The only Camaro messageboard I really look at is camaroz28.com's message board
http://web.camaross.com/forums/. It is probably 50% LS1 Camaro and Firebird owners, 40% LT1 Camaro and F-bird owners, and 10% 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gen.
LS1tech.com is probably the second most popular board, but it covers every GM car with an LS1, LS2, etc.
The best camaro website for accurate information is
http://www.camarosource.ca
I'm not sure what you're asking me though. Is this the car with the 427, or is it just a 346 LS1? The torque reading is making me think it is one with an LS1, but I could be mistaken. 435 hp is close to about the maximum you ever see anyone have from an LS1 so that's my guess...
If I was you, I'd ask if he had the receipts for all the stuff (or just the names of everything he changed) and look each up and see if each part is a good quality part or just a lot of bang for the buck. Even better, type up the list of parts on a new topic on both ls1tech and camaroz28 and see what other people think. Someone might have a bad experience with such and such part.
As far as the body work and other stuff goes I can tell you a few tips. I'm REALLY picky about the body on cars.
1. front end collisions, even minor 5 or 10 mph ones when parking, almost always misalign the front quarter panels and they are difficult to realign and hide the fact the car has been bumped. Stand in front of the car and make sure the fenders flow into the side mirrors properly.
When viewed from above, the fender mirror extensions should flow perfectly into the mirrors. I know this is difficult to fix because my car was in a parking accident and I still haven't adjusted the fenders properly. This isn't my car, it's a '96 SS with 1300 miles, so it is a perfect example of PERFECT.
2. body panels get misaligned by improperly jacking the car up and dealerships, tire shops, owners are guilty of this. The easiest way to tell is if the place the front quarterpanels bolt onto the car underneath is bent, then it has been improperly jacked. A Bridgestone tire shop bent mine with one of their lifts that uses those arms that raise the car in about 5 seconds.
You can't see them in this pic, but the mount is just below this.
3. the window motors in our cars wear out constantly, if you have a dealership replace the motor, they probably won't lubricate it, so you'll end up having to put yet another motor in several months later.
I can't really think of anything else off the top of my head. Do you have any questions/concerns?
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hnoes
