Costco

After months and months of posting threads like "have you owned this car before" and "what do you guys think of these" I went out on a determined search to find a car. I was for sure going to get an F-Body, but I'm an ass man and I just think the rear of the Camaro is sexier than the T/A (which is also sexy). I picked this one up last Tuesday, have done no mods to it so far, jury's still out on the flowmaster muffler with quad tips.... and no I haven't washed it yet.
























And a short clip.... it was short because some people in a trailer nearby came outside

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I agree with Jesal... you guys should post more threads with pics of your cars.

EuRTSX

NIce dude! I love that motor.

INSPIRE 32V

iTrader: (1)

very nice dude!

S A CHO

Nice

Get that suspension sorted out and you'd be good to go...

GreenMonster

Nice...

Whiskers

Pimp

stright-(paint)balling

V-8+Flowmasters=sweeeeeeeeeet SOUND

jz-97-c7

sweet...i've always wanted an f-body, but they don't play too well with carseats. congrats

stright-(paint)balling

get a previous generation CTS-V.
Not exactly a F body but 400 hp(basically old Z06 motor) and a 6 speed
and 4 doors to haul jr around with.

Crazy Bimmer

Love Camaros.

jz-97-c7

and a cts-v was on the radar...till i got orders...

stright-(paint)balling

not to make you feel any worse but the new generation CTS-V one member said its gonna be 600 hp if that's true that thing gonna be INSANE. I heard their gonna take the current z06 motor and turn it up a little.

phil2

Get some cheap patriot performance heads and a middle of the road cam with a tune and 400whp and fun is in your future for under 2500 bucks!

stangg172004

ahhh theres nothing like a v8 w/ an exhaust

Satan0415

Hope it treats you better than my POS LS1 TA treated me

revitupwriteitoff

Nice car, IGTC - sounds great!

Now all you need is a little drop & one of these...

phil2

Some c6 knock off wheels, some dark tint, and a drop is what you need

nokiaman

Nothin' like a good old american V8

Congrats man...Watch it in slippery conditions though...the rear end will kick out The joys of a rwd

invisiblewar

man...i want me some v8 lovin too...
nice car man congrats

RaviNJCLs

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Nice car. My co-worker has one. He has nothing but good things to say about it.

GSI

Congrats. My mom had a convertible one back in the day and it was a fun ride except for when it rained. It would leak like crazy.

sho_nuff1997

iTrader: (2)

nice. my buddy has a 6-spd SS. that thing snorts!

F23A4

Congrats Costco! Have fun with it.

Sidenote: Just looking at this F-body makes me realize how much hotter the upcoming Camaro looks!!

Eoanou

Nice motor for sure, but I don't know, I really like the T/A.

But either way its a 6M/T and not a 4A/T and it should pull low 13s. Drop a cam in that and we're down to low 12s.

nicholbr

It even has rear cup holders? Sick! *High Fives GM*

Couldn't bring myself to buy one of these but I always like to see what others do with them. Keep us updated on mods you do

gocubsgo55

Nice. My Uncle had one when he was younger. Pretty fast ride.

SSMTL01

Congrats Very fun car

Costco

Definitely gonna get a drop and some wheels, tint, but don't know how much. A lot of F-Body guys go with springs+shocks but then again they're not exactly all about handling. I wanna get some ZR-1 or SS wheels

I'm loving this car....

bigman

Costco, hit up LS1-tech.com

1st things first-Get rid of the Blowmaster exhaust. It's only good on stangs because they are true duals and flow different. Flowmaster muffler dynos prove that the flowmaster mufflers chop about 12-15 horses from an LS1 f body with the stock Y-pipe setup.
2nd-Replace the factory lid with an after-market one. A new lid is only like 100 bucs and will net you about 15 horses. Plus it takes 20 minutes to install. Enjoy the LS1 and if you need anything, i have plenty of experience with modding LS1 fbods. And if you want to do your suspension, contact Sam Strano(google) and get his springs, sways and revalved bilsteins. His combo is good for 1.4 60ft on my car, and handles auto x's like nothing. Good luck and welcome to the dark side.

bigman

check out tomzwheels.com he runs specials on the LS1tech board all the time. He sells excellent quality zr-1 replica wheels for $399 for 17 x 9.5 all around or 17 x 9.5f, 17 x 11 rear for 420 i believe. I know 2 people who have had the same wheels for 3 years with no quality issues whatsoever.

bigman

Whats wrong with an a4. My A4 ran 12.7 with a lid and texas speed catback. I added a stall an went 12.3 on street tires. A small cam and headers got me 11's. A4's are great track cars. M6 are a lot more fun.

Dem1K

iTrader: (1)

hey, I remembered seeing a thread about you purchasing the ride that you wanted as well, and wanted to stop by and congratulate you in return! I ALMOST bought a '99 Z28 6spd before getting the 'lude, but changed my mind last minute. Those things have BALLS. How are you liking it? Has the mod bug attacked you yet?

`John

slater01TL

Nice car... ...definately keep us updated.

Costco

I'm loving it! Thanks man. The car runs perfect, aside from some minor tune-ups I still need to do. I haven't modded it yet, but I really want to now after spending a lot of time on ls1tech.... its just like Acurazine. Planning to get a few goodies soon. I was looking at G35 coupes too... but decided they were way out of my budget.

I'll definitely have an update by the end of this year. Might not be much though.

evilone

damn man I missed this thread.. CONGRATS! treat her well and she'll do the same in return.. Just please don't be like a lot of idiot kids your age.. From seeing you around this board for some time now, I'm pretty sure you're very mature for your age.. Once again GRATS!

Costco

Just washed, clayed, polished and waxed her for the first time with the help of a friend... I never did all of it before. The paint feels so nice and smooth every time I open/close the doors.

Its been an interesting ownership experience. She's my daily, and I have had no mechanical problems since I got it, aside from leaky t-tops, since the seals on the tops are 7+ years old now and dry rotting. Still, the t-tops are great fun (especially with the weather we're getting these days!) and the hatch has proved to be useful MANY times over. As for driving it, my car never came with traction control.... lets just say I became a hell of a better driver reigning in 300 rwhp/rwtq without traction control.

mods since last update:

• 275/40/17 Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta
• 17x9.5 ZR1/Grand Sport replica wheels
• Hurst Billet Plus short shifter
• WS6store short stick
• MacEwen gauge overlays + Trans-Am bezel - not yet installed
• Strano springs
• Koni Yellows
• Pioneer Premier DEH-P600UB
• Dynamat

I know.... I've been slow to mod. I'm not ballers like some of you guys! That will change once I find a better paying job and finish paying off the car. The car handles MUCH better after the springs and shocks.... got em dialed in pretty much the way I want it at the moment. Rides like stock, stays flat in the corners, and the Konis are excellent with oscillation control. They've convinced me to never cheap out on shocks again... I'm pretty much going to put Koni Yellows on every car I get in the future if there isn't a better option. I saved the stock suspension parts but I'm considering throwing those pieces of shit in the garbage, just because they blow donkey nuts that much. I'm going to try and debadge it and take off the side moldings one of these days. or I may just get a C5 Z06 if all works out well

Here's a couple of videos of the exhaust. If you can't tell I like the sound of it a lot and I want to share. Camera microphone sucks so turn it up:

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In-car:

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I can't wait to get headers and a catback.... arg

Costco

you guys didn't think I'd forget the pics, now did you? Yeah, the garage is ugly and I suck at taking pics.

majin ssj eric

Looks much better with the Corvette wheels!

tmnhs81

Looks great but videos don't work.

mattg

looking good man