[bybcous]

Hmmzzz, I was same at fir

[Snowblind]

Originally Posted by formoutofchaos

i just find i want a bit more, want to add borla headers, CAI and a pro charger but i see stories of people dropping there engine.... even just headers and cat back I'm worried what do you think?

You've been on the forum for 15 months as a member and have over 700 posts, you clearly have been around and have given your input......how many catastrophic failures have you seen ?

The motor is stout and can take a beating.....Go Big or go Home brother.

[Whis]

Originally Posted by BrianL

Where are you finding the stories of people dropping their engines after doing the mods you list?

+1, I haven't read any so far

[MAGAUSA]

Originally Posted by Dysan911

I went through the same thoughts as well and actually read something here that helped me get on with it.

Someone said the warranty is basically an imaginary line drawn in the sand. At some point you'll reach your 3/36k right and then you'll be paying for everything that breaks out of pocket then and from that day forward.. So why let it hold you back from modding the car now and enjoying it NOW the way you truly want it.

With that said I ordered the Procharger.

This is a great point on the 3/36. Best to drive the living hell out of it with proper warm up, maintenance, and care to try to shake out any demons. That's what I'm doing, hope by to expose any weak points. It's crazy to me that I came from cars where I was worried about turbos blowing and impact of mods. Never gave a thought to engine internals on any car until I came here.

If some AFM or other valve train issue comes up to where there's a known problem, it's likely the issue will be covered eventually by GM under recall or in a CAL.... Maybe.

[Drizzt ss]

Originally Posted by Driski

So you had a tune on yours? If so, what gains did you get? I am one who can't really afford big mods like a super charger and headers etc.

I haven't had a tune on my camaro yet. I did have an sti before this car so I was just commenting since I must have tuned the sti at least 8 different times, that the tune is a huge component to a happy, long lasting, modded vehicle.
And as much as I'd like to get a tune and make her faster, I'm not touching her until my warranty is up or close to up. Been down that road and as awesome as it is to have your baby pushing over 500hp, I don't want to go there without having the funds to replace the motor or god-knows what else that could go wrong.
Short story, modded the shit out of my sti, it was running like a monster. Beyond anyone's control, the oil pickup cracked, starved the motor and I spun a bearing.
This was right after I gave a $8000 deposit on re-doing my kitchen. Literally the day after. My heart sank. Lesson learned in my book, like many have said here, make sure you have the money to play. Shit always happens at the worst time.

[gdgraph]

Had the same exact thoughts with a full bolt on and tune. Bottom line is there is always some risk when you mod like that because you will void your warranty. If you install everything properly and get a reputable tune the risk is lower, but if you make one mistake, just know that there is some risk that you'll have to pay to replace any power-train parts on top of the cost of all of your mods.

You just have to figure out if that risk is worth the reward.

[gdgraph]

I agree with what you said, except that the 3yr/36,000 mi is your bumper to bumper warranty, it's 5yr/60,000 mi for your power train which is a much longer wait, just saying.

Originally Posted by Dysan911

I went through the same thoughts as well and actually read something here that helped me get on with it.

Someone said the warranty is basically an imaginary line drawn in the sand. At some point you'll reach your 3/36k right and then you'll be paying for everything that breaks out of pocket then and from that day forward.. So why let it hold you back from modding the car now and enjoying it NOW the way you truly want it.

With that said I ordered the Procharger.

[lcarney1977]

I did a procharger and headers at 500 miles and have no problems at all at 6000 now ..

[aka Reckless]

<<< Engine out at 4000 miles for cam and headers. Supercharger added at 4800 miles

[Joe's_cool_1le]

Originally Posted by aka Reckless

<<< Engine out at 4000 miles for cam and headers. Supercharger added at 4800 miles

Man I would add this to her or equivalent if I had her opened up.

*edit* just realized you were talking past tense.

[Zepp]

Get a nitrous wet kit, relatively inexpensive with lots of HP and torque.

[JFM-jr]

Originally Posted by Drizzt ss

I did have an sti before this car so I was just commenting since I must have tuned the sti at least 8 different times,
Short story, modded the shit out of my sti, it was running like a monster. Beyond anyone's control, the oil pickup cracked, starved the motor and I spun a bearing.

Now thats a motor I was afraid to mess with. I had a 2015 STI for 6 months. After the countless piston ringland stories I opted out at 3,600 miles on the car for this 6th gen.

[attymf]

I've had 6 camaros, modified every one, beat every one until 100,000 miles, trade it in and get another. Never blew one up (except a 81 305 I blew up on purpose since I had a built 350 waiting for it)

Just ordered my first FI system. Can't wait to get it.

[jdasnt3]

I did light bolt ons and a tune. And my dealer is awesome. No worries. My car picked up several tenths and 6 MPH in the 1/4 with very little done. I wouldn't change a thing.