Mods and warranty

[Bait8]

This seems almost directed towards me. I will have to see what the dealer says. I will ask what I can do or can not do and what warranty will be effected. Sometimes they allow a certain drop and/or intake install. Intakes usually and rarely void your warranty but I know race headers and such almost always do. I will need to know, I am hoping to drop my 5th gen and get an exhaust that scares the hell out of people.

I wouldn't recommend getting the warranty void specially on the first years, just seems like a risky move.

By the way, what did they do with the GTO?

[Mr. Wyndham]

They rushed the GTO out the door, poorly done and then the question became, what didn't happen with the GTO?

Back on topic, I am definitley content with factory specs...until the car gets older and outdriven by "those young rips"...then I'll think about it. Eventually I would like to race this car every once in a while, so who can tell what I'll do to it? After all, of course, it's the driver not the car? Right?

[MerF]

All I know is the exhausts I hear pretty regularly on GTO's are just....nasty...one thing that's always been a disappointment to me is how GOOD Mustangs have always sounded and how weak f-body exhausts were. Even Vettes can screw up the exhaust note unless done perfectly.

If the production can sound anything like the concept does....I'm gonna be thrilled. If it doesn't from the factory, even better, I can go out of my way to GET the car to sound the way I want it to sound...IF it keeps it in warantee status.

There's a decent WIki on the GTO: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_GTO#Revival

[AFSNightrod]

HOPEFULLY Chevy will take a page from Ford Racing, TRD, and Mopar with GM Performance Parts and offer a bunch of dealer or factory installed options such as wheels, springs, exhaust, superchargers, etc. I will go that route and keep it as bought if I can get a good performance gain over stock. I'm not trying to be the fastest thing out there, but I do want to make the car truly my own without worrying about funds for a major repair if it can be covered. As much as I hate to say it, the various special edition Mustangs aren't a bad idea, at least they ARE all covered by warranty, and they are sure to be worth a ton of money 30 to 40 years down the road when we aren't allowed to drive cars anymore.

[Moose]

I've heard rumors that GM may offer performance upgrades through the dealers. That would be pretty neat, being able to pick from a list of performance upgrades when ordering a new Camaro.

[rray200]

Originally Posted by Moose

I've heard rumors that GM may offer performance upgrades through the dealers. That would be pretty neat, being able to pick from a list of performance upgrades when ordering a new Camaro.

That's the only way to go IMO. They won't repeat what they did with the GTO. I think GM learned from that mistake. Frankly, I don't see any major performance changes for this Camaro from 1st year to 3rd year of production. I think the HP of the V8s will stay pretty much the same.

[MaroMike]

Originally Posted by MerF

All I know is the exhausts I hear pretty regularly on GTO's are just....nasty...one thing that's always been a disappointment to me is how GOOD Mustangs have always sounded and how weak f-body exhausts were. Even Vettes can screw up the exhaust note unless done perfectly.

If the production can sound anything like the concept does....I'm gonna be thrilled. If it doesn't from the factory, even better, I can go out of my way to GET the car to sound the way I want it to sound...IF it keeps it in warantee status.

There's a decent WIki on the GTO: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_GTO#Revival

Greetings MerF!!!

Any aftermarket cat-back exhaust, CAI, lowering spring will not void the warranty my friend. The fact is, any aftermarket product made specifically for the car it is installed on, will not void the warranty.

Unless they can prove the part is at fault for causing whatever the warranty issue happens to be, as some say in the south....."that dog won't hunt"!

Obviously, I'm not referring to NOS, or superchargers and the like. Any company that steps up and offers a P&P head's and intake for the Maro, with proven dyno results, thats usually a great way to gain substantial hp.

And if they use OEM parts, and you swap your stock parts, the dealer would be hard pressed to detect that mod.

Regards to ALL!!!

Mike

[MerF]

Originally Posted by MaroMike

Any aftermarket cat-back exhaust, CAI, lowering spring will not void the warranty my friend. The fact is, any aftermarket product made specifically for the car it is installed on, will not void the warranty.

That's what I'm hoping! The Camaro will be my first ever bought brand-spanking-new car (out of the 7 or so I've owned in my short life...I'm a car-whore I guess?). So I have zero background.

And when I read my post that was quoted above by MaroMike, I realized that I typed something wrong. When I said GTO aftermarket exhausts sound nasty...I meant GOOD nasty...I love the way the GTOs sound with a good cat-back.

Thanks for the welcoming!

[MaroMike]

Originally Posted by MerF

That's what I'm hoping! The Camaro will be my first ever bought brand-spanking-new car (out of the 7 or so I've owned in my short life...I'm a car-whore I guess?). So I have zero background.

And when I read my post that was quoted above by MaroMike, I realized that I typed something wrong. When I said GTO aftermarket exhausts sound nasty...I meant GOOD nasty...I love the way the GTOs sound with a good cat-back.

Thanks for the welcoming!

Your welcome amigo. I install all of those mods on my muscle cars, and NEVER, have I had a problem. Even did the P&P heads and intake on this beast......with only 1,200 miles on the clock.

[MerF]

That will be me.

[2001ragtop]

When the dealership voids my warranty, I will just direct them to this website of authority?

Please remember a dealership can do whatever they want.

They will try to get out of fixing anything for free. (right?)

Dealerships want to encourage this--->?

[1bad67camaro]

when i work for dodge they will void warrenty in a hart beat even for a cold air intake they dont care i wrote service and if your car hade mods and they caused the issue kiss your warrenty good bye Thats one of the ressons im a chevy fan

[MaroMike]

Originally Posted by 2001ragtop

When the dealership voids my warranty, I will just direct them to this website of authority?

Please remember a dealership can do whatever they want.

They will try to get out of fixing anything for free. (right?)

Dealerships want to encourage this--->?

Hmmm.......don't recall calling myself an authority. Yes, I'm sure I didn't. Yes, dealers can can do whatever they want...........like sell a new Camaro for 100k over sticker if they so choose.

What they don't want, is for you to call GM or whomever, and raise holy hell about their practices if they're trying to pull a fast one.

And you can always go to another dealer. Free?!?! Dealers don't pay for warranty work. They don't make much on the labor portion, but it cost's them nothing.

Regards!!

Mike

[MaroMike]

Originally Posted by 1bad67camaro

when i work for dodge they will void warrenty in a hart beat even for a cold air intake they dont care i wrote service and if your car hade mods and they caused the issue kiss your warrenty good bye Thats one of the ressons im a chevy fan

I have spoken to many service managers in the past about this.........one's with common sense, who are concerned about customer relation's, won't pull that garbage on educated owners.

Like I said, I have never had a problem, ever, with CAI's, cat-back's, and Eibach's. And I've had lots of warranty issues with the mods in plain view.............the dealers response when they popped the hood.........WOW, Cool!! Looks great!! Now let's get 'er fixed.

Regards!!

Mike