LS7 1LE
 

Why couldn't GM just give us all what we REALLY WANTED?
The 1LE is already an extremely capable track car, couldn't the LS7 be dropped in there and made available to us for around 50?

No need going to great lenghts to make the Z-28 a "track" car. No one was thinking ceramic brakes until yesterday because no one was asking for them.

It's not like the old days I believe like in the 60's when you can choose what engine you want in you're car. For them to come out with the car now with that motor and all those enhancements was for a purpose - to establish dominance in that niche and to set the tone. Ford now has a tall order to come up with something that will match the Z/28.

For them to just put in the 427 in an SS with the available 1LE option was not the direction they wanted to go. And it's not just the Ceramic brakes, it's the other 200 changes they made to make it the Z/28.

Because GM didn't think that was enough to honor the Z/28 badge.

GM gave the hardcore Z/28 guys EXACTLY what they wanted.

At the price the hard core couldn't touch?:sm0:

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I'm not sure what you are getting it. Those that wan't it WILL get it.....

Really? I seriously doubt everyone that wanted a stripped a down LS7 camaro will be getting one. I for one wanted it. I won't be getting it. Not at the price they're probably asking. Ill look for used in a few yrs if they don't limit the number like assholes so only cork sniffers buy them.

I believe th OP is suggesting that most (myself included) would have jumped at the chance to have a LS7 in a fifth gen. An LS7 in 1LE trim with sticky tires would pull similar skid pad numbers and would likely perform very similar to the Z28 for under 50 grand. Any hard core track junkie might just want to swap out brakes, seats, wheels, etc to take it to the level that they would like.

All said I didn't need a Z28, but would have not thought twice about ordering a 1LE LS7... Period...

No way a $70,000 Z28 is not what anyone wanted.

Just because YOU can't afford it doesn't mean that EVERYONE can't afford it. GM will sell every Z28 they can make. Like has been said before, your logic is great for people that only want the Z28 badge and not a car that's the most track capable car GM has ever offered to the public.

The amount of crying you have been doing over this car is insane.

Exactly. That's the only gripe I have about it. Its an amazing car but its in a class by its self. Its more Corvette then Camaro I personally think.

I think Gm did the right thing , making this car a serious balls out performance vehicle............I personally would swap this over my zl1..........the zl1 is not raunchy enough for me........I like road noise and HARDCOREPERFORMANCE only....zl1 is a bit of a cadillac like performance car .......

Here is how I look at your question.

An LS7 in a 1LE would maybe be equal to a ZL1...........maybe. The 1LE is 150 pounds lighter (supercharger) and would be 80 HP down from the LSA. How does that car run with a ZL1? What you would have is just another version of the same performance. And simply putting the LS7 in the 1LE would give you a $50,000 car. So it would be the "lesser" of the two cars.

To give the Z28 a reason to be, beyond simply a badge, GM had go above the ZL1 in track performance. And to do that you get the LS7, the best brakes GM knows how to do and enough weight reduction to make up for the 80 hp.

Now in a straight line, a ZL1 might actually run faster than a Z28. We'll have to wait and see. To give the Z28 it's "reason for being" it needs to be lighter so it can turn in the corners better, accelerate out harder. That's the 300 pounds. And no one should assume that that was simply throwing parts out (like we've discussed over the past few years) It took real, honest to goodness engineering and testing and validation and I can assure that is NOT free or cheap. And to give it another advantage you add the best brakes known to passenger cardom. Combined with the LS7 you now have a NA engine with low mass and chassis and brakes to get this car to nearly Z06 levels.

I'll be very curious to see the tests.

Also keep in mind that since the ZL1 already beats the dead Boss and GT500 around the track, there is no real competition for the Z28. It stands alone as what it is, and how it goes about it.

I know everyone would have loved an LS7 in the 1LE. We had a thread on that well over a year ago. It just wouldn't have justified the car or the nameplate relative to the ZL1.

I think the reason they didn't make an LS7 with the 1LE is because they would not be able to keep up with demand (the LS7 is hand built) Also that would diminish the LS7's value as there would be too many out there. Could be wrong but just my two cents.

All great points BUT no pricing available yet. So those who want one should be getting on their dealers' lists...NOW.

Maybe we should think of this as a street-legal COPO...and we know what happened, initially, to those prices...don't we?

BTW, I'm "on the list"...

And more! I never would have guessed those brakes, but cool add!!!

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Build your own poor boys Z/28 for the cost of a 1LE plus $20,000. for the LS7 :yikes:

(add that $4,441 back on for misc. )

Piss off. I can afford it rather easily. Question is will I pay 60+k for an auto? Answer no. Auto is not an investment. When I'm older ill be able to buy 3 or 4 of these things even at collectors pricing. I have my priorities straight. And that's to make money now spend it later. ;)

...and that's EXACTLY what we the ZEE-lievers have already done... :thumb:

Old fart! lmfao Jk. Enjoy it man. It's def a great car.

I always thought they could drop any optional engine into whatever model and still, each model would be unique...But inter-changeable engine options are just not the way they efficiently build cars these days...The model dictates the engine, and that's the only option...
...Nothing says you can't do it yourself whenever you want...

Too bad most of them won't be able to afford it.

It's not a question of wanting it. It's a function of affording it.
Just because somebody wants something doesn't mean they have the means to attain it.

I don't think Ford has to do anything. They have so many versions out there, it's ridiculous. Then they have a long history just as long as Chevrolet. We are the ones playing catch up. We just got a Supercharged model with a factory mind you. GM doesn't offer any packages to increase the HP unlike Ford. GM is headed in the right direction so I'll continue to stay along for the ride...

Speaking of Ford...and their Spring '14 release...does anyone figure they're burnin' the midnite oil figgerin' out what to do to match the "Heavy Chevy"?

You don't have to jump to a LS7 right away. Put a nice cam in the LS3 and the power output should be close to a stock LS7. If something goes wrong and you blow up the LS3, then you can spent the money for a LS7.

I'd like to see the minutes of THAT meeting :smiling1:
Heads, cam, headers... eeeyup. A LOT cheaper than that exotic motor :thumbup:

Who likes road noise?:confused:

Easy enough. Take out the sound deadener.

Michael

It's all fun and games until those LS7 exhaust valves start failing... :pout:

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+1 again...., this is becoming habit.

Do you now think most of the ls7 engines will make it into production cars? (before you thought about 2000 2014 Z/28s)? A few weeks ago the last one went into the last z06. About 30 a day are hand built. That gives GM the capacity to have about 5 to 6 thousand for the 2014 MY.

For the sake of fairness so does the LS3 equipped 1LE!! :smoking:

Because once you put a premium priced engine like the LS7 in a Camaro with suspension, brakes and hardware to match the performance it's already at the ZL1 price point.

It's either you have a LS3 like in 1LE for under $40k or you go with the LS7 and quickly jump to the ZL1 range. For economic reasons you can't have both.
I know this has been beaten to death in the Z28 forums for as long as the 5th Gen Camaro has been out.

i see it as a slap in the face of the original z28. a 427 wasn't an option for a z28. what option code got that engine . . . . oh yeah that pesky zL1. i think the zL1 should've gotten the LS7 seeing as how the ZL1 was the only car that came with a 427 and kept everything else how it is and the z28 should've gotten the LSA engine since a 302 is out of the question for the modern day enthusiasts mentality of no replacement for discplacement.
Also showing these numbers from factory the z28 was not the fastest car in the lineup, pretty much only faster than the ss350 in 67 and most likely faster than the 69 ss350 but i couldn't find a factory time slip for it :(
1967
(Z-28) 302/290bhp: 0-60 in 6.9 sec, 1/4 mile in 14.85 sec @ 101mph
(SS350) 350/295: 1/4 mile in 15.4 seconds @ 90 mph
(SS396) 396/325bhp: 0-60 in 6.0 sec, 1/4 mile in 14.5 sec @ 99mph
1969
(Z-28) 302/290bhp: 0-60 in 7.4 sec, 1/4 mile in 15.12 sec @ 94.8mph
(SS396) 396/375bhp: 0-60 in 6.8 sec, 1/4 mile in 14.7 sec @ 98.7mph
(COPO 9561) 427/425bhp: 0-60 in 5.4 sec, 1/4 mile in 13.5 sec @ 102mph
(COPO 9560) 427/430bhp: 0-60 in 5.3 sec, 1/4 mile in 13.16 sec @ 110 mph

The size of the engine has nothing to do with ZL1 or Z28 or SS.

Welcome to 2013/14 where GM is stomping cars around the track left and right. Instead of settling for two of the fastest cars around a track, GM decided to slyly grin, and release a street-able car that will best the non-street legal Boss' out of Ford.

While people on here in-fight about whats better the ZL1 or the Z28. Who really cares? If you want a Z28 and you have a ZL1, obviously money isn't an issue so get one. If you have an SS and wanted the Z28 and it's out of your price range, go get a 1LE.

Chevrolet currently has three of the fastest cars around a track that you can buy for less than $60K (guessing on the Z28 price here). What else could we, as camaro owners want?

Sure that pesky '13 GT500 will go faster in a straight line, but let them have that. Our cars are more reliable, inspire confidence in corners, and are by far the better vehicle to own.

EDIT: Forgot, our cars that cost less than $60K are beating cars that cost 2-5x more. It's a good time to support General Motors.

I only pointed out times because I've seen on this site and other sites people saying "oh the top dog is coming back out" and I've been meaning to post up no the z28 wasn't the top dog, the SS396 was faster. And the engine option was for the people saying GM is paying heritage to the past. I never agreed with the fact the current ZL1 didn't come with a 427 like in 69 and I think I spoke with one of the big dealerships back east that customize 5th gens about this right when it was released. Just my .02 though

My route is build a car to play with the big boys for 1/2 of what they are spending :D
But if I were to buy a 5th gen it would either be a 13 1LE or 13ZL1 since i don't like the 14's at all :(

I'm right there with you regarding building a faster car for less. It's very much so do-able. Just like all the ZL1 guys can add a cam, CAI, LT headers, and pulleys to make-up the 300lb weight difference. OR just order the brake kit whenever it becomes available, and order the lighter rear-window. The glory if today's era is that while we're stuck with one engine block, there's no stopping you from doing whatever you want and ending up with a car that fits your needs and your wants.

I just can't wait to hear that whine of the supercharger on my ZL1. Plus, even if a Z28 is faster, i'll let him beat me once. After that we'll just go hunt mustangs together :)

well you sound like the type of guy i'd share some beer with! i bought my shell for $2500 so i think i made a good investment since all it needs is the engine, trans and rear :D everything else is there :D :D if i get out there to a power tour or a C5fest in the midwest i'll buy you the first pitcher!:happy0180: after driving of course!

I wish i could make it to C5fest :( I'll be in Afghanistan though. Rain check, beer sounds really good right about now!

well the car wont be ready for at least a year then i need to save money for gas and hotel etc so it'll be a few years! thank you for serving our country!!!

I doubt it. Remember Ford started the original pony car and still kept it going. Camaro's were non existant in this century. Now that GM has caught up, Ford will bring about a new series of engines some of which are turbo charged D.I..all the goodies. I thank GM and Ford for both bringing us some badass cars. These will not last too long, when CAFE rules start hitting us hard in 2016.

The 2015 mustang gt will probably have as much hp as a base c7. That new 5.0 engine is a thing of beauty. I'm not even swinging on Ford's nuts lol but like aonther guy posted it..we all are living in a muscle car nirvana.

Let's see how the 2016 Camaro responds....it's always a game of catchup.


Meanwhile in the mopar camp....:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

Looks like it could be even less than that. If Wixom only churns out LS7's, based on the latest figures, it might get to around 3400 a yr.

http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/c...ain/wixom.html