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[elsapo89]

Hello LS1 forum Guys/Girls , well im new to this forum and to the ls1 car... I just a week ago i bought my first GM car in my life.. its a 1999 Chevy Camaro Z28 A4 color black and convertiable... so far im happy with it... well i hope to hear from you people soon.. and by the way i hbe some few questions to ask, sorry if its in the wrong post... I wanted to know whats the best or recomended oil for the Engine/Transmission/Rear Differential... would like to know how much it takes .. my car has 107,000 miles... thanks

[Z28Thunder]

Welcome to LS1.com!!! I prefer mobile one but that's just me. Here is a good long read.

http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1299

[elsapo89]

Welcome to LS1.com!!! I prefer mobile one but that's just me. Here is a good long read.

http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1299

ok thanks, how about the transmission oil and differential oil?? do you know anything about those??

[c5z28]

That stirs quite the debate with lots of he said she said. Welcome over

[pajeff02]

Welcome! For the rear, a good quality 80W-90 with limited slip additive is probably your best bet. Are you having issues? The stock rear in our cars is not all that great.

[elsapo89]

Welcome to LS1.com!!! I prefer mobile one but that's just me. Here is a good long read.

http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1299

how about the tranny fluid? how much qts does it take for the tranny??

[elsapo89]

That stirs quite the debate with lots of he said she said. Welcome over

well in your opinion which engine oil do
you use?

[elsapo89]

Welcome! For the rear, a good quality 80W-90 with limited slip additive is probably your best bet. Are you having issues? The stock rear in our cars is not all that great.

umm no im not having problems with the differential, its just i barley bought the car and dont know its maintainince schedule.. and i would like to do it myself all over again so i can always go from there...

[pajeff02]

Engine oils: Amsoil and Penzoil Platinum are pretty much the top two choices on here.

[KahanaReef]

Welcome aboard, congrats on the car and there are differing opinions on oil around here as is with most things. Just read up and decide which you feel would better suit your overall circumstances.

[konigandy6]

Oil is like water... some people prefer bottled, some well water, some city water... etc... As long as you change it frequently, and maintain your car, you'll be in good shape. I'll probably be for saying that

I run OEM trans fluid, always have. And I run synthetic axle fluid in my rear.

Just look around, read up on it and make a choice. If you ask 10 different people, you're going to get 10 different answers.

And of course, welcome to LS1.com.

[c5z28]

well in your opinion which engine oil do
you use?

Used mobil 1 religiously. Read some of the oil threads and decided to go with one that returned better uoa's and went with penzoil synthetic. The lifters used to chatter when the car was cold with the mobil 1 they no longer do it with the new oil. It was hard changing

[elsapo89]

Engine oils: Amsoil and Penzoil Platinum are pretty much the top two choices on here.

and what engine oil wieght do i buy??how many quarts? oh and last but not least how about the spark plugs? what brand and type do you use? remember i have 107k miles on engine...

[pajeff02]

5W-30 for the oil. I went with NGK TR55 plugs and MSD wires on our car. You can get the Delco Iridiums, which have a longer life span, but they are a bit pricey.

[KahanaReef]

and what engine oil wieght do i buy??how many quarts? oh and last but not least how about the spark plugs? what brand and type do you use? remember i have 107k miles on engine...

I use 10w-30 and it holds 5.5 quarts.

[pajeff02]

I use 10w-30 and it holds 5.5 quarts.

Just noticed where the OP hails from -- guess he doesn't have to worry about sub-zero start ups like I do. 10W-30 will work just fine.

[elsapo89]

Welcome aboard, congrats on the car and there are differing opinions on oil around here as is with most things. Just read up and decide which you feel would better suit your overall circumstances.

hey man your the only one thats actually in my area, i wanted to know if theres any LS1 car meets or simply any camaro meets in my area? im in pomona, ca ... and if there is when is it... by the way my name is andrew.. and thanks for your time...

[KahanaReef]

hey man your the only one thats actually in my area, i wanted to know if theres any LS1 car meets or simply any camaro meets in my area? im in pomona, ca ... and if there is when is it... by the way my name is andrew.. and thanks for your time...

Hi Andrew My name is Dena.

You're a little ways away from me. I'm in the Santa Clarita area. But, you may want to check out SoCal Muscle

http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142076

[elsapo89]

Hi Andrew My name is Dena.

You're a little ways away from me. I'm in the Santa Clarita area. But, you may want to check out SoCal Muscle

http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142076

thanks, but i was looking more into like once every week car meet... cause before this camaro i had an SRT4 and there was a all SRT4 car meet every other tuesday of the month in Long Beach... it would start from 7pm-10pm... i would always go, but now i have a camaro and wanted to know if camaro people do the same meets every week...

[KahanaReef]

Well, the link I gave you was for a show. But, SoCal Muscle is a club and I know they have meets. Not sure how often though.

Sorry, not to familiar with anything out your way. But, if I hear of anything, I'll let you know.