Flagship GM tuner???

Scotsman · 11-22-2007, 03:51 PM

I was wondering if there's a tuner out there that is what Saleen is to Ford and the Mustang ir similar???

SSmoked · 11-22-2007, 04:02 PM

back in the day there was yenko,COPO badwin motion, now i dont think so i know there was GMMG which produced the ZL1 02 camaro. oooo and lingenfelter which made the most powerful corvette ever. there might be more but im not sure

stovt001 · 11-22-2007, 05:23 PM

I'd say Lingenfelter is the closest modern equivalent we have, but it isn't exclusively Camaro or even GM I think, not like Saleen is to the Mustang. Back in the 60s the closest equivalent would be Yenko or Baldwin. COPO wasn't a tuner source, it was just the GM division for extra custom orders, not necessarily performance tuning. All they did was drop in a new engine per request.

stevenm357 · 11-22-2007, 07:00 PM

No. GM doesn't have an equivalent company that throws cheesy assed body kits on a car and charge 30K over cost for them.

That said. Lingenfelter is one of the performance leaders
SLP engineering did a LOT of stuff back in the 4th gen era.

GM vehicles and engines just seem much more modular and easier to work on they are the gold standard in performance modifications that just about anyone can do. So the exact specific tuners aren't needed so much.

Good53X · 11-22-2007, 10:41 PM

I originally wanted them to release a Yenko edition of the 2010 Camaro, but I ended up realizing that there wasn't one Yenko edition '69 ('69 happens to be my favorite year for the camaro, along with millions of others rofl).

But yeah, no one tuner now - and I like it that way. Saleen just makes another mass-produced performance car, essentially, only it's outrageously overpriced.

Ford needs Saleen, though, because without Saleen they have no Corvette equivalent.

*DGthe3* · 11-23-2007, 12:27 AM

That and Yenko Chevrolet no longer exists

t.dawgs · 11-23-2007, 12:53 AM

I was going to say SLP and if you want, check out RKSport.com. They started on GM cars and now do dodge and ford. They have the body kits and other stuff for tuners.

donmeca · 10-15-2020, 02:40 PM

I know old post, but you know there is a Saleen camaro right.

11-22-2007, 03:51 PM	#1
Scotsman Auto Pilot Drives: Gunmetal Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: L.A. Posts: 1,307	Flagship GM tuner??? I was wondering if there's a tuner out there that is what Saleen is to Ford and the Mustang ir similar???

11-22-2007, 04:02 PM	#2
SSmoked Drives: '12 Camaro ZL1 #1255 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: O' Canada Posts: 1,279	back in the day there was yenko,COPO badwin motion, now i dont think so i know there was GMMG which produced the ZL1 02 camaro. oooo and lingenfelter which made the most powerful corvette ever. there might be more but im not sure __________________

11-22-2007, 07:00 PM	#4
stevenm357 Drives: 98 Trans am 00 Trans am 01 corvette Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 381	No. GM doesn't have an equivalent company that throws cheesy assed body kits on a car and charge 30K over cost for them. That said. Lingenfelter is one of the performance leaders SLP engineering did a LOT of stuff back in the 4th gen era. GM vehicles and engines just seem much more modular and easier to work on they are the gold standard in performance modifications that just about anyone can do. So the exact specific tuners aren't needed so much. __________________ 2001 Corvette Heads,Big cam, 4:11, Custom Exhaust, MGW Shifter Baer Eradispeed +2 2 pieces rotors, Hotchkiss swaybars. and a few other little things. 1998 Trans Am A4 ( was STS turbo until the turbo and oil pump died) 2000 WS6 Trans AM under the knife ( sadly turned into long term project.

11-23-2007, 12:27 AM	#6
DGthe3 Moderator.ca Drives: 05 Grand Am GT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Niagara, Canada Posts: 25,372	That and Yenko Chevrolet no longer exists __________________ Note, if I've gotten any facts wrong in the above, just ignore any points I made with them __________________ Originally Posted by FbodFather My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors...... ........and HE WOULD KNOW!!!! __________________ Camaro Fest sub-forum

11-22-2007, 05:23 PM	#3
stovt001 Drives: 2006 Cobalt, 2004 Taurus wagon Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,812	I'd say Lingenfelter is the closest modern equivalent we have, but it isn't exclusively Camaro or even GM I think, not like Saleen is to the Mustang. Back in the 60s the closest equivalent would be Yenko or Baldwin. COPO wasn't a tuner source, it was just the GM division for extra custom orders, not necessarily performance tuning. All they did was drop in a new engine per request.

11-22-2007, 10:41 PM	#5
Good53X Drives: 1988Nissan Pulsar (meh,beater) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 83	I originally wanted them to release a Yenko edition of the 2010 Camaro, but I ended up realizing that there wasn't one Yenko edition '69 ('69 happens to be my favorite year for the camaro, along with millions of others rofl). But yeah, no one tuner now - and I like it that way. Saleen just makes another mass-produced performance car, essentially, only it's outrageously overpriced. Ford needs Saleen, though, because without Saleen they have no Corvette equivalent.

11-23-2007, 12:53 AM	#7
t.dawgs Drives: gsxr 600 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: southcoast,ma Posts: 15	I was going to say SLP and if you want, check out RKSport.com. They started on GM cars and now do dodge and ford. They have the body kits and other stuff for tuners.

10-15-2020, 02:40 PM	#8
donmeca Drives: 2013 camaro ss Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: il Posts: 48 View My Garage	I know old post, but you know there is a Saleen camaro right.

User Name		Remember Me?
Password