BAD FNZ

I'm having a debate with one of my friends. And he's convinced that they made a SS Z28 4th gen Camaro. The only thing I can think of that he could remotely conceive would be an SS Z28 first gen, but even then I don't know of any... only RS SS's.

Thanks for the input guys.

99camarosupersport

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What?....If I understand you, your friend is right.

BAD FNZ

A Z28 SS, with both badges..? I've NEVER seen one.. It's his "friends" car. He said it's a Z28 with the SS package. It's got both badges on the bumper and on the fenders.

99camarosupersport

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All SS's are Z's with the SS package...technically speaking. Both badges on the car, well that didn't happen. Either one or the other.

SlvrFormula

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I think he's talking about the vin verification, it will either come up as ss or z

DRGnFLYZ28

The SS was an option on the Z28.
If there are two badges, one was added on for sure and not by the factory or by SLP.

mycamaroSS

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an ss is a z28 with hood, spoiler, and15 more hp

GregAbell60143

Since the SS was an OPTION on the Z28, the title for the SS will state Z28 on it. When SLP made (transformed?) the Z28's into SS's they removed the Z28 badging and added the SS badging. The way to verify if it's a REAL SS is by the code on the door, since the title will say it's a Z28.

deadcities

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The 98+ SS's are not "Z28 SS" cars. They are "SS". The 96-97 cars were SLP conversions. They were all built as Z28s (so they will have RPO Z28 on the SPID), and were then taken to SLP and made into SuperSports. As I recall, their floormats actually say "CAMARO Z28 SS". For model year 1998, GM did the SS package in-house, and no longer contracted SLP do to them (so they were built as SSs, not as Z28s).

95GreenZ28

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Yea they didnt come with Z28 and SS on the car from the factory. Sounds like a Z28 that someone stuck SS badges on to me

tylerdj

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RPM WS6

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This is not correct.

‘98+ SS cars were still converted by SLP. SLP will provide you a build number for your ‘98+ SS car. SLP even offered multiple options for the LS1 SS cars, including a 345hp package by 2002 that included a Blackwing airbox lid and SLP dual/dual exhaust. Other options included chrome wheels, SLP spec’ed Bilstein suspension, SS grille, floor mats, key fob, synthetic fluids package, center mount exhaust, etc.

The SPID sticker for an actual ‘98+ SS car will in fact contain both the “Z28” RPO and the “WU8” RPO (WU8 = SS package).

There was never a 4th gen Camaro that displayed both the “SS” and “Z28” badging on the exterior of the car from the factory. In 1996 (and perhaps 1997?) there was a plaque affixed to the center console that displayed both the SS and Z28 logo, but only the “SS” badge would appear on the exterior of the car.

So technically, your friend is correct. ALL 4th gen SS Camaros are also Z28s. However, none of them ever came from the factory (or from SLP) with both badges on the outside. If he’s seen one like that, then it was something custom and not original.

95GreenZ28

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I mean decals on the car not the codes. You are right on the codes but the cars did not come with Z28 and SS badges

greg_74

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1996 was the only year that they were called Z28/SS's. The plaque on the center console and key fobs and everything say "Z28/SS", but it has all SS badging on the outside, no Z28 badges. With all vin checks for 4th gen SS's, Z28 will be shown though, not SS. Go technically 96's were Z28/SS's and all the years following were all SS's, with SS badging (except the air filter lid on the 97 SS's still say Z28/SS), but do come up as Z28's.

deadcities

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If they were a 96 or 97 they had "Z28 SS" badging, but not on the exterior of the car.
The air box, and the floormats said "Z28 SS" on them. SLP even included a keyfob that had Z28 SS on it. I can't remember if the updated interior on the 97 included a "CAMARO Z28 SS" dash emblem or not.

As a side note: The first test mules for the SLP conversion program DID have both the Z28 and SS exterior emblems, but they dropped the Z28 emblems for the production version.

greg_74

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96 is the only year with all that. The only thing on the 97's that say Z28 SS is the air box, everything else is SS.

Kingc8r

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Most Interesting....not really much else to say except I think having both badges on the car wouldn't look good

02silvaZ

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15 more horsepower my ***, line your SS up with my formula
In my time one here, this is the one guy i have never been able to disagree with because he pretty much knows his ****, sorry about selling my 02 silver Z, i apologize RPM, i know silver Z's rock
this is the truth, i have a buddy with a '96 SS and everything he says matches up to a tee
Absolutely, can you say gay?

greg_74

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Yeah I know the differences because my dad as a 96 SS, my step dad has a 97 30th Ann. Edition SS and a 02 35th Anniversary Edition SS and I have my 02 SS.

The 96 was going to be mine, but I wanted a black LS1 SS more than a red LT1 SS.

96Z28SS

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96 was the only year I have also had my screen name since 96.
Everything had the z28ss even the floormats.