You guys might get a kick out of this. In the autumn I went to a car show over on the west side of Michigan, stayed at a friends' weekend place. Here's in front of the house; Two Bentley, one Rolls-Royce, an old Lincoln, and a Camaro. My 1LE ended up with a "Best Muscle Car" popular vote!
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Also, a note about the headlights. It seems that the HID output is lacking. Even when the car was new the headlights were always "OK". I'm on my 2nd set of headlights because of the crash, but this 2nd set seem just as lackluster. I dropped in a pair of Osram D3S Cool Blue bulbs, which are currently a poster child over on HIDplanet, and I must say the output is significantly better than OEM. The projector pattern isn't the problem, as our headlights use good projectors. It just appears the OEM bulbs aren't that good. Anyway, two thumbs up for these bulbs.
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I spent New Years Eve way up in the northern part of Michigan. The Camaro absolutely acquitted itself as a brilliant "snow rally stage" weapon. The chassis balance is excellent in the fluffy stuff.
The temperature dipped to -22°F on the 30th, which was a new daily record low where I was. I'm fairly certain the ECU has either an oil pressure or intake temp trigger during cranking before the engine is allowed to fire. It definitely took longer to start than a normal, let's say 32°F cold-start crank time. The oil pressure theory seems logical to me, and is smart tuning. I just wish it was disclosed. Perhaps an "Ask Al" about crank times?
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The 1LE now has over 11k miles on it. No issues, knock on wood.