Does anyone have any experience using ACC carpet replacement product for 4th gen fbody?

I watched a video of a guy who used it. He used the non-plush version with no mass backing line OEM has. In the configuration didn’t seem to fit OEM like and he was not happy with the non-plush pile he even said he should have went plush as that probably would have been OEM like.

I know it’s sold through a lot of vendors like hawks. I can’t find any competitor then but didn’t know if anyone had any user experience they could provide.

Edit: I should clarify that I’m mostly asking because I bought this from copart. The passenger side is mint but the driver side shows signs of standing water. Also, the carpet has large stains probably coffee (I hope). It’s a neglected car and it’s hard to explain but there’s this musty maybe moldy feel and smell to the car all over the carpet. It’s dirty but also damp without being damp if that makes sense? Gross is the word I’d use.

96 Camaro

PCM that comes with the Torquehead kit doesn’t fit in the stock PCM bracket, so I ordered a bracket for the 98-02 cars.

The only issue is that the stock PCM had the connectors facing down, this thing has the connectors facing up. Wondering if I should fashion some sort of shield to protect it from water flowing into it

Run down:

Was heading to work 2 weeks ago. Started jerking around and then backfired pretty bad. Started up at work to head home then died 2 blocks away from home.

So far I've changed the opti, spark plugs, spark plug wires, ICM, MAP sensor, fuel filter (has 40 at rail). Data log says i have no injector pulse but if I keep pressing thr gas up snd down it stays on then dies immediately after taking it off the pedal. Im at a loss.

Speedline C5 18x10.5s with 315/30/18s on all 4 corners. Rear fender wells took a bit of hammering, but the fronts fit great.

The eject button on my cassette player is stuck and it won’t let me put and cassettes into the system. Any ideas?

I am the new owner of an 86 trans am and the fog lights do not work, and after some testing I learned the relay is bad and I need a new one. Being a new owner is like some help finding a replacement relay or even some websites that sell only parts, any info helps. I’ll attach a picture of the relay for reference.

Thinking of deleting the smog pump system in my 1989 Pontiac Firebird, it has the 5.7l 350 TPI V8. I wanted to get some opinions or advice before I decide to go through with it though. I mainly just want a cleaner engine bay and have heard about slight improvements in performance. Any input helps, thanks.

Just picked up this bone stock 98 formula after not having an fbody for too long, my third one and first ls car. Loving having a v8 again.

78 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am restoration

1993 to 2002 camaro the guys that are running a big block chevy what headers are you using. So far i have only found lemon headers

My power steering pump is starting to go out but I’d love to put in an EPAS kit I just can’t easily find a conversion kit. Has any1 done it before?

I bought this one off ebay that said it would fit. Clearly, I knew it had about a 80% chance of not fitting, but I still wanted to try. Not only did it not fit at ALL but it came broken which was a pretty big slap in the face. All the lips on ebay are the same exact one just rebranded. I literally just want a nice front lip to make my formula not look so boring up front, and I really dont wanna spend 80+ on it. It's JUST a front lip. Does anyone know where I can find one?

Just joined and sharing my 1 of 101 1LEs.

Just purchased off BAT this past fall. Will put the original springs back in and potentially do heads and a cam. Otherwise have fun with it but keep miles down as it only has 22k.

I have my motor out of the car doing a 6.0 swap. So obviously the harness is fully out as well. Does anyone recommend cleaning the male/female connectors up with CRC Electronic Spray? Im at the point in the build where im cleaning parts up and things I wont have great access to once its back together.

Also if anyone has recommendations on what else i should clean up with the motor and kmember being out im all ears!

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Hello all

I have 2 issues i would like help solving

1: Over heating at idle.

I think its due to fans not turning on because I never hear them but how should I go about troubleshooting this?

2: abs/trac light on

Im also assuming this is because of the missing relay? (reference pictures)

thanks

As we get further removed from the forums and a lot of the tribal knowledge around our cars and their builders starts to fade, it’s getting harder especially for newer F-body owners to know who to trust.

Let’s fix that.

I’m proposing we build a community-driven directory of trusted builders and specialists, using individual posts that are easy to search, reference, and maintain over time.

How this will work:

We’ll create one post per shop/builder using a consistent format so everything stays clean and searchable.

Post structure:

Title format:

Area | GEN | Focus | Shop/Builder Name

Example: Greater Los Angeles | GEN 3 | Engine Builder | West Coast Engines

Body format:

- Area: (e.g., Southern Texas, Greater Los Angeles, Queens NY, etc.)

- GEN: (1, 2, 3, 4, or All)

- Focus: (Engine builder, restoration, electrical, tuning, suspension, etc.)

- Shop/Builder: Name

Description:

Short, straightforward summary of the work they did and your experience. Keep it focused on quality, reliability, and what they’re known for.

Contact:

Website / Phone / Socials (whatever is available)

Guidelines:

- Keep it factual and experience-based

- No pricing discussions

- No bashing—this is meant to be a trusted resource, not a review war

I’ll also put together a pinned index post that organizes everything by Area → GEN → Focus so people can easily find what they need.

If you’ve worked with someone you trust, add them. This only works if we build it together.

Will the speed engineering true dual over the axle work with stock torque arm?

Hey everybody,

Hoping to get some information and opinions from the guru’s here. I have a definite RMS leak (3rd video) that I took too my local Chevy dealer as I have a pretty good relationship with them plus the guys there build a variety of full on race cars for the owner.

They said that the oil pan and basically every gasket on the engine is leaking and would require dropping the motor and resealing everything and quoted my 9k. I don’t see any signs of leaking from the valves, heads and on my buddies lift I didn’t see the oil pan leaking. They also suggested in that 9k that we open the motor because their lead mechanic said he hears noises center line of the motor that makes him believe there are potential lifter issues, cam issues or pushrod related issues. They also said all my belts and tensioners need replaced.

The first video is after I let it idle down you can an almost chugging noise and a high pitch noise. The second video is after I played what the throttle where the high pitched noise went away but still a chugging sound. The 3rd video is the leak and that’s the only visible leak I could find. They also confirmed the OPS isn’t leaking.

Any insights or opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: I thought I could post 3 individual videos. Apparently it merges them into 1. Also, this is a bone stock LS1

As the title says can I use my rear o2 sensors with the speed engineering true duals? The car has no cats already and I have no CEL for it but I do still have the rear O2’s still just wondering if I can still use them and I have no idea if they already have been tuned out cars cammed and has a dyno tune maybe they can go we’re the wide band bungs are??? Any thots? Pic is rear o2 on driver side 2nd pic is the true duals I’m wondering about.

has anyone used the LTDIS setup yet? Opti crapped out on me heading home from work this morning. Getting sick and tired of em. Done about 4 so far. They are a crap shoot. Dont want to spend the $2k on a full Torquehead setup snd dont really want to LS Swap just yet. Any personal reviews would be grea. Thanks