My 2000 TransAm

**MoarkatsINmuhtrailer** · 03-26-2013

Usually I've seen that around a certain speed (55ish mph) the rear end makes alittle noise, but drop/raise the speed and the sound goes away.

**asite57** · 03-26-2013

Usually it's not long after they start whining that they'll star clunking then your in real trouble

**Scottydoggs** · 03-26-2013

my brothers Chevelle had 4.11 gears, they had a ring to them after 35 mph. but it was normal.

**asite57** · 03-26-2013

We're they straight cut?

**Juanmiguel** · 03-26-2013

I just took it for an oil change. This is how it looks without the cover, the gears don't look terribly wrong I think, the magnet on the cover did have a lot of crap all over it though. We used 90 gear oil and I couldn't get a hold of a limited slip additive so I used just some regular "anti friction" additive until I get the good stuff. I just drove it for a couple of miles and it is a lot more quiet, I can still hear it but it's not loud at all and it doesn't sound all the time, just under light acceleration when cruising. I'm not sure what to do next haha. We have a long weekend coming up so I can't pull the rear end until next week. I guess I'll drive it like that for a while.

**LS1GTP** · 03-27-2013

Looks like you had some really nasty oil in there.

Just leave it as it is for now till those bearings explode from launching.

**Juanmiguel** · 03-27-2013

I took it for a ride, I didn't notice anything new except when I got back home. The entrance to my garage has a very stiff ramp so I have to get in diagonally. It started making this noise when I went in, it sounds like it's finally done for. I'm not moving it anymore until I take it to the shop.

**Scottydoggs** · 03-27-2013

man, that sounds like old sub diving into deep waters.

**Juanmiguel** · 04-30-2013

I haven't updated in a while so here it goes:

The rear end is rebuilt with the GM 3.23 gears. The cracking noise on the video was due to the lack of limited slip additive.
I got a new set of hankook ventus v2 tires 245/50/16 traction improved a lot, I guess the old ones were useless. It should be ready to take it to the track next week.

This weekend's project was to adapt an acer iconia tablet to the dash, I'm very pleased with the outcome:

**Juanmiguel** · 05-10-2013

I finally took it to the track. It picked up around 4 tenths of a second in the 1/4 mile, not too bad for such a tiny cam. It can still be improved a little, the 1->2 shift was going in too early and the nose dropped past 4k RPM in second. I don't take the tuner with me so I didn't know why.

http://www.grandprixforums.net/final...-am-78129.html

**asite57** · 05-10-2013

The track is the best place to have the tuner with you...

**Juanmiguel** · 05-21-2013

Weight reduction, heat extractor and cold air intake with a single bolt-off mod. Why didn't I think of this before?

**LS1GTP** · 05-21-2013

I mean I guess it never rains or snows in Mexico anyway.

**ericspecullaas** · 05-21-2013

Originally Posted by Juanmiguel

Weight reduction, heat extractor and cold air intake with a single bolt-off mod. Why didn't I think of this before?

cuz your brain wasn't working right?

**Juanmiguel** · 05-21-2013

Originally Posted by LS1GTP

I mean I guess it never rains or snows in Mexico anyway.

pfft, I just need to drive fast enough so rain doesn't hit the engine directly. And no this region actually never sees snow hehe. It literally snows every 100 years but just for a few minutes and last time was like 15 years ago.

Originally Posted by ericspecullaas

cuz your brain wasn't working right?

probably right.

Now this is the real reason why I have no hood for the next few days:

The WS6 model didn't come out in Mexico so it's very hard to get an original hood here. I hope my ghetto ws6 hood turns out right.

**TLSheff** · 05-21-2013

Good reason, will look TONS better.

Since I guess its getting hand painted, you going to add some nice strips across it while painting???

**ericspecullaas** · 05-21-2013

i thought that was the WS6 hood good job sir

**Juanmiguel** · 05-22-2013

Originally Posted by TLSheff

Good reason, will look TONS better.

Since I guess its getting hand painted, you going to add some nice strips across it while painting???

Yeah I like them with stripes too, but I'm not sure if I'm doing those right now or not. I want to see it without them first and maybe later on mock up some dark blue or black stripes on it and see how it looks. It's not so expensive to have those done later on around here.

here's how it looks so far, I like it:

They are working on opening the intake vents and doing some more for heat extraction too on the rear. I got some nice ricer grill sheet for the front holes also, just need to paint it black.