:tup: to Basil! Picked up my new Camaro 1LE!

NYSpeed Automotive
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I will keep this in mind with the MKS lease expiring late next year, too bad Basil doesn’t do Cadillac, a ATS looks appealing to me.

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There are some really great lease deals on the ATS right now

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You must have missed his update.

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What did I miss?

ok nm went and read the Basil vendor board and I see what you are talking about, I will definitely keep this is mind now.

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basil bought jim ball Cadillac and gmc

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That blue ray color is the sex, anyone who is not familiar with the 1LEs should bone up, they destroy the BOSS 302s

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Boss 302 has forged internals from the factory. Otherwise I’d take a 1LE :slight_smile:

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There’s a reason why Ford wouldn’t lend a BOSS 302 to Motor Trend for its comparison with the 1LE. A solid axle can only do so much around a racetrack. Sure it has forged internals and a fantastic engine, but it’s not like LS3’s are blowing up left and right. I was looking for a BOSS 302, but by the time I got real serious, their production run had ended. The only realistically priced BOSS that I found was yellow. I hate yellow.

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fixed.

The 1LE is within 1 second of the GT500:

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/lightning-lap-2013-hot-cars-hot-track-hot-laps-feature-lightning-lap-2013-complete-lightning-lap-times-2006-to-2013-page-10

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Auction.

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Does the 1LE come with the CNC-ported LS3 cylinder heads and LS7 camshaft? Cool to see factory backed performance parts.

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Great looking car :tup:

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Cool buy

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I have some CNC ported LS3 heads in the shop im not attached to. Jus sayin.

I have too many LS parts

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They don’t come with those parts, they are just available. I probably wouldn’t use a LS7 cam in a LS3 though, but that’s just me.

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I just scrolled down that link, lol. Camaro vs Mustang is a slaughter. If anyone needs proof of the benefits of independent rear suspension versus a well sorted live axle, there you go:

2:57.5 CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1 580hp, weighs roughly 4100lbs
3.00.6 FORD SHELBY GT500 662hp weighs roughly 3900lbs

^^3.1 seconds is an embarrassment, a ZL-1 is about $10k cheaper

3:01.5 CHEVROLET CAMARO SS 1LE 426hp weighs roughly 3850lbs
3:02.8 FORD MUSTANG BOSS 302 LAGUNA SECA 444hp weighs roughly 3600lbs

1.3 seconds better. 1LE’s can be had for $37k, BOSS Laguna Seca’s were $49k

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I think you’ll love the car Joel, straight lines are for kids, curves are where it’s at

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I already do love it! I’m going to disagree on the straight line part though. There’s a lot more to going down a dragstrip then stepping on the gas. I’d like to do an autocross or something, but I fear that will be addictive. I bought this car just to cruise with, but we all know how plans go right out the window once we get a taste of something, lol. This car is not easy to launch. The clutch has a lot of travel. Once it’s moving the shifting is great, but the rev limiter or fuel cutoff is ridiculously low. Like 6100-6200 or something. I’m probably going to do a few bolt-ons to keep it simple. If I hate the 6th gen Camaro when it comes out in 2016 then i’ll go hog wild with this one, but if I like the next gen, I might trade it in. I’d like a Z/28 but the price point on it is supposed to be over $60k which is crazy.

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I enjoyed drag racing but IMHO it is not for me, you sit around for hours waiting to make a few runs, you subject your car to alot of abuse all for 10-11-12 seconds of fun, taking the twisties is alot more fulfilling , alot easier on the car and its free! Not talking auto x or anything, actual track time is expensive and hard on the vehicle but finding some nice deserted country roads and taking a romp is priceless…
from what I’ve “seen”/rumored I’m not feeling the 6th gen so far, the Z28 IS awesome as hell but yeah I bet it will push $75k

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So the your talking about driving like a dick on the street lol