im looking at a 2001 camaro ss with the notorious pistion slap...although its very quiet right now...is this a car i should keep looking at or should i move on...i know theres ways to quiet the slap too...thanks

 

basically what i want to know is if the piston slap is going to hurt the car or not....i have heard it wont and i heard that it will.....any opinions???

 

Piston slap is not a major issue as long as it goes away once the engine is warmed up.

 

This is a known LS1 issue:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gm_ls_engine#Problems
Problems In the early production run of the LS-series engine, some engines encountered abnormal amounts of 'piston slap' - a problem caused by too much clearance between the cylinder bore and the piston. [11] 'Piston Slap' sometimes sounds more like a knock or the sound of a diesel engine running, it is also typically worse when the engine is cold and lessens as the engine reaches operating temperature. The noise of 'Piston Slap' often is louder when listening for it below the oil pan.

 

I am really suprised there has not been a class-action lawsuit against GM for this defect?!

Everyone interested in this issue had best check out:
http://www.pistonslap.com/