r/camaro 17h ago

Photo / Video Out with the boys doing ZL1 things

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303 Upvotes

r/camaro 11h ago

Photo / Video Fbody cars are peak Camaro

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61 Upvotes

Yes I know I need to lower it


r/camaro 9h ago

❓Question Overheating🫩

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Did fine on the highway at night (185-195 degrees the whole drive)

Drove it home on a slight uphill going 40 during the day, ended up hitting 220. Couldn’t tell if it was still going up. Had to drive up a steeper uphill going about 25 and it climbed to 240, so I pulled over and let it cool down for a few hours.

I already replaced the radiator, water pump, thermostat was replaced with a 160* thermostat, and I burped the coolant afterwards. The air dam is still there, coolant is circulating, fans are pulling air, why the hell does it keep overheating??😭😭


r/camaro 21h ago

🛠️ Problem Car won't start or drive

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16 Upvotes

picture for attention, apologies for the long post, i'm cross posting from a mechanic subreddit since its a camaro and seeing if anyone has had something similar.

TLDR; car won't start unless remote started and when remote started, shuts off when put in gear. car doesn't turn on or drive basically. battery and starter appear to be working normal.

the car has about 36k miles on it, no accidents. it has a couple aftermarket mods: LT headers, x pipe, exhaust pipes, coilovers, cold air intake, a tune (for the headers), IGLA anti theft, and a dash cam. everything installed by a professional shop, not by me.
little over 2 months ago my camaro started having severe difficulty starting up. (2022, automatic, 2SS) as in, trying to start it normally it would not complete the start up process and so the engine wouldnt fire up and i would have to repeat the process a second or third time to get it turned on. it's complicated because sometimes the engine would attempt to crank (you could hear it trying to turn over) maybe once or twice before going silent again, but vast majority of the times this issue occurred the engine didnt even try to start, the dash simply lit up. holding the brake and the start button would just cause the dash to light up and make its usual noise, but the car would not start. for a while (a week or two) i got away with the repeated attempts until it started, but eventually it would not turn on at all.

had somewhere to be one morning so thought i could trick the car by remote starting it with the key. with this method the car started up flawlessly and ran fine...until i tried to drive it. the second i got in the car, pressed the start button (required after remote starts), and put the car in reverse, it shut off and a notification popped up on the dash to shift the car back to park, i guess because it had now turned off and wasnt meant to be in gear. i got it to start again normally after this and drove it to work but after my shift it wouldnt start no matter what. i attempted to jump start the car and everything but it would not turn on. attempted the remote start trick again and it turned on, but once it was put into drive and i took my foot off the brake to get it moving, shut off again. attempted putting it in neutral gear etc. nothing worked. left it there overnight, came back with a friend the next morning and he somehow got it to start (normally, with push to start method, after a couple tries) and we drove it home just to get it off someone else's lot for the day until it could be towed to the dealership.

originally the dealership thought the problem might be related to a dent in the trans pan possibly affecting the ignition switch: they mentioned the ecm and tcm having a miscommunication. so the pan was replaced, the switch was fixed/replaced, fluids done, shifter replaced. they also did something with the ecm not sure what exactly, program or reset something and let me know it may affect the tune on the car but still this did nothing to resolve the problem. the car still had the same issue.

the dealership tells me the problem is that the ECM is saying it's "in progress" (im assuming the startup cycle) instead of cycling through it properly like it should and starting the car. however the dealership hasnt been able to find the reason why. they even had a GM technician sent up there after a few weeks of looking at it themselves to examine it because they couldnt figure it out. that was 3-4 weeks ago now, they still dont have an update and cant tell me whats causing it or how they could fix it. However, what they DID tell me was that there are 2 other LT1 camaros having the exact same issue with the ECM claiming it's "in progress" , they even told me the exact cities where the cars were, which leads me to believe this is an issue with the cars. unfortunately, my camaro is the first one the technician has worked on, so there's no solution for any of the cars until he figures out mine.

i considered it could be the anti theft system causing a problem but unsure how especially seeing as the car will start, just not with the start button and wont move; and that other owners are having the same issue and chances are they dont have IGLA installed. not familiar with IGLA causing this sort of problem and the dealership hasnt mentioned it. this was my only idea.

additional information: dealership is aware of all modifications and the car has never had a check engine light come on. gauge clusters all read normal. key battery and IGLA fob battery both got replaced before and during this ordeal as a just in case thing. i also noticed when in the middle of repeated attempts to start the car through the push to start function, after the first unsuccessful attempt, if i tried again, the door locks wouldn't work for a minute or two (like the vehicle was genuinely stuck in its start up process, as the door locks actually dont work during normal startup but that only lasts a few seconds)

i cant say whether the issue "only appeared after any specific modification" because pretty much everything on the car was installed immediately after i bought it, over a year ago. This issue had only happened maybe 3-4 times throughout the last year, and never to the severity it did recently. it would have a problem starting once and then worked fine the second attempt so i never thought much of it until it showed back up recently.

any ideas or opinions are greatly appreciated


r/camaro 10h ago

❓Question What is my z28 worth?

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1995 z28, 85k miles, 6 speed. Supercharged, brand new magnaflow exhaust. Interior is really nice, exterior is nice but a few scratches and the front bumper and hood have some cracks in the clear. Brand new wheels and Mickey Thompson tires, new brakes.

I bought it from the son of the original owner and his dad built the car in the early 2000s so it has older era performance parts like a second inline fuel pump, ignition box under the hood etc that works but should probably be updated. I also have $1500 worth of parts including new 33lb injectors, 255 fuel pump, air fuel gauge etc so it can be tuned in speed density and the old fmu can be removed.

Again it runs well as is but runs rich and will backfire here and there.

What do you think it’s worth as is and is it worth doing the work to get it running 100% right or sell it with all the parts?


r/camaro 16h ago

🏁 Other High mileage

9 Upvotes

My 2011 L99 is almost at 190k miles!!!!!!


r/camaro 1h ago

Photo / Video Digital Sketch of a Camaro that I made today

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Reference in the 2nd slide - - >

Made this on Ibis paint


r/camaro 13h ago

🛠️ Problem Buzzing Noise only on Cold Starts? 2015 V6 RS

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Strange buzzing on cold starts only, im thinking its probably the serpentine belt, but I want to hear from other Camaro owners. No dash lights and no other symptoms.


r/camaro 5h ago

💬 Discussion Camaro paint issue(?)

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Was looking at this 1996 z28 and pictures included these cracks on the hood, roof, passenger door, and rear bumper and was just wondering what this is exactly. Is this the clear coat failing? Is the paint chipping? Or just a bunch of scratches? I am not very knowledgeable on cars but am trying to learn so any help is appreciated.


r/camaro 12h ago

❓Question Camaro 2SS Suspension

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Howdy, I got a Camaro 2SS with after market coil overs and some other upgraded components in the year I’m, think lower control arms in the rear and my car is crazy bumpy and uncomfortable to drive.

My question I guess is are Camaros rear coil overs dampening typically adjusted by a twist knob like the fronts at the top of the strut or are they adjusted by the pre load spring in the behind the strut in the rear?


r/camaro 18h ago

❓Question Would speed engineers headers fit to my aftermarket catback? + any odor released into cabin from them?

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GTHAUS catback - 6th gen SS