Which one is better and why?

 

Uh oh... not this debate again.

To give it to you strait, the SS is technically the "better" car. It has 17s, a better exhaust and suspension over the regualr Z28. There are also options for a different rear end and other small things.

Sure, there is no big difference in performance, and for that reason people will argue that the cheaper Z28 is better. I perfer the looks of the SS though.

Its all up to you man.

 

Next time ... please do a search on this topic (Z28 vs SS). It always results in a pissing contest, which we don't need here. I hope PhantomTA locks this.

 

hay they are both f body chevy's with v8's

 

Do a search get a z28 and mod it

 

Hey man give the guy a break...he's new to the board and maybe he's not sure about our search engine etc. etc....I'd be pissed if I had a welcome like that...it's an honest question...

As for cars...they are phyically the same, the only reason I'd buy an SS is because there numbered..but once you mod them there worth just as much as any Z....the SS hood rocks...the spoiler is OK...

 

I had an z28 but am goin for a SS right now. I just think they're sexier lookin than the Z28 with that nifty hood n all but thats just my opinion and as stated before from the factory the SS is the "better" car with only like what 20 more horse outta the factory unless ya get the SLP edition and what not.

 

the SS without the SLP option will still be the same HP as the Z28. SS is just an appearance/suspension package. (This is argued all the time) of course the SLP options will bump up the HP due to the exhaust and whatever else they do to the car.

 

For straight line action don't pay the extra 3500 for the ss, I'd only get the ss for looks not performance over a z28

 

SS or Z - They're right - it'll end up in a pi$$!n contest. I have two SS', a 2000 and an '02. The only thing I can tell you about the SS is it does get the attention. I have a couple of buddy's with Z's that say the same thing. One day I met a buddy at Hooters. He parked his red Z right in front of the window. I pulled up about 15 minutes later right next to his car and I noticed a couple of the girls at the window watching. He made the comment when I came in that they sure didn't do that for him. Now, they were Hooter girls, and maybe all that that implies, but I've noticed the same several times in many different places.

The SS is a numbered car, and even though half the v-8 production in these last years has been SS' people still seem to think they are unique. So - it all depends on what you want. The SS has a better reputation than it probably deserves, but they are sweat cars and they run better than just about anything out there.

By the way, I'll be selling the Black '00 in the spring. Too many toys right now.

 

The funny thing is 30-35 years ago the Z28 was way more rare than an SS...and it was a very limited production...IMO the term SS is just a looks thing...much like the Impala & Monte Carlo..all looks the same go..

 

They're the same car, minus the SS having better looks. The hp rating of the SS is higher then the Z28 of course, but realistically, the Z28 and SS have the same engine, with the SS having a slight form of cold air induction, and higher flowing exhaust, so they're gonna put out #'s basically the same on a chassis dyno. Despite what GM advertises, the SS doesn't have no ~20hp more over the Z28

When you get an SS you're paying the extra for the looks basically. Not a bad thing, just depends on whether you care about the hood spoiler and rims. Personally I'd get the SS over a Z28, cause I DO care about looks as well, not as much as performance of course, but I still care, which is a lot of the reason why I searched around for a WS6 (ram air) Trans Am instead of a regular T/A or a Formula. The WS6 looks badass from the factory, so I don't even have to spend extra $$ to get any appearance modifications (except the rims I just bought, but I cracked my others so I have an excuse)

 

This is the most civil Z28 vs. SS thread I've ever seen. I'd agree with everyone here that the SS is an appearance package - the only place the 15 extra ponies exist is in GM's marketing department and I really don't consider a 2mm larger front sway bar a suspension package.

If you think the looks are worth the extra cash, get an SS. 9 times out of 10 it's much cheaper to buy the real thing than to try to make a Z28 into an SS. In the end they're both bad ***

 

Make a Z28 into an SS?
The only way to do that is to rebadge it and thats just gay!
But a hood I spent $650 including shipping off of EBay.
Spoiler I can live w/o. Wheels and Tire combo off ebay about $1200. If you even need the wheels. Personally the only wheels I ever liked on a 4th gen Camaro are the ZR1s on the 96-99 SS. I dont like my current wheels or any of the post 99 SS's wheels. Total $1850. SS package $3500. Either car you get your gonna get an exhuast for it, why pay extra for an exhuast your gonna change anyway. Ram air... fra mod, and get a lid+filter. You would do that on either a Z or SS. Thats why I went with the Z28. Im not saying the SS isnt worth it. Its alot of trouble to go through to buy a hood, paint it, install it, get new wheels and tires and recalibrate the speedo for it, and some people dont like dealing with ebay and I havent seen better prices on this stuff anywhere else. Some people want the spoiler and suspension too. The SS is a wonderful car. There are times I wish I had the SS. Ignorant people dont care much for my car cause its just a boring old Z28, but to them an SS is something special. Theyre all so amazed by the extra non existent 15 hp. So there alone is reason enough to get an SS. But just for straight line acceleration they should run dead even. What the SS has in wider tires for traction, the Z28 makes up for in lighter wheels, 16s instead of 17.

It may seem that I have been trying to bash the SS. This is not my intention. I am simply stating why I bought the Z28 instead of the SS. These were my reasons. There are plenty of reasons to get the SS, but it just wasnt something that was neccessary to me, but may be to someone else.

 

Hmm since this topic never seems to die. I would suggest closing one of these threads and making it a sticky, so whenever a newbie comes along they can read all about the differences from a Z28 to SS, without this ever having to be posted and debated again.