MattD's 1999 Chevrolet Camaro Z28

1999 Chevy Camaro Z28

About this Previous Vehicle:

I wanted a hardtop and cloth interior Camaro this time around. I couldn't find one I liked after I totalled my '00 Camaro, so I stopped searching when this one fell in my lap. I bought it off a friend of mine, Mike @ Straightline Performance, as he was selling it to get a Z06. I immediately started buying all of the components that I knew worked on my '00 Camaro and started wrenching away. At the NMCA vs NMRA race in Joliet, IL this past July, I ran the Late Model EFI class. I was the # 1 qualifer with a 12.006 on a 12.00 dial. After that, I have been doing misc bracket racing and a few grudge races at Street Car Chaos at US 41 Dragway. For the 2008 season, I will be running the NHRA bracket series at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, as well as the NMCA vs NMRA Superbowl, and racing on PINKS "ALL-OUT" at Gateway International Raceway.


The car is #9 among the fastest bolton LS1 cars in the country, and the fastest in the Midwest with a best pass of 11.42 @ 116.24, with a 1.47 60ft at a 3100 raceweight. Since then, I have added the Nitro Dave's Halo dry kit, tightened up the converter, and dropped down to a 3025 raceweight. In +2074 DA at Route 66 Raceway, the car went 10.63 @ 124.73 with a 1.39 60ft. This was done on a small 95rwhp dry shot, with stock internals and a stock GM 10 bolt rear end!!!


The things I have removed for weight reduction are the rear seats, spare tire & jack, front sway bar, front & rear bumper supports, air conditioning, HVAC system, power steering, CD player, speakers, wiper arms & motor, driver & passenger side airbags, and I replaced the stock steel hood with a pin-on fiberglass hood from Glasstek, replaced the stock iron k-member and a-arms with chrome moly parts from PA Racing, replaced the stock carpet with lightweight Ozite carpet, replaced the stock steering wheel with a lightweight Grant wheel, replaced the stock battery with a lightweight one from Dyna-Batt, and replaced the stock cloth seats with lightweight drag seats from JAZ. It has a curb weight of 2850, and is 3025 with me in it right now, as of April '08.