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Old 03-28-2013, 02:18 PM
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Man fml i want to remove my side moldings so bad. My cars been repainted though and knowing my luck the paint will be off. Formula>T/A. imb4redfire

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Man fml i want to remove my side moldings so bad. My cars been repainted though and knowing my luck the paint will be off. Formula>T/A. imb4redfire

That one actually looks bad ***.

I never said I didn't like WS6 and Firehawk Formula's. The hood makes a HUGE difference. The tips look awesome too.

I'm just not a fan of the Base models that look like V6 Firebirds. Especially without tips in the back. Just my personal preference.
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lol i think tips look terrible. They all sag. I want a WS6 hood. I just can't really find one in carbon fiber. Ill worry about that when i paint the car though. But i agree that one looks sick as hell. I actually just saw a picture of a T/A without the moldings and wow it made such a huge difference IMO. Looks more sleek.

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Originally Posted by Redfire 03
Not really. Look at the ZR1 and Z06. One has the supercharged 6.2L while the other has a N/A 7.0L V8. Its the same scenario really.
no. not the same scenario. the zl1 in the past had a larger engine. z28 was the high strung small engine racer
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Originally Posted by adamantium
lol i think tips look terrible. They all sag. I want a WS6 hood. I just can't really find one in carbon fiber. Ill worry about that when i paint the car though. But i agree that one looks sick as hell. I actually just saw a picture of a T/A without the moldings and wow it made such a huge difference IMO. Looks more sleek.
You should just say **** it man and go all out!
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Originally Posted by MauriSSio
no. not the same scenario. the zl1 in the past had a larger engine. z28 was the high strung small engine racer
OK now I see what you're saying. You're going by historical specs when the ZL1 actually had a 427ci V8 and the Z28 a smaller high revving 302ci. Gotcha!
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GM did this *** backwards. the z\28 as it sits now should have been released last year as a boss competitor. then the zl1 should have came out now, but with the ls9 since the c6 zr1 is on it's way out anyway.
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^^You guys kill me. One minute its, "oh look out Mustangs everywhere, GM is coming for you". Then the very next you guys are ripping GM a new one. So wishy washy.
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where was I ripping them a new one? the z\28 is awesome but with the boss being discontinued what is it competing against?
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Originally Posted by big hammer
GM did this *** backwards. the z\28 as it sits now should have been released last year as a boss competitor. then the zl1 should have came out now, but with the ls9 since the c6 zr1 is on it's way out anyway.
you should work for GM. They didnt listen to me when i suggested exactly this, but I was just a lowely tier 1 OEM supplier product engineer...
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Tank boy you should talk the wife into a 1LE. Its actually CHEAPER than a loaded SS and fixes a big flaw the SS stick shift has-its undergeared big time.
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Who cares what its competing against, I'm just glad GM has finally listened to us and at least tried to take some weight of that thing and give it a powertrain that will make that pig run worth a damn. Thats a REALLY good sign for the next model.
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yes it is a glorious car. i just hope it's not 65k.
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**** I hope not either, although with it having the almighty Corvette Z06 LS7 I wouldn't be suprised.
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I was able to get my streetcar 5th gen down to 3575 with basic weight reduction (exhaust, wheels, Driveshaft,Braille, removing unnecessary items like foam in the trunk) this was full carpet and with the 55lb seats.

I dont see why I wont be at 3500-3600 while being boosted after my next batch of weight cutting. (lighter seats,rotors,Tubular K member, etc.) while still keeping it a street car.

Honestly, this Z28 is probably going to tip the scale around 3650-3700 before the ability to remove muffler and what not. I think they typod the 300lbs lighter than the ZL1. It should be 100-200lbs lighter than the SS.
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Did GM ever fix that LS7 valve issue?
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I think this car is much better looking, hoping the weight doesn't kill the darn thing, I would have one for sure, really like the 10XXXXXX better looking rear end. Gm may have listened to LS1 Tech FOR ONCE!
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Originally Posted by Redfire 03
^^You guys kill me. One minute its, "oh look out Mustangs everywhere, GM is coming for you". Then the very next you guys are ripping GM a new one. So wishy washy.
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Originally Posted by adamantium
Did GM ever fix that LS7 valve issue?

i heard they narrowed it down to a supplier issue.
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Originally Posted by ohioborn80
I understand that. But you didn't see people buying them to DD either. I was hoping for a ls7 option for the SS that didn't jump the price 20k. Would made me think about a camaro.
I agree-
maybe it will be in the 6gen camaro as a option but more likely the base SS will have the new LT1.

With all of these "track oriented" camaros - I think they should just drop one or make them much more dramatic of a difference between each -


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