How this and a few other videos got by me without being notified it's beyond me lol. Not to bad. I'm curious after you get it tuned, as to how much better you actually like it, and if you felt it was worth it without having boost. I've got a huge update video on mine I'm putting out here real soon within the next week. Everything is changed again lol.
the car is running the supplied intense pre tuned ECM. It ran a lot smoother after that. Ive been meaning to make update videos as ive made a lot more changes to the car in the last 3 months. Life got in the way. graduating college, changing jobs, etc etc Car pulls significantly harder with the cam swap. Was it worth the time/effort? hard to say. Depends on what your goal is I use the car as a road course car, so the added high rpm pull was specifically appealing to me. Car will see its first track day post-cam swap this monday. We will see how she holds up The car dynoed 178whp bone stock, 182 with the whisper lid. Seat of the pants? Id say it feels like it picked up a good 30-40hp. Wont know for sure until I have another dyno session. Was waiting for that until I had my final exhaust setup, which is realistically about a year out from now. Car trapped 91mph 1/4mile stock engine,, with 17x9 wheels. Ill try to get another trap speed data point now that the cars on the road again. Spent the last month fighting fuel system wiring issues.
@@CaptainThirdGen I'll look forward to the Dyno video with this cam. I'm running an S1X blower cam in mine. I did the time consuming modifications for the M90 top swap. The S1X NA cam has a bit more valve overlap than the S1X Blower cam does. I'm hoping to get on the dyno June 9th. Fingers crossed 🤞. Are you into autocross? I've been very interested in getting involved in that. Chatted with a few autocross groups in my area. I did focus a lot of work into the suspension, wheels and tires. With the supercharger I've got tons of bottom end power which should be a great combo when running around in 2nd and 3rd gear most of the time in tight autocross courses. She flat hooks up when spirited driving out in my country roads. Sway bars and tires did most of that, but the new shocks and springs certainly didn't hurt either lol.
@@boosted0079 I have not autocrossed yet, but likely will in the future. I have done significant changes to my suspension and braking. As well as a fixed back racing seat bolted to the floor on a bracket I modified myself. I generally do open track days, but autocrossing is generally cheaper so likely will start doing that as a side thing maybe next season.
@@boosted0079 What I can recommend, is build yourself a power steering cooler. I used a cheap trans cooler from amazon, about $15. secured under the car. Just plumb it into the return hose of the PS pump. Super cheap and easy. about doubles or triples your fluid volume, and is effective in cooling your PS fluid. Autocross this would be a MUST DO. Even on the road course, on stock setup I was boiling fluid after only a few laps
was a lot of work. Not an easy job on these cars unfortunately. Took me about 2 months worth of weekends to do start to finish. Still not 100% done yet. having issues with charging system
Wow sounds good man. I wish I could do something like this but heck no one seems to be able to figure out why mine keeps throwing codes for too rich bank 1 and 2 and that causes multiple misfire codes. Only when it gets cold out. Otherwise it starts and runs great.
@@CaptainThirdGen if you don't mind me asking, what's your Facebook name? We've probably chatted multiple times without even knowing it was with you. Your bird looks familiar
One of the few cammed v6 fbodies I’ve seen on TH-cam.
theres a few out there. WarShrikes build is the ultimate v6 firebird
Happy spring! Any updates on the Birds?
v6 got a race clutch and all new hydraulics, then the fuel pump crapped out. So thats my next project
You should be pretty proud for doing all that work yourself. I'm impressed!
thanks. Definitely had help throughout the project. My dad and my friend turned their fair share of wrenches on this one too lol
@@CaptainThirdGen no shame with getting help, especially on something like this.
Great work. Sounds very good and runs very well
Thank you very much!
Very good looking car
thanks
sounds fantastic! 👍👍
thanks, I still have some exhaust leaks to seal up, but overall not bad for a first start
@@CaptainThirdGen not bad at all ,,
Did you tune it thinking about doing a cam swap on my son’s firebird
@@Namhcal88 had a pcm from intense tuned and shipped to me with the cam kit. has ran well for me
Great work Captain!
thank you Mr. Olson
My mans breaking records 😤 thing sounds so good. Can't wait to see numbers and track times
once the alternator situation is figured out I should be able to drive it
How this and a few other videos got by me without being notified it's beyond me lol. Not to bad. I'm curious after you get it tuned, as to how much better you actually like it, and if you felt it was worth it without having boost. I've got a huge update video on mine I'm putting out here real soon within the next week. Everything is changed again lol.
the car is running the supplied intense pre tuned ECM. It ran a lot smoother after that.
Ive been meaning to make update videos as ive made a lot more changes to the car in the last 3 months. Life got in the way. graduating college, changing jobs, etc etc
Car pulls significantly harder with the cam swap. Was it worth the time/effort? hard to say. Depends on what your goal is
I use the car as a road course car, so the added high rpm pull was specifically appealing to me. Car will see its first track day post-cam swap this monday. We will see how she holds up
The car dynoed 178whp bone stock, 182 with the whisper lid.
Seat of the pants? Id say it feels like it picked up a good 30-40hp. Wont know for sure until I have another dyno session. Was waiting for that until I had my final exhaust setup, which is realistically about a year out from now.
Car trapped 91mph 1/4mile stock engine,, with 17x9 wheels. Ill try to get another trap speed data point now that the cars on the road again. Spent the last month fighting fuel system wiring issues.
@@CaptainThirdGen I'll look forward to the Dyno video with this cam. I'm running an S1X blower cam in mine. I did the time consuming modifications for the M90 top swap. The S1X NA cam has a bit more valve overlap than the S1X Blower cam does. I'm hoping to get on the dyno June 9th. Fingers crossed 🤞.
Are you into autocross? I've been very interested in getting involved in that. Chatted with a few autocross groups in my area. I did focus a lot of work into the suspension, wheels and tires. With the supercharger I've got tons of bottom end power which should be a great combo when running around in 2nd and 3rd gear most of the time in tight autocross courses. She flat hooks up when spirited driving out in my country roads. Sway bars and tires did most of that, but the new shocks and springs certainly didn't hurt either lol.
@@boosted0079 I have not autocrossed yet, but likely will in the future.
I have done significant changes to my suspension and braking. As well as a fixed back racing seat bolted to the floor on a bracket I modified myself. I generally do open track days, but autocrossing is generally cheaper so likely will start doing that as a side thing maybe next season.
@@boosted0079 What I can recommend, is build yourself a power steering cooler. I used a cheap trans cooler from amazon, about $15. secured under the car. Just plumb it into the return hose of the PS pump. Super cheap and easy. about doubles or triples your fluid volume, and is effective in cooling your PS fluid. Autocross this would be a MUST DO. Even on the road course, on stock setup I was boiling fluid after only a few laps
Starts choppin' n lopin' right there at the end after it's warmed up a bit. Sounds great.
yeah, when it was warm it chops pretty nicely. Hopefully it still sounds nice when the exhaust is sealed up better
I need to see more
what do you want to see. Should be going to the track with it on aug 3rd
Wow I want to do this now
was a lot of work. Not an easy job on these cars unfortunately. Took me about 2 months worth of weekends to do start to finish. Still not 100% done yet. having issues with charging system
sounds good! gonna get a similar cam for my 3.8 bird.
How much power is it putting down?
have not dynoed it since it was stock. Stock was 178whp. Id estimate this is in the 200whp range now
Wow sounds good man. I wish I could do something like this but heck no one seems to be able to figure out why mine keeps throwing codes for too rich bank 1 and 2 and that causes multiple misfire codes. Only when it gets cold out. Otherwise it starts and runs great.
could be o2 sensor issues, maybe a bad coil or ICM as well. Usually multiple misfires is a bad ICM
you gotta get some new exhaust tips those are so ugly, love the build tho.
believe me, i hate them
the whole exhaust is going in the trash as soon as I can get/make some long tube headers
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Fantastic!
Are you on Facebook?
yep, Im relatively active in the fbody groups, gm fwd groups, and chinese motorcycle groups. I check in a few times per week
@@CaptainThirdGen if you don't mind me asking, what's your Facebook name? We've probably chatted multiple times without even knowing it was with you. Your bird looks familiar
@@boosted0079 Josh Whitmarsh