2006 Monte Carlo SS REVIEW!! CAMMED LS4 V8!!

[@jacobgiles9762]

Dream car. Check. Mines red tho. Give me a reason to pull it out of storage. Cammed. Tuned we should be tight

[@SS_Nest]

Hell yeah dude, drive it. I have mine put away for literally 1/2 the year so any chance I get it, I drive the hell out of it!

[@wob6776]

Minor correction, the Bonneville GXP came out and was discontinued before any of the LS4 cars. It had a Northstar 4.6 from Cadillac, which is less reliable and made less power but had a far superior transmission, the 4T80E. With some work you can get one in a Monte/Impala SS, GP GXP, or Lacrosse Super. Might not be worth it over just building the 4T65E but if you're making like 600hp somehow with a turbo or whatever it might be worthwhile. Solid video. Love these cars. Not everyone wants RWD! People hate, but I have a 98 Trans Am as a daily and man there's a lot of things that would be easier if it were FWD. Putting it on ramps, snow, rain, oversteer when flooring it... I hear a lot of 15 year olds who whine about cars being FWD who have never had to live with rear wheel.

[@wigletron2846]

I always like the LS4 cars but was always worried about the 4L60

[@DailyDriverGarage]

4L6OE IS AN AWESOME TRANS.. JUST GOTTA KNOW HOW TO BEEF THEM UP.. PROBLEM IS THE 4T65 THAT CAME IN THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE, NOT REALLY ANY AFTERMARKET PARTS OUT THERE TO BEEF THEM.. NO HARDENED SUN SHELLS OR ZPACKS THAT I KNOW OF OUT THERE. OTHER THAN THAT, TRANS IS THE ONLY WEAK POINT.. I HEAR 4T80 UPGRADES ARE DO ABLE

[@utahcountypicazospage5412]

Those are not 4l60

[@SS_Nest]

@@DailyDriverGarageCouldn’t have said it better myself. If you want to make any power out of these things, they need to be built. They don’t even handle stock power all that well.

[@frarileyfranklin8693]

4T80E will do it and give it more horses

[@dwaineharris2057]

If it was rwd hell yes I'll get one asap

[@bigfornoreason1]

Yeah, it's front wheel drive. Big disappointment.

[@SS_Nest]

@@bigfornoreason1GM had 1 job lol. They went through the effort of putting an LS4 in a newer W body and stuck the v6 transmission behind it that already had issues.

[@LawezeanaS197]

I think its 303 hp stock at least I know the impala ss was 303 hp

[@marcellanderson1789]

You are correct

[@robertlowe7809]

It's my understanding that the 5.3 in the Monte Carlo had only 303 horsepower at right around 315 ft lb of torque

[@bradbruggeman6745]

The FWD is the deal breaker for me. If i was looking for a car comparable, i would go with the mid 2000's GTO or G8. And besides the GTO was available in a manual. Whats more fun than that?

[@SS_Nest]

Probably the GTO, G8 or any of the later 4th gen F-Body’s honestly. I’ve have a few videos over a 2000’ TA we had a little while back.

[@utahcountypicazospage5412]

F body 98-2002 is the shit 500 hp in those cars dominated ms3 cam prc 5.3 heads mamo ported fast intake nick Williams throttle body 410 gears 3500 stall king to this day even coyotes have trouble beating them

[@ayeyae5451]

Do a video 0 to 140mph 😢

[@Jb_06541]

Where did you find yours

[@SS_Nest]

@@Jb_06541 We actually bought it from a dealership. They had a good price on er!

[@marcellanderson1789]

I have a '07 MCSS. I love that car. Only thing I've had to rebuild the trans and the engine. That dumb Active Fuel Management trashed a lifter. But since those 2 jobs she's been running like a champ.

[@SS_Nest]

Yeah, when GM put D.O.D. In the cars and trucks, it was just a terrible idea. I haven’t seen one of those engines last over 80k miles with the original set of lifters. They still do it on the trucks that I’m aware of and they still have the same issues.

[@marcellanderson1789]

@@SS_Nest Built in obsolescence

[@scottmurray1725]

What company would you recommend to do the transmission work did you do upgrades

[@SS_Nest]

I’ll have to get back wit you, I forgot the name of the guy who does it. It’s not really a company, but rather a single guy.

[@SS_Nest]

It was a guy in Fort Wayne Indiana and the shop was called Triple Edge Performance.

[@lamontglenn6842]

Ls4 king

[@ivancliff2514]

Wait, at around 5:00 minutes you say you haven’t had it tuned. How could it be making over 100 hp more than stock without telling the ECU there are parts capable of doing that? Just bolting on parts without telling the engine what’s been changed is not conducive to power gains. I’ve always had a soft spot for the Grand Prix version of these cars and I’d love to know more about this particular build.

[@SS_Nest]

Thanks for your comment man. You're right that tuning is essential to fully realize the potential of performance mods. While the video may not have covered it in detail, I've actually been running a conservative tune to accommodate the new parts. The extra power you're seeing is partly from the aftermarket parts and some minor adjustments I've made, but a proper tune will definitely be the next step. I appreciate your interest and will definitely share more about the build and future plans!"

[@rondalesills6775]

Imagine building Monte Carlo Intimidator model

[@DailyDriverGarage]

I REALLY WANT ONE OF THOSE TO MOD, BUT BLACKCARGURU SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IN MONTE CARLO/IMPALA IS PUT TOGETHER WITH ELMERS GLUE

[@SS_Nest]

Pretty much Elmer’s glue honestly. They couldn’t even handle a supercharged 6 cylinder, and then slapped it behind a v8.

[@mikesmith7326]

How does it drive being a fw drive car? Just curious cuz thats alotta power for the front wheels

[@SS_Nest]

It’s not that bad honestly. Once you get used to the torque steer it’s pretty manageable.

[@mikesmith7326]

@@SS_Nest i see .. cool

[@Elijah_Roman]

I have a red one and I love it! You have to be easy on the gas when you first take off. Too much of spinning the wheels can hurt the trans I literally drive with my big toe haha it's fast

[@krishill8217]

Do your remote start still work after your cam swap

[@SS_Nest]

No, since it throws the check engine light, it disables it.

[@KumasiBuckner]

Now you can get LS4 engine for $1100.

[@Keepingitathouwou]

Seriously?? I heard w/ power adders I can get to 1100 hp looking around trying to do a swap

[@OneilCushnie]

Nice

[@scottmurray1725]

Was wondering who did your transmission $$

[@SS_Nest]

I got it done about 3 years ago, but the total was around 2k if my memory does me right.

[@ktwosrt8life]

@@SS_Nest I got a 2006 Impala SS about to do a stage three cam can I get the information for the transmission so I can contact that shop

[@lovegeorge601]

I got a 2006 chevy impala ss 5.3L will a 4t65e transmission work for it out a 2006 Grand Prix 3.8 liter

[@firstnamelastname-fo4fq]

Check out triple edge performance

[@roccocaiozzo6789]

Where did u get your transmission done

[@SS_Nest]

We had a guy in Indiana who specializes in these 4t65e trans’. I can’t remember off the top of my head what the name of the shop was but I’ll do some digging.

[@SS_Nest]

Triple Edge Performance in Fort Wayne Indiana.

[@firstnamelastname-fo4fq]

Dave at tep is one of the nicest guys I've met in the car world. Built the 4t65e in my 08 impala ss few years ago and still going strong. Dave is the man!

[@roccocaiozzo6789]

@@firstnamelastname-fo4fq awsome thank u

[@tarintino07]

Nice car I still have my ss stock but wanna dod delete What’s a good place to go if you want a cam in Ohio

[@SS_Nest]

Sick dude. I don’t really know of a good shop to bring it to since we did it ourselves. I’m sure any normal engine shop could do it since it’s just a simple LS. Only think is though, they would obviously have to drop the engine cradle and some shops don’t want to bother with that.

[@tarintino07]

@@SS_Nest I heard some dude name james brewer up here is good with tunes. But the car is cool and fast stock to me. I might just do the dod delete and add flowmasters

[@lilblue_2x766]

What cam do you have ?

[@SS_Nest]

I’ll have to look back in my summit purchases. It’s been over 3 years lol.

[@utahcountypicazospage5412]

Damn that’s a sick ass Honda civic lol your wheel numbers are generous I think 295hp 270tq wheel and that’s generous

[@SS_Nest]

Hey but a Honda Civic will never sound as cool as an LS.

[@Keepingitathouwou]

NEVER!!!

[@road2richz_q266]

Do you have issues with passing emissions?

[@SS_Nest]

Luckily here in Ohio, they don’t require emissions checks. Thank god.

[@road2richz_q266]

@@SS_Nest Fu****k I have a 2007 model Red, Im currently right now fighting with the emissions trying to get it to pass here in Ga. My check Engine Light is constantly coming on code P0521 oil pressure sensor I replaced the sensor a yr ago and it keep giving me the error code, so everytime I clear the code with my OBD2 it resets the computer, I don't have no oil Light on dash I get oil changes on the regular no oil leaks, I will putting it in the shop tomorrow to see if they can troubleshoot it.

[@SS_Nest]

@@road2richz_q266 I know that when we pulled my motor apart, before I got an oil pressure gauge, it was bad. Like 15 pounds at idle because of the DOD stuff. Hope you don’t got that issue too!

[@Alex0992]

I dont understand why chevy didn't make these rwd or at the least put a good trans in them.

[@tarintino07]

Still a super fun car to drive. Most people that have them love them

[@SS_Nest]

I’m pretty sure GM figured they were already going to be fazing out the Monte and said why not, we’ll just put in an LS for the last 2 years.

[@They_Intend_To_Destroy_Us]

So is that a Front Wheel Drive LS4!?! It dn sure looked like it when you peel a patch on the road

[@SS_Nest]

@@They_Intend_To_Destroy_Us yep, GM gave the “W” bodies a ls4 and decided to keep them FWD just like in the 6 cylinder ones. Kinda unique, but takes away from the experience a little.