Chevrolet Camaro 1967-2002 - 93-97 vs 98-02

which do you like better, and why?


personally i like the 98 style...

I like the looks of an 93-97 SS, but the power of a 98-02 :)

I like the catfish look.

I like the catfish look.

Yeah, I didnt at first, but it has grown on me over the years. So much that I am changing the front end over to one :)

I like the catfish look.


lol, for some reason i think the front end of the older style seems too pointy, and too low, or faced towards the ground.

i almost bought a 97 though

93-97 all the way, i like the evil that u feel when lookin at it.. the newer models just look like a family car from the front..

IMO they all rock but if I had to choose I'd pick the '93-'97 style cause they look a little more aggressive and appeal more to me and I love the sound of an LT1. I love LS1 WS6's and SS's too, they look mean as hell. I do like the powerband of the LS1 much more though but I'd have to pick the '93-'97 but Im proably biased. :)

I like the looks of an 93-97 SS, but the power of a 98-02 :)
Couldn't have said it better myself! :judge:

Couldn't have said it better myself! :judge:


:stupid:

i like 93-97 sound better and like them thinking that im the under dog

put a ls1 into a 93-97, im there. the 96 and 97 SS just look badaSS!!!!

put a ls1 into a 93-97, im there. the 96 and 97 SS just look badaSS!!!!

:nod:
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f400/topenlt1/Comparison1Intrepid.jpg
Kinda looks like...http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f400/topenlt1/Comparison2Camaro.jpg


http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f400/topenlt1/IMG_0414.jpg
My Z28... The interiors suck on LS1's, IMO-

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f400/topenlt1/z8-flatside.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f400/topenlt1/z1-interior1.jpg

put a ls1 into a 93-97, im there. the 96 and 97 SS just look badaSS!!!!
you dont say?

you dont say?


that's very cool, can u explain a little about the transplant,, what did u change in the car other than the engine,, LS1 into an LT1 car, that's a very cool idea

that's very cool, can u explain a little about the transplant,, what did u change in the car other than the engine,, LS1 into an LT1 car, that's a very cool idea
i did the k member ,wiring, brakes , t56 ls1 transmission, thats about it. pretty easy to me. did this in a 11 x 20 ft storage unit. was a lil difficult to work in a small space

you dont say?


What cowl hood is that on your red Camaro?

that is the hood i built. made 2 of them. its a 2.5 inch cowl. looks like pencil shadows compared to the 72s hood

that is the hood i built. made 2 of them. its a 2.5 inch cowl. looks like pencil shadows compared to the 72s hood

I love it. I like the look of a lower and rounded cowl. Most are tall and squared .

Did you glass the cowl to a metal hood, or is the whole hood fiberglass?

used a stock hood to start my mold. when everything was right. i pulled the stock hood. flushed the area where the vents were in the mold. and then i laid down the glas mat, resin and built it. lots of work.

Would have to say the '98+. The integrated headlights smoothed out the lines up front. Just made a cleaner looking car overall.

I still remember thinking back when the 4th gens first came out, they looked like a Geo Storm on steroids.

98 and up all the way guys, the lines just more smooth and agressive and the lines seem alittle generic on the 93-97!! Its funny how most of u guys SAY 93-97 but actually voted for the 98-02!!!

used a stock hood to start my mold. when everything was right. i pulled the stock hood. flushed the area where the vents were in the mold. and then i laid down the glas mat, resin and built it. lots of work.


Looks great. So what did you form your cowl with, clay? Bondo? Other?

If clay, did you have to wait for it to harden before making the mold?

Sorry for the 1000 questions.

David



I still remember thinking back when the 4th gens first came out, they looked like a Geo Storm on steroids.


I remember in the late 80's when the Geo Storm was rumored to be teh next camaro. eww.

Looks great. So what did you form your cowl with, clay? Bondo? Other?

If clay, did you have to wait for it to harden before making the mold?

Sorry for the 1000 questions.

David




I remember in the late 80's when the Geo Storm was rumored to be teh next camaro. eww.plaster and a lil bit of bondo to modify the hood insert area. the bottom half of the hood ie: support/threaded area came off of a seperated ss hood i had. epoxied both halves together. and did the finish work with gel coat and shot it all black. the hood has still not completely cured after a year. :bang:

:offtopic: LT1 Zs look cheap, IMO. :offtopic:

93-97 for camaros and 98-02 for the firebirds....nothing beats the look of the 98-02 WS6's, nothing...and burnzilla, I have always thought the same thing about the 98-02 maro's front end lookin like chrysler sebrings, I new I wasnt alone! :judge:

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f400/topenlt1/IMG_0414.jpg

I've noticed this picture of my car has been posted in a couple of threads lol :drive: :)

I've noticed this picture of my car has been posted in a couple of threads lol :drive: :)

Your car is sick!
Is that the stock paint, and what color is it?

I normally hate bachelor red, but that has a nice dark metallic pitch to it...very nice.
I was going to get that grill, but we have to have license plates front and back in NY.:(

Your car is sick!
Is that the stock paint, and what color is it?

I normally hate bachelor red, but that has a nice dark metallic pitch to it...very nice.
I was going to get that grill, but we have to have license plates front and back in NY.:(
It sure is the stock paint. Other than my front bumper (where some dumb old lady backed into me) and my rear quarterpanel (where some drunk fucking bitch sideswiped me), it is the stock paint. Zaino does wonders!

man redryder your car has to be the best looking lt1 i have ever seen. perfect, props to ya

man redryder your car has to be the best looking lt1 i have ever seen. perfect, props to ya
Thank you very much! :joecool:

Thank you very much! :joecool:

Be ready to lose to my Z after I get the headers put on. Haha. :judge: :drive:

I love the Power of the 98-02 SS SLP... but i hate the "Haifish" look! Really a bad front with the lights! They are very disgusting.

Be ready to lose to my Z after I get the headers put on. Haha. :judge: :drive:
wanna lose to mine? i only got 1 bolt on! :drive:

wanna lose to mine? i only got 1 bolt on! :drive:

Haha. Sure. I don't mind losing. :judge: :drive: :chug:

I like the looks of an 93-97 SS, but the power of a 98-02 :)

:werd:

Both great cars.
98+ took awhile to me to warm up to with the front but now I like it better then the 94-97.

The drive train on the 98+ is light years ahead of the LT1 *not to say its a bad motor at all* I like the interior more on the 98+ as well.

93-97 body style is way more aggressive looking IMHO, but you can't beat the power of the 01-02 LS1.

LT1 SS>LS1 SS, LT1 TA/Firebird<LS1 TA/Firebird

i just like them both.. sometime i thin the 93-97 look a little bit cheap somehow.. but after i drove an M6/ls1 there is no turning back.. i like the sound of the lt1 more but the ls1 is just so much more fun

Some LT1s and LS1s look stupid. I would probably say that more LS1s look better than LT1s. Camaros that is. I also like the 93-96 interior way better than the newer stuff. It seems more like a race car.

Firebirds look far better in LS1 trim.

one pic of a NICE ss, taken to day in a drift competetion here in icel..

http://www.simnet.is/arnarfb/Camaro2.jpg

I liked the 93-97 style at first, but I now like the 98-02 style much better.

I prefer the 93-97 look, especially the SS models. I also like the pretty leather in the 94-96 models.

93-97 camaro with Sunoco hood and LSx power for me :judge:

this is like comparing a 70-73 camaro to a 74-77. and saying that the 74-77 camaro ie::98-02 looks better than a 70-73 f-body ie:: 93-97!

chevyrolet made something called a cormaro in 1997 they took 20 of the 1996--97 camaros and put the LS1 6 speed in them and called them a CORMARO and second off i love the 98-02 interior the styling of the car * it doesnt look like a shovel* the 98-02 have the better tailights and i LOVE NOT having my Distributor BEHIND the water pump..yea..that too :)

chevyrolet made something called a cormaro in 1997 they took 20 of the 1996--97 camaros and put the LS1 6 speed in them and called them a CORMARO and second off i love the 98-02 interior the styling of the car * it doesnt look like a shovel* the 98-02 have the better tailights and i LOVE NOT having my Distributor BEHIND the water pump..yea..that too :)

hey thats what my car is! a cormaro
95 ls1/t56

I like the looks of an 93-97 SS, but the power of a 98-02 :)
:metoo:

93-97 Z28's I love but SS's.. ? not soo much.. not a fan of the SS hood on the Lt1 body cars. But I love the look of the SS hoods on the LS1 cars. Overall I'd want to have a White 93-95 Z28 with a mild Heads and cam LS1 under the hood.

I'll go with the following in this order:
1969 Trans Am (sorry but it has to be said) :hail:
1969 SS/RS or Z28 (all :hail: the COPO all aluminum 427)
2001 WS6 :devil:
2001.5+ WS6 (new wheels)
1999-2002 SS (1998 single exhaust was lame)
1992 Z28 Heritage Edition
.... that's enough for now

The 98-02's look like a Chrysler concorde, but i like them better. Im an LS1 fan though, and i own one, so im slighly biased towards them. lol

ex SS ev, lets see some pics of that 2nd gen's engine bay too ;)

I must say that the best one would be a 93-97 body style with a 3rd or 4th gen motor in it.

i prefer the 93-97 look

ex SS ev, lets see some pics of that 2nd gen's engine bay too ;)
no pics. but ill get you a few.

98-02 even tho i own a 94 you just cant beat the all around performance with the ls1 and the handling my two older bros have ls1's one is a 98 camaro ss and the other is a 00 trans am so we are always arguing which is better but if i had to choose definetly 98-02

O2 Camaro

Prefer 98-02 but I love 93-97 too.

http://www.xcrhq.net/images/SLPCruise 008-sm.jpg

I used to love the 93-97 look , but the 98-02 has grown on me so I like it more. I think alot more people would like the 93-97 look if their was actually some that looked good , their is some that look alright , but the majority of LT1 cars are either stock or ricey. Just my opinion

I love the 98-02 TAs & WS6s, most aggressive looking imho...

The 93-97 Formulas look better than the LS1s though, i could never get with the nose on those cars.

The pumped up Geo Storms and the 2 door Concordes never did it for me, but if I had to make a choice, the 98-02 SSs get the nod

:devil:

that red lt1 ss looks freaking sweet one of the cleanest cars i have seen

I thing there = in all forums and Editions.

think

definitely 93-97 ...the 98-02 look like chrysler sebrings

You cannot argue the power of the 98-02s But the 93-97s look WAY more angry! :devil:

definitely 93-97 ...the 98-02 look like chrysler sebrings


find 2 more cylinders then post I'd bet your :drool: 3.8 realy woke up with the addition of them talor wires dayum son dont put on the NOSsss next
shows some freakin respect next time because that chrysler sebring will drag your shit to the dump in 5th gear.

^^^ so angry :confused:

find 2 more cylinders then post I'd bet your :drool: 3.8 realy woke up with the addition of them talor wires dayum son dont put on the NOSsss next
shows some freakin respect next time because that chrysler sebring will drag your shit to the dump in 5th gear.
Just cause he is driving a V6 doesnt mean he is wrong. Didnt you see the photo earlier in the post? They DO look alot like one. And that Chrysler aint dragging my shit anywhere in any gear. :engarde: Take it easy people...we all have opinions. :jest:

98-02 hands down.

- IMO they look better
- LS1 > LT1
- more aftermarket parts
- better fuel economy
- generally easier to work on (i hear LT1's are nightmares)

the only thing better about 93-97 cars is sound. LT1's generally sound better, but LS1's can still sound very good with the right setup.

^^^ Nobody f%#*s with the Jesus! LOL :jest:

find 2 more cylinders then post I'd bet your :drool: 3.8 realy woke up with the addition of them talor wires dayum son dont put on the NOSsss next
shows some freakin respect next time because that chrysler sebring will drag your shit to the dump in 5th gear.
I don't understand why the fuck him having a V6 matters at all. Why don't you fucking show some respect and not shit over him just because you have some WS6. I swear, there are some PRICKS (not to name names) around here just because they have an LS1 and think they are god. :eyes:

Oh and please, go ahead and shit on ME because I have an LT1. Please, go ahead.

Here you go

98-02 style definitely

I love both of them but 98+ takes it.

IMO they all rock but if I had to choose I'd pick the '93-'97 style cause they look a little more aggressive and appeal more to me and I love the sound of an LT1. I love LS1 WS6's and SS's too, they look mean as hell. I do like the powerband of the LS1 much more though but I'd have to pick the '93-'97 but Im proably biased. :)

Your Biased! .............. LT1 :engarde: LS1

When it comes to styling, I like aspects of both 4th gen Camaros. I like the cleaner grill and headlights of the LS1 Camaros, but I wish we had the vents on the hood that the LT1's got - something to break up that giant expanse of barren sheet metal.

The interior cloth seats on the LT1's are also far ahead of the LS1. I actually worked with a Chevy marketing guy when I was at Milford - I asked him why all of the Chevy cloth interiors now have some stupid pattern to them. He said it made them more "fun".

I prefer LT1 Firebirds hands down. The LS1 Firebirds fell victim to the late 90's Pontiac styling strategy of "let's tack on as much plastic per square inch as possible".

i like the exterior and drivetrain of the 98-02 models much more. i just dont like the look of the lt1 camaros recessed and black trimmed lights. i do like the interior of the lt1s much better though

can someone get begening production of the sebrings the one in the pictures.
as for I know the camaro had that style since 2000

i voted 98-02 ls1's all the way,

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98-02.. not a big fan of the square look... the round has more of an appeal to me... It all blends together.. Of course could be because of my job.. everything looks better when it's all uniform.