How much faster is ...

**70hemicuda** · 04-14-2007, 01:48 PM

the 1998 camaro SS than the 1997 LT1 SS counterpart?

0-60

1/4 mile ect.

**shady milkman** · 04-14-2007, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by 70hemicuda

the 1998 camaro SS than the 1997 LT1 SS counterpart?

0-60

1/4 mile ect.

its been discussed alot.. UTFS...um do a google search for 1/4 times ..you'll get a answer faster that way.

**ss~zoso~ss** · 04-14-2007, 04:38 PM

half a second in the Quarter at best

and maybe half a second in 0-60

there is a big difference

**ss~zoso~ss** · 04-14-2007, 04:38 PM

the ls1 weighs like 80lbs lighter, and puts out more power

**Ripper415** · 04-14-2007, 06:20 PM

plus they just look soooo much better w/o the gay indented headlights.

**67CamaroRSSS** · 04-14-2007, 07:32 PM

I have had both of these cars:

1996 Z28 vert - best time (stock) 14.2 @ 99

2002 Z28 - best time (stock) 13.6 @ 105

By "stock" I mean just the way I bought it with NO mods at all.....

**Frankthetank** · 04-14-2007, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by Ripper415

plus they just look soooo much better w/o the gay indented headlights.

No way....its a matter of oppinion but i think lt1 headlights are allot sharper....they dont make the car look as much of a fish as the ls1 headlights

I just with they had a ls1 style front end with lt1 headlights

**9t8z28** · 04-14-2007, 08:41 PM

+ 1 for the looks of the indented headlights! My 97"SS" M6 ran 13.4's.
Though, I don't really care which one is faster!
The 96-97 "SS" started it all, so IMO, it is the best even though may or is slower!
Again, IMO, a BLACK 97"SS" with the hugh Scoop on the hood is the most badass looking F-Body ever produced!!
Sorry to have gotten off of topic!

**Speedy_Gonzales** · 04-14-2007, 09:04 PM

I think all camaro's rock......i like all the different looks down through the years....i have owned a 79 z28, 78 rally sport, 95 camaro and my current one 01 ss which is my favorite of them all and the fastest......i want a 69 z28 soooo bad !!!!! the one with the 302 chevy motor in it. when i was a teen i knew a guy that had one

**dwhitez28ss** · 04-15-2007, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by Frankthetank

No way....its a matter of oppinion but i think lt1 headlights are allot sharper....they dont make the car look as much of a fish as the ls1 headlights

I just with they had a ls1 style front end with lt1 headlights

I've done a lot of fishing and have never caught one that looks like a Camaro. What's up with that?

**9t8z28** · 04-15-2007, 02:56 PM

What do you mean?

**JL8Jeff** · 04-15-2007, 05:04 PM

Lots of people think the LS1 front end looks like a catfish and I agree. I think both style of 4th gen front ends look good. I remember reading an article about a 97 1LE Camaro that ran 13.7 in the 1/4 mile. You would have to compare that to a magazine test on a 98 to get their 1/4 mile time. But generally speaking, I think the 9 is probably .3 to .5 quicker.

**Frankthetank** · 04-15-2007, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by dwhitez28ss

I've done a lot of fishing and have never caught one that looks like a Camaro. What's up with that?

Lol I have...
I got one and i think its funny sometimes how it resembles one.....let me see if i can find the pic that someone did of one.....I think he still uses it as his avatar

! haha

**9t8z28** · 04-15-2007, 05:14 PM

Oh, yeah, I've seen that avatar! Ha,Ha! I have alot of friends who drive Rustangs and they all make fun of me cause of the way the car looks! I don't give a shit cause when it comes down to it, I will blow their doors off! HaHa!

**shady milkman** · 04-15-2007, 05:18 PM

it is 1badzzz's avatar

**Frankthetank** · 04-15-2007, 05:24 PM

hehe yea thats who it was

**Speedy_Gonzales** · 04-15-2007, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by 9t8z28

Oh, yeah, I've seen that avatar! Ha,Ha! I have alot of friends who drive Rustangs and they all make fun of me cause of the way the car looks! I don't give a shit cause when it comes down to it, I will blow their doors off! HaHa!

the camaro has always looked better than the mustang

**GungHoPopsicle** · 04-16-2007, 06:49 AM

I'm not a fan of the actual headlights in the 93-97s, but when I had my '95 I stumbled across Brent Franker's page that showed his PIAA headlight conversion, so I decided to do the same. It was a hassle, but they looked great and I always got compliments on them (not to mention double-takes from cops who noticed my headlights were a bit brighter than standard bulbs, seeing as how they were actually foglights). I'll see if I can find some pictures of it to post if anyone's interested.

**Speedy_Gonzales** · 04-16-2007, 07:18 AM

to say the 98-02 looks like a catfish is like saying fergie looks like cher

**Firebirdjones** · 04-16-2007, 10:15 AM

Ya I have always thought the 98-02 also look like catfish,,,but even more so I always thought they looked like an overgrown toyota from the front. I hate to relate it to a foreign car but the whole composite headlight thing still hasn't done it for me. Although I recently bought one, it has taken this long (since 98) for me to finally start warming up to them. When they first came out I thought they were ugly. And I still don't care for the plastic lenses, kinda cheap. I would rather have a real glass lense headlight.
I also own a 97 and like it as well. And I own a second gen, and just sold my 3rd gen Iroc,,,to be honest I like them all.
Getting back on topic though,,,,I have ran both my 97 Z-28 convertable and my 02 SS convertable.
The 97 runs 14.20's at 99 mph and the 02 ran a best of 13.78 at 102 mph. Both are bone stock and ran at the same track with nearly identical DA. Not a huge difference in performance but a little.
Both are convertables and my 02 actually weighs more than my 97.
97 is 3550 lbs.
02 is 3620 lbs.
someone earlier made the comment that the LS1 fbodies are lighter,,,,not the case with mine, had them both on the scale. Hope this helps, Larry.