1LE Options/Resale Value and What the Car Needs

[MS3DALE]

Originally Posted by tramtwo

The NPP is a performance part and the dealer could install that.... around a 1000 bucks. Also I believe the nav could also be added by the dealer. Not sure what that would be.

As of right now no,there is no kit for either the NPP exhaust,or the NAV system for dealer installation.

[davidcroft]

Originally Posted by MS3DALE

As of right now no,there is no kit for either the NPP exhaust,or the NAV system for dealer installation.

+1 because I work at a dealer and I just did my swap. I do not have any vacuum lines run(looked crazy on the diagram) and it WASN'T anywhere near 1000 bucks. It was close to $2000!

EDIT: to answer the O.P. questions...resale is hard to judge because someone may really want one without those 2 options. If you're asking about resale at a dealer...the more options = more $$ because banks and N.A.D.A base used car prices off options.

[tramtwo]

Originally Posted by MS3DALE

As of right now no,there is no kit for either the NPP exhaust,or the NAV system for dealer installation.

Thanks good to know. I was sure I saw the npp in the.catalog.... guess not.. I feel even more special having both.

[tramtwo]

Originally Posted by white1LE

I also had an 05 GTO. I installed a 441 LS7 in it last year. Put the car back to stock and traded it in for the 1LE I'm patiently waiting for. Before that I owned a 99 vette with a 427 LS7 I installed. Gonna be hard going to a wimpy 426 HP but the overall package , from what I hear is going to be amazing. Point being, depending on the mods you are planning will also determine what the car will be worth down the road.

Trust me this car feels fast. I think the zl1 fuel pump may have just cured the LS3 acceleration lag.

[MS3DALE]

Originally Posted by davidcroft

+1 because I work at a dealer and I just did my swap. I do not have any vacuum lines run(looked crazy on the diagram) and it WASN'T anywhere near 1000 bucks. It was close to $2000!

EDIT: to answer the O.P. questions...resale is hard to judge because someone may really want one without those 2 options. If you're asking about resale at a dealer...the more options = more $$ because banks and N.A.D.A base used car prices off options.

Same here,I'm the parts manager,so I keep up with whats out there accessory-wise.
You may have even seen the bulletin GM put out about 4-5 years ago stating that if there wasn't an accessory package available from GM, that it couldn't be added,of course we all know this isn't always true,you can add just about anything you want,for a price!

So how did you hook-up your NNP exhaust with no vacuum lines?

[white1LE]

Originally Posted by tramtwo

Trust me this car feels fast. I think the zl1 fuel pump may have just cured the LS3 acceleration lag.

I'm thinking it will feel amazing. Test drove an SS for a few days and really wasn't overly impressed with the power, but the car was nice. Will be putting headers, CAI and tune as soon as I get it out in the spring, that will hold me over til next year I think.

[madmax13]

Originally Posted by newb

There were several threads about it before. I will try to dig one up. If I remember correctly, it was around 100 lbs but don't quote me on it.


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Thanks, I'd appreciate it. I tried searching but couldn't find anything.

Originally Posted by white1LE

I also had an 05 GTO. I installed a 441 LS7 in it last year. Put the car back to stock and traded it in for the 1LE I'm patiently waiting for. Before that I owned a 99 vette with a 427 LS7 I installed. Gonna be hard going to a wimpy 426 HP but the overall package , from what I hear is going to be amazing. Point being, depending on the mods you are planning will also determine what the car will be worth down the road.

I was putting down about 500rwhp/tq with a single STS turbo and had several headaches with the car. The 1LE is going to be a hell of a lot slower but I think I'm just going to enjoy it stock... for now. Every single part that had to be upgraded in that GTO (drive train, fuel, as you know) is already done on this car. I'm stoked for that.

Originally Posted by frank99ta

I have a 2013 with the npp exhuast and it has a nice tone to it. But, it is not as dramatic as the vette. I pulled the fuse for my mufflers and I didn't think it was much louder at all. Pull the fuse on the vette and it was substantially louder. I think the dual pipes square off the back of the car a lot better and that is worth more than the actual exhaust. The different exhaust pipes make the car look a lot different from the rear. I think it will ad resale later on, because a lot of people seem to really like that NPP. I know the vette guys love that NPP. Just my 2 cents

Thanks, I agree. NPP is important.

Originally Posted by MY1STCAMAR0

RS package, Nav, Sunroof and NPP to me are the options that will give the car the resale value it needs. The other options won't matter, ie (nickel plate fuel door, floor mats)

Thanks. NPP, RS and Nav definitely. I am just not a sunroof kind of guy!

Originally Posted by MS3DALE

As of right now no,there is no kit for either the NPP exhaust,or the NAV system for dealer installation.

Thanks. I have found cars with NPP and no Nav or Nav and no NPP. Hopefully they will come out with a Nav kit at some point.

[madmax13]

Originally Posted by white1LE

I'm thinking it will feel amazing. Test drove an SS for a few days and really wasn't overly impressed with the power, but the car was nice. Will be putting headers, CAI and tune as soon as I get it out in the spring, that will hold me over til next year I think.

This is the first car since the GTO I've considered (I would have taken a CTS-V but that is a little out of my price range). I won't consider a Mustang until it has IRS and the MOPAR cars don't really do it for me (other than the Challenger SRT-10).

It's definitely heavier than the Goat, has less visibility etc but handles great. A good starting point