06-12-2008, 01:25 PM | #1 |
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Who's holding out for the Supercharged LSA?
Or whatever version of the LS9, LSA, LS8 the 5th Gen Camaro will get???
And What are your plans. Leave it stock, bump it up, What's the hp numbers you ultimately want out of the beast? Spill it!! I said it in an earlier thread. I won't be getting many interior or exterior options. But I will have all the suspension and power upgrades I can afford. I'll probably order mine a year or so after they hit the streets. Once I get it I am shooting for 600 rwhp by the time I'm done. Hopefully the bottom end will hold that much without putting LS9 internals into it.
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06-12-2008, 01:44 PM | #2 |
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YOU KNOW I HAVE TO VOTE!!!
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06-12-2008, 01:50 PM | #3 | |
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I'd like to stick with easy bolt-on power and stay within my crappy State's smog laws, which suck something aweful. That means a pulley, CAI, catback, and tune. I'd like to get around 550 RWHP and I think that shouldn't be too hard with this hardware and still be reliable. I think, I too, will go light on the options that don't give me performance. I'd really only like privacy glass, leather interior, a manual tranny, the shortest gears, biggest rubber, maybe a sunroof, and good climate control (dual zone if possible.) I might see about any GM ground effects or something, but I don't think this car really needs much in the appearance department. I'll take mine in the darkest blue or black with black or dark gray interior. Before the end of 2011 is my timeframe
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06-12-2008, 02:00 PM | #4 |
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Base V8, if i want it supercharged (which it probably will be eventually), I will go with a custom whipple kit.
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06-12-2008, 02:09 PM | #5 |
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I BET GM will have superchargers available through GMPP if they don't go with a supercharged model down the line. There was a TVS 1900 (the same one on the CTS-V) that was just made for 6.0L G8s that fit great. It made good power too. I'd be looking at that if I couldn't get, or afford, a top dog model.
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06-12-2008, 02:40 PM | #6 |
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I am sure I will not have the patience needed to wait the extra year for a S/C version. I think I will just go ahead and do it myself. I am hoping that SLP will step in, if not I will use LPE, they have an awesome package for the LS3 Corvettes.
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06-12-2008, 03:01 PM | #7 |
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On one hand I would want a true monster of a Camaro, on the other hand I think supercharger on a V8 is sorta cheating...it all depends on what's avaiable when I can afford to buy the Camaro and what I think sounds the nicest.
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06-12-2008, 03:10 PM | #8 |
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Emher, I don't know if you driven a supercharged car or not. I would HIGHLY recommend you test drive the blown version if you can... Just to be sure you don't like it... My guess is it will be a very lasting impression.
Not to start a blown vs turbo fight. But supercharges "feel" very different than turbos do when behind the wheel.
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06-12-2008, 03:11 PM | #9 | |
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06-12-2008, 03:23 PM | #10 |
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Would I like the "demented" top end V8? You betcha. I think it's going to be out of the price range of a lot of people though, including myself.
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06-12-2008, 04:40 PM | #11 |
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See I'm having a crisis. I want the super-charged Camaro worse than anything. I'll wait for it to come out. However, I love the way the V8 looked going around the track at Nurenburg(if that was the V8). I just like to get the best deal. According to some rumor, and I hate speculation, it seems that the SC V8 will not have AFM. The standard V8 will giving me a little more room to breath with the gas prices and I pray that some can be done about gas prices by the time this car is released or there will won't be much talk about owning a SC Camaro. With my Current income I'll be fine owning the SC V8 Camaro. But, if gas prices go up even more, I don't think I'll be getting the Top Dog. I'm really down about gas prices. Most guys in here at on average of 10 years younger than me. That puts you guys at about 19 to 21 years old. I've got a wife, kid, and mortgage. Every dollar counts. I'll be 30 when this car comes out. I want that SC V8! I thought I had this economy thing figured out. I need a pep talk guys!
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06-12-2008, 04:49 PM | #12 |
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honestly.
i just want the car already. |
06-12-2008, 04:56 PM | #13 | |
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I'm right there with you. I'm 35 and in Oct I'll have two kids. and two daycare bills..Can you say $1600 a month!!! But, We'll be debt free except the house payment by the time the Top Dog is available and I will give it at least another 6 months after that before I buy.... I do know that AFM isn't available on manual transmissions but we haven't hear for sure it won't be in the S/C motors. My guess is it won't If the CTS-V doesn't have it then we wont. And that is a big bummer for me also. I really wanted AFM. Something else to think about. Maybe get the Base V8 with AFM and see if there is a aftermarket S/C that will integrate with that capability. Good news is you Can't do anything right now so just give it some time and we'll see. No worries!
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06-12-2008, 05:56 PM | #14 |
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Just the Base V-8 for me.
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