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Old 02-03-2010, 04:31 PM   #5
Agent Atomic Orange
 
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Drives: 2010 Camaro LS IOM M6
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Originally Posted by The_Blur View Post
You're probably right, but I'm not concerned with the cost in the long run. I'm more concerned with my immediate needs and the idea of keeping what I buy in the near future.

I need a car soon. Because I need a car soon, I'm either going to have a new Camaro or a used car. If I have to trade for a V8 later, I'm going to be losing money for every mile I've put on the V6 or used car.

Also, I can start working on my project now if I get a V6. I want to have upgraded aftermarket speakers, a good drag racing suspension, and anything else I like in the meantime. After putting all of this stuff in a car, why would I want to start all over?

Here's another point. If I pull out the entire drivetrain of the car, I've got a Camaro that's set up for a V6. Next year or later, I will happily spend a lot of money to put a V8 in there, but someone has to tell me that they can do that and what I will be buying.

Nickey Chicago, you have some really great builds. When you take out the LS3 or L99 to put in one of your Stage III LS7s, you also do a lot of the work that I listed in the first post. In other words, this build is almost perfectly tailored to what your shop is already doing. How much more work would it take you to put a Stage III kit into a V6 engine bay?
Plus the insurance company would still charge you V6 rates. Which depending on your age, the savings over the SS would pay for a ton of mods in a very short time.
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