I just bought one! 35000 original km. Got it from original owner. I remember when he bought it new. Car is immaculate showroom condition inside, outside underneath. Kept in heated garage its whole life. Red 2002 Z28 6 speed. Procharger, Borla exhaust with longtubes, Hotchkis suspension. 600hp. It's insane and the ultimate sleeper. Looks completely stock. Took it on 2600km road trip, didn't miss a beat. I'll mainly use it for the odd long distance highway trip. (BTW the hwy fuel mileage with that super tall 6th gear is awesome). I have a 91' 1LE I use on the track that I got back in 93'.
You're absolutely right! I have a 2001 Camaro SS Black and 1997Camaro Z28. Blast to drive easy to modified and both are wicked fast!! My 2010 SS, 2001 SS, 1997 Z28. Love all my bad boys! 💪
Agree.Have an '01Camaro SS with the 6 speed .Wilwood brakes,lowering springs,shocks,suspension and racing seats for affordable canyon carving and road track weekend fun.
I will say there the most comfortable car to slide in no matter v6 but it’s hard to get it to drift or the v8s very smooth cars u can literally just point it where u want it and it will go
Cool video, all good points. Yea the f body is a solid platform that can be transformed into anything. I still think they look cool, almost exotic compared to modern cars. I bought my firehawk back in 2004 and never wanted to sell it. They are awesome cars for sure.
Absolutely! I would love to have another fun car but the Camaro isn’t going anywhere, that’s a car that would be awesome to pass down through generations.
I have a 93 z28 and it’s a blast to drive and have fun in swapped in umi suspension and koni struts/strano springs and some nice seats and it’s the most comfortable and fun car I’ve ever driven!!!😊
Something to think about I miss going fast. Back in the old days I had z28 3 gen that i drove around with parts from 4 different Camaro that I pick up real cheep. I just don't wanna end up a junk yard again. LOL
Congrats on the 202 subs . just found your channel nice videos. I have a red and black 97 camaro z28 great car I agree good power. But we have to dump cash into these old cars but at least they are cheaper than wives or girlfriends. 😂
@@badmaro304 100% and you have alot of dudes that sacrifice their cars because their wife tells them to if they want to be with them. Lol I would tell here I will never give up my first love. Dude at my job had a 78 trans am and he sold it cuz his girlfriend said if you want this to work the car gotta go. Pussy wipped dudes😂
1999 Z/28 my first car I bought new...took it to the track way back then, ran a 13.6 @ 106 all stock....still got her, threw a 3.73 in it and K&N not sure what it'll do now...but want to take it back out there and try it....Dyno'd 297 At the wheel
I've owned a few 4th gens absolutely amazing and fun. I have a 2004 GTO right now 6 speed and I love it! My favorite though was my ProCharged WS6 2002. Or my formula hard top crank windows manual transmission. Both very different! But very fast
@@badmaro304 ProCharged was amazing. I had the biggest blow off valve. It was amazing in-between the shifts lol intoxicating. And I destroyed a GT500 I was making around 600 wheel
There’s certain things from those cars that will tend to hold them back, the distributors are the worst part of the whole car. I haven’t had too much bad luck tbh, any time I do it’s ignition related tbh.
Welp it's a good thing my first car was a 1999 Camaro Z28 I've always wanted to make it a car that can take corners like a supercar and go over 200mph lol
So considering i am in Europe and these arent really common in the V8 configuration, they are present but not cheap...i have a 3.8 V6 for sale that i saw and i do like the look and feel of it even if its not the most desired engine...still has some power so my question is do you think i should get this car and possibly even swap it for a v8 after i get more money, it would be my first car and im just very excited seeing as this is something within my price range but still looking great...really just out here looking for opinions on it and opinions on swapping
There’s a lot of options you can swap the car to for a relatively easy swap. Even if you swapped that car to the LT1 V8 that came as the factory option it wouldn’t be too terrible, but don’t spend the same money to swap it as if you could just buy one. Maybe saving for a V8 model would be easier, and then you have a better base to start with. You can still build the V6 cars too
@@badmaro304 Nice bro, quick with the response thank you. Saving for a V8 is gonna take quite a while seeing as i Still Got a year more of School and then possibly college or a sports career you never know so currently its only gonna be summer Jobs. V6s from what Ive seen are waay more affordable at the moment and i think the price for a swap wouldnt reach the current price of base V8 models...its Still a bit of road left ahead and i gotta think everything through well Thanks anyways i apreciate it
@@badmaro304 I Will make sure that i do trust me...i fell in love with american muscle about a year ago and ever since i have been looking for one...that is ofcourse within a reasonable price range and seeing how expensive they are Here, a V6 might just be the best way to start one hell of a journey...thank you once more
Well hopefully you figure it out so you can get it out on the road! I had cooling issues with mine numerous times but mine was the water pump and then I switched to electric and the pumps relay burnt up and made it overheat that way too
The problem is not the OptiSpark but the fact that people put cheap, non vented aftermarket ones on their cars. LS swaps are not necessary and just dumb.
00 Catfish myself, another couple of points, most aerodynamic Camaro ever, also with Camaros on the discontinue list again values are going to soar! There are a few negs the biggest of them being the dash plastic deterioration and the 98 and up bubbling sail panels! Also the pain of changing fuel pumps w/o cutting. The positives to me though far out way the negatives.
I agree with every single one of those points, I didn’t wanna point out too many of the negatives in this video, I may do a video where I point out the negatives but you’re spot on with everything.
@@badmaro304 those are the big because those are expensive pieces of composite and a long waiting list to get from a reputable source, I just waited 6 month for a maggperformance sail panel, the dash their are a couple options I found a place in Hurricane, UT that makes one that isn’t bad.
The fuel pump replacement was an issue on the 3rd Gens as well and I don't see many people bitching about those. It is what it is. All cars have their negatives. I replaced the dash panel on my '95 and it looks stock. Wasn't that bad. The tricky part is getting the color right. My interior is Charcoal. Maybe I am just good with a rattle can or just patient cause no one ever looks at it and thinks it's been replaced.
Firebird eats the Camaro for breakfast in terms of performance and aesthetics and rarity but sure... if you're too poor to find a T/A then I guess the Catfish is a decent 2nd place
I've had a '96 LT1 Z28 for 6 - 7 years now. Not a 30 ani VIN but has 30th embossed leather seats. She has 57k on the clock from new. Pretty much stock as built. Plastics a bit rubbish? Oh yeah, "yank tank", that's an "in" UK joke I hear a lot. But she weighs less than a European cheap family hatchback?... pigs to work on if your hands are more than 1/2 inch thick ha ha but we do it anyway. She's happy pottering around English villages on a sunny Sunday but ... can turn really very angry if you ask nicely, really very quick for 26 years old, factory LSD. Yeah, I'm in the UK and the parts are still cheap! I have a twin CME and she sounds lovely. What a machine! Thanks USA! Here she is, 4 years ago ua-cam.com/video/KfBQyM30UEo/v-deo.html You would have to spend a large of money to come anywhere near one of these. You look after her? When you're 60 you will look back and wish you did. Get her set up right, camber, cantor and track, shocks are all adjustable. I have recently had to have the engine out because of a miss. So lack of use is abuse because of the extremely low mileage ... the head gaskets were rotted and deformed. I had already done all the front seals but had the opportunity to do all the rear nasty to get out ones as well. Had it skimmed at the same time. Idle now like a sewing machine. Use her, fix her and use her again young man?
That’s an awesome story, I’ve had to do so much to mine to get it where it is today. The little things add up the most but if you take care of it it’ll take care of you and that definitely couldn’t be more true!
I’d say some of the best starter mods are cold air intake, exhaust, and maybe some suspension mods, those alone will make the car feel and sound much better
maintenance 1st, all fluids, plugs, wires, anything you can change, its high chance those things are 20+ years old if its stock lol. Then get a compression test, don't want to waste money modding if it ain't healthy. Suspension (shocks, springs, lca's, phb, tq arm) try to get them adjustable if lowering. If it is auto: Stall 3200-4000, aux transmission cooler. Other than that "bolt ons" intake manifold, long tubes, dual exhaust then tune. Right after you complete all that, good chance the 10 bolt will say bye bye so get an strange S60 rear end with 3:73s, and driveshaft after that, who knows. Most people do heads, cam, fuel pump and injectors. OR swap to a new built or crate engine. ^Pretty much where I am at this point, planning on swapping to an LS3 soon. Done all the above minus swap the engine and I daily the thing on days its not raining.
I'm late to your channel. Own 7 33-5th gens. From age 14 to 38..fastest still my 2000 z28 Camaro mystic teal metallic green flip flop factory Gm paint option. Very low 1750 made maybe 3 besides mines I've seen still around. Sb ls based Nitrous th400 grudge car. Cut good or better 60ft times while still staying tq arm stock suspension with bolt in rear suspension mods . Don't let people lie to you saying only mustang 4 link style suspension dominates drag racing noo my tq arm stock suspension 4th gen works very well also or better.
Yeah I know even the grub worm which is the fastest stick shift car in the world, also a 4th gen camaro, still has or had the torque arm setup when he broke into the 6s in the 1/4 mile so they have capable launching.
@@badmaro304 He just went a 6.61 at 216. All those big people y'all think are big can't out run that man. His still lt1 tq arm Gm stock style suspension. Something bout how on the lt1 stuff the header bolts are less than a Ls they been having hard time with heat backing bolts out. So they was thinking Bbc or sbc gen 1 but desided to stick with the lt1 platform. You seem down to earth I'll sub. Keep making videos.
And thank you I appreciate it, I’m definitely a pretty down to earth person, always wishing everyone the best. And I try to draw more people to see what fbodies are capable of
@@badmaro304 wait now from my Gm code book and from a kid I've own and been a Gm sbc Lt gen 1 Ls gen 3,4 haven't own the new Gm lts 6th gen Camaro deals. I think you rt. The all lt1 went deep 7s. The 6 pass is a sbc gen 1 aftermarket block type with flowing heads ok you rt. But I thought I just heard him say will go BK to the lt1 platform since that's what y'all like. In any case it's a true H pattern stick deal no press shift clutch type trans tho but it is still H pattern trans. Out running or running with auto cars I mean these auto guys use air shifters so you still bad ass if you can run with them. But I think you rt tho.
Just not any 4th gen Camaro or firebird pre 99. Yes the ls1 is in the 1998 but is not quite as good as the later ones. 93-97 lt1 cars stay away from. Better off getting a third gen if you want to go that old.
I like both the 93-97 and 98-02, I think both can be made into decent cars and a gen 2 Lt1 did break the stick shift world record at one point so can’t really say they’re not capable. The ignition was the only flaw.
@@badmaro304 ignition was a flaw but not the worst. The cooling system was the worst with that reverse flow BS and the fact that when the water pump Fails it kills the distributor. Fun times, just stay away or buy a blown up car and stick an LS in there, problem is that it can’t pass emissions that way since you need to keep a stock computer. That is the reason to skip those and to just get a third gen and put an LS in there. I’ve had many firebirds and have owned a 2002 since I bought it brand new when I was 19. I’ve been around the block and love the cars
Yeah I know all about the lt1. Then putting the distributor behind the water pump was stupid, that’s what took out my first opti, I ended up changing to an electric water pump and have had better luck. But honestly the lt1 has done decent for me besides that and if you take care of it it’ll take care of you.
@@badmaro304 my next project car would be to recreate my fist car but in mint condition and with an LS or LT motor. Red 1989 trans am ws6 with that gray cloth interior.
@@badmaro304picked me up a mint 6spd 2000 z28!! 106k miles for $13k. One senior owner and always garage kept and no leaks 😎 already slapped an ls6 intake on it
Why’s that? Comment what else you wish was said, I gotta dumb it down for people who may not know all the insider terms for 4th gens. Makes it easier for everyone.
@@codyfeatherstone731 but seriously if you have any points to add just comment and I’ll tag them so they’re shown at the top for people to read as well.
I just bought one! 35000 original km. Got it from original owner. I remember when he bought it new. Car is immaculate showroom condition inside, outside underneath. Kept in heated garage its whole life.
Red 2002 Z28 6 speed. Procharger, Borla exhaust with longtubes, Hotchkis suspension. 600hp. It's insane and the ultimate sleeper. Looks completely stock. Took it on 2600km road trip, didn't miss a beat. I'll mainly use it for the odd long distance highway trip. (BTW the hwy fuel mileage with that super tall 6th gear is awesome). I have a 91' 1LE I use on the track that I got back in 93'.
That sounds like a super fun car!! I can’t wait for mine to be boosted and take it on some fun trips!!
4th gen F body's in general, had my 00 ws6 for 11 years XD
Yeah man, I didn’t really mean to exclude the firebirds too, the WS6 is badass💯
You're absolutely right! I have a 2001 Camaro SS Black and 1997Camaro Z28. Blast to drive easy to modified and both are wicked fast!! My 2010 SS, 2001 SS, 1997 Z28. Love all my bad boys! 💪
Sounds like you have a lot of fun options! I hope I can better my collection as well!
@@badmaro304Yes sir. 👍
Keep up the good content , currently building my 4th gen as a street/strip car!
Awesome, I appreciate it thanks! Street strip is the goal with mine as well!
I’ve got myself a 4th gen and I can wait to make some memories with it. Also, love the vids and keep up the good work.
I’ve made many memories with mine! And thank you I appreciate it!
Same here picked up a 2000 one owner SS. Immaculate shape
It just gets better and better.. I had mine since 2012, just swapped a LS3 in it. Now it time to make more memories lmao.
Just now seeing this video, good stuff man, sick intro too🔥🔥🔥
Thanks man, got a lot more content coming, making some drastic changes!
I have a 95 chevy camaro 4th 0:41 0:42 gen.3.4l V6 manual trasmission ,color green im.happy!!
That’s awesome!
Agree.Have an '01Camaro SS with the 6 speed .Wilwood brakes,lowering springs,shocks,suspension and racing seats for affordable canyon carving and road track weekend fun.
That sounds like a blast!
I totally agree👍
perfect timing was just about to dm u about buying a 4th gen!!!Want to get one to drift asappp!
Yeah man, go get you one!
I will say there the most comfortable car to slide in no matter v6 but it’s hard to get it to drift or the v8s very smooth cars u can literally just point it where u want it and it will go
Cool video, all good points. Yea the f body is a solid platform that can be transformed into anything. I still think they look cool, almost exotic compared to modern cars. I bought my firehawk back in 2004 and never wanted to sell it. They are awesome cars for sure.
Absolutely! I would love to have another fun car but the Camaro isn’t going anywhere, that’s a car that would be awesome to pass down through generations.
@@badmaro304For sure, I’ve had mine for 21 years.
I have a 93 z28 and it’s a blast to drive and have fun in swapped in umi suspension and koni struts/strano springs and some nice seats and it’s the most comfortable and fun car I’ve ever driven!!!😊
That’s a pretty similar setup to mine, I agree I love riding in them. There’s just a certain nostalgia to it.
Something to think about I miss going fast. Back in the old days I had z28 3 gen that i drove around with parts from 4 different Camaro that I pick up real cheep. I just don't wanna end up a junk yard again. LOL
The 4th gens are cheap rn. I think before long they’re gonna go up too
Congrats on the 202 subs . just found your channel nice videos. I have a red and black 97 camaro z28 great car I agree good power. But we have to dump cash into these old cars but at least they are cheaper than wives or girlfriends. 😂
Much cheaper financial plan than a gf😂
@@badmaro304 100% and you have alot of dudes that sacrifice their cars because their wife tells them to if they want to be with them. Lol I would tell here I will never give up my first love. Dude at my job had a 78 trans am and he sold it cuz his girlfriend said if you want this to work the car gotta go. Pussy wipped dudes😂
They look good to. Especially the Trans Am’s.
Yeah all the 4th gen fbodies are good looking!
Love my h/c/i 383 stroker 2002 ws6 😜 beast of a car! And absolutely sexy as hell lol
I can’t wait to build this one up, it’s gonna be a blast when I build it for boost
1999 Z/28 my first car I bought new...took it to the track way back then, ran a 13.6 @ 106 all stock....still got her, threw a 3.73 in it and K&N not sure what it'll do now...but want to take it back out there and try it....Dyno'd 297 At the wheel
That was how my old car was setup and it was just super fun to drive around. I could take it anywhere and not worry about it.
Hey man i just subbed up. Just got my very first camaro 95. V6
Awesome! I hope you enjoy it, do you have any plans for it?
Eww, v6
I've got 3 or 4 SS for sure and two ws6 FIREHAWKS
Dang that’s insane, I hope to have more fbodies in the future
cool video!
Thanks!
I've owned a few 4th gens absolutely amazing and fun. I have a 2004 GTO right now 6 speed and I love it! My favorite though was my ProCharged WS6 2002. Or my formula hard top crank windows manual transmission. Both very different! But very fast
All those cars sound like fun, I hope I can boost my fbody one day as well!
@@badmaro304 ProCharged was amazing. I had the biggest blow off valve. It was amazing in-between the shifts lol intoxicating. And I destroyed a GT500 I was making around 600 wheel
@@mericamuscle yeah man those sounds are addictive for sure, I love a turbo sound myself, and the blowoff valves make any boosted car even more fun.
did you wrap it? it looks good
Yes
I have had a 94 z28 for about 12 years with just under 81k miles and maybe I just unlucky but it has been nothing but an endless money pit
There’s certain things from those cars that will tend to hold them back, the distributors are the worst part of the whole car. I haven’t had too much bad luck tbh, any time I do it’s ignition related tbh.
I love my 00 catfish
Bro, parts for these cars have doubled in the last 10 years.
Most others are worse, but they’ve definitely gone up🤷🏻♂️
I love my 95 z28
I loved my old 95 Z28 as well!
Welp it's a good thing my first car was a 1999 Camaro Z28
I've always wanted to make it a car that can take corners like a supercar and go over 200mph lol
Anything is possible🤷🏻♂️
@@badmaro304 sure is with an f body, man I love those things
So considering i am in Europe and these arent really common in the V8 configuration, they are present but not cheap...i have a 3.8 V6 for sale that i saw and i do like the look and feel of it even if its not the most desired engine...still has some power so my question is do you think i should get this car and possibly even swap it for a v8 after i get more money, it would be my first car and im just very excited seeing as this is something within my price range but still looking great...really just out here looking for opinions on it and opinions on swapping
There’s a lot of options you can swap the car to for a relatively easy swap. Even if you swapped that car to the LT1 V8 that came as the factory option it wouldn’t be too terrible, but don’t spend the same money to swap it as if you could just buy one. Maybe saving for a V8 model would be easier, and then you have a better base to start with. You can still build the V6 cars too
@@badmaro304 Nice bro, quick with the response thank you.
Saving for a V8 is gonna take quite a while seeing as i Still Got a year more of School and then possibly college or a sports career you never know so currently its only gonna be summer Jobs.
V6s from what Ive seen are waay more affordable at the moment and i think the price for a swap wouldnt reach the current price of base V8 models...its Still a bit of road left ahead and i gotta think everything through well
Thanks anyways i apreciate it
@@baki4341 absolutely, the most important part is to enjoy what you have while you have it. Make it yours👌🏻
@@badmaro304 I Will make sure that i do trust me...i fell in love with american muscle about a year ago and ever since i have been looking for one...that is ofcourse within a reasonable price range and seeing how expensive they are Here, a V6 might just be the best way to start one hell of a journey...thank you once more
Yooo where are those taillights from 👀👀👀
They’re custom made by @rr.carcustoms on IG but he’s closing down business now
I just subscribed to you channel have a 2001 v6 camaro that has a 400 In it that I’m trying to get running on my channel right now
Hell yeah that sounds fun!
thats why i have 2 94 z28s
Awesome! Twice as nice!
gotta know how u got those taillights rn
They’re custom halos made by a guy who literally just closed down shop
Been having my 4th gen formula since 05 awesome cars but it’s been down for a while I can’t find what’s causing it to overheat 😵💫
Well hopefully you figure it out so you can get it out on the road! I had cooling issues with mine numerous times but mine was the water pump and then I switched to electric and the pumps relay burnt up and made it overheat that way too
Did you figure out your cooling issue Alex Gaucin?
Only reason not to buy one is optispark on 94 z28 until the ls was put in it
Yeah and you can do a 24x swap if you don’t wanna swap the motor too, so options are there
The problem is not the OptiSpark but the fact that people put cheap, non vented aftermarket ones on their cars.
LS swaps are not necessary and just dumb.
00 Catfish myself, another couple of points, most aerodynamic Camaro ever, also with Camaros on the discontinue list again values are going to soar! There are a few negs the biggest of them being the dash plastic deterioration and the 98 and up bubbling sail panels! Also the pain of changing fuel pumps w/o cutting. The positives to me though far out way the negatives.
I agree with every single one of those points, I didn’t wanna point out too many of the negatives in this video, I may do a video where I point out the negatives but you’re spot on with everything.
@@badmaro304 those are the big because those are expensive pieces of composite and a long waiting list to get from a reputable source, I just waited 6 month for a maggperformance sail panel, the dash their are a couple options I found a place in Hurricane, UT that makes one that isn’t bad.
The fuel pump replacement was an issue on the 3rd Gens as well and I don't see many people bitching about those. It is what it is. All cars have their negatives.
I replaced the dash panel on my '95 and it looks stock. Wasn't that bad. The tricky part is getting the color right. My interior is Charcoal. Maybe I am just good with a rattle can or just patient cause no one ever looks at it and thinks it's been replaced.
Hey hey. The 4th gen platform is baddass not just the ro lol. Exact same chassis. Just different panels. Even the 3rd gens too lol
I love the 4th gen platform for sure!
What headlights are those?
They’re just some led halo headlights off of Amazon I wired up.
What’s your paint job
It’s a wrap that I did
Firebird eats the Camaro for breakfast in terms of performance and aesthetics and rarity but sure... if you're too poor to find a T/A then I guess the Catfish is a decent 2nd place
I mean in reality it’s just the same thing with different panels. It’s not that deep😂
Had a 98 and got a 02
I’d love to have another one with the LS as well, but I don’t wanna swap this one I kinda wanna keep it LT1. I bet those cars were fun tho!
I've had a '96 LT1 Z28 for 6 - 7 years now. Not a 30 ani VIN but has 30th embossed leather seats. She has 57k on the clock from new. Pretty much stock as built. Plastics a bit rubbish? Oh yeah, "yank tank", that's an "in" UK joke I hear a lot. But she weighs less than a European cheap family hatchback?... pigs to work on if your hands are more than 1/2 inch thick ha ha but we do it anyway. She's happy pottering around English villages on a sunny Sunday but ... can turn really very angry if you ask nicely, really very quick for 26 years old, factory LSD. Yeah, I'm in the UK and the parts are still cheap! I have a twin CME and she sounds lovely. What a machine! Thanks USA! Here she is, 4 years ago
ua-cam.com/video/KfBQyM30UEo/v-deo.html
You would have to spend a large of money to come anywhere near one of these. You look after her? When you're 60 you will look back and wish you did. Get her set up right, camber, cantor and track, shocks are all adjustable.
I have recently had to have the engine out because of a miss. So lack of use is abuse because of the extremely low mileage ... the head gaskets were rotted and deformed. I had already done all the front seals but had the opportunity to do all the rear nasty to get out ones as well. Had it skimmed at the same time. Idle now like a sewing machine. Use her, fix her and use her again young man?
That’s an awesome story, I’ve had to do so much to mine to get it where it is today. The little things add up the most but if you take care of it it’ll take care of you and that definitely couldn’t be more true!
Got an extra procharger hanging around you wanna sell?
I do not unfortunately
What are some good starter mods
I’d say some of the best starter mods are cold air intake, exhaust, and maybe some suspension mods, those alone will make the car feel and sound much better
@@badmaro304 what ab air bypass
@@Swishbabyyy that’s another good one I did that too
maintenance 1st, all fluids, plugs, wires, anything you can change, its high chance those things are 20+ years old if its stock lol.
Then get a compression test, don't want to waste money modding if it ain't healthy.
Suspension (shocks, springs, lca's, phb, tq arm) try to get them adjustable if lowering.
If it is auto: Stall 3200-4000, aux transmission cooler.
Other than that "bolt ons" intake manifold, long tubes, dual exhaust then tune.
Right after you complete all that, good chance the 10 bolt will say bye bye so get an strange S60 rear end with 3:73s, and driveshaft
after that, who knows. Most people do heads, cam, fuel pump and injectors. OR swap to a new built or crate engine.
^Pretty much where I am at this point, planning on swapping to an LS3 soon. Done all the above minus swap the engine and I daily the thing on days its not raining.
I'm late to your channel. Own 7 33-5th gens. From age 14 to 38..fastest still my 2000 z28 Camaro mystic teal metallic green flip flop factory Gm paint option. Very low 1750 made maybe 3 besides mines I've seen still around. Sb ls based Nitrous th400 grudge car. Cut good or better 60ft times while still staying tq arm stock suspension with bolt in rear suspension mods . Don't let people lie to you saying only mustang 4 link style suspension dominates drag racing noo my tq arm stock suspension 4th gen works very well also or better.
Yeah I know even the grub worm which is the fastest stick shift car in the world, also a 4th gen camaro, still has or had the torque arm setup when he broke into the 6s in the 1/4 mile so they have capable launching.
@@badmaro304 He just went a 6.61 at 216. All those big people y'all think are big can't out run that man. His still lt1 tq arm Gm stock style suspension. Something bout how on the lt1 stuff the header bolts are less than a Ls they been having hard time with heat backing bolts out. So they was thinking Bbc or sbc gen 1 but desided to stick with the lt1 platform. You seem down to earth I'll sub. Keep making videos.
@@god1st.530 the 6.61 is with a SBC tho and no longer the LT1
And thank you I appreciate it, I’m definitely a pretty down to earth person, always wishing everyone the best. And I try to draw more people to see what fbodies are capable of
@@badmaro304 wait now from my Gm code book and from a kid I've own and been a Gm sbc Lt gen 1 Ls gen 3,4 haven't own the new Gm lts 6th gen Camaro deals. I think you rt. The all lt1 went deep 7s. The 6 pass is a sbc gen 1 aftermarket block type with flowing heads ok you rt. But I thought I just heard him say will go BK to the lt1 platform since that's what y'all like. In any case it's a true H pattern stick deal no press shift clutch type trans tho but it is still H pattern trans. Out running or running with auto cars I mean these auto guys use air shifters so you still bad ass if you can run with them. But I think you rt tho.
Just not any 4th gen Camaro or firebird pre 99. Yes the ls1 is in the 1998 but is not quite as good as the later ones. 93-97 lt1 cars stay away from. Better off getting a third gen if you want to go that old.
I like both the 93-97 and 98-02, I think both can be made into decent cars and a gen 2 Lt1 did break the stick shift world record at one point so can’t really say they’re not capable. The ignition was the only flaw.
@@badmaro304 ignition was a flaw but not the worst. The cooling system was the worst with that reverse flow BS and the fact that when the water pump Fails it kills the distributor. Fun times, just stay away or buy a blown up car and stick an LS in there, problem is that it can’t pass emissions that way since you need to keep a stock computer. That is the reason to skip those and to just get a third gen and put an LS in there.
I’ve had many firebirds and have owned a 2002 since I bought it brand new when I was 19. I’ve been around the block and love the cars
Yeah I know all about the lt1. Then putting the distributor behind the water pump was stupid, that’s what took out my first opti, I ended up changing to an electric water pump and have had better luck. But honestly the lt1 has done decent for me besides that and if you take care of it it’ll take care of you.
And I actually do want to get a 3rd gen at some point and throw a 6.0 in it from a truck I have, I feel like that would be a lot of fun.
@@badmaro304 my next project car would be to recreate my fist car but in mint condition and with an LS or LT motor. Red 1989 trans am ws6 with that gray cloth interior.
too much echo....
I didn’t have a mic to record at the time
Get rid of this vid! I don't want everybody knowing before I can replace my '98 trans am! 😆 jk
I feel like the prices are already starting to raise a little too man, gotta go for it!
@@badmaro304picked me up a mint 6spd 2000 z28!! 106k miles for $13k. One senior owner and always garage kept and no leaks 😎 already slapped an ls6 intake on it
@@Ballen1182 that’s sick!
@@badmaro304 thanks, i'll never sell it! Oh, and it already had 17x9 zr1 rims and all new bearings in the rear axle 😎
@@Ballen1182 you’re already ready to rock💯
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Why’s that? Comment what else you wish was said, I gotta dumb it down for people who may not know all the insider terms for 4th gens. Makes it easier for everyone.
Cool glad you told me. I couldn’t care less lol.
@@codyfeatherstone731 but seriously if you have any points to add just comment and I’ll tag them so they’re shown at the top for people to read as well.
@@badmaro304 cool lol the video was enough of my time waisted. Feel free not to keep me updated lol