I love a Camaro, however. I drive a bmw. See the problem? Well, coming up this December I will have my bmw payed off and I can send it on it's marry way. And I'm ready to dig into some real muscle, I love the idea of an ls1 motor but I am on a budget. i don't have the money to buy anything super expensive in fact for the car itself I need to stay in a budget of around 10 grand ( for the car itself, not the mods included). which doesn't leave me a lot of room to play with. Now the reason I am posting this in the forum and not doing all the research on my own is because I figured there would be a lot of knowledgeable enthusiasts here who may be able to assist me with picking the right gen. Here's the fun part, a lot of my friends are Ford owners, which a lot of people say are friends that I probably do not need in my life, but. If I can pull off the right build. Busting them will just be all that much more fun.

 

a quick search on autotrader will give you an idea of what kind of car you can get for your budget....since you posted in the 4th gen section, thats what i looked up, for 8-10k you will be looking at a car with between 60,000-100,000 (or a little over) miles on it for the most part. that seems pretty good to me seeign as my 94 has over 245,000 on the clock and only has minor issues every now and then.

happy searching

 

welcome to the forum. i have merged your two threads. no double posts please.
ls1 would be 98-02 camaro or bird. should be able to find one within your budget.

 

Where you are at will play a big part on the prices you are going to see. As long as you are not going after a SS or 6 speeds and can find real nice cars in your range.

2000 Camaro Z28 T Top

 

dang gorn thats a pretty good deal. this is what i found, 2002 chevy camaro z28 most are 12-14k here but there are some good deals too.

 

Here is a idea to through out their. Get your self a early or late mustang for your ford friends and then stick a LS motor in it. That way you will have the best of both worlds. Their are lots of LS mustang swaps out their for the pickings. Light weight fox platform with the performance of the LS. What's not to like. I did one with the first gen and one with a ls. Both were very impressive on the street and strip.

 

It seems like the Mustang platform is what he's looking to get away from since all of his friends have them. Also, why in the world would you suggest such blasphemy?!

 

Ls1 powered Mustang would be like taking home a fat chick. Seems like a good idea vs nothing at all, but in the morning your still looking at a fat Mustang. Besides the LS1 would make the Stang fast in a straight line but you would have to hide from Camaro owners if there was any corners around.

 

When you talk about a fat chick, have you check out the weight of some of the Camaros. The last I heard was the lighter the vehicle the faster it goes. Be it around corners or in a straight line.

 

Also depending on what you want to spend craigslist has a few treasures hidden in it