Any regrets with an Auto ZL1?

[ZED SLED]

Originally Posted by jessrayo

That's funny because I watched Snappy go 212mph in a Gen5 Camaro SS convertible with the top up at the Texas mile in March.

Supposedly GM wouldn't certify the top above 155mph. Just another CYA. My hat's off to Snappy

[Wezbad1]

My truck has an auto , my work van has an auto and im never bored in those. Go auto and be one with the traffic. I see fun in your future

[mlee]

Originally Posted by jessrayo

Unfortunately, the "fast list" only covers drag racing. I will concede the auto is better for drag racing but that is not the only time people go fast....

Oh Yeah... me and my one track mind.

[LuckyZL-1]

Luckily theres no traffic here like for you big city boys so manual is great for me. But I will be moving to San Antonio first of next year, soooo. I'll take the 2015 ZO6 with an auto!!

[mlee]

Originally Posted by LuckyZL-1

Luckily theres no traffic here like for you big city boys so manual is great for me. But I will be moving to San Antonio first of next year, soooo. I'll take the 2015 ZO6 with an auto!!

There you go... it's great GM is giving us choices.

See you when you get to SA. I was just there last weekend hanging out w/ the Camaro crew.

[HDRDTD]

Originally Posted by jessrayo

That's funny because I watched Snappy go 212mph in a Gen5 Camaro SS convertible with the top up at the Texas mile in March.
There are a few manuals on the fast list....

just because it comes from the factory with a 155mph limit doesn't me you can't remove the limit with a tune and drive it as fast as you'd like.

back when the ZL1 Verts were announced, I ran into Al Oppenheiser at a local car show and asked him if it was true the Verts would be limited to 155mph and he confirmed it. I also asked him if it was because of the top and he confirmed that as well.

[McRat]

Can somebody post a link of the ZL1 Stock ET list?

[tpower]

Originally Posted by jessrayo

Unfortunately, the "fast list" only covers drag racing. I will concede the auto is better for drag racing but that is not the only time people go fast....

I know and when I go to the track days at the road course the paddle shifters are also awesome

[mlee]

Originally Posted by McRat

Can somebody post a link of the ZL1 Stock ET list?

It's a sticky in the Drag Racing section.

List #09 http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21013

[Emvici]

personally I would be bored with an auto after a few months. I would be always asking myself questions I would never be able to answer, and all the what "if's" would pile up to high for me to deal with. I had a 94 trans am with an auto in it, and I really did find a way to have fun in it, but not as much fun as a manual can give you.

[580/556 ZL1]

no regrets with the AUTO

[mlee]

Originally Posted by Emvici

personally I would be bored with an auto after a few months. I would be always asking myself questions I would never be able to answer, and all the what "if's" would pile up to high for me to deal with. I had a 94 trans am with an auto in it, and I really did find a way to have fun in it, but not as much fun as a manual can give you.

Ha Ha... flip flop this and it's me right now thinking what if I had an Auto.

[SSTG]

Thanks for all the insight guys.
Unfortunately after talking to their in house Detailer the paint isn't going to be good enough for me.:(

[jessrayo]

Originally Posted by HDRDTD

just because it comes from the factory with a 155mph limit doesn't me you can't remove the limit with a tune and drive it as fast as you'd like.

back when the ZL1 Verts were announced, I ran into Al Oppenheiser at a local car show and asked him if it was true the Verts would be limited to 155mph and he confirmed it. I also asked him if it was because of the top and he confirmed that as well.

I guess GM wanted to be over cautious with top.... The real kicker is Snappy forgot to put his passenger side window up on a pass he went 207 mph..... He went 207 with the passenger window open and it didn't phase the top, but the pressure differential cracked the base of his windshield.....

My point is, if you have a convertible, I would not worry too much about the top holding up if you choose to remove the limiter... After what I've seen Snappy do, It looks like a pretty tough convertible top.