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    i'm thinking about trading my daily driver in for a 5th gen, my kids are getting big enough to buckle themselves in so no more 4 door lol


    any year better then the others? i havent really kept up on them.

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    oh and anyone who has kids, how are they for car seat/booster seats lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by popo8 View Post
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    You may want to try @JCzHawk now, Muhaha.

    I bought a 2010 2SS RS in November. Love it. Drive 104+ miles a day round trip in it. My daughter is 4 and in a booster seat, which she has plenty of room. My son is 11 and has just enough room behind me in the drivers seat at 6' tall. As far as which years are better or may have less problems, I am not sure. Have had zero issues with mine. Installing a skip-shift eliminator and putting Redline in the trans. Maybe a plug in tuner, but it is a DD for me.

    Cruise on 65-75 as the speed limit increases on my drive to work, and I pull down a solid 27mpg with the T56.
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    Ahhh... u changed ur name... lol. Gotcha.


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    @harner has one as well.


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    I have a 2010 2SS/RS. The only thing I regret is not buying a newer one with MyLink and a reverse camera. Otherwise, I like the 10-13 body style better than 14+. Mine had some things done already. The TR6060 has some "parade clunk" as the Corvette guys call it. Skip shift is a PITA, but I try not to ride first gear out unless I'm on it. The dealer flashed the computer before I bought it, so I believe it was tuned in the past. I plan on tuning it again when I have gears installed. GM makes a set of 3.91's which everyone raves about, but being a 4th gen guy and knowing the tire size is much taller, I'm confused why they don't prefer 4.10s or 4.33s.

    Power gains are unreal on the LS3 platform (and the L99 in the autos). We LT1 guys struggle hitting 450rwhp with h/c/i and those cars can do it cam only pretty easily. I was just chatting with a guy who had a nice set of AI heads with a real mild cam putting down over 500.

    Anyway, the cars have room on the inside. I wouldn't want to sit in the back, but at 6'3", I find the car very comfy to drive and have driven to the OCMD fall cruise (4 hours one way) last year. Visibility is the biggest downer with the car, but truthfully, you get over it and merge/pass a lot more cautiously. The power and styling of the car is there, and there's a HUGE aftermarket.

    I'm sending my intake and throttle body out next week to get ported while it's hibernating The car has shorties and a Borla axle back, but it's really quiet IMO. My goal this year is to start collecting parts for a LT install with a Pypes catback and cat delete. I'd also like to do a front splitter and spoiler, maybe side skirts. No plans on cams or anything at the moment as it's going to be DD duty 8 months a year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harner View Post
    I have a 2010 2SS/RS. The only thing I regret is not buying a newer one with MyLink and a reverse camera. Otherwise, I like the 10-13 body style better than 14+. Mine had some things done already. The TR6060 has some "parade clunk" as the Corvette guys call it. Skip shift is a PITA, but I try not to ride first gear out unless I'm on it. The dealer flashed the computer before I bought it, so I believe it was tuned in the past. I plan on tuning it again when I have gears installed. GM makes a set of 3.91's which everyone raves about, but being a 4th gen guy and knowing the tire size is much taller, I'm confused why they don't prefer 4.10s or 4.33s.

    Power gains are unreal on the LS3 platform (and the L99 in the autos). We LT1 guys struggle hitting 450rwhp with h/c/i and those cars can do it cam only pretty easily. I was just chatting with a guy who had a nice set of AI heads with a real mild cam putting down over 500.

    Anyway, the cars have room on the inside. I wouldn't want to sit in the back, but at 6'3", I find the car very comfy to drive and have driven to the OCMD fall cruise (4 hours one way) last year. Visibility is the biggest downer with the car, but truthfully, you get over it and merge/pass a lot more cautiously. The power and styling of the car is there, and there's a HUGE aftermarket.

    I'm sending my intake and throttle body out next week to get ported while it's hibernating The car has shorties and a Borla axle back, but it's really quiet IMO. My goal this year is to start collecting parts for a LT install with a Pypes catback and cat delete. I'd also like to do a front splitter and spoiler, maybe side skirts. No plans on cams or anything at the moment as it's going to be DD duty 8 months a year.

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    The reason they don't go with 4.10-4.33 is first gear is shorter in the 6060 than the t-56. 3.01 in the 6060 and 2.66 in the t-56. Who is porting your intake and TB?
    Edit: Never mind, I read your intake thread and figured out who is porting the intake.
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    Update: Just went to my son's soccer today, two adults up front, daughter in the booster seat behind passenger seat and my son behind me. Everyone was comfortable.

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    I've had two.

    Started with a 2012 1LS (base model LFX 3.6 v6 with a manual transmission). The 3.6L v6 with the 6 speed is a really fun daily driver. *If you're going to go with a v6 make sure you get the 2012+ as the 2010 and 2011 come with the LLT 3.6L v6 which is prone to engines seizing up from consuming oil. Otherwise it's a blast to drive.
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    I too wanted MyLink and more of the newer features, so in July 2014 I ended up making a deal with my website's sponsor to trade in my 2012 Camaro 1LS and get a 2014 Camaro 1LT (another LFX 3.6L v6 engine with a 6 speed transmission). For those that go on about new cars losing their value once it's driven off the lot... I walked away completely clean from my 2012 Camaro, got exactly what I owed for it. I was extremely happy about that.

    The 2014+ design is very polarizing. I love it. I like the nose having a little more attitude to it, and I love the rear taillights on the 2014+ because the taillights are truer to the Camaro heritage than the 2010-2013 taillights.
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    That said - I don't have any input on car seats, I haven't tried putting one in my car yet.

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