Any Camaro guys ever wish they got a Trans Am??
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What is everyone's issue with the Camaro seats? I think they feel just as good to sit in as the Trans Am seats. And yes, I've owned both, and I just don't get it? ![Icon Confused](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies2/icon_confused.gif)
I see no difference in comfort between the two. They both feel fine. Maybe you guys are super huge or something. I'm 5'9" and 175lbs, and the Camaro seat is a perfect fit.
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I see no difference in comfort between the two. They both feel fine. Maybe you guys are super huge or something. I'm 5'9" and 175lbs, and the Camaro seat is a perfect fit.
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On a serious note though I have always like the T/A's and WS6's way more in general. Stock to stock they are nicer hands down but with some rims, hood if needed and the Camaro's look good too.
I really like the look of a black SS, or camaro with an SS hood, same ****......... with some nice chrome rims, Z06's are nice!, and tinted out. Add some ground effects on there and you have a very nice looking camaro. JMO
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What is everyone's issue with the Camaro seats? I think they feel just as good to sit in as the Trans Am seats. And yes, I've owned both, and I just don't get it? ![Icon Confused](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies2/icon_confused.gif)
I see no difference in comfort between the two. They both feel fine. Maybe you guys are super huge or something. I'm 5'9" and 175lbs, and the Camaro seat is a perfect fit.
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I see no difference in comfort between the two. They both feel fine. Maybe you guys are super huge or something. I'm 5'9" and 175lbs, and the Camaro seat is a perfect fit.
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I was all over the board for awhile. I was hell bent on a 98+ WS6 t/a forever, but the more I looked at them, the busier they got. Hands down I always thought the lt1 z28s/SS cars look meaner than the ls1 versions. I was pretty mad when I first saw the 98+ camaros with the 'buick/concorde' headlights.
The 4th gen ws6 cars were really what got me going, and they're MY perfect car. The badass interior, which is shared on all the t/a's, and MUCH cleaner lines. I think a ls1 t/a with the liscence plate cutout filled would look better and with a firehawk hood.
Right now, I'm with simple badass cleanliness....nothing can touch this look (photoshopped a members car as I'm ws6 cloning my t/a)
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Shame its not an ls1.....but at the same time, I kinda like that too
The 4th gen ws6 cars were really what got me going, and they're MY perfect car. The badass interior, which is shared on all the t/a's, and MUCH cleaner lines. I think a ls1 t/a with the liscence plate cutout filled would look better and with a firehawk hood.
Right now, I'm with simple badass cleanliness....nothing can touch this look (photoshopped a members car as I'm ws6 cloning my t/a)
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Shame its not an ls1.....but at the same time, I kinda like that too
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There is NO performance difference. They all have the same motors, transmissions and gears.
The weight difference between a fully loaded Z28 and a Trans Am is about 60 lbs or so. That equates to less then a tenth difference at the track.
Hardly worth using it as a deciding factor when picking which car to buy. Especially since there are a lot of weight reduction tricks as well as Formulas being in line with Z28 curb weights.
Hardly worth using it as a deciding factor when picking which car to buy. Especially since there are a lot of weight reduction tricks as well as Formulas being in line with Z28 curb weights.
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I love both cars,but IMO the bird looks better,is a bit easier to get it and out of (for me..don't know why).The only things I like better in Camaro's are no worries about headlight motors and the camaro seats are more comfortable to me.I wouldn't kick neither out of bed ![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
Camaro seats fit,fill snd support my back better than a bird's seats do,but that might be because i'm a 6 foot 250lb bodybuilder and the camaro seats are wider.I'm even thinking about putting some camaro seats in my formy eventually.
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Camaro seats fit,fill snd support my back better than a bird's seats do,but that might be because i'm a 6 foot 250lb bodybuilder and the camaro seats are wider.I'm even thinking about putting some camaro seats in my formy eventually.
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No. I would not trade my camaro for a t/a. When I first started to shop for an ls1 car I was looking for a trans am over a camaro, either would do but I preferred the t/a. After a while I found the t/a's lines to be a little extreme. It is almost like Pontiac tried TOO hard to make a good looking car. If you step back and look at them they are quite different from any other car. I wanted something a little more conservative. The camaro is mean as hell looking and they are more streamlined and I dont really know how to say it but I guess "faster" looking. T/As with there big curves and wing just look heavier to me. I love both cars but I still prefer my Z.
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I'm most fond of the Camaro SS (love the hood, the spoiler and the 10 spoke chrome wheels most of all). The WS6 Trans Am is a close second for me...love the hood on those as well!
I agree that the nose of the Camaro needs a little work.....that's why I put a billett grill on the front with the 1967 Camaro SS emblem to compliment.....it's a nice looking way to distinguish my SS from most of the others you see on the road.
I agree that the nose of the Camaro needs a little work.....that's why I put a billett grill on the front with the 1967 Camaro SS emblem to compliment.....it's a nice looking way to distinguish my SS from most of the others you see on the road.
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I think the Trans Am looks "sleeker", especially in black.. so I bought one.. ![Grin](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_grin.gif)
One HUGE caveat though.. they look great with the headlights DOWN. I think the nose is aggressive as hell, and like the rear spoiler..
The taillights would be nicer if they did a sequential blink a'la '60's Shelby Mustang..
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One HUGE caveat though.. they look great with the headlights DOWN. I think the nose is aggressive as hell, and like the rear spoiler..
The taillights would be nicer if they did a sequential blink a'la '60's Shelby Mustang..
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What is everyone's issue with the Camaro seats? I think they feel just as good to sit in as the Trans Am seats. And yes, I've owned both, and I just don't get it? ![Icon Confused](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies2/icon_confused.gif)
I see no difference in comfort between the two. They both feel fine. Maybe you guys are super huge or something. I'm 5'9" and 175lbs, and the Camaro seat is a perfect fit.
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I see no difference in comfort between the two. They both feel fine. Maybe you guys are super huge or something. I'm 5'9" and 175lbs, and the Camaro seat is a perfect fit.
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I wanted a Camaro, I never really even considered a Trans Am although I do admit they have a much nicer interior. In a perfect world I'd swap the interior along with the bose system from the 96 Camaro I had. I can't believe how much better that system was than the POS monsoon.
There's some really nice TA's on this board that I wouldn't mind having but I'd never trade my Camaro to get one.
There's some really nice TA's on this board that I wouldn't mind having but I'd never trade my Camaro to get one.
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I liked both, each has its own wonderful characteristics. I think the T/As have some really cool lines and the interior is a little more done up than the Camaro. The Camaro was kind of boring, minus the SS, which has aggressive styling that I like. I always wanted both, so now I have them. Im indifferent, they are both great cars. My dad just got a Z28, he likes the subtle looks, with all the performance. I proudly drive either one. Its better than any Jap crap.
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I prefer the look of my Formula. It has more of a no-nonsence street racer look. I don't like the cladding/wing on the Trans Am. I do like the Firehawk Formula's most. The Camaro nose needs something in my opinion.