the Z28 Returns??

[Silver Streak]

[GTAHVIT]

Originally Posted by zappr

Oh Oh 3 strikes and I may be out......

http://www.motortrend.com/features/a...rns/index.html

Merged.... again.

Nah,

Your fine. thanks for bringing this up. But you are like the 5th person to start a new thread on this.

Welcome to the site.

[1320junkie]

Wasn't the Z28 more about handling and suspension and the SS was the brutal all engine one?

[Camaro_Corvette]

Deleted my post huh...Chinzy...

[zappr]

Camaro Untold Secrets 1967-1969

Chevrolet Dyno testing with 68 Sebring winning Penske/Traco car
Cross Ram 302. 459 HP @ 7200 RPM

[SZOTSTA24]

that looks awesome.

[radz28]

I can't remember seeing this yet, but Road & Track has a little ditty too. They don't have any better information but seem to have a more optimistic view regarding Z28: http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=7721

"As Chevrolet prepares the Camaro for its much-anticipated launch this spring, it appears that GM's financial straits are not having much of an effect on future variations.

Spy photos confirm Chevy's intention to follow up the coupe with a convertible version — work is continuing on the droptop despite rumors that it could end up on the cutting room floor as a result of tight budgets. Expect to see it by summer 2010 as a 2011 model. The same is true for the mighty Z28, which will be the range topper above the base 300-bhp 3.6-liter V-6 and 422-bhp 6.2-liter V-8 in the SS. And talk has surfaced again of a less powerful V-6 or 4-cylinder entry level model.

But first, the Z28, as reported last July, will be powered by the supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 from the Cadillac CTS-V. Rumors suggest this 556-bhp mill is preferred over the Corvette Z06's 505-bhp naturally aspirated LS7 V-8 because it's actually a less expensive engine to produce!

As for the base car's V-6 (which makes almost as much power as the V-8 of the Mustang GT), it's now reported that a new, less expensive engine will join the lineup. One possibility is the new direct-injected 255-bhp 3.0-liter V-6, but there is another option; a turbocharged direct-injected 2.4-liter I-4 from the Ecotec family as an alternative to a plan that was rejected a year ago involving the 2.0-liter turbo Ecotec from the Solstice GXP. Currently, this engine is not turbocharged, but it could be. The fact that the block was strengthened over the older non-direct-injected engine leads us to believe that it was designed for a forced induction application, and a turbocharged 2.4 would supply ample torque, fuel efficiency and performance for a base Camaro. So, would buyers prefer a 255-bhp 3.0-liter V-6 or a 260-bhp turbocharged 2.4-liter I-4?"

Nothing new but the inaccuracies of the power numbers stand out, to me. The whole 4-cylinder suggestion is also questionable, but although the PS isn't great, IMO, it's a little better looking than the MT one. It doesn't give me anymore hope, but that won't stop me from encouraging a Z28, especially one built the way suggested here Not exaclty traditional, but neither is the SS, in this carnation.

[CamaroScotty]

I'll wait - black edition is my car.

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by zappr

Camaro Untold Secrets 1967-1969

Chevrolet Dyno testing with 68 Sebring winning Penske/Traco car
Cross Ram 302. 459 HP @ 7200 RPM

nice numbers... except the Cross Ram intake wasnt stock on the Z28. (another secret)

Originally Posted by CamaroScotty

I'll wait - black edition is my car.

I'd like a black edition as well, only with an LSX 454....

[memoriter]

It makes no difference how you look at it - if the CTS-V can reach a top speed of 193, there's no doubt in my mind we're going to see a 200mph production Z/28. The idea is pretty astounding but entirely possible.

Though, for the sake of the new Z/28's future reputation, I hope it's very expensive.

The last thing we need is a group of morons getting their hands on supercars, just to beat them to pieces over the next twenty years - not to mention all the tuner kids ready and willing to butcher them up... The Camaro has always been my favorite car, but I have to admit - it's gotten a bad rap over time from village idiots, battered housewives, druggies, trailer trash, etc..

The last thing I want is the new Camaro to fall victim to the same process. Of course, this slightly higher starting price (which reflects the technological advancements of the new car) will help keep that from happening.

Either way, I'd say GM will hold off on production for a little bit due to the financial crisis. It wouldn't look good to the government if they started building a new supercar with the bailout money they've been given.

Either way, I seriously would love to see that thing rocket around the Nurburgring faster than almost everything else, while costing less than half as much. I'd be proud.

[wildpaws]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

nice numbers... except the Cross Ram intake wasnt stock on the Z28. (another secret)

I would certainly think the cross ram was considered stock as it could be ordered from the factory though it was delivered as a unit (cross ram intake with two Holley four barrels) in the trunk and not installed on the engine at the factory. I've always considered anything that could be ordered from the factory as stock as I'm sure most others would. I think you're really just playing a semantics game here as several of the auto magazines back in the day did "stock tests" of the cross ram dual quads.
Clyde

[jdpickering]

here is a Article in this months Motor Trend, it even made the front Cover. i would say I would be more interested in a Z/28 than a 2SS

[ZZcamaro]

Close this thread...we are not starting this all over again

[radz28]

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