parts came to gether pretty well and tuck inside the fender well. The only issue I had was the bracket did not work in the original position but ended up working in the opposite location, I plan on painting the bracket the Dark Axis mettalic later on to match the fender inners. Not bad for a custom intake tube that was built in the garage. Check out the previous thread for the start of the project. Here are some build pictures of the parts in process.

[Unit2]

This weekend Barrett Jackson held a Pre carshow at Connell Chevrolet in Costa Mesa. Out of a batch of vehicles the People's Choice Award for 1969 and older went to the Pioneer Stage 3 Camaro. Thank you to those that attended and voted for me.

[Jon69RagTop]

Congratulations, missed seeing it on the Power Tour this year.

[Unit2]

Hi Jon,

This year my son is graduating from 8th grade and conflicted with the Power Tour dates so I opted to stay local and attend some of the local events. I will be there next year.

Hope you had a good time

[Unit2]

To all out there, this is a day to remember that we fought for independence, now more than ever we are be governed by a President that does not believe in the American way and wants to make America a third world country and give it away without a fight! Well when November comes we need to make a change and get someone one in there that wants to be an American and respects the American values!

[intocarss]

Originally Posted by Unit2

To all out there, this is a day to remember that we fought for independence, now more than ever we are be governed by a President that does not believe in the American way and wants to make America a third world country and give it away without a fight! Well when November comes we need to make a change and get someone one in there that wants to be an American and respects the American values!

X10000000 Happy 4th to all!!

[Unit2]

The annual SPOCOM "Sports compact " show was held this weekend in Anaheim across the street from Disneyland. This show is geared towards the import scene but the entry list had a entry for "Best Camaro" and "Best Mustang" usally reserved for the newer models. Five Axis showcase the 5AD prodcut line for the Scion FRS and we showed the Pinoeer Stage 3 build in the booth. Since this was the only muscle car in the building "200 cars" it took the show and came away with the trophy! Alot of people came buy and were stoked to see an older muscle car in the show and actually liked this car the best! Maybe it was not fair to go in and compete but the results speak for themselves maybe this will be a trend to start including these vehicle in the show.

[Unit2]

When you are ahead of the croud you tend to run to problems that most people have not experienced. In my case using the LSA motor with the Heidts ProG subframe. This was done in 2010 when the motor was first introduced as a crate motor. The clock was against us and all the sources for other pans did not work for the application, you need a very shallow pan in the very front to clear the steering rack and still fit under the stock SS hood. When we put the motor in we had to modify the oil pan to fit the subframe. The modifcation went well but the oil pan still hung well past the subframe. I was able to run the car for over 1.5 years but always worried about the pan because the ride height of the vehicle is low. When you see the images you will know why. As time marched I knew it was only a matter of time when i was going so scrape this on the road and when i did the pan started to weep oil out, not a flow but a slow drip and was making a mess. I was talking with a friend of mine and he told me about the MAST oil pan. One look at this and I was all over it. I made a quick profile mockup based on the side view image and checked the fit. It cleared with miles of space. I ordered up the pan which comes with the pick up and added the widage tray. You have to source the new dip stick and tube from the dealership and I also got a new gasket yea i could have reused the stock one but for 30 bucks it is well spent money. ( LSA gasket) The one big issue was how to change out the pan? Well it comes down to pulling the motor in a finished vehicle, not fun but easily done. I planned out a weekend and went to town we pulled the motor in about 4 hours and changed out the pan. Pretty straight forward do a prefit before final install. I had to source two additional bolts for the rear of the pan. The kit did not include those particular bolts 6mm x 25 mm flange bolt. Another item that came up you need to use the spec oil fliter that MAST specifies PF46, I had picked up a PF48 which is the LSA oil filter which will not work. I also taped into the left oil plug near the filter for my oil perssure pick up (1/8 pipe tap) The motor went back in with little effort and here is the new pan in place. I also had a chance to do some other mods which i did since the motor was out. The motor started up with no issues and i am back on the road, when i tell people i pulled the motor they look at me like I am crazy but i just tell them no big deal just do it!

Here is the link for the pan http://www.mastmotorsports.com/2010/...ew.php?cat=Oil Pans&id=160

[Lous69]

Just in case others are having trouble viewing Unit2's pics of the Mast oil pan vs the original LSA pan:


Here is the original GM pan that came on the LSA motor. Look how it hangs down below the bell housing and the subframe:




Here is the new Mast pan installed. Note how it is about even with the bell housing:




You can also see how the new Mast pan is largely protected by the subframe: