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Old 02-07-2013, 06:07 PM   #15
meissen
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Originally Posted by karguy View Post
Let me be brutally honest.
I would NEVER buy an american car with a 4 or 6 cylinder engine !
A Camaro,Mustang,Challenger or Corvette only appeals to me because it has a V-8 engine that sounds great with an aftermarket exhaust !
Otherwise I would buy a german car that has a much nicer inerior and nicer suspension and the latest gimmicks or a Honda that is dead reliable !
A american car needs a rumbling V8 or it has no interest to me...
I don't even like the overhead cam coyote FORDS because they need to be revved and don't have that delicious low rpm torque...
4 cylinder or V6 Camaro.I'd rather drive a Prelude or Celica.O.K they don't make them anymore so I say Toyobaru BR-Z with a 4 cylinder boxer and rwd.No torque no sound but rwd and kind of fun to drive.
Or a VW GTI or TDI that is fun to drive and practical but has no V8 sound...
The problem that most of the close minded folks who think only a v8 belongs in the Camaro is that they don't realize that if the Camaro was v8 only there would not be enough business justification for the vehicle to exist. Without the v6, there would be no Camaro. Period.

Furthermore, my 1994 Camaro was a v6 when I bought it. I'm now one of the most passionate Camaro enthusiasts you'll meet. I run a Michigan-based Camaro and Firebird website with over 2300 members, I host a 300+ Camaro and Firebird specific car show every year, go to a ton of shows through the "car show season" in Michigan, registered on basically every Camaro forum on the internet, etc. Because of my '94 Camaro v6, I am likewise passionate about General Motors in general which made me work extra hard to get a job at General Motors world headquarters in Detroit. I eat, breathe, sleep GM and Camaro. I cannot imagine NOT owning at least one Camaro now for the rest of my life... And all that because of a v6...

So when I found out I could afford a 5th gen if I went with the base, 1LS model... Yeah, I didn't hesitate.
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1994 Camaro LT1 A4 - "Red Alert" - v6-to-LT1 Swapped Cruiser; Cammed, Stalled, Enjoyed

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