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stt816 · 09-24-2020, 09:33 AM

I'm trading in my camaro for an Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti Sport. I'm throwing a chip on it and it's going to bring it down to 0-60 in about 4.6 seconds. It will be a downgrade with speed with my mods I have but it'll be pretty close to a stock 2012 camaro ss. It was a real fun car to drive. I've had this car for 8 years now. We had great times but it's time for a change. I wanted to take off some mods I had on it and sell on here. What cheap cold air intake would you recommend to put on so i could take off the cai one? Also I have headers and a remote tune. I was thinking about bringing it back to stock and selling the obd remote unit. Would that throw a check engine light?

Thanks

If interested I'd be selling

cai cold air intake
ported throttle body
vitessee throttle controller
maybe tuning controller

GONIF · 09-24-2020, 11:26 AM

Sell the Camaro as is if your going to sell it . The overall cost of parts and maintenance on Alfa's and the horrible reliability mya not be to your liking . All Italian cars are going to be problems ,and not as cheap to maintain, modify and keep as a Chevy . Look B4 you leap.

SS Performance · 09-24-2020, 12:45 PM

Check your local salvage yards you can most likely find a stock unit cheap.

On trade in you would likely get more money if they didn't think it was modded. Mods scare dealers. They wont say that but they won't give you as good of a trade in.

stt816 · 09-24-2020, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by GONIF

Sell the Camaro as is if your going to sell it . The overall cost of parts and maintenance on Alfa's and the horrible reliability mya not be to your liking . All Italian cars are going to be problems ,and not as cheap to maintain, modify and keep as a Chevy . Look B4 you leap.

I’ll be under warranty still and knew this would come up. The 6th gen camaro is one of the worst as far as reliability goes I’ve seen

GONIF · 09-25-2020, 11:29 AM

Not familiar with the 6th gen , but ALL Italian cars have the absolute worst of the worst reliability in the industry . Been that way forever.

bottletalk · 09-25-2020, 11:51 AM

I'd take your sw chambered exhaust depending on condition.

Greenhornet2 · 09-25-2020, 02:03 PM

Prices are high for used right now, you are way better off leaving the mods and selling it outright. 6th gens don't have reliability issues, not sure where you are getting that from, I process warranty claims for 15 GM dealerships, I don't see many of them in for warranty work at all.

Vegas Bound · 09-25-2020, 03:07 PM

Sell it as is and move on.

0stones0 · 09-25-2020, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by stt816

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What cheap cold air intake would you recommend to put on so i could take off the cai one?
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Do you still have the stock intake? That’s the route I’d go.

InFiD3ViL · 09-25-2020, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegas Bound

Sell it as is and move on.

I agree. Unless you already have stock parts/replacements for the expensive stuff, just leave it for the next guy. It's really not worth the headache to you and the buyer is going to get an awesome start on their build, as long as the dealer doesn't strip all the good stuff off of it, but I doubt they would bother. It would be different if you were getting into another 5th gen.

With those mods it's a shame you aren't selling it privately to someone that is in the market for a nicely modded 5th gen. A lot of those mods can't truly be appreciated by someone that knows little about these cars... ie, the front bumper conversion, ZL1 wheels, springs, exhaust, and tune. But either way, it's gone once it's gone, so not your problem.

bottletalk · 09-26-2020, 04:14 AM

trading in a modded car will get you the same price as stock or less. most people see a modded car and assume it’s been shitkicked. return it to stock and then sell the performance parts separately .

09-24-2020, 09:33 AM	#1
stt816 Drives: 2012 Black 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Stamford, Connecticut Posts: 672	Trading in my camaro, questions I'm trading in my camaro for an Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti Sport. I'm throwing a chip on it and it's going to bring it down to 0-60 in about 4.6 seconds. It will be a downgrade with speed with my mods I have but it'll be pretty close to a stock 2012 camaro ss. It was a real fun car to drive. I've had this car for 8 years now. We had great times but it's time for a change. I wanted to take off some mods I had on it and sell on here. What cheap cold air intake would you recommend to put on so i could take off the cai one? Also I have headers and a remote tune. I was thinking about bringing it back to stock and selling the obd remote unit. Would that throw a check engine light? Thanks If interested I'd be selling cai cold air intake ported throttle body vitessee throttle controller maybe tuning controller __________________ Pfadt Race Engineering 1.25" Lowering Springs\| Pfadt Spec Performance Street Alignment\|ZL1 Front Bumper Conversion\|ZL1 20x9 Rims\|Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus 275/40R20Y Square Setup\|\|Footwell Lighting\|G2 Gold Painted Brake Calipers *Stainless Power Long Tube Headers\|Cold Air Inductions Cold Air Intake\|VMAX CNC Spiral Ported Throttle Body\|Stainless Works Retro Chambered Catback\| Vitesse Throttle Controller* --Jannetty Racing Enterprises Dyno Tuned\|408 RWHP

09-24-2020, 11:26 AM	#2
GONIF Drives: 73 VETTE ,, 05 2500hd diesel,14 1LE Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The Left lane PHOENIX AZ Posts: 2,626	Sell the Camaro as is if your going to sell it . The overall cost of parts and maintenance on Alfa's and the horrible reliability mya not be to your liking . All Italian cars are going to be problems ,and not as cheap to maintain, modify and keep as a Chevy . Look B4 you leap. __________________ OLD GUY FLYING FAST AND LOW

09-24-2020, 12:45 PM	#3
SS Performance Drives: 02 Camaro B4C Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Cape May County NJ Posts: 750	Check your local salvage yards you can most likely find a stock unit cheap. On trade in you would likely get more money if they didn't think it was modded. Mods scare dealers. They wont say that but they won't give you as good of a trade in. __________________ A man's garage is his castle 1969 Camaro SS 1970 Camaro SS 2002 Camaro B4C 2014 Camaro SS Dedicated Track Car 2015 Camaro 1SS 1LE 2008 HHR SS 1996 Silverado Crew Cab Long Bed Dual Rear Wheel

09-25-2020, 11:29 AM	#5
GONIF Drives: 73 VETTE ,, 05 2500hd diesel,14 1LE Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The Left lane PHOENIX AZ Posts: 2,626	Not familiar with the 6th gen , but ALL Italian cars have the absolute worst of the worst reliability in the industry . Been that way forever. __________________ OLD GUY FLYING FAST AND LOW

09-25-2020, 02:03 PM	#7
Greenhornet2 Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS LS3 Whipple Join Date: May 2019 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,925	Prices are high for used right now, you are way better off leaving the mods and selling it outright. 6th gens don't have reliability issues, not sure where you are getting that from, I process warranty claims for 15 GM dealerships, I don't see many of them in for warranty work at all. __________________ Whipple 2.9 CAI ID1050x injectors ZL1 Pump JRE FPCM JMS Voltage booster JRE Rough Idle blower cam BTR .660 springs CHE trunnion kit 1 7/8 Speed Engineering Borla Atak JRE scoop 1.5" lowering springs BMR trailing arms and toe links Cradle inserts 704WHP 603WTQ 93 octane

09-25-2020, 11:51 AM	#6
bottletalk Drives: 15 Camaro 2SS M6 Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: BC Posts: 732	I'd take your sw chambered exhaust depending on condition.

09-25-2020, 03:07 PM	#8
Vegas Bound Account Suspended Drives: 2013 Sparkly Red One Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Hospitality State Posts: 2,558	Sell it as is and move on.

09-26-2020, 04:14 AM	#11
bottletalk Drives: 15 Camaro 2SS M6 Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: BC Posts: 732	trading in a modded car will get you the same price as stock or less. most people see a modded car and assume it’s been shitkicked. return it to stock and then sell the performance parts separately .