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11Huggerwhite · 01-20-2011, 09:37 PM

I'm trying to decide what to do first. I want to do power first but then I want to make sure I have the car setup to handle power upgrades. I'm either going to do new sway bars and shocks or a new throttle body plus the intake that I just got in the mail. Any ideas of upgrades let me know. thanks.

PoorMansCamaro · 01-20-2011, 09:40 PM

um...i'm going to go out on a limb and say...handling. I think there's enough power under the hood for you.

11Huggerwhite · 01-20-2011, 09:43 PM

I'm not gonna get into this argrument again so I guess I will do handling. Would lowering the car help with handling.

cab2g · 01-20-2011, 09:45 PM

alright, let's be nice. Although I do want to laugh. If I had just wrecked my 2 day old car, I'd want to drive like a grandma for a month or so. Either way, handling is the better of the 2 upgrades in my opinion if you had to chose. But power is definitely more attractive!

King Sun · 01-20-2011, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro

um...i'm going to go out on a limb and say...handling. I think there's enough power under the hood for you.

/thread

PoorMansCamaro · 01-20-2011, 09:45 PM

yes. check out the suspension section of the forums. there's a lot you can do to help handling.

MrGazinya · 01-20-2011, 09:45 PM

Almost smells like a troll

Berean · 01-20-2011, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro

um...i'm going to go out on a limb and say...handling. I think there's enough power under the hood for you.

Pants down spanking. Ouch.

the Kolektor · 01-20-2011, 09:51 PM

Yea, lowering will help handling, it lowers the center of gravity. I lowered my 97 Z28 when I had it and I felt like I was dragging ass on the pavement but the stance is what made it sweet. It was Arctic white with orange stripes, t-tops, I loved that car. Now I wait for a C5. Don't worry about all the haters out there. As long as you live and learn, thats the most important thing, cars are repairable/replaceable.

EMB135Driver · 01-20-2011, 10:01 PM

I say more power....maybe the 800HP Lingenfelter package.....would come in handy to avoid mysterious old guys in phantom cars who try to run you off the road.

Seriously.....I know you are young, but how do you expect people to sympathize with you when 24 hrs after nearly totaling your brand new Camaro SS you are on here planning upgrades for when it's fixed. Get it back, drive it like you have a bunch of illegals in the trunk and a couple bricks of coke under the front seat.....Slow and careful. At your age, the last thing you need to do is enhance your car beyond it's already impressive capabilities....all it's gonna do is temp you to use it's new and improved abilities. You need to drive this thing likes its a 1984 Yugo.

Sawyer · 01-20-2011, 10:03 PM

Handling.

rollinhard · 01-20-2011, 10:24 PM

His car is a V6. Depends what you want to do with it. In the case of the V6, i say make it sound better first off. Then drop it a bit.

2010 SSRS · 01-20-2011, 10:26 PM

Power, these Camaros already handle awesome.

11Huggerwhite · 01-20-2011, 10:42 PM

I'm not trolling I'm really trying to get some advise. Please just drop the other thread I don't want to hear about it anymore.

01-20-2011, 09:37 PM	#1
11Huggerwhite Account Suspended Drives: 2013 Camaro SS supercharged Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Winter Haven Posts: 218 View My Garage	Which to do first Power or Handling I'm trying to decide what to do first. I want to do power first but then I want to make sure I have the car setup to handle power upgrades. I'm either going to do new sway bars and shocks or a new throttle body plus the intake that I just got in the mail. Any ideas of upgrades let me know. thanks.

01-20-2011, 09:40 PM	#2
PoorMansCamaro Drives: Really Slow Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: PA Posts: 57,223	um...i'm going to go out on a limb and say...handling. I think there's enough power under the hood for you. __________________

01-20-2011, 09:45 PM	#4
cab2g love. my. car. Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,372 View My Garage	alright, let's be nice. Although I do want to laugh. If I had just wrecked my 2 day old car, I'd want to drive like a grandma for a month or so. Either way, handling is the better of the 2 upgrades in my opinion if you had to chose. But power is definitely more attractive! __________________

01-20-2011, 09:45 PM	#6
PoorMansCamaro Drives: Really Slow Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: PA Posts: 57,223	yes. check out the suspension section of the forums. there's a lot you can do to help handling. __________________

01-20-2011, 09:45 PM	#7
MrGazinya Drives: Aggressive Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Southampton, PA. Posts: 1,086	Almost smells like a troll __________________ Black 2SS RS LS3 Inferno Int. '17 1LE replica 20's {MODS} KOOKS LT: Borla S-Type: Roto-Fab CAI: Hurst ST.: PFADT Stage 2, Trailing arms, Tie Rods: ECS BigBlower Cam: Fast 102mm intake: Brian Tooley racing dual spring kit: TFS pushrod set: Katech C5R timing chain: Mellings high volume oil pump: ATI Balancer: Ideal performance upgraded clutch master cylinder:Tick performance upgraded slave cylinder/throwout bearing: Mantic 9000 twin disk clutch & light weight flywheel: Tuned by Doug Ring at ECS. 475RWHP/445RWTQ.Dynapack Dyno.

01-20-2011, 09:43 PM	#3
11Huggerwhite Account Suspended Drives: 2013 Camaro SS supercharged Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Winter Haven Posts: 218 View My Garage	I'm not gonna get into this argrument again so I guess I will do handling. Would lowering the car help with handling.

01-20-2011, 09:51 PM	#9
the Kolektor Patiently waiting.... Drives: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 625	Yea, lowering will help handling, it lowers the center of gravity. I lowered my 97 Z28 when I had it and I felt like I was dragging ass on the pavement but the stance is what made it sweet. It was Arctic white with orange stripes, t-tops, I loved that car. Now I wait for a C5. Don't worry about all the haters out there. As long as you live and learn, thats the most important thing, cars are repairable/replaceable. __________________ You Know......Sometimes you just can't fix stupid!!!!

01-20-2011, 10:01 PM	#10
EMB135Driver Jedi Master Drives: Boeing 757/767+2010 IBM 2SS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangor, ME and Palm Coast, FL Posts: 1,120	I say more power....maybe the 800HP Lingenfelter package.....would come in handy to avoid mysterious old guys in phantom cars who try to run you off the road. Seriously.....I know you are young, but how do you expect people to sympathize with you when 24 hrs after nearly totaling your brand new Camaro SS you are on here planning upgrades for when it's fixed. Get it back, drive it like you have a bunch of illegals in the trunk and a couple bricks of coke under the front seat.....Slow and careful. At your age, the last thing you need to do is enhance your car beyond it's already impressive capabilities....all it's gonna do is temp you to use it's new and improved abilities. You need to drive this thing likes its a 1984 Yugo. __________________

01-20-2011, 10:03 PM	#11
Sawyer Drives: '13 5.0 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,345 View My Garage	Handling.

01-20-2011, 10:24 PM	#12
rollinhard Drives: Mine:09 D-Max cclb. Hers: 11 2LT RS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Up north in B.C. Canada Posts: 32	His car is a V6. Depends what you want to do with it. In the case of the V6, i say make it sound better first off. Then drop it a bit.

01-20-2011, 10:26 PM	#13
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,186 View My Garage	Power, these Camaros already handle awesome. __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

01-20-2011, 10:42 PM	#14
11Huggerwhite Account Suspended Drives: 2013 Camaro SS supercharged Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Winter Haven Posts: 218 View My Garage	I'm not trolling I'm really trying to get some advise. Please just drop the other thread I don't want to hear about it anymore.

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