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enloe · 06-02-2015, 09:43 PM

Got a ZL1 yesterday! Black with 6 speed manual. I can't wait to get this car to run as well as my 69 Camaro I had to sell in order to get this one. Glad to be here.

What are the absolute must have mods to start with?

arkentect · 06-02-2015, 09:46 PM

Welcome to the Forum! well I dont have a ZL1 but many people will suggest a Cold Air Intake from either CAI or RotoFab first

Bigtime53 · 06-02-2015, 09:55 PM

Congrats!! You will love the car. CAI first but that is about all you can do to keep your warranty intact.

ZL1Kid_AL · 06-02-2015, 10:23 PM

Mild 2 wild Or fuse pull

angryBits · 06-02-2015, 10:46 PM

I just got mine 2 months ago and I already have an appointment with my local tuner to get ARH Long Tube Headers w/ High Flow Cats, a RotoFab CAI and a 91 octane tune.

That will get me some power maybe (50-60rwhp?), but I did it to drop weight and add sound!

Plus I tell myself that if I stop there, I still have some hope at getting warranty coverage if any manufacturer defects occur with the engine... Hopefully I'll never know.

angryBits · 06-02-2015, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZL1Kid_AL

Mild 2 wild Or fuse pull

Oh yeah, fuse pull -- first thing I did once I got her home.

PsychoZL1 · 06-02-2015, 10:52 PM

Welcome to the club!

As stated above, the go to first mods on the ZL1 are: Cold Air Inductions cold air intake or Rotofab Intake, fuse pull after a couple tanks of gas (to ensure any lower octane fuel is gone), and after that the sky is the limit depending upon how much you care about your warranty!

enloe · 06-02-2015, 11:06 PM

I am not worried about the warranty and I do all of my own work. I started reading on here a couple of weeks ago and remember skimming over things about separating clutch reservoir from brake and a steel insert into the throw out bearing. I am wondering about that type of stuff and if anyone here regards these things necessary or are they just a good idea when you eventually find yourself working on these parts of the car?

One piece driveshaft and lighter flywheel as significant of an improvement as on other cars?

enloe · 06-02-2015, 11:09 PM

Maybe for starters, I should focus on mods that reduce weight more than boosting hp? Has anyone done a breakdown on parts the reduce weight and how much they can accumulate?

KaBoom1701 · 06-02-2015, 11:22 PM

Congrats.

Just follow the mods in my signature below to avoid killing your warranty.

Unless you want to forget warranty and just blow it out to 700+ rwhp.

Z/28Dan · 06-03-2015, 06:39 AM

Welcome to the club. I too went from a '69 Camaro to this car. You will love it.

And welcome to Camaro5. Search is your friend...look up and to the right. All the answers you seek are one click away.

mat300z · 06-03-2015, 06:49 AM

If your car doesn't have them yet order the front fender rock guards before you sling a rock up the side of your car...around 30.00 on amazon but probably available on this site

1. Fuse pull mod for a much better sound = Free http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...wild+fuse+pull

2. Intake CAI or Rotofab I personally like the look of the CAI but can't go wrong with either

3. Vmax ported throttle body..I got mine from Tampa Tuning...I don't care what anybody says this mod makes a huge difference. (tampa tuning)

4. Pully Change either 5% or 10% lower crank...No tune needed but with the 10% you have to run 96 or higher octane when your really playing around and the track. With a tune you won't need the octane boost. JRE Jannetty Racing.com

5. Free boost mod...this is also FREE but it's use fullness is still unknown by some. My car went from 9psi to 10.5. I used my aeroforce gauges to read it off of.

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...ight=boost+mod

6. Aeroforce gauge setup...they are unbelievably awesome

also get to see the parameters that you need to see (dynosteve)

Stephen12ZL1 · 06-03-2015, 06:52 AM

Do a pulley upgrade and tune to get the most bang for your buck for hp. Of course CAI like a rotofab is a great mod. Leave the driveshaft alone as the stock one is very good and a replacement made of exotic material like carbon fiber is expensive. Save that money and buy headers or another hp mod. The stock reservoir is a combo unit for the brakes and clutch. I would leave it alone and just keep the fluid clean but many separate the unit to a separate reservoir. Don't worry about the throwout bearing steel insert either. Get an intercooler reservoir to increase capacity for that system and it is much easier to fill and purge air. Lingenfelter or D3 make good ones.

Raven87 · 06-03-2015, 07:24 AM

Congratulations and welcome!

06-02-2015, 09:43 PM	#1
enloe Drives: 2015 ZL1 Camaro Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Arizona Posts: 24	Proud new owner of 2015 ZL1 Got a ZL1 yesterday! Black with 6 speed manual. I can't wait to get this car to run as well as my 69 Camaro I had to sell in order to get this one. Glad to be here. What are the absolute must have mods to start with?

06-02-2015, 09:46 PM	#2
arkentect Drives: 2010 Camaro SGM 1LT M6 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,630	Welcome to the Forum! well I dont have a ZL1 but many people will suggest a Cold Air Intake from either CAI or RotoFab first __________________ Arkentect's Build Thread!! - UPSTATE C5 MEMBER 2010 SGM M6 1LT - SOLD Current - 2009 C6 Corvette Z51

06-02-2015, 09:55 PM	#3
Bigtime53 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,298	Congrats!! You will love the car. CAI first but that is about all you can do to keep your warranty intact. Last edited by Bigtime53; 06-02-2015 at 09:58 PM. Reason: edit

06-02-2015, 10:23 PM	#4
ZL1Kid_AL Drives: 2014 ZL1- Summit White M6 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Thornton, Colorado Posts: 462	Mild 2 wild Or fuse pull __________________ 750whp @ 13psi Garage Built on Jack Stands.. 850++ 100 shot of sauce

06-02-2015, 10:46 PM	#5
angryBits Drives: ZL1 1LE A10 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: CA Posts: 1,093	I just got mine 2 months ago and I already have an appointment with my local tuner to get ARH Long Tube Headers w/ High Flow Cats, a RotoFab CAI and a 91 octane tune. That will get me some power maybe (50-60rwhp?), but I did it to drop weight and add sound! Plus I tell myself that if I stop there, I still have some hope at getting warranty coverage if any manufacturer defects occur with the engine... Hopefully I'll never know. __________________ Current: 2019 ZL1 1LE A10 Mods: MPS4s Tires \| Borla Atak \| CF Steering Wheel Previous: 2018 ZL1 1LE M6 \| 2017 Z06 Z07 M7 \| 2017 GS A8 \| 2015 ZL1 M6 \| 2013 GT500

06-02-2015, 10:52 PM	#7
PsychoZL1 Drives: 2015 Challenger SRT Join Date: May 2011 Location: Roy, UT Posts: 1,002	Welcome to the club! As stated above, the go to first mods on the ZL1 are: Cold Air Inductions cold air intake or Rotofab Intake, fuse pull after a couple tanks of gas (to ensure any lower octane fuel is gone), and after that the sky is the limit depending upon how much you care about your warranty!

06-02-2015, 11:06 PM	#8
enloe Drives: 2015 ZL1 Camaro Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Arizona Posts: 24	I am not worried about the warranty and I do all of my own work. I started reading on here a couple of weeks ago and remember skimming over things about separating clutch reservoir from brake and a steel insert into the throw out bearing. I am wondering about that type of stuff and if anyone here regards these things necessary or are they just a good idea when you eventually find yourself working on these parts of the car? One piece driveshaft and lighter flywheel as significant of an improvement as on other cars?

06-02-2015, 11:09 PM	#9
enloe Drives: 2015 ZL1 Camaro Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Arizona Posts: 24	Maybe for starters, I should focus on mods that reduce weight more than boosting hp? Has anyone done a breakdown on parts the reduce weight and how much they can accumulate?

06-02-2015, 11:22 PM	#10
KaBoom1701 KaBoom1701 Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: I.E. SoCal (Yucaipa) Posts: 8,630	Congrats. Just follow the mods in my signature below to avoid killing your warranty. Unless you want to forget warranty and just blow it out to 700+ rwhp. __________________ Mods: Roto-Fab Intake, WW Res. kit & Big Gulp Air Scoop, Elite Catch Can, ATI Super Damper & 18% OD Pulley, LF Idler pulley bracket, Metco CC breather, ID850 Injectors, Stainless Power Headers w/ ceramic coating, TR71X Spark Plugs, JMS Fuel Pump Booster, Bo White TB, Tuned by Ted @ Jannetty Racing, Ron Davis HX, D3 Reservoir, Pfadt 1" Springs, Moreno Camber Plates, ZL1 Addons Splitter guard washers, Tow Hook kit & rock guards, Hurst Shifter Billet Plus 6 Speed Short Shifter, ZL1 DRL lighting harness, ZL1 Recaro Seats.

06-03-2015, 06:39 AM	#11
Z/28Dan Drives: 2013 HWSE Indy Festial #26 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 2,670 View My Garage	Welcome to the club. I too went from a '69 Camaro to this car. You will love it. And welcome to Camaro5. Search is your friend...look up and to the right. All the answers you seek are one click away. __________________ There are only so many days in your lifetime. So get out and drive your Camaro... Dan

06-03-2015, 06:49 AM	#12
mat300z Emerald Coast Camaro's Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: P.C.B. Florida Posts: 815	If your car doesn't have them yet order the front fender rock guards before you sling a rock up the side of your car...around 30.00 on amazon but probably available on this site 1. Fuse pull mod for a much better sound = Free http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...wild+fuse+pull 2. Intake CAI or Rotofab I personally like the look of the CAI but can't go wrong with either 3. Vmax ported throttle body..I got mine from Tampa Tuning...I don't care what anybody says this mod makes a huge difference. (tampa tuning) 4. Pully Change either 5% or 10% lower crank...No tune needed but with the 10% you have to run 96 or higher octane when your really playing around and the track. With a tune you won't need the octane boost. JRE Jannetty Racing.com 5. Free boost mod...this is also FREE but it's use fullness is still unknown by some. My car went from 9psi to 10.5. I used my aeroforce gauges to read it off of. http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...ight=boost+mod 6. Aeroforce gauge setup...they are unbelievably awesome also get to see the parameters that you need to see (dynosteve)

06-03-2015, 06:52 AM	#13
Stephen12ZL1 Drives: '21 ZLE A10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mechanicsville, VA Posts: 6,809	Do a pulley upgrade and tune to get the most bang for your buck for hp. Of course CAI like a rotofab is a great mod. Leave the driveshaft alone as the stock one is very good and a replacement made of exotic material like carbon fiber is expensive. Save that money and buy headers or another hp mod. The stock reservoir is a combo unit for the brakes and clutch. I would leave it alone and just keep the fluid clean but many separate the unit to a separate reservoir. Don't worry about the throwout bearing steel insert either. Get an intercooler reservoir to increase capacity for that system and it is much easier to fill and purge air. Lingenfelter or D3 make good ones. __________________ '21 ZLE A10 Wild Cherry PDR 2:00.78 VIR Full 10.68@131.69 1.68 60' '17 ZL1 A10 Mosaic Black PDR/Nav 2:03.08 VIR Full 11.003@129.2 1.75 (sold) '15 Z/28 #325 Black a/c & stereo. 2:10.1 VIR Full (sold) '12 ZL1 A6 Black 10.52@131 1.55 60' 2:13 VIR Full (sold)

06-03-2015, 07:24 AM	#14
Raven87 C'mon- really? Drives: Looking for a ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nortwestern Ohio Posts: 1,966 View My Garage	Congratulations and welcome! __________________ Steve 2018 Camaro 2SS 1LE Black #3805 - SOLD