i posted this in "THE MOTHER OF ALL DEBATE THREADS" thread, but i wanted to make sure everyone can see this.


maybe we can try and agree on this.


i'm in the Z/28 camp and i'll explain why.......


i first got into Camaros because of the 1st gens. i used to write book reports on them in school. yes, i'm a Camaro geek.......


the car is 1st gen inspired and i think the model line up should be also. that being said, the SS should get "king of the street" honors, (don't even think about it James ) and the Z/28 should be the Z06 of the Camaro world.

the SS name is a common among almost all Chevy models. the Corvette and the Camaro have never been "common" Chevys. they are cars that have a character that lives outside of Chevy.

i do think the SS should be the top model in the line up (no James ).

that being said, i think the Z/28 should be the top performer of the line.


both cars can live together fine, but differentiate them this time by giving each badge a purpose again, just like the 1st gens.

run the Z/28 in the Speed World Challenge.

run the SS in any and all NHRA classes.


i don't want a repeat of the 4th gens.

i want to buy a Z/28 knowing the confidence to take it to any road course in the country is built into the car.

i want the SS guys to beat up on any and all competitors at drag strips across the country.

who cars which one gets the gigundo displacement LSwhateverisavailablein08. give these designations back their personality and all this bickering will end.


what do you guys think?


and don't turn this into an SS vs Z/28 debate.

no bragging rights.

just thinking about how GM can make both camps happy with the 5th gen.

 

Quit trying to be diplomatic, can't you see theres a war going on here???

 

i know about the war, i'm on the front line!!!!!!!!

this is just to open up a more structured discussion.





consider it the Geneva Convention of the badge war......

 

I hear ya, and agree with your points completely. Some people are a little more cut throat unfortunetly

 

i know, but maybe this way we can call back some troops from the front line and get a different view of things from their eyes.

 

There was no SS from what, ~'74 to ~'95? The Z28 lived on a lot longer. It shall remain the top car in my books .

... okay, okay! I won't continue that debate!! I agree with what you posted ... SS for the streets, Z28 for the track . Now the only question is, which motor compares more to the old SS 396 and the Z/28 302? An LS7 and an LS? (supercharged 6.2L) respectively? Give the drag car the torquey, "***** to the wall" grunt of the 427, while the track car gets the smaller, yet happier high-revving supercharged 6.2L? In that case, the SS's 427 ("LS7") could give up its dry-sump oil system to its brother, the Z28, which will need that on the 6.2L that's gonna be flying around corners .

 

I agree 100% turbo .

David

 

SS is the big swingin dick packin all the ponies and is a monster at the drag strip.

Z28 is the little brother who packs pretty good power and is a road course terror.

/Thread

 

glad to see you guys get it!

 

I agree....though I don't want to concede to the SS......I can not argue against those points....

SS=Z/28. Give them back their purpose, and they will be equal in my eyes.

 

This deserved its own thread?

 

Z/28= Track car with handling and power SS= Bad A** that will burn the tires the entire way down the track while others look forward and cry.

 

In a perfect world, we would have 4 engine choices in a Camaro lineup...a base V6, a LS4 V8 for an RS type model, a LS7 or something close to it with some big cubes for an SS, and a LSx for the Z28 which had TONS of power higher up in the RPM's and like was mentioned before, a Dry Sump Oiling system for the road course. This would more or less keep both camps, it would make both cars GOOD at the others forte but on its own turf, it would DOMINATE...SS=Dragstrip and the street...Z28=road course

ahhhhh...what a dream world that would be

 

I say.....
















SEND IN THE TANKS WITH THE Z28 BADGES ON THE SIDE AND BLOW UP THE SS's!


WAR ON!

 

I agree, let it be now as it began...