lmao... nice

 

the 1997 SS came with the LT1, and a few of them had an lt4, which is 330hp ish, but cannot be considered underrated. the LT4 is actually a poor swap for this reason, there are better and cheaper ways to make 330hp. in fact, a friend of mine has an lt4 conv TA, and made 295rwhp with full boltons.

you are not likely to find an lt4 SS, and even if you did I would not personally buy one because it would be a sin to modify one (value goes down the crapper). I would get a z28 and modify it.

 

There are good points to a Z28. They're cheaper than an SS, so you can spend more on mods, if that's what you like to do. Anyone have an RS SS Camaro? I know they made em, but have only seen one on Barret Jackson.

 

LMAO... thats funny...

 

get an LS1 maro/TA....you will be better off modding wise

 

Just to add to this, there were exactly 100 LT4 1997 SS 30th Aniversary Special Edition cars made. They only came in the Arctic White with Hugger Orange stripe Specail Edition paint scheme. Any 97 is considered an "Aniversary" car, only the "Special Edition" SS and Z28 (with previously stated paint scheme) are the true "rare" cars.

To the OP: The SS in 97 has a slight HP advantage over a Z28 stock for stock due to the better flowing intake. If you really like the looks, by all means go for it, otherwise purchase a Z28 and a Cold Air Intake and a Cat back and make similar, if not better HP numbers. As stated, a 98+ Z28/SS will have better performance due to the LS1 engine, but I personally don't like the way they look as much, and they're a bit more expensive, but that's your call.