Is it a hot rod? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

dmw56 · 01-30-2015, 01:38 PM

I posted a tread on another site about my new Camaro SS and called it a "Hot Rod". Man you would think the world was coming to an end. Half them got bent and said no way was it a "Hot Rod".

I call it a Hot Rod it's modified to go faster and handle better. I know it doesn't matter what others think and I can call it anything I want. Just wondering what"s your take, do you consider it a Hot Rod.

RS14 · 01-30-2015, 01:40 PM

It's whatever you want it to be. You paid for it.

NJScorpio · 01-30-2015, 01:41 PM

I don't know much about this sorta stuff...but aren't hot rods cars that are modified to go fast, that aren't go-fast cars to begin with?

Like making a 400HP+ car over 500HP doesn't sound like "hot rodding"...but taking, say, a Chevy S10 that had about 200HP and making 400HP+ and tuned for racing, that sounds like a "hot rod".

I may be 100% wrong.

nyrfan · 01-30-2015, 01:43 PM

I don't care what you call it but The Camaro is no "Hot Rod"

hrpiii · 01-30-2015, 01:44 PM

I agree, call it your pet dog if you like. No need to care what others think of you calling your car.

If you really want to get them bent out of shape, do this.

"How do you like my new Hot Rod, I got the V6 auto, because it's better and faster than a V8 manual. Also the 1LE is really nothing but an SS with 3.91 gears".

some on here will have an immediate melt down, and may just jump out a window.

i2disturbedSS · 01-30-2015, 01:46 PM

Im not from the Golden Era of Hot Rods but I see nothing wrong. No disrespect but I see older people calling my car a Hot Rod. They like the "loud" paint , its fast and you can hear me before you see me. Might be the same way when these new cars are called muscle cars. Some agree some don't.

Bulldog3071 · 01-30-2015, 01:58 PM

I got to go with not a Hot Rod, Bot Rods to me are cars from the 20s to 40s. we have Muscle Cars

Pro Stock John · 01-30-2015, 01:58 PM

I don't consider the 5th gen a hot rod but if it makes you happy that's all that counts.

I do consider it a modern muscle car.

Dizzy82 · 01-30-2015, 02:01 PM

No.

Sales @ CAI Inc · 01-30-2015, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pro Stock John

I don't consider the 5th gen a hot rod but if it makes you happy that's all that counts.

I do consider it a modern muscle car.

Is that a 55??? Damn sexy car right there!! Once my S10 is done being built I want to build a 55 210, all black of course

**EDIT that one on your pic actually looks older than a 55 the more I look at it, hard to tell without the grille.

Synyster · 01-30-2015, 02:16 PM

Hot rod to me has always meant fast modified 20s-40s cars

Coop1701 · 01-30-2015, 02:20 PM

By the definition of hod rod. Yes.. It's a hot rod.

LOBBS · 01-30-2015, 02:23 PM

Agree. By definition if it's modified for speed and performance it's a hot rod. By the same token, Camaros are not muscle cars they are pony cars.

Splitter · 01-30-2015, 02:33 PM

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01-30-2015, 01:38 PM	#1
dmw56 Drives: 2014 2SS Red Hot 6M Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Edgewood, NM Posts: 229 View My Garage	Is it a hot rod? I posted a tread on another site about my new Camaro SS and called it a "Hot Rod". Man you would think the world was coming to an end. Half them got bent and said no way was it a "Hot Rod". I call it a Hot Rod it's modified to go faster and handle better. I know it doesn't matter what others think and I can call it anything I want. Just wondering what"s your take, do you consider it a Hot Rod. __________________ CAI intake, ADM scoop, Roto Fab WW relocation kit, BBK 95mm TB, Kooks Headers full 3" exhaust with mufflers and HF cats, MSD 8.5mm plug wires,Tune by Southwest Speed

01-30-2015, 01:43 PM	#4
nyrfan Let's go Rangers! Drives: 13' AGM 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 10,742 View My Garage	I don't care what you call it but The Camaro is no "Hot Rod" __________________ Soprano 4/1/00-6/14/11, Gone but NEVER forgotten! FSP tuned: 377/389

01-30-2015, 01:46 PM	#6
i2disturbedSS Drives: 2010 SS L99 IOM Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: CA Posts: 1,924	Im not from the Golden Era of Hot Rods but I see nothing wrong. No disrespect but I see older people calling my car a Hot Rod. They like the "loud" paint , its fast and you can hear me before you see me. Might be the same way when these new cars are called muscle cars. Some agree some don't. __________________ 369rwhp/392rwtq "Spending money I don't have, to buy parts I don't need, to impress people I don't know!" -Jenkins

01-30-2015, 01:58 PM	#7
Bulldog3071 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Kernersville, NC Posts: 931 View My Garage	I got to go with not a Hot Rod, Bot Rods to me are cars from the 20s to 40s. we have Muscle Cars __________________ Hurst Short Throw Shifter, K&N CAI, SRP Racing Pedals, GM Performance Exhaust, GM GFX Package Lakewood Strut Tower Brace, JBA Shorty Headers, JBA 8 MM Wires, Airaid TB Spacer, Phastek CAI Scoop, Washer Bottle Relocation Kit, Stainlees Steel Brake Lines, Brake Performance Slotted and Drilled Rotors, BMR Tunnel Brace, BMR Trailing Arms, BMR Subframe Connectors, Borla ATAK Muffelers, Z28 Wickerbill Spoiler, VTC, Bow Tie Delete, BMR Adjustable Front Swaybar, BMR End Link Kit, BMR Extreme Rear Anti-Roll Kit, Diablo I1000 "InTune"

01-30-2015, 01:58 PM	#8
Pro Stock John Writer Drives: 2010 SS / 1967 Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 7,216	I don't consider the 5th gen a hot rod but if it makes you happy that's all that counts. I do consider it a modern muscle car. __________________ PROJECT HEAVY CHEVY Camaro Now: Mods for the Masses Part I \| Part II 13.15@106 1.95 \| 100% Stock 12.37@112 1.85 \| + Kooks Headers/Cats + 20" 555R + CAI + BW TB + UDP + Tune 12.06@113 1.70 \| + CD 3200 + 18" NT05R + RCR Intake + NE OTR + GPI Tune 11.84@115 1.59 \| + 3.91s + Race Star 17x7 Fronts 10.90@125 1.47 \| + GPI VVT Cam + BW Ported Heads + CD 3800

01-30-2015, 01:40 PM	#2
RS14 Automotive Enthusiast Drives: dr Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: east Posts: 39	It's whatever you want it to be. You paid for it.

01-30-2015, 01:41 PM	#3
NJScorpio Drives: 2018 Camaro 1LT Hyper Blue Metallic Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,122	I don't know much about this sorta stuff...but aren't hot rods cars that are modified to go fast, that aren't go-fast cars to begin with? Like making a 400HP+ car over 500HP doesn't sound like "hot rodding"...but taking, say, a Chevy S10 that had about 200HP and making 400HP+ and tuned for racing, that sounds like a "hot rod". I may be 100% wrong.

01-30-2015, 01:44 PM	#5
hrpiii AKA "Beefcake" Drives: 2023 ZL1 Sharkskin Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 8,529	I agree, call it your pet dog if you like. No need to care what others think of you calling your car. If you really want to get them bent out of shape, do this. "How do you like my new Hot Rod, I got the V6 auto, because it's better and faster than a V8 manual. Also the 1LE is really nothing but an SS with 3.91 gears". some on here will have an immediate melt down, and may just jump out a window.

01-30-2015, 02:01 PM	#9
Dizzy82 Drives: 2011 1LT/RS A6 RJT SuperCharged Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 87114 Posts: 3,503 View My Garage	No. __________________ Power is worthless without control. *The 2nd* protects the 1st.** BMR sub frame brace, BMR tunnel brace, LSR sways, LSR CM ca & tl, Sphon ExD el, GM tower brace, Megan EZ Streets, Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided brake lines, PowerStop D/S rotors & pads, Doug Thorty Ceramic Shorties, Magnaflow x-pipe, MRT V2.0, KICKER PowerStage sub & amp, Infinity speakers & tweeters, Viteese Throttle Controller, Viteese Paddle Shifters, ACS T2 Splitter, ACS T2 Ports/Quad LED lights, VDI kit, Havoc diffuser, IPF ECU/TRANS tuned, IPF/KPE Supercharged. 364RWHP/297RWTQ

01-30-2015, 02:16 PM	#11
Synyster Drives: 2006 F150 Lariat Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 1,665	Hot rod to me has always meant fast modified 20s-40s cars

01-30-2015, 02:20 PM	#12
Coop1701 Drives: 2014 Chevy Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Spartanburg Posts: 453	By the definition of hod rod. Yes.. It's a hot rod. __________________ Number of people killed by wolves last year... Zero Number of people killed retrieving change from a Vending Machine.. Six

01-30-2015, 02:23 PM	#13
LOBBS Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Independence, MO Posts: 472 View My Garage	Agree. By definition if it's modified for speed and performance it's a hot rod. By the same token, Camaros are not muscle cars they are pony cars.

01-30-2015, 02:33 PM	#14
Splitter Account Suspended Drives: '14 RRM 1LT/RS A6 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MA Posts: 2,065	This thread will be at least 3 pages.