I'm sorry for the camaro guy

[Chubi_QC]

Here's what happens when someone adds an electric supercharge to a brand new car. this car have 2132 km and the work is not under warranty.



Now the owner want to put a V8 in is car. Some people have to much money

 

[wantedabiggergarage]

On that photo page, there is a report abuse button. Don't you wish you had one when you saw this guy?

 

[Rolling_Thunder]

Like Forest Gump said- Stupid is as Stupid does! You buy a brand new expensive Camaro and put a P.O.S. LOW BUDGET ELECTRIC SUPERCHARGER on it that really doesnt even enhance the horsepower! With what looks like a 10 cent aluminun fan blade on it! Geez! I have no pitty for the guy!

 

[boro_boy70]

I think his first mistake was buying a V-6 Camaro.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I don't feel sorry him at all.

 

[Gary S]

If you don't have sense, you need money.

 

[A_Pmech]

I wonder how long he drove it sounding like a box of rocks before pulling the head?

*laughs*

 

[Chubi_QC]

I wonder how long he drove it sounding like a box of rocks before pulling the head?

*laughs*

Tool long. He said he drive maybe 50 km with a litle sound.

 

[Art From De Leon]

 

[nissan_crawler]

"But let me tell you something, folks: You can't fix stupid. There's not a pill you can take; there's not a class you can go to. Stupid is forever."
Ron White

 

[Daniel Dudley]

The sad part is that the engine probably sucked the blade off the fan. No way that fan could deliver boost to that size engine. More like a turbine restrictor plate.

 

[scofo]

So true Dan D. I bet that thing produced more electricity at speed than anthing else.

 

[scofo]

Well electricity and shrapnel.

 

[rwhite692]

I think his first mistake was buying a V-6 Camaro.

Say whatever you want, but that new V6 is a damn impressive motor. Dead stock, it puts out 300HP and gets 29MPG in that car. Name another normally aspirated V6 from any manufacturer that puts up numbers anywhere near that.

 

[Displaced Hokie]

The '10 V6 is faster than the '98 V8 Z28. It is amazing.

 

[KNS Autosport]

where are you from Chubi ? I heard of a guy in my area with one on his camaro lol

 

[krooser]

Must have had a long extension cord... I'll stick with my "Tornado".......

 

[mustangcrazy77]

The '10 V6 is faster than the '98 V8 Z28. It is amazing.

Hardly. They may come close to the previous models lt1....but the extra weight of the new platform combined with a lower amount of tq will likely still leave it short.

 

[jeepmedic]

"But let me tell you something, folks: You can't fix stupid. There's not a pill you can take; there's not a class you can go to. Stupid is forever."
Ron White

we have a saying at work about all the stupid people we meet " It is nothing 100mg of succinylcholine and a 30 minute smoke break cant fix"

for those not in the medical field succinylcholine is a paralytic that will render every muscle in your body useless except for your heart, including the ones that breath for you. (bad part is it has no neuro effects so you would be totally aware that you are dying of lack of oxygen but couldnt do a thing about it)

 

[boro_boy70]

The '10 V6 is faster than the '98 V8 Z28. It is amazing.

It wouldn't matter if it was the fastest v6 ever made.A V6 in a Camaro or Mustang has just always seemed wrong.

Why buy a muscle car and only buy 3/4 of the motor?

 

[mustangcrazy77]

It wouldn't matter if it was the fastest v6 ever made.A V6 in a Camaro or Mustang has just always seemed wrong.

Why buy a muscle car and only buy 3/4 of the motor?

No doubt...but the fact of the matter is, it's the v6 versions that keep the platforms going.

 

[Steevo]

Maybe that "supercharger" is actually a new kind of hybrid gas/electric thingy that charges the battery when the motor is running fast enough to spin the little tin pinwheel blade in there?
I've seen more robust looking fans on a PC power supply.

 

[babzog]

Aside from the fan blade, could someone please out out what's wrong with the motor; I don't recognize what would be the damage.

 

[Stinger]

The blade ended up in the cylinder and you can see in the pics that one piston and combustion chamber has been "hammered" by hitting the blade a few thousand times once it entered the cylinder.

 

[Skyline]

It wouldn't matter if it was the fastest v6 ever made.A V6 in a Camaro or Mustang has just always seemed wrong.

Why buy a muscle car and only buy 3/4 of the motor?

In the past, the V6 versions were marketed for girls. How many V8 Camaros have been sold with less than 300hp? Plenty... A V6 IS now a muscle car.

 

[mustangcrazy77]

In the past, the V6 versions were marketed for girls. How many V8 Camaros have been sold with less than 300hp? Plenty... A V6 IS now a muscle car.

The v6 is marketed towards the average American consumer (male or female). One of the BIG reasons the previous Camaro had a multi-year hiatus was due to the lack of v6 sales.

FYI, all Camaros and Mustangs regardless of engine size are and always have been "Pony" cars (2+2) not muscle cars.

 

[rwhite692]

The sales numbers for the V6 car are huge compared to the V8 versions, affordability being the key factor:

~50% better fuel economy (SSV8 gets 21, V6 gets 29)

Lower insurance premiums

Lower MSRP

Add to that the fleet sales (Avis, etc) which are overwhelmingly V6 cars.

Without the overall sales numbers being primarily comprised of the solid performing V6 car, there would be no way to have just the SS as a stand-alone product.

Chevy should have built the V6 car using the V8 engine block, and just leave two rods and pistons out, then just tell all the knuckle-draggers that it is a 300HP V8, then they would all be OK with it, LOL.

 

[Daniel Dudley]

The blade ended up in the cylinder and you can see in the pics that one piston and combustion chamber has been "hammered" by hitting the blade a few thousand times once it entered the cylinder.

Also jammed a valve open and it got hammered. Needs at least one piston, possibly a rod and a new cylinder head. A crate motor is probably cheaper.

 

[slopecarver]

the corvette has always had v8's in them except for the first few years, a true sports car only has high performance engine options.

 

[mustangcrazy77]

the corvette has always had v8's in them except for the first few years, a true sports car only has high performance engine options.

I don't recall any requirements for a sports car to have any high performance engine requirements. Sports cars generally have as much focus on handling and braking as they do acceleration. The Mazda miata is and always has been considered every bit as much of a "sports car" as a corvette.

Of course, the mustang and camaro are not sports cars....as they have 4 seats (2+2) compared to a true sports cars 2.

 

[slicktoptt]

Say whatever you want, but that new V6 is a damn impressive motor. Dead stock, it puts out 300HP and gets 29MPG in that car. Name another normally aspirated V6 from any manufacturer that puts up numbers anywhere near that.

Since you asked:

Nissan 370Z - 332hp or 350hp(Nismo version) 26 mpg
Hyundai Genisis Coupe - 306hp 26mpg

Granted the Camaro V6 is much better than the other US brands.

 

[tam95ag]

As cool as the Camaro may be I just couldn't support a company that takes my tax money to stay afloat!

 

[Toolhorder]

Say whatever you want, but that new V6 is a damn impressive motor. Dead stock, it puts out 300HP and gets 29MPG in that car. Name another normally aspirated V6 from any manufacturer that puts up numbers anywhere near that.

Honda does...

 

[mustangcrazy77]

As cool as the Camaro may be I just couldn't support a company that takes my tax money to stay afloat!

You can then cross off a vast majority of US corporations. The government has bailed out (given money to) bank after bank after bank....and yet when they LOAN a car manufacturer money for a bailout that's suddenly blasphemous? Chrysler was bailed out back in the Lee Iacocca days and was repaid in full ahead of time. Hell, even the Japanese receive "unofficial" government subsidies.

Had the government let GM fail completely....this little recession were in would have likely turned into something a bit more catastrophic...but I digress.

Anyone who throws an electric supercharger on ANY car gets what they deserve.

 

[Art From De Leon]

You can then cross off a vast majority of US corporations. The government has bailed out (given money to) bank after bank after bank....and yet when they LOAN a car manufacturer money for a bailout that's suddenly blasphemous? Chrysler was bailed out back in the Lee Iacocca days and was repaid in full ahead of time. Hell, even the Japanese receive "unofficial" government subsidies.

Had the government let GM fail completely....this little recession were in would have likely turned into something a bit more catastrophic...but I digress.

Anyone who throws an electric supercharger on ANY car gets what they deserve.

BUT, very few of the other companies that wound up with OUR money was as blatant in begging for it as GM was. It was nothing but a reward for UAW support and votes. GM deserves to be flushed down the toilet bowl of history.

Despite what the PAID propagandists of the media would have you believe, GM LOSING $1.2 billion dollars last quarter, is still a loss, and their plan to pay back OUR money, will come by taking money from other government loans. Good propaganda, but it just postpones the final, and well deserved, outcome.

 

[pseudorealityx]

Say whatever you want, but that new V6 is a damn impressive motor. Dead stock, it puts out 300HP and gets 29MPG in that car. Name another normally aspirated V6 from any manufacturer that puts up numbers anywhere near that.

2GR from Toyota/Lexus.

306 hp
276 lb-ft
28 mpg

Out of a 3.5L.

I totally agree that the engine is a very nice engine. It's just doesn't "fit" a Camaro from a "car guy's" perspective.

 

[mustangcrazy77]

BUT, very few of the other companies that wound up with OUR money was as blatant in begging for it as GM was. It was nothing but a reward for UAW support and votes. GM deserves to be flushed down the toilet bowl of history.

Despite what the PAID propagandists of the media would have you believe, GM LOSING $1.2 billion dollars last quarter, is still a loss, and their plan to pay back OUR money, will come by taking money from other government loans. Good propaganda, but it just postpones the final, and well deserved, outcome.

I'd say that every single bank that received federal bailout money was just as...if not more blatant at begging.

GM still is one of the largest corporations in the world...and the impact of it's demise would be felt everywhere. The amount of direct and indirect workers worldwide is immense...and to put every single one of them under the knife would have dire consequences. It's fairly common belief that if GM were to fail outright, the demise of several other car manufacturers (both domestic and foreign) would be imminent. Don't forget that many manufacturers share common suppliers....which many would likely go under.

Give them time....they'll be back (with or without your support). I'm still more of a FORD guy, but really have no brand loyalty with anything domestic (I generally refrain from buying foreign).