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jonathanmoguel · 02-09-2013, 09:41 PM

in my opinion the best 4th gen fbodys are Trans ams! period!!

Algeron · 02-09-2013, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jonathanmoguel

in my opinion the best 4th gen fbodys are Trans ams! period!!

I do think the Trans Am 4th gen is meaner looking, but my Z runs great.

DrkPhx · 02-09-2013, 10:18 PM

What does a bone stock 5th gen SS run in the 1/4 mile? My 98 TA (A4) ran 13.2 @ 105 mph bone stock when I bought it back in 99. I just sold it a few months ago and still miss it; but I love my new car even better!

Sesiom Summers · 02-09-2013, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DrkPhx

What does a bone stock 5th gen SS run in the 1/4 mile? My 98 TA (A4) ran 13.2 @ 105 mph bone stock when I bought it back in 99. I just sold it a few months ago and still miss it; but I love my new car even better!

'12 1SS (stock) 1/4 = 12.91 @ 110

5th Gen SS: 3850lbs/426hp = 9.04 lbs/hp
4th Gen SS: 3306lbs/350hp = 9.46 lbs/hp

impressive times for a heavy car, even if we know that the new camaro is aerodynamic as a brick

if the 4 gen is a amazing car, don't know why people don't like it and I give a @$#% I know that this car is amazing

Algeron · 02-09-2013, 11:28 PM

Most of the complaints I have heard about the 4th gen is the "bubble body."

Algeron · 02-10-2013, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by meissen

Guess the 4th gen guys on this site know how the 3rd gen owners felt since they always get treated like the red headed step child of the group

Since I still have my 3rd, 4th and new 5th gen, where does this leave me?

CRTZL1 · 02-10-2013, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Sesiom Summers

Hello to all! has been a while since my last time here.. My question today is related to the fact that I went to test drive a Camaro (2SS 2013) ... but unlike the one i had in Bogota (back in 2011) ... this did't seem so fast ... is a really great car.. !is amazing! .. but I have my doubts because not feel much different than my current Camaro (Z28 01) ..(what I spected for a V gen camaro)

I compared everything between the two cars and reach the conclucion that are way too different from each other: S on one hand the V Camaro is a car equipped with modern technology and is soo "imposing" on the street, but my z28 feels faster (and is stock .. aa .. I think.. not sure) and see a 4 gene in orange sunset painted flawless as this mine is stranger than seeing a ss, also the old camaro is more fun to frive .. I would like to comment on that decision would you take, in my place

1 buy the SS (2013)

Stay with the z28 2 (2001)

No brainer I would take the 2013!
Just not a fan of any camaro that's not a 5 th Gen..... all the others are so darn townie and fugly...IMO anyways !!

93B4C · 02-10-2013, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Algeron

Since I still have my 3rd, 4th and new 5th gen, where does this leave me?

It leaves you needing a 1st & 2nd gen.

ex-SS-ve · 02-10-2013, 04:01 AM

5th gen all the way, i have a 4th myself. Anytime i get into it after driving my 5th gens i ask myself why the hell do i still have this car? Dont get me wrong 550 rwhp full coil over suspension ,etc. i prefer the 5th gen layout everytime over the archaic 4th gen and its odd design. The worst qualities are the hatchback and the motor thats tucked halfway under windsheild and dash.

Algeron · 02-10-2013, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by 93B4C

It leaves you needing a 1st & 2nd gen.

That is what I have been telling my wife. She agrees, as long as she can drive them. So, I don't see that in my near future. I am afraid to let her drive my toys. I don't think our mailbox can take any more abuse.

AllNaturall · 02-19-2013, 06:50 AM

Keep your Z if you can, or you will end up like other guys on here saying "I miss my....."

Baldwin feeder · 02-19-2013, 09:54 AM

I agree, keep it if you can. I already have owned two vehicles that unfortunately I say I really miss and one of them was a 1994 Camaro. Worse yet the kid that bought the 94 off me destroyed it about 3 weeks later.

PhoenixZL1 · 02-19-2013, 11:17 AM

I owned a 4th gen LS1 Z28 prior to the 5th gen and I feel that the 5th gen is a faster car stock to stock the A4 to A6 is the huge difference to me. No hesitation when giving gas with the A6. Maybe the A4 in my Z was just worn out by 100k miles. Most would feel that the 5th gen is slightly faster. You also have to think LS1 vs LS3 or L99.

demonspeed · 02-19-2013, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by PYROLYSIS

I would venture to say that it is a very small group that has the means to purchase a fifth gen and chooses to drive a fourth gen over the fifth.

I had to choose between one or the other. I chose the 4th gen based on my familiarity (it's my third) and my goals for what I wanted out of the car. I'd have gone with the 5th gen had it needed to be my daily driver, however (I only put 3k miles on it this past year). In hindsight, it worked out great as the cost savings will come in handy as my wife is due with our first child next month. But yes, those like myself are in the minority (more so on this website than on LS1tech, that's for sure!).

With that said, the 4th gen LS1 is quite the "bang for the buck" -- much in the way the 5.0 fox Mustangs were in the 80's/90's. Whether one wants a dedicated drag racer, road racer, or something capable of both, the 4th gen is quite the performance chameleon. Love the looks or hate the looks, one is merely in denial if they can't accept what the 4th gen is capable of doing out of the box.

Whatever one is looking for in a vehicle with personality, it's impossible to go wrong with either generation.

02-09-2013, 11:28 PM	#33
Algeron Drives: 2023 ZL1 Convertible, 1998 Z28 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 915 View My Garage	Most of the complaints I have heard about the 4th gen is the "bubble body." __________________ 2023 Rapid Blue ZL1 Convertible

02-09-2013, 09:41 PM	#29
jonathanmoguel MM.CC Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wilmington/Lomita, CA Posts: 281 View My Garage	in my opinion the best 4th gen fbodys are Trans ams! period!!

02-09-2013, 10:18 PM	#31
DrkPhx Drives: 2013 Triple Black ZL1 / 2006 TB SS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: MN Posts: 2,250	What does a bone stock 5th gen SS run in the 1/4 mile? My 98 TA (A4) ran 13.2 @ 105 mph bone stock when I bought it back in 99. I just sold it a few months ago and still miss it; but I love my new car even better!

02-10-2013, 04:01 AM	#37
ex-SS-ve Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 763	5th gen all the way, i have a 4th myself. Anytime i get into it after driving my 5th gens i ask myself why the hell do i still have this car? Dont get me wrong 550 rwhp full coil over suspension ,etc. i prefer the 5th gen layout everytime over the archaic 4th gen and its odd design. The worst qualities are the hatchback and the motor thats tucked halfway under windsheild and dash.

02-19-2013, 06:50 AM	#39
AllNaturall Drives: 1987 IROC Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Carmel, IN Posts: 93	Keep your Z if you can, or you will end up like other guys on here saying "I miss my....."

02-19-2013, 09:54 AM	#40
Baldwin feeder Drives: 1986 Chevy C-10 and 2013 BRM 1SS Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 153	I agree, keep it if you can. I already have owned two vehicles that unfortunately I say I really miss and one of them was a 1994 Camaro. Worse yet the kid that bought the 94 off me destroyed it about 3 weeks later.

02-19-2013, 11:17 AM	#41
PhoenixZL1 Banned Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: MD Posts: 299	I owned a 4th gen LS1 Z28 prior to the 5th gen and I feel that the 5th gen is a faster car stock to stock the A4 to A6 is the huge difference to me. No hesitation when giving gas with the A6. Maybe the A4 in my Z was just worn out by 100k miles. Most would feel that the 5th gen is slightly faster. You also have to think LS1 vs LS3 or L99.