Last Gen Camaro/transam?

[rammstein]

Anybody have any experience with these? The stock horsepower is insane for sure. Plus, with the T-Tops and a wifebeater I could live out my redneck dreams. F-Stock autocross could potentially be fun. Good gas mileage (shockingly good considering the power). Plenty to choose from. I might even get a mullet wig for events.

[TerryH]

Good friend and his wife had Camaros. They had first and last generation.

She loved it and I can't recall any bad issues. Think it was a 2004?

[Oh Haha]

I had a 94 Z-28 with a bunch of bolt-ons that ran very well. Low 13's in the quarter plus getting 25 miles per gallon. I had the LT1 with a 6-speed.

Not a Porsche in the handling dept. but you can buy an insane amount of parts to make them handle just as good or at least close to a stock SC/Carrera.


The later models had the LS 1 and were very easily modified to create over 450 HP with stock internals.

[vash]

that 67 car is fantastic! riding a little high, but smoking hot.

[RANDY P]

removing the engine is a PITA since it's supposed to come out of the bottom - unless you have a 4 pt lift it's scary to watch.

Installing headers is a nightmare. Rearends explode when you beat on 'em, but that's it really.

rjp

[TerryH]

Originally Posted by vash

that 67 car is fantastic! riding a little high, but smoking hot.

Yeah, that's the factory look. Pony cars always had their noses high. Remember the early Mustangs? I helped him drop it later when we added front disc brakes.

[KBG]

I have a 99 SS with stock bottom end and heads/cam, built rear and built auto with a 3800 stall converter

runs 11.40s on motor and 10.50s on a 125 shot......the LS1s respond VERY WELL to mods

[Oh Haha]

Go to YouTube and search for Lingenfelter or just LS1.

There some truly incredible sounding cars on there. The GTO has the LS2 engine I believe and alsoo responds very well to mods. Some of these cars sound like ProStockers with the cams they are running.

[rammstein]

It seems that the LS1 is the engine to have with these. I'd be keeping it stock and just putting on Konis and a swaybar, alignment, and going to autox every weekend.

[rammstein]

The 99 and up Camaro SS have the LS1, right? I've just gotta be around $8k.

[Eric 951]

Don't forget the Buick Roadmasters and Cadillac Fleetwoods--the late 90s cars had the 'vette LT-1 drivetrain.

[KBG]

Originally Posted by rammstein

The 99 and up Camaro SS have the LS1, right? I've just gotta be around $8k.

98-02 have the LS1

[targa911S]

I had a 69 Z28. It was stupid fast when you could get the tires to stop smoking.

[Oh Haha]

Here's that GTO I mentioned. I believe this has the LS2 with a "few" mods.

Gives me chills.

[fastfredracing]

Back when I was autocrossing, a z 28 that was farily well prepared, was a regular ftd car.
Tune ups are alos a major pia in these cars, but they run really well.

[TerryH]

Originally Posted by targa911S

I had a 69 Z28. It was stupid fast when you could get the tires to stop smoking.

Always lusted for a 69 z28. Should have bought one 20 years ago when I had money and nothing else to spend it on. Who knew the prices would continue to skyrocket. Sigh.... another "it aint ever gonna happen" added to the list.

[m21sniper]

Originally Posted by rammstein

Anybody have any experience with these? The stock horsepower is insane for sure. Plus, with the T-Tops and a wifebeater I could live out my redneck dreams. F-Stock autocross could potentially be fun. Good gas mileage (shockingly good considering the power). Plenty to choose from. I might even get a mullet wig for events.

My neighbor has one that runs low 12s in the quarter mile with some minor bolt-ons and an exhaust. They are seriously fast cars.

I never liked the styling that much though. The Camaro looks like a saturn, and the T/A is too strake/spoiler/scoop over-done for me.

[Oh Haha]

I had a lot of fun in my Z28. I purchased it form my best friend 30 days after my first wife and I separated. Took some loooong drives listening to music up and down the East coast of Michigan during my divorce period. Mine was white and I took the badges off so it looked like just a V6 Camaro. I even had hidden exhaust turndowns. I used to love beating up on the Mustangs down around Gratiot Avenue. not braggin(ok, I am but it was really one of those moments)but my brother and I were down around Mt. Clemens just cruising and enjoying the car scene. I noticed a car pull out form a side street and go sideways. It was dark so i couldn't tell what it was. We ended up next each other at a light and I saw it was a then new 98 Cobra. The light changed and we took off together but not getting into it. Then, at the top of first gear he hammers it, so do I and we were off. I walked away from him like he was not trying. He was winding it out to redline each gear. Once we get back to normal speed his PS window rolls down and he asks if it my car is a V6. I am honest and tell him it's a Z. He asks to go again at the next light. No problem. This time we stage on the cross street yellow and are off when the green comes on. Again, I smoke him up through 3rd gear and then we slow down. He then says to pull into a large parking lot up the street. i was a bit concerned as I didn't know him from Adam. We stop and he jumps out and starts crawling under my car and asking where the bottle is hidden. I didn't have and nitrous. The guys turned out to be pretty cool but was diappointed that his Cobra got beaten by a Z28. I ended up opening my hood, trunk, and showing him that i was not hinding anything. Nowm, if my brother had not been with me, he would have never believed me that I beat the Cobra.

No, I wouldn't trade my 911 for any year of the F-body. It may not be as quick but it has different driving experience that I just thoroughly enjoy.

[targa911S]

My 69 Z burned to the ground as a result of a faulty relay.

[creaturecat]

Actually the 69 Z wasn't very fast at all.
Bit pathetic, really.