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After reading one of the latest posts, I'm wondering how many owners are leaving their cars completely stock. My friend, Dave Stokes, in Pickering Ontario has a '97 that is IMMACULATE!!! And STOCK!!! He'll change out the wheels for pylons but that's it! As you can see from my sig, between Mike Grasso and I, we've made a few changes...nothing too drastic, but you know when you see #31 coming, that it's different. Who'se keeping theirs factory fresh!
-------------------- 2000 SS #31, SSOA M00-0031, Cal. plate 00 SS, Ebony black T-Top coupe/onyx black leather, DG Motorsports carbon fiber grill insert with SS logo, power seat, Monsoon CD, M6, !CAGS, Lou's Short Stick, Mobil 1 with engine plaque and filler cap, Whisper Lid, K&N filter, ASR, Bilsteins, BMR shock tower brace, Auburn high torque diff, SLP cat-back dual duals, SLP Y-pipe, chrome ZR-1 5-spoke wheels with SS inserts, GT Cross-Drilled Rotors, B.F. Goodrich G-Force KD's, RS Front Skirts, chromed hood insert, SS mats, cover, dash plaque, key fobs, SSOA car blanket, SLP silver logo plaque opposite SS logo on rear fascia, custom pinstriping on hood scoop, "Camaro" and #31 on rear fascia ...plus Zaino clean! Posts: 350 | From: Chula Vista (San Diego), CA USA | Registered: Dec 2000
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Not me. I swore when I bought it, I wouldn't touch anything. That lasted about two weeks. Then I was bit by the mod bug and am now seriuosly infected!
Nice sig!
Posts: 5946 | From: Litchfield, NH, USA | Registered: Feb 2000
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Ditto that. Although, I did tell myself that I'm only doing as many mods as I can undo in a day (and I'm buying a factory replacement for any part I alter).
-------------------- M01-5810 '01 Onyx/Ebony Leather SS #5810 M6 Hurst, SLP grill, every factory option 325rwhp/345tq ·SLP air lid / Holley Powershot filter / SLP CAI ·SLP Y-pipe ·BMR STB / SLP bolt-on SFCs ·Eradispeed rotors Posts: 1143 | From: Portland, OR | Registered: Nov 2001
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We planned on doing mods to the car from the day we ordered it, but only ones that could be undone without you ever knowing they were done in the first place, and if anything has been actually modified, we first bought a new gm part, then modified that and kept the original part untouched. I don't think many people leave them TOTALLY untouched, but great question, and i am curious about the responses you will get.
1998 Black Camaro Z28 for autocross, FStock class, high mileage >150K. Will this dog hunt? When I'm a better driver, I'll let you know... Posts: 43 | From: Lombard, IL, USA | Registered: Aug 2001
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Mine is completely stock. I won't change anything unless it breaks or until the warranty runs out in a year and a half. Nothing's broke, so nothing's been modified. I don't take it to the track, so the stock power and torque is all I need on the street.
My first Camaro ('86... still a daily driver w/ 186k miles) is quite modified because as things wore out, better goodies went in. I'll do the same with the SS but I'm putting so few miles on her, I'm not sure I'll be modding much for a few years.
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Have You Forgotten How You Felt That Day? Never Forget 9/11/01.
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I had every intention of leaving it alone as well. That lasted till I found this group, then all hell broke out!
I've also kept all the stock stuff and for the most part can be put back. Hard to unweld the SFCs though.
-------------------- Hawkeye: SSOA F98-C98
1998 SS - Black All Options - Mods Whisper Lid, K & N, Lou's Short Stick, Shift Light, Skip Shift, SLP Y, Borla, 4:10's, BMR STB, SLP SFCs, Granatelli MAF, Hypertech III, 160 Stat, Mallory Billet Pedals, Metco Aluminum LCAs,Fast Toys Ram Air Mod, Spohn Panhard Bar, BMR Torque Arm, free EGR mod,power antenna, BMR LCA brackets, Gentex Temp/Compass Auto Dim Mirror, AllMaxx Strobe and Wig Wag, BAER Eradispeed rotors,PPC Headers with Random Technology Hi Flow Cats, BMR Drive shaft Loop,FAST 78MM Throttle Body, FAST 78MM Composite Intake, Mobil 1 & lots of Zaino.
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It was gonna stay near stock, except for very basic bolt-ons. That's all history now, like Hawkeye, I found the message boards.
With the trips we make it's gonna be a high miler anyway, so within reasonable economic constaints, anything that will make it go faster, handle better, safer, improve travelling comfort or make in uniquely mine is fair game
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