Well been a long time since my last update. My new job really hasn't left much time for working on the car, but to be expected in the first year, gotta prove myself. But it has been a rough year, my dad ended up dying, but got through it all.
Had been contemplating a new 5th since they came out. Wife finally decided for me that it was time to jump in. A few years ago I had given her, her dream car around Christmas (Suby Outback), so she returned the favor:
2013 Camaro SS2/RS - 1LE in Ashen Grey Metallic with NPP performance exhaust and nav:
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Car is such a blast and fun to drive and really a head turner. Picked it up a week ago last Friday and already have over 350 miles on it and on my 3rd tank of gas.
Already some stuff mostly appearance (blacked out emblem kits etc), and a Bluetooth ODB-2 reader so I can use torque on my Android phone. Trying to get a good feel for the stock vehicle before I start with engine and suspension mods.
I'm a little torn, I swore to myself before I wouldn't get a new 5th gen until I had my 69 Camaro vehicle on the road. Basically all the electrical is done just been hunting down gremlins (oil pressure gauge doesn't work, fuel leak), but it has been started in my garage just haven't gone around the block yet.
On my todo list for the 2013:
Appearance/Interior/Misc:
- Window Tinting
- Some sort of BA amp upgrade swap with a sub (been looking at Subthump's offerings)
- Heritage Grill and ZL1 Rockers
- (Maybe) afterburners or sequential taillights (been looking at Apex's offering)
- Some sort of custom license plate frame, but can't figure out a good saying yet
Performance (once I get used to the '13 and after the '69 is on the road):
- Cold air induction with washer relocate and new scoop
- Shorty headers (not sure whose yet)
- Ported Intake and possibly ported throttle body
- Some sort of tuning software (HP Tuners?) to take advantage of the increased breath-ability of the CAI and headers, intake and TB.
- Pedders Rear sub-frame bushings and front radius arm bushings
- (Maybe) Pedders rear 32mm bar and switching over to their magic 19" Forge-line wheel setup with 305s all around with coil overs (far off, plus really liking the ZL1 wheels).
- (Maybe way down the road)Supercharging
Be nice to start going to some autocross gatherings try my hand a bit.
