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LOWDOWN · 11-21-2011, 06:08 PM

1LE, as "conceived", makes a great addition to the Camaro clan as an SS add-on. Since the ZL1 is being offered in topless form, there's a definite case for the 1LE option to be available across the SS board: 1SS, 2SS, solid-roof or topless. Taking the "hard parts" and "cosmetics" into consideration, the MSRP for the 1LE Package should be under $10K.

BUT...

I personally don't see the 1LE/SS as an "exact" Z/28...

Just as in its original form, a Z/28 requires a lil bit more "steam" in the "boiler room". Contrary to brochure numbers, the 302 was NOT less powerful than the predominant SS engines. It made an honest 350+ hp, and was factored by NHRA as such.

What do we have to work with, on the shelf and good-to-go, that bridges the hp gap between the predominant SS engines (400-426 hp) and the ZL1's 580?

Only one...and the only one deserving of iconic nomenclature...

For those still scratching their craniums, read my "sig".

Working backwards from a ZL1 Coupe price of $54-ish, by substituting 1LS trim on a Base 1SS chassis, a lunch bucket track-taming LS7/ZEE should slide in at BOSS LS dough...and stun it like a bucking bronco's hoof to the head!

Even LESS, if you "option" the coolers and the body-stuff...not all Gen-1 ZEEs were festooned with spoilers 'n fancy threads...

11-21-2011, 06:08 PM	#8
LOWDOWN Downright Upright Drives: Daily Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cruisin'... Posts: 4,145	1LE, as "conceived", makes a great addition to the Camaro clan as an SS add-on. Since the ZL1 is being offered in topless form, there's a definite case for the 1LE option to be available across the SS board: 1SS, 2SS, solid-roof or topless. Taking the "hard parts" and "cosmetics" into consideration, the MSRP for the 1LE Package should be under $10K. BUT... I personally don't see the 1LE/SS as an "exact" Z/28... Just as in its original form, a Z/28 requires a lil bit more "steam" in the "boiler room". Contrary to brochure numbers, the 302 was NOT less powerful than the predominant SS engines. It made an honest 350+ hp, and was factored by NHRA as such. What do we have to work with, on the shelf and good-to-go, that bridges the hp gap between the predominant SS engines (400-426 hp) and the ZL1's 580? Only one...and the only one deserving of iconic nomenclature... For those still scratching their craniums, read my "sig". Working backwards from a ZL1 Coupe price of $54-ish, by substituting 1LS trim on a Base 1SS chassis, a lunch bucket track-taming LS7/ZEE should slide in at BOSS LS dough...and stun it like a bucking bronco's hoof to the head! Even LESS, if you "option" the coolers and the body-stuff...not all Gen-1 ZEEs were festooned with spoilers 'n fancy threads...