2001 z28 Camaro

[footbrakesbc]

I have a 2001 z28 Camaro that I am going to turn into a bracket car. It's all stock except pipes and a lid. Eventually, I want to make this into a stocker. My first question is what can I changed and/or remove to make this a stocker? My second question is do I have to keep the type of same transmission(4l60e)? My third question is change the efi to a carb and still be legal for stock? I will probably be bracket racing this car for about three to five years. It will be trailered and drag only. I know I can change exhaust, remove rear seats and converter. Hopefully I can make the car into a stocker by my 21st birthday. Thanks for looking.

[farmco r/sa]

first and foremost great to see young blood
interest in stock. you have tapped the right
source for info. i will leave the advice to the
many experts. 48 years old and tired from a long
days work...

[HandOverFist]

Congrats and enjoy yourself first and foremost. That will be an expensive Stocker when all is said and done. For right now I would would just bracket race it as is with minimal changes. I ran a "99 Z-28 in NMCA EFI back in 1999 and it was a beast with and without nitrous. Expect high 12's on the motor alone with good air. You can run an inexpensive ratchet locker in that 10-bolt, a shift kit in the trans, M/T drag radials, a tuner, stock convertor and 4:10 gear with good results. Install a tach and shift at 5000rpm...you will lose et shifting higher. Save your coins for the Stocker pieces that will be needed later like a 12-bolt housing, decent trans, efi components...you will be digging deep when it comes to the motor. If you are serious I can send you a tach bracket which does not require any holes to be drilled into the dash. I can also tell you how to safely shift the transmission using the factory console shifter.



Btw, this car ran a 11.66 at Rockingham in '99 and backed it up again at Red River in Shreveport the following month using the same parts mentioned above plus a 100 shot dry nitrous system. Winner at Shreveport and Bowling Green that year and multiple runner-up's.

[footbrakesbc]

Thanks for the help. The first thing I will get is 4.56 gears

[Gary Bouman]

Rich, you have a pm

[Pistol Pete]

Originally Posted by footbrakesbc

I have a 2001 z28 Camaro that I am going to turn into a bracket car. It's all stock except pipes and a lid. Eventually, I want to make this into a stocker. My first question is what can I changed and/or remove to make this a stocker? My second question is do I have to keep the type of same transmission(4l60e)? My third question is change the efi to a carb and still be legal for stock? I will probably be bracket racing this car for about three to five years. It will be trailered and drag only. I know I can change exhaust, remove rear seats and converter. Hopefully I can make the car into a stocker by my 21st birthday. Thanks for looking.

If your going to set this up as a NHRA stocker, you can't run a carb cause it didn't come
with one.
The Trans for a Stocker you can use a Metric 200.
Sometimes it's cheaper in the long run to get the pieces ONCE rather than build a carb motor now to bracket race with than your gonna have to build a EFI motor later.
You might be able to buy used parts for now & set it up as a cheap stocker to bracket race it for experience.
IF IT'S DEFINITELY GONNA BE A STOCKER, BUY A 12 BOLT REAR NOW.
Providing you could afford one.
Buy the 30x9 Slicks, ect.....
Just skimp on the motor for now, but have all the other pieces in place.
This way your not doing up a 10 bolt rear spending money to do that than change it later.
I would SELL all the parts from the car to upgrade to: Better Trans, Better Rear.
THIS WAY YOUR ONLY GOING TO BUY THE PARTS ONE TIME.
Just my 4 cents.
Good Luck with your project.

[rick lester]

There is a huge difference between bracket racing and class racing. Bracket racing you can pretty much do anything you want as long as its safe, class racing has very strict rules, more a "thinking mans" class, as in "What the HELL was I thinking doing this!" Lol. Bracket race the 01, find a 93/94 and convert to a 01 for stock. Theorectically speaking, earlier models of said generation is lighter, therefore you can "move" weight where you want, plus you can still bracket race the 01 as you build your 93 to 01 stocker. There are always blown motor early 4th gen Camaros online for sale cheap, at least that would be the way I would go.

[rick lester]

Here is another idea, IHRA Pure Stock. You're in NC, the heart of the IHRA. Headers, gearing, good rebuilt trans and converter, a dyno supertune, pure stock ready. Talk to Dan from MD that is borderline "crazy", lol, about pure stock. Building a daily driver pure stocker, you won't be setting the world on fire but you will be getting to go up and down the track for alot less than building a dedicated stocker.

[KennyAnderson]

Hey Footbrakesbc. I am racing and still building a 93 Z28 as Pure Stocker. You have plenty of IHRA racing close and this is a very inexpensive way to get into stock eliminator. I have done headers, as much lightening, a/c egr delete, computer tuning, wheels/tires. a GOOD converter, and 4.10 gears. I have right around 4k in the entire car, have gone 4/10ths under, and am holding my own in Div 2 points. This car is for my oldest son who is in his last season in JR's right now. It is a great footbrake car and will be an even better stocker. Right now I'm putting a 12bolt in along with an aftermarket torque arm, LCA;s, adjustable panhard, and subframe connectors. I had hoped to do this farther down the road but I broke the stock posi already and SCORED on this 12 bolt. We will eventually upgrade this car into a crate motor or maybe legal stocker down the road. I love the Pure Stock concept as it allows you to get into Stock for a minimal investment and "earn as you learn".

[ALMACK]

I agree with the above posts about building it as a Pure Stocker.
It is the quickest, easiest, and most economical way to get into class racing.