I will have to say 94.

 

Stupid question. What is a vented opti?

 

1995

vented opti & obd1

the vented opti was more reliable than the non vented model used previously. The opti is the distributor on the LT1 located behind the water pump. It is prone to getting wet in that location and the vented model worked more reliably.

OBD1 cars are more forgiving to modify. The PCM is not as picky about picking up the smallest little signal that is out of tollerance and throwing a code.

1995 had leather as an option... very few 1994 cars got it at just the end of the model year.

I've owned 2 1995 Z28's. One was brand new, the other used with 9K on it. I loved them both.

 

Sorry, but I think the LT4 cars will bring a lot more money in 20 years than any of the LT1 f-bodies.

Back to the question, any of the 95-97 LT1s are probably the best, but I'd lean towards the 97 cars. The upgraded interior is nice, you get a little extra HP from the revised y-pipe, and it's pretty cheap and easy to change back to OBDI or get the OBDII computer retuned anymore.

 

Thanks TABAHR,

WAs wondering what the opti was.

 

I agree w/ LT4Firehawk. Personally I like the interior of the 97 a lot more than my 94, and it is not that hard to do an OBDII to OBDI conversion from what I have heard.

Cameron

 

If it goes out you will become very familiar with it.

 

For anyone who says a particular year because thats the year they own, with no reason why, well.....you're lame. Just my opinion.

I say 97 for nothing more than the newer dash/interior. Older LT1 camaro dashes are hideous and look like they belong in a third gen. I knew this while I was shopping for my Camaro, which is why it just so happens that I vote for the year that I own.

 

[QUOTE=Sandman_97Z]For anyone who says a particular year because thats the year they own, with no reason why, well.....you're lame. Just my opinion.

Very Lame.

 

"For anyone who says a particular year because thats the year they own, with no reason why, well.....you're lame. Just my opinion."

Yeah that is lame if they do that, but perhaps they bought that car because they feel it is the best, did the research and chose or maybe they didnt know it was the best when they bought it. who knows...but your right about that part being lame
"I say 97 for nothing more than the newer dash/interior." that doesnt make it better, it still does everything the same..it is a matter of preference... THATS ALL..I cant wrap my head around how the DIFFERENT style makes it any better (damn I feel silly for arguing this point) something being "better" would be a matter of function..they both function the same...things are in different places, and it has adifferent look...but that can go either way...it would again be a matter of preference...I don't care for the "newer" dash..and I'm not one of the lame ones because I own a 95, I mean what I say or I dont type it. I also dont think the 95 is any better as well. I just prefer it.


"Older LT1 camaro dashes are hideous and look like they belong in a third gen."

you offer your opinion as if it were a fact, now that to me is lame and arogant...it being hideous is your opinon (besides when you say thngslike that, you just insulted or or pissed off every Z28 owner from 93-96) maybe you wanted to..hellifino

I like all Z28's...anyway...later

 

Well, this whole thread is a bunch of opinions. Sorry if you took one of mine to heart (wat a surprise, yours is a 95). My whole post is an opinion. So is everyone's in this thread. Nobody said anything was fact. Thanks for playing tho.

My point was, if someone says, "94's are the best." And thats it. Then you look in their sig and what a surprise, theirs is a 94. Imagine that. The post is pointless if you dont say WHY 94 is the best. So again, I say lame.

And as far as whether or not the dash is better....again, this is an OPINION. In my OPINION, the 97+ dash is BETTER. In your opinion, it isnt. Who cares either way.

 

I'll get over it, might take some therapy, but eventually I think I'll pull through.

 

Thats great. Glad to hear it.

 

IMO, the newer dashes look awful. There are these two big and ugly a/c vents staring you in the face, whereas the old dash had stealth vents, lol!

Also, the newer tail lights look worse to me. The old ones were one color, again, stealth.

As far as performance, I dunno. For LT1's, I've only driven my 93. So much is dependent on driver ability that a little more or less hp might not matter. FWIW, I beat a 95 at the track. whoop dee doo.

If 97's have the new interior too, as in seat fabric, then they suck. The Tweed cloth was the way to go.

HOWEVER.....

With today's ability to get any O.E.M., aftermarket, or custom part from dang near anywhere in the world, it really doesn't matter what year you get. You can change speed density into MAF and back. You can go OBD I to II and back. You could install t-tops to 93's. You could even chop a hard top to make a vert. You can add leather, paint, and correct me if I'm wrong, install T/A interior pieces. You can even drop in a 427.

But since 93 was the first year of the 4th gen.... 93's are best!

 

93's didn't have T-tops, did they?