View Poll Results: Which one would you purchase?
09 Ls7 Camaro
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66.60%
09 Ls2 Camaro
222
10.84%
09 Challenger
339
16.55%
Shelby Mustang
123
6.01%
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New Camaro, New Challenger, GT500?!?!?!
02-15-2006, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by kws87
Guys we are on ls1tech.com, not fordbitch.com or dodgedickhead.net. What happened to brand loyalty, when was the last time chevy built a camaro that was outdone by either competitor. Just remember which brand gave you all that ls1/lt1 you love so much
Oh man...I would opt for the 6.4 Hemi ltr but then there is the 700-HP 8.4ltr V-10.
03-29-2006, 07:36 PM
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I would kill my own mother for an ls7 camaro, but it probably won't happen. However, does anyone remember the old COPO (corporate office produciton order, right?) camaros that came with the corvette 427s? 
06-22-2006, 11:55 PM
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There is not going to be an LS7 camaro. You people act like the LS7 is the end all of GM engines. Remember when everyone was making LS1's run 500+hp reliably? You guys act like you'll never mod the things.
I'd much rather have a car that's a slight underdog with mod potential. That'll take you way farther than an electronically-governed HEMI. The GT500's are monsters but i'd never dream on wasting that much money on something with such a powerful engine and yet so many drawbacks to the platform. If i wanted that i'd get a big old school muscle car.
What i really, really hope to see in the new Camaro is an engine choice of LS4 or LS2. The LS4 being the base model, complete with all the goody-goody gas saving stuff, and the LS2 for the big boys. With the mileage you can get out of those LS4's there's barely any reason to go back to a V6. I suppose they could slap the new 3.9 in there, but i'd rather not see it.
Right now though, the one big thing keeping me from wanting the new camaro, is the stupid exhaust pipe valance. Makes it look like a couple fart pipes.
I'd much rather have a car that's a slight underdog with mod potential. That'll take you way farther than an electronically-governed HEMI. The GT500's are monsters but i'd never dream on wasting that much money on something with such a powerful engine and yet so many drawbacks to the platform. If i wanted that i'd get a big old school muscle car.
What i really, really hope to see in the new Camaro is an engine choice of LS4 or LS2. The LS4 being the base model, complete with all the goody-goody gas saving stuff, and the LS2 for the big boys. With the mileage you can get out of those LS4's there's barely any reason to go back to a V6. I suppose they could slap the new 3.9 in there, but i'd rather not see it.
Right now though, the one big thing keeping me from wanting the new camaro, is the stupid exhaust pipe valance. Makes it look like a couple fart pipes.
06-23-2006, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by CrabhartLS1
There is not going to be an LS7 camaro. You people act like the LS7 is the end all of GM engines. Remember when everyone was making LS1's run 500+hp reliably? You guys act like you'll never mod the things.
I'd much rather have a car that's a slight underdog with mod potential. That'll take you way farther than an electronically-governed HEMI. The GT500's are monsters but i'd never dream on wasting that much money on something with such a powerful engine and yet so many drawbacks to the platform. If i wanted that i'd get a big old school muscle car.
I'd much rather have a car that's a slight underdog with mod potential. That'll take you way farther than an electronically-governed HEMI. The GT500's are monsters but i'd never dream on wasting that much money on something with such a powerful engine and yet so many drawbacks to the platform. If i wanted that i'd get a big old school muscle car.
Your point requires more research with the real potential threat of the Hemi 5.7 was indeed design ground up for racing. Even the Chevy engine gurus that had that opporunity with Hot Road in 2003 admitted that. This is the engine to watch for when it comes to mods. A good case in point, in the past we ran a blower on a 5.7 with 6PSI [intercooled] , the gained was better than the Triton 5.4 with the same application. Numbers were 517-rwHP. 04 another 5.7-liter was used with a turbo application and pushed over 610rwHP and was showned at SEMA. Both were not running at any near max capacity as with the lame duck 5.4 triton motor when it shown with 21-PSI at Chicago Auto Show as the next Lightning. As a Mustang owner, there are fine limits on what you can get out of that motor versus hype.
That being the case, there is still two more Hemis that has not been shown that will make it debue soon....
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06-25-2006, 04:49 PM
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ls7 camaro would be my choice being as, ill be much older and it wont be the cheapest thing around, but ill have money then, im still saying chevy needs to bring back the s-10 and do what it was origionally afraid to do, but im doing it for them anyways! 
06-25-2006, 04:58 PM
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to tell you the truth guys, it would be better to have a tweaked ls2 with better bore and stroke results, and maybe a better boost option rather than a over priced ls7. I would appreciate paying 31 to 33 thousand for a 450 - 475 hp camaro, rather then paying in the 40s for a 500 hp camaro. And you have to realize that the more hp these cars gain the more they have to go through testings and have a less chance of coming to production. Ever hp range comes with a price range remember that
06-26-2006, 07:44 PM
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For me it will depend on what the new Camaro weighs. The Ford and Dodge cars will probably both be pretty heavy, if Chevy can make a Camaro that weighs as much or less than a 4th gen than I'll definitely consider one.
07-02-2006, 10:01 PM
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Easy GT500.
I honestly doubt whatever Chevy sticks in the camaro will run with a Shebly, a GT stang probbly but not a Shebly they are much higher trimmed and priced cars, they normally are faster as well well should be lol. We shouldn't talk about the mid 90s Cobras.... dark days.
I still think knowing exactly Chevy will really give us will help but I say its a safe bet the GT500 will be the fastest, to me it'll look the best. Probbly only stock F/I as well.
I do drool over the new stang GTs such a sharp looking car, quick too boot. The Cobra is just awesome!
I honestly doubt whatever Chevy sticks in the camaro will run with a Shebly, a GT stang probbly but not a Shebly they are much higher trimmed and priced cars, they normally are faster as well well should be lol. We shouldn't talk about the mid 90s Cobras.... dark days.
I still think knowing exactly Chevy will really give us will help but I say its a safe bet the GT500 will be the fastest, to me it'll look the best. Probbly only stock F/I as well.
I do drool over the new stang GTs such a sharp looking car, quick too boot. The Cobra is just awesome!
