whitelightning2's Blog

OK.. History of my 91Z24 by year starting.............. Now.

October 2001
Purchased the Z with 112K miles on it for $3700 cash

Problems-
None (yet)

Mods-
K&N Drop in filter
$2500 in stereo equipment swaped over from my 89Z24
2nd battery added in trunk
Installed Green Neons

December 2001
Drove it cross-country from Iowa to New Mexico

Problems-
1. Coolant overflow tank would bubble and piss every time i shut off the car
2. Rear main seal was leaking
3. Clutch got soaked in oil and went out about 50 miles from our destination

Mods-
New Clutch (OEM)

2002- Summer

-First dual exhaust setup
-- Dual Turbo Thrush mufflers, 2" stock pipe, Y'd to both mufflers. Sounded like shit above 2500 RPM
-- Gutted Cat converter... Exhaust still sounded like shit
-- Replaced gutted cat with a Thrush Glasspack... Still sounded like shit
-- Replaced glasspack with straight pipe, sounded better but still not good enough

2003- Spring

-Second dual exhaust setup
-- All new 2.25" stainless pipe, V-Force (flow 40 clone)in place of the cat, Y pipe'd to dual 18"x3" "Boom Tube" tips.
-- Exhaust was extremely loud but sounded damn good.

2003- Fall
Attended the 1st annual V6Z24.com bash! :D

2004

Mods:
-Removed 75% of the spare tire well to make room for new muffler
-Minor engine paint (white plenum and valve covers)
-Installed GTS Blackouts
-Installed 16" Thirdgen rims
-Installed Sprint drop springs
-Installed all new Gabriel premium shocks and struts
-Installed Grand Am bucket seats in the back
-Painted mirrors white
-Added some white crushed velvet to door pannels (pimpin!)
-started to paint interior trim pieces white/silver
-built tweeter pods in mirror access covers
-3rd clutch instaled (OEM)
-Third dual exhaust setup
-- Installed Catco Hi-Flow cat and Flowmaster 80 series (transversly mounted) with the same exhaust tips as before.
-- Sounded very deep but droned at 2500 RPM. Made highway driving miserable.

Attended the 2004 V6Z24 bash!

2005

Mods
- New Enkei Etoria 17x7 rims wrapped in Goodyear Essenza Type R tires
- New Alpine deck
- Misc exhaust work
- WAI swapped for improved stock cowl setup

Attended the 2005 V6Z24 Bash in Kalamazoo MI!

2006

Mods
- built and installed a 2002 3400 SFI
--P&P'd heads, port matched LIM and plenum, LS1 valve springs, FFP Underdrive pully, 60degreeV6 crank scraper, 1.5" primary 28" equal length longtube headers. Other misc work
-Engine spun a rod bearing in July '06
-4th dual exhaust setup
-- Swapped Flowmaster 80 series out for a Hooker Aerochamber crossflow, finally got the sound i wanted out of a '660!

Purchased a 1993 Black/Charcoal 5speed Z24 for a new Daily Driver.

Attended the 2006 V6 Bash! (with my winter beater 93 Z24)

Winter 2006

Started building an all new power plant '660. More details in the spring