Engine
Once again, fourth-gen components looks right at home on this third-gen, in the form of an LS6 displacing 346 cubic inches, tuned by John Weeks at XXX Performance. 2.00 intake and 1.55 exhaust valves in the stock LS6 cylinder heads are actuated by a Thunder Racing cam pushing .649 intake and .603 exhaust. Nitrous solenoids cue the observant that this is more than just an LS swap. Feeding the fuel/air mixture is a descreened mass airflow sensor topped off with a Speed Inc. '04 GTO air intake tube and an APC short ram air filter. The sunset orange painted fuel rail covers with ghost flames artfully applied dress up an otherwise stocklooking LS.
Trans
The stock shifter belies the rather un-stock nature of the 1999-vintage Global Transmissions-prepped automatic. A 3000-rpm TCI stall is a key to putting the nitrous augmented LS6's power to the pavement, while the A4's overdrive and a fourth-gen 10-bolt spinning 3.42s keep the rpm down to a very reasonable level, and allowing this Camaro a completely unreasonable top speed.
Interior
At the end of the third-gen's production run, interiors were actually quite serviceable, but they don't typically wear very well. Upgrading to a fourth-gen interior maintains a factory appearance, while alleviating 15 years of wear and tear without breaking the bank. Fourth-gen buckets would have been a minor upgrade at best, so a pair of K6 reclining buckets were swapped in for when Chris needs to pull some lateral-Gs without sliding out of the seat. A leather wrapped wheel from Grant complements the interior without looking out of place.
 "Between my wife, kid, military,...  "Between my wife, kid, military, and over eight months between Kuwait and Qatar, I spent a lot of time in the last two years to put this car together, and tried to do it on a budget." |  According to Chris he has...  According to Chris he has about 14 grand into this car in the last two years, which shows what a good deal third-gens can be when you start combining third-gens with fourth-gen parts, some hard work and attention to detail. |  Chris said his goal is "to...  Chris said his goal is "to have a 'pro-touring' type of car when I'm completely done, run 10s in the quarter-mile, and out-turn modded sCCa Corvettes on road courses." We think he's well on his way. |