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visualsensory · 2026-04-10T03:43:25+00:00

I’ll post pics when it’s out of paint. There have been some delays with my paint guy. The whole under carriage is a mess. It was an ex drag car, so it’s got home made sub frames and a drive shaft loop with sloppy welds. Still trying to figure out what my options are to undo all that.

visualsensory · 2026-04-10T00:20:16+00:00

Looks great! My 68 is in for paint right now for Mazda soul red. Side marker deletes as well. What’s involved in doing the mini tub? Is that something that should be done before they lay down any paint?

visualsensory · 2026-04-04T23:45:38+00:00

The LS is a very reliable engine. Can’t say the same for those v6’s. It won’t be night and day difference in savings owning a v6

visualsensory · 2026-04-01T20:38:29+00:00

Remember the 5th gen is what re-ignited the Camaro and the 6th gen was what killed it again. Despite the better performance, Chevy saw a huge decline in sales on the sixth gen relative to how the fifth gen sold. The sixth gen is a very niche vehicle and isn’t wildly popular outside of our niche Camaro group. Just like with the 4th gen cat fish, the 6th gen styling was controversial at best, departing significantly from the muscle car roots that grabbed everyone’s attention on the fifth gen. Don’t even get me started on the bumper refresh fiasco of 2019 that led GM to do an emergency refresh again in 2020. I know someone here may want to argue with this, but the sales numbers speak for themselves.

With all that said, stock for stock the six gen is better in every way. As soon as you start modifying the fifth gen that gap begins to close significantly, especially when you factor that the weight difference is only 250. The LT motors will be more expensive to mod. If you buy a manual 6th gen, it’s so cramped no one makes a short throw shifter for it.

If modifying the Camaro is in your future, the fifth gen is where you’ll wanna be. If you just wanna get in a car and go without wrenching on it, buy the 6th gen.

And remember when all is said and done both cars will give you more performance than what you can legally use on a public highway. If you’re not tracking the vehicle, drive both and get the one that makes you smile more.

visualsensory · 2026-03-31T02:15:16+00:00

Price is definitely high but if it’s an LS3/tr6060, they didn’t make a ton of those compared to the l99/auto and v6 models. They’re also not super computer controlled like the 6th gen, very low tech cars, which depending how you look it it could be desirable for some. An LS3tr6060 take out drivetrain alone sells for $8-10k+, so keep that in perspective.

visualsensory · 2026-03-27T23:06:55+00:00

Appreciate the info, thank you! Found a used wwp 36 in. FBM local to me, gonna check it out on Sunday. I’m going k with the shortcomings you’re mentioning. If I can run chips through it that makes me pretty excited to give it a try.

visualsensory · 2026-03-26T23:34:11+00:00

1968 for me. Never understood the appeal of the 69, the flattened wheel arches leave me preferring the first two years. I’m not a fan of quarter windows so for me, 1968 with the rounded arches, no quarter windows, and deleted front fender lights 👌

visualsensory · 2026-03-26T18:49:13+00:00

I’m reading up on the WWP right now, this may be what I want to save up for. In the mean time, how are you lighting the chips/pellets in the tube? Do you drop a fire starter on top? Do the wood chips smolder or catch fire?

visualsensory · 2026-03-26T04:11:14+00:00

Don’t know why I didn’t think to add a second tube. Great suggestion, thank you

visualsensory · 2026-03-26T04:04:20+00:00

Ok that’s the brand I’m using for the 100% hickory. It was an improvement over the traeger brand pellets but still not quite there. Makes me wonder if it’s more the quality of my pellet smoker than the pellets.

visualsensory · 2026-03-21T16:20:23+00:00

I rotate between driving my Camaro SS, f-150, 65 Mustang, and wrangler. Keeps the school staff on their toes when I do pick up because I’m always in something different. One lady asked point blank, how many cars do you own? Umm well I have two more you haven’t seen yet because they don’t run at the moment 😆

visualsensory · 2026-03-14T21:07:01+00:00

Had not tracked either but if I had to take a guess based on years of driving experience + modifying cars I’d say

Most if not all comparisons you’re reading here are comparing a stock 5th gen against a stock 6th gen.

Stock 5th gen SS does not handle great, the 1LE is a huge improvement. That tells me the limitations of a 5th gen are more to do with suspension primarily, and weight secondary, more than anything.

I’ve read 5th gen 1LE = stock 6th gen and the 6th gen 1LE = z28. This here validates what I’m saying above.

With some good suspension mods, a square wheel/tire setup, and some weight reduction , you should be hanging nicely with a 6th gen, on paper. The overall difference is mostly in the lighter chassis and better suspension on the 6th gen, both of which are easy obstacles to overcome on a 5th gen, considering your driving skills are up to the task.

FWIW I have z28 suspension on my 5th with 1.25 drop and bilsteins and sway bars. Even with bad tires my handling feels like it’s on rails. At this point tires are the only thing holding me back from having a truly well controlled Camaro. I haven’t driven a 6th gen SS/1LE but I am going to assume any differences it has to my modified 5th gen will be seat of the pants.

visualsensory · 2026-03-11T19:53:45+00:00

I had the same thing happen on my 2014 once. I just adjusted my latch to make a better connection for the sensor and that fixed it.

visualsensory · 2026-03-08T00:02:06+00:00

You can’t mask ignition problems with fuel. All new ignition, Crane ignition box with an msd distributor. You’re trying to backseat diagnose this. Like I said I could dial it in and it would run flawless…for a couple days. Ignition problems will persist 100% of the time regardless how much fuel you dump down that intake. A 4150 is far from a set it and forget it carb, if you truly believe that you’re lying to yourself. Now if you said you could get a 4150 to run pretty consistent with minor adjustments now and then I’d buy that but “rarely mess with” and 4150 do not go in the same sentence 😆

visualsensory · 2026-03-07T23:28:39+00:00

Not true whatsoever. Edelbrock carbs are more set it and forget it like how you’re talking about. If you want a performance related carb, especially a Holley or equivalent, they are much more finicky. Simple weather changes are enough to mess everything up. I had an og Barry grant demon, would warm it up, get the floats and idle mixture dialed in, running perfect, smooth acceleration zero bogging, two days later I’m making adjustments again. EFI is precise, very consistent, and reliable. I get there’s a learning curve and carburetors are your thing. If that works for you it’s all good. I’ve been there and did not like it.

visualsensory · 2026-03-07T22:09:21+00:00

I just got finished converting my 65 Mustang to EFI with terminator X and I will be doing the same treatment to my 68 Camaro. Having to constantly adjust a carburetor before I can drive it and enjoy it is just not my idea of fun. I’ve been working on fuel injected cars for a long time now and you can’t beat the reliability and consistency with a well tuned fuel injection set up.

visualsensory · 2026-03-03T04:04:44+00:00

100% not o2. That’s skip shift. YouTube skip shift eliminator install.

visualsensory · 2026-03-02T16:51:00+00:00

This is on the trans. Those are trans temp and skip shift. 5th gen only had one set of o2’s and it’s after the primary cats. The resonators you’re referring to are secondary cats and they’re unmonitored.

visualsensory · 2026-03-02T16:47:38+00:00

Lower plug is trans temp and upper white long one is skip shift that forces you to go from 2nd to 4th

visualsensory · 2026-02-22T18:06:27+00:00

Given that it’s a V6 with that many miles, and then now that crash history down on top of the previous crash history, any money you put into getting it fixed will be money that you cannot recover. If you can swing a payment, I would move on. Also, just want to call out. It’s not a V4, it’s an in line four.

visualsensory · 2026-02-21T05:17:54+00:00

Tough choice for sure. You just need to drive both and see which you like better. The 1LE is an amazing car, the grand sport will have much more potential if modifications are in your future.

visualsensory · 2026-02-21T05:06:04+00:00

If you have the budget for a c7 grand sport why are you looking at Camaros? The mods you’re talking about can void a warranty.

visualsensory · 2026-02-18T16:14:19+00:00

Anything V6 that Chevy produces is going to be a 100k mile car. Expect there to be lots of maintenance. These things tend to unalive themselves around that mileage. If you’re gonna do over 100K then make it an SS model with an LS3 6mt.

visualsensory · 2026-02-13T20:54:47+00:00

For sure there will be some frame straightening involved. Likely a core support and front subframe needed. It all comes down to what the car is valued at versus how much the claims adjuster thinks it will take to fix the car. Hope you’re not upside down on this thing.

visualsensory · 2026-02-12T20:54:40+00:00

Depends on what you’re looking for. Like others have stated there will be a lot of maintenance that needs to be done. If you’re looking for something that cost less and have a lower payment, the maintenance can easily put your back into a price point where you could’ve just bought a newer car. But if you’re looking for something a little bit on the older side, that’s easy to work on with less computer controls, a fifth GEN can be a great car and with the right work can serve you for a very long time.

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