best year SS

[kosovobandit]

I am leaning towards buying an SS m6 or a WS6 m6. What I was wondering is if there is a better year to buy. Also I have heard rumors that the early years of the LS1's had a oblong bore. How false is that. The last question is if the SS is a better buy than the Z28. Thank you for the help. I will more than likely be buying the car in November once I get off deployment with the army. So any help is good.

[Zboner]

never heard of that, the 98's had a bigger cam but smaller exhaust manifolds, the z28 is the same car as the SS without the hood and smaller rims, unless it comes from SLP. if your getting a WS6 i would get an 01 cause of the rims. but if your going to get an SS or Z get an 02

[BIG D's SS]

Go 01 or 02 because of the ls6 intake.

[camaro_ss]

when you buy one pls tell me i really love the ss ,but i dnot know what is the diff between the models:dunno:

[scottcamaross]

The 1998 SS has a larger Cam & bigger fuel injectors, but a smaller manifold than the latter SS's. It has an Auburn rear. It also has an EGR valve.The 1999 has a torsen differential and smaller fuel injectors than the 1998. However, the 2001-2002 SS's has problems with piston slap. The temperature gauge on the later model SS is not that accurate. However, it comes with the ls6 manifold.

Scott

[camaro_ss]

The 1998 SS has a larger Cam & bigger fuel injectors, but a smaller manifold than the latter SS's. It has an Auburn rear. It also has an EGR valve.The 1999 has a torsen differential and smaller fuel injectors than the 1998. However, the 2001-2002 SS's has problems with piston slap. The temperature gauge on the later model SS is not that accurate. However, it comes with the ls6 manifold.

Scott

so what is your advise to us ?which model cause i was thinking of 2001-2002

[scottcamaross]

If you can afford the 2001-2002, then go for it. However don't be surprised if you have piston slap. I hear it can be very annoying at times.

Scott

[INMY01TA]

Whatever years the SS came in Hugger Orange were the best.

[TwistedArticSS01]

i have a 01 and it has the piston slap.. it is annoying as crap but it still drives damn good. are theyre any down sides to the piston slap?

[INMY01TA]

i have a 01 and it has the piston slap.. it is annoying as crap but it still drives damn good. are theyre any down sides to the piston slap?Mines done it for 5 years, no problems yet.

[ErikElvis]

when do you notice the piston slap? I get a lot of ticking at idol until the car is warmed up all the way

[1fastcamarosss11]

:yup: 69 rs/ss 302 dz. :yup: just pay under 50 k for it. :yup:

[BrandonDrecksage]

97 ss with the lt4...or a 2002 ss. If i did it again..i'd pay a few less thousand and get a base z28.

[91Z28]

:yup: 69 rs/ss 302 dz. :yup: just pay under 50 k for it. :yup:

302 was for Z/28s only. SS would have a 350 as a base engine, with optional 396 big blocks available.

[Huskerz1]

Just bought a 99 SS vert M6 with 70k for $10,500 Owner started out at $14,500. He got brought back to reality quickly. SS deals are out there. You gotta just be patient and look. Most are advertised way too high IMO. Plus anything older than 00 your probably NOT gonna want the financing term and rate. You can finance an 01 for 48 months and an 02 still for 60 months at most lending institutions. Otherwise you'll need cash. Owners who are selling SS's older than 00 really can't afford to pass on a REAL buyer if they are in a bind financially.
As for which SS year is best? Shit man they all run good! I would have liked to had 97 Anniversary M6 with LT4 or LT1. They are just too cool IMO. This may not be fair to the LT1, but if you wanna run and gun all the time then get an LS1. Don't get my wrong LT1's are TOUGH and have really nice low end torque but the LS1 is just plain faster. Either one will get you in front of rustang. And both can be modded to hell an back.

[KSB]

SS or WS6 M6 excellent choice, can't go wrong with either! As to what year ? Well
basically they got a little better every year so a 01 - 02 would be a logical choice.

Some of the 02's got the LS6 blocks, along with intake that both the 01-02's
came with. Any any year is good, as long as car has been taken care of !




99SS1111 M6 NBM

[sgt0704]

if it's really a big deal between ss and z28, you could save a few thousand, get a Z and mod the fuck out of it, and buy the ss hood for what you'll get the stock ss for.

[Mr. CarelessAndImprudent]

302 was for Z/28s only. SS would have a 350 as a base engine, with optional 396 big blocks available.

You forgot to mention the 427 :burnout:

[awsomford]

Is there a good year?

[jimbo98z]

Is there a good year?


Can we ban this tool? He's got 2 posts and both of them are him trolling and chiming in to say "chevys suck".

[mavrikZ]

Yup, I smell a ban a comin'.
Hed probably be better off picking fights with the import websits. After all, that is the food of choice for Mustangs- rice.

[JS02]

They all are good years. Each year has some advantages and disadvantages. 99's are the only hugger orange for the newer cars. 96 97 just looks mean. LS1's are just faster.

97SS red M6

[Wayah-bird]

Here's another vote for the '01-'02 if you can afford it.

[INMY01TA]

Is there a good year?
Thanx for your input. Continue brushing your teeth with my penis now.

[OneslowZ28]

i would agree the 01-02 ls1 motors are better...already has the intake swap.

[ShelbySS]

Okay well six months ago i found my baby. She is a black, 2000 SS....I love her! I got a great deal. she has 43K mileage perfect body, perfect interiour w/ a 2 year bumper to bumper warranty and my total price was $11,400........Not bad at all.......I'd def go w/an SS (2000 model if possible) you wont have any of the above described problems.... :)

[kosovobandit]

thank you for the help. I am looking and keeping my eye's open for one. Please keep the info coming.

[crawlingt]

i dont think it is really worth it to worry about getting just an 01 or 02 for the intake if you plan on doing some modifications anyway you could just buy that badass fast intake or another brand, but would probably want to stay with a 99 and up

[Ed Blown Vert]

Bye bye ;)

[ss~zoso~ss]

best year SS =


1998

[mavrikZ]

[QUOTE=INMY01TA]Thanx for your input. Continue brushing your teeth with my penis now.


That is fucking hillarious!!!!!:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[sgt0704]

[QUOTE=INMY01TA]Thanx for your input. Continue brushing your teeth with my penis now.


That is fucking hillarious!!!!!:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[rug]

Okay well six months ago i found my baby. She is a black, 2000 SS....I love her! I got a great deal. she has 43K mileage perfect body, perfect interiour w/ a 2 year bumper to bumper warranty and my total price was $11,400........Not bad at all.......I'd def go w/an SS (2000 model if possible) you wont have any of the above described problems.... :)
Wow, nice deal. I got my 2000 SS and paid around 2000.00 more then you, but im happy with my car cause i wanted a 6 speed and it has headers and loudmouth 1 on it so not too bad. Mine had 44000 on it and i got the same warranty:yup:

[01SCSS]

The 98's pcm is a demon, they have only recently made proper tuning software for them. If your gonna leave it stock then 01 or 02 if your gonna mod the shit outta it then anything is cool. Just get an LS1, not an LT1 imo.

[illcul8troffcr]

instead of banning him can we just replace his title where it says "permanently banned" to "permanent tool bag".. thatd be funnier to see in the forums


As for the best year theres no question .. they saved the best for last... Itll be the most desired later on in years as well because of it being the last of the SS and Camaro as well.... so Im sure yes they might go down in value now but 20 years from now people will be looking all over for one.

I mean what more can you say .. the front of this car "the SS" is fucking mean looking .. agressive stance.. you see it and the tear drop functional ram air .. unlike mustangs which have it for appearance.. flying up in your rearview .. basically saying "move bitch get out the way get out the way bitch get out the way" famous words by Luda...

I wanted one ever since they brought it back out in 96. My first car was an 86 Iroc-Z back in 1992. Ive been hooked on them ever since .. In 2001 I ordered mine in July .. I'll never forget the day I picked mine up. It was one day after the world trade center tragedy with the planes. Alot of people drive imports but I have a piece of american heritage. Pure muscle and everytime I get in it its like seeing you're one true love after being apart for a while. It embraces you .. Its an extension of me and who I am. When I see another one on the road even if its not loaded I still admire it.

As for the piston slap .. yes it sucks .. but it doesnt effect the power or performance and like someone else said .. it only does it on mine until it warms up.. The engine is famouse for it though. Alot of guys I know at the dealership said others have the same issue.

Best of luck if you get one

[ShelbySS]

Wow, nice deal. I got my 2000 SS and paid around 2000.00 more then you, but im happy with my car cause i wanted a 6 speed and it has headers and loudmouth 1 on it so not too bad. Mine had 44000 on it and i got the same warranty:yup:

Sweet deal dude........Go us!! haha

[illcul8troffcr]

hmm I had to comment so Shelby could be on top haha

[Capster78]

I like my 98. I took it to the track and ran 13.98 with it on a 2.4 60ft granny shifting 3rd lol. So I know there are low 13's in it. You figure on a 1.8 60ft your cuting off .6 tenths right there. do the math on that .6 x .15 = .9 tenths at the end of the track.. Thats a 13.08 and then figure that I granny shifted 3rd.. hell, could be a high 12 sec car. Id suggest just waiting for a good deal. You will be happy with any ls1 you get. I waited a year to buy mine. I found this one for $12,500 with less than 50k miles on her. I wanted an automatic but could not pass this deal up!

[ShelbySS]

hmm I had to comment so Shelby could be on top haha

lol, cute :blush:

[illcul8troffcr]

had to do it again haha .. when are you going to say hi gorgeous?:date:

[ShelbySS]

had to do it again haha .. when are you going to say hi gorgeous?:date:


Hiyeeee

:kiss:

How are you today??
Shelby :)

[SScamaroSS]

so what is the differance in horsepower from the 00' to 01' with the ls6 intake? and is it true that the ls1 camaro's and trans ams are actually putting down 305 to the wheeles not the crank they just didnt want to take "fury" away from the corvette and not sell it ?

[01SCSS]

I've seen stock camaros and ta's dyno 300 at the wheels, some even more. Yes they didn't wanna get vettes owners pantys in a bunch. C5's and Camaros had the same motor.

I think 01's and 02's had a different cam, and exhaust manifolds too. HP's are still pretty much the same tho. The ls6 intake can flow more than the ls1 too.

[John02Hawk]

Go 01 or 02 because of the ls6 intake.
I would agree.. however, but the 1996/1997 Camaro is still my favorite..

http://www.interq.or.jp/tokyo/d-force/Car/amtERTL/8221.JPG

[02slp-ss]

By far the 02, not because I have one, but because you rarely see them. I see more vette's, z28's, and Cobra's than I do a 02 SS.

[02slp-ss]

Oh yea, the center exhaust. Classic!

[TwistedArticSS01]

I would agree.. however, but the 1996/1997 Camaro is still my favorite..

http://www.interq.or.jp/tokyo/d-force/Car/amtERTL/8221.JPG

nice, you hardly ever see those things!

[camaro_five0]

hell, man. the best year SS is 1969!

[skar]

99 ss m6 loaded $12.700 paid last year with 32,000 miles (but prices are droping fast)

[illcul8troffcr]

yea I think only because gas prices are soo high no one wants them .... thats why the musclecar era became obsolete .. same thing happened gas prices went up people stopped buying cars like this .. needed something more economical .. thats why Im keeping mine whether it be on the street or in the garage .. 20 years rolls around and gas prices have gone down again finally hahah .. and well have our classics.. just like the original musclecar era

[02SLPSS]

Was the center exhaust thing an SLP option or was it on all '02 SS's. Mine has it.

Also, i've only had the car 3 days. How do i tell what mods were made by SLP?

[illcul8troffcr]

look on the edge of the passenger door... theres an slp sticker that tells every option the car was ordered with from SLP modifications .. and They only came with the centermount from SLP in 2002

[02SLPSS]

About all the sticker says is it was altered by SLP, saftey stuff, VIN #, etc.

How do i decode this car?

Is there a site that usind the VIN# can tell me what SLP did?

[1fastcamarosss11]

go to www.slponline.com email them or call them they will help you out. :yup:

[illcul8troffcr]

About all the sticker says is it was altered by SLP, saftey stuff, VIN #, etc.

How do i decode this car?

Is there a site that usind the VIN# can tell me what SLP did?
Driver's door will have the code along with the many other gm codes. No WU8 = no 'SS. The passenger door will have the extra slp content if it was ordered.

You won't be able to tell from the interior as all camaros shared the same interior (crappy) materials.

The dash plaque was one of the extra slp content that could've been ordered with the car. It could also be easily bought separate thru ebay or even thru slp.


pass side door sticker was only put on if there was SLP options oredered if its a plain SS then no pass door sticker

[02SLPSS]

found it. I didn't realize there was a sticker on the passenger door. Thanks

What is a key fob?

[illcul8troffcr]

haha .. key fob is the key chain you can only get from SLP its basically a matching key chain that looks identical to the dash plaque they give you to change when you get it from SLP... Really nice and they rarely wear out or fade or rub .. Ive had one that I use for hmm 4 years now and you cant see any wear

[John02Hawk]

Whatever years the SS came in Hugger Orange were the best.
:werd:

It was available in 1999...

http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/c/l/clw264/Hug%20SS%20conv.jpg

:yup:

[illcul8troffcr]

Yea I have to admit they looked bad ass especially if you had the white rims to match .. but theres no way in hell I would buy a car with white interior that I planned to actually use.. I almost bought one .. had a great price .. just couldnt get over the white interior

[02SLPSS]

my 72 RS Z28 is Hugger with the white stripes. i love the combo. looks bad ass.

[Bob'sWS6]

never heard of that, the 98's had a bigger cam but smaller exhaust manifolds, the z28 is the same car as the SS without the hood and smaller rims, unless it comes from SLP. if your getting a WS6 i would get an 01 cause of the rims. but if your going to get an SS or Z get an 02

The 98's also had larger injectors, and individual coil packs. It's really debatable if they had more incidents of "piston slap". I'm not sure on when they moved the egr valve though.

Author it all depends on your preference. The 01/02's have slightly more power then the 98-00, due in large part to the LS6 (Z06) intake manifold. I've also heard that they have a slightly larger cam then the 99/00, but I dunno for sure.

Most people purchase the 99 models, cause they are relatively affordable and had some of the glithces taken out of them.

[1320StreetKing]

2000 is the best!

[01T-TopToy]

I vote 01-02, I run an 01 SS a4, with just a lid and catback I pulled 319.5 rwhp ( non SAE corrected) my bud's 99 a4 WS6 pulled 307.3 with similar mods. I hear 98's had oiling issue's, but as of yet haven't seen any documented proof, I had piston slap when I got it at 38k miles, opened the block up at 64k and went through it stem to stern and had NO discernible cylinder damage :yup: ( stretched a rod :( ) Now that it's all back together no piston slap at all, noisy, but that's due to the stuff I had installed, not the LS1.

[ss~zoso~ss]

1998 is the best

[KageSS]

Okay well six months ago i found my baby. She is a black, 2000 SS....I love her! I got a great deal. she has 43K mileage perfect body, perfect interiour w/ a 2 year bumper to bumper warranty and my total price was $11,400........Not bad at all.......I'd def go w/an SS (2000 model if possible) you wont have any of the above described problems.... :)
Where did you get the clear lid at or better yet who makes it ? :shots: :date:

[KageSS]

hell, man. the best year SS is 1969!
I second that . :shots:

[illcul8troffcr]

http://www.motorsporttech.com/fbody_air_intake01.asp
MTI makes the clear air lid

[KageSS]

http://www.motorsporttech.com/fbody_air_intake01.asp
MTI makes the clear air lid
Thanks man :)

[BLK02TA]

01-02 hands down

Intake manifold, exhaust manifolds, clutch, and so much more better stuff.