I thought the G8 was Commodore based and the Camaro was it's own deal.... Some Camaro owner today was telling me they were the same... Am I smoking crack here?
G8 and Camaro = same platform?
I thought the G8 was Commodore based and the Camaro was it's own deal.... Some Camaro owner today was telling me they were the same... Am I smoking crack here?
Thats true! ZETA platform!
Most parts exchange.
Front and rear cradles are different.
Front and rear sway bars are different
Front and rear struts are different
Front sway bar endlinks are different.
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I think they called it Zeta-II.
2011 Kona Blue 5.0 Auto -->(Livernois 93Tune and DR only-11.880 @ 118.11, 1.827) - Lund Racing Tune - BOSS Intake - JPC LTs&OTA, O/R-X, GT500muffs - CircleD 4500 - DSS shaft - DA QA1s - J&M LCAs - JPC UCA/BMR mount - 295/50/16 MT DRs - JLT Catch Can (awaiting install UPR K, TSS oil pump gears)
'08 Black on Black G8GT--> 12.166 @ 113.13, 1.723 Bolt 0ns and Converter --Gone, but not forgotten.--
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Don't know if this is true. What I do know for sure is that it is just a shortened version of the traditional Zeta platform in the G8/Commodore/Lumina. The Caprice Cop Car is on the Long Wheel Base version of Zeta that underpins the Calais.Originally Posted by GeorgeInNePa
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Sameular not the same
Retiring as the undefeated Cam only Record Holder 11.454@120
Come and get the title bitches it's up for grabs
http://gmhightechperformance.automot...-ss/index.html
The Camaro will also attempt to hide that weight with a carefully tuned suspension that employs what GM calls a "multi-link strut" setup up front with a "direct-acting stabilizer bar," double-ball joint, and progressive-rate coil springs. This arrangement is similar to the Pontiac G8, which was built upon an older generation of the Global Rear Wheel Drive platform (Zeta I), except the front axle has been moved forward to fit the Camaro's already established body lines and the chassis has been stiffened considerably (making it sometimes referred to as Zeta II). Good news for autocrossers and road racers: caster, camber, and toe angle are fully adjustable.
2011 Kona Blue 5.0 Auto -->(Livernois 93Tune and DR only-11.880 @ 118.11, 1.827) - Lund Racing Tune - BOSS Intake - JPC LTs&OTA, O/R-X, GT500muffs - CircleD 4500 - DSS shaft - DA QA1s - J&M LCAs - JPC UCA/BMR mount - 295/50/16 MT DRs - JLT Catch Can (awaiting install UPR K, TSS oil pump gears)
'08 Black on Black G8GT--> 12.166 @ 113.13, 1.723 Bolt 0ns and Converter --Gone, but not forgotten.--
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/gr_devil.gif
Plastic Cuttin' Bad Ass!
See that's what I thought... he insisted they were the exact same thing.
Not Calais but Caprice.
Short Wheelbase = 2915mm = Omega, Berlina, SV6, SS, SS-V, Calais, Sportswagon.
Long Wheelbase = 3009mm = Caprice, Statesman, Ute.
Short Wheelbase.
Long Wheelbase.
Last edited by Crazy Paul; 03-26-2010 at 03:36 PM.
Speaking Holden... after I told him that it was not the exact same platform, I told him the G8 was the Commodore based Holden... Pretty much just rebadged. He told me I was wrong, again.
Sheesh. Then he went on saying how little Camaros they were making, yadda yadda and came up with some numbers. I did not even bother telling him how little GXPs they made, or that my car was ~ 1 of 7 of it's kind but I was not up for being wrong any more, haha.
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