So... I did a compression test last night. I didn't let the engine warm up completely out of respect for my sleeping neighbors and kids. Only let the water temp (at head) get up to about 120 degrees.
1-120
2-125
3-127
4-125
5-125
6-119
If it were warm I'd bet I'd be seeing 130's across the board.
So plans have changed slightly to a more pull and inspect the bottom end. I won't be pulling the head at this time. I think my low oil pressure is due to my oil pan being dented causing interference with the oil pickup. I ordered a new oil pickup, gasket for oil pan, valve cover gasket (rubber), umbrella seals (wish I put those in when I did my cam!) and I convinced my wife to let me do a 200r4 swap.
Couple questions that might be more Camaro-specific but might not:
Trans swap: What's the cheapest way to do this? What stall converter should I look for? Would a stocker work well or not at all? Any other tips? Can I re-use my trans crossmember or do I need to order one?
On another note: I think the compression test pretty well confirms for me that I have a 30k mile car afterall! I thought I did before but now I'm more certain of it.
