First camaro ss questions

[Don_G]

Originally Posted by Overflow

For me, my first mod is always tint.

But speaking performance wise; CAI.

Sweat yea ive beem wanting to tint but due to german laws its near impossible

[Don_G]

Originally Posted by Outlaw77

First mod I would do is lowering springs or tint. Then wheels. Then supercharger! JK, but not really. Seriously though your camaro looks good with the 45th graphics. I wouldn't do too much cosmetic wise if it were mine. Then again I'm a less is more guy when it comes to exterior cosmetics. To me the best cosmetics mods for these camaro's are lowering and wheels.

How much did you lower your camaro?

[Don_G]

Originally Posted by scott's45

Welcome to the site, fellow 45'r! I started with tint, side markers, heritage grill, fender stripes, then exhaust, wheels.....oh man, it never ends!

Sweet looking 45 man got more pics?

[Don_G]

Originally Posted by BigJ

Cold Air Intake is definite first mod along with window tint. I've used k&n on all of my vehicles. They are reasonably priced and give you hp gains. Then you need to do wheels. Wheels and stance do a lot for a car. I lowered mine 1 1/4 inch on BMR springs.

Hows the ride with the lowering springs? Also at 1 1/4 are you scraping everywhere and riding sideways on speed bumps? Im thinking of getting some lowering springs soon just dont know what height to go with.. nice looking camaro btw!!

[pnwdan]

Originally Posted by Don_G

I would say looks as of now. But performance wise what would be some easy not so expensive add ons?

I picked up my SS just over a month ago and was feeling the same as you. I loved the car the from the first time I drove it but I always like to do my own thing with my cars. The first thing I did was wheels and tires followed by Hotchkis springs. Then i did a cold air intake and tune. Next on my list is tint then drive it for a while before it isn't enough and I need to do more power add-ons

[Royal Tiger]

Black Camaros need black wheels.

[pauly1119]

Congrats I just bought a 45th anniversary as well. Yours looks great. I think the stock wheels look great, they are 20's front and back.

[Outlaw77]

Originally Posted by Don_G

How much did you lower your camaro?

BMR 1" springs.

[Spec]

Skip Shift Eliminator (keeps you from having to go from 1st to 4th)
CAI (CAI inc, K&N, Vararam and many others out there - a nice bump in perf)
Throttle Body (95mm if no tune, 102mm if planning on tuning)
Headers (a must)
High flow cats or catless (a must)
Catback for your preferred sound (minor performance upgrade)

If you are going to do suspension, I recommend you look into the Hotchkis set. It is day and night difference (on my 10 at least). On the 12, you have an upgraded suspension - but still, Hotchkis outperforms the stock sets... and to me, its comparable or better than the 1LE kit (thicker/stronger sways, chassis brace etc. on the Hotchkis set)

A tune - but be careful if you still have warranty. This will void it.

MOST IMPORTANTLY - Have Fun! These are Awesome Cars!

[deano1989]

Here's the list (in order) of things I have done to my Camaro so far:
1) Protection film on front of car
2) Window tint and black tail light bezels
3)Muffler delete axle back exhausts with Airaid CAI
4)Black machine-washed rims
5)LT headers with high flow cats and performance tune

[el Wulf]

I agree with UBB. I would have the exterior paint professionally corrected if there's any chips, scratches, or swirl marks then I'd wrap the stated sections in clear 3M PP film. I was going to suggest joining a local Gen5 car club & go to a few car shows to get ideas & suggestions for your ride, but I see that you're in Germany....would check out both this forum & YouTube. There are many great members & threads on this forum to assist you. I do see that you're parked in snow....besides adding the wrap, you might want to add some more undercoat protection & powerwash the underneath once the snow clears. That road salt can be your car's worst nightmare.

[jokrz187]

You are getting a bunch of suggestions and i would take them all into account and figure out what fits your personality the most.

For me, this is my first camaro, so i started with the looks first because i wanted to learn and get use to the driving/handling. here are my mods from start to present:

1. tinted windows.
2. remove/added badging.
3. plasti dipped rims to see what black rims would look like on MY car.
4. Vararam CAI- i did extensive research on all CAI and felt this was best in performance, not worried about looks under the enjoy while driving.
5. engine cover paint and vinyl- only because my wife got a cricut machine so i abused it. lol.

[Powered1le]

Mine I did muffler delete tint side makers cai next long tube headers

[Olddudesrule]

Beautiful car, and I know they get much more attention in Europe due to their relative rarity. They are a great platform for mods, both power train and cosmetic. Looking at our sig lines, you can see the mod bug is strong!