Camaro 2SS

[jimbrown1]

I'm thinking about puliing the trigger on a 2012 2SS Camaro but trying to decide between the 6 speed with Hurst short throw shifter or the automatic transmission. The automatics have AFM, which I can disable with a tune via the AutoCal but I'm curious if any members have the SS Camaro in the manual and have gotten a tune and what improvements they might have seen. Any insight is appreciated.

 

Car is for the wife but I'll be driving it a lot and prefer the Hurst short throw six speed manual!!!!

[RyanbabZ71]

I have the auto. I plan on tuning off afm one day.

 

 

Ryan

 

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[jimbrown1]

I tried sending you a PM and it wouldn't accept it. I thought I had read where you bought a Camaro. Selling dealer says they don't think it goes into AFM much, if at all being that you'll have your foot in it all the time. Not sure i want the different AFM components, plus the Hurst short throw sure makes it a lot more fun driving since I haven't had a manual trans since I got rid of the 1995 Mustang GT with the last of the 302 V8s when the first kid came along. That was a sad day.

[RyanbabZ71]

FYI the auto has paddle shifters so you can drive it like a manual. It doesnt go into AFM much, I just dont like the audible exhaust note it lets off. I heard it is due to something in the exhaust (springs to baffle the noise?). I have some flowmasters to put on (axleback) and I am going to see how it sounds after that.

 

Here is mine

[jimbrown1]

I'll have to check out the paddle shift feature. I haven't driven the automatic yet.

 

Is that Ashen Gray Metallic or Black? Good looking Camaro. Convertible does me no good in Houston since I could oly use it in Nov-Feb, maybe. Thanks for the info.

[Daryl LBZ]

If I were buying one I would go with the Manual Trans, but only because it doesn't have AFM. If not for that I would go Automatic myself, but hey Im not buying it so get what makes you happy!

[MikeNH]

For what it's worth you also give up like 20 HP on the automatic model- 403 vs 423 I think. Not much of a difference but food for thought.

[RyanbabZ71]

Ashen Gray, vert isnt bad here april-oct for me.

 

here is a comaprison of that and black

 

For what it's worth you also give up like 20 HP on the automatic model- 403 vs 423 I think. Not much of a difference but food for thought.

 

 

you can get that back

[jimbrown1]

Auto trans has 400 hp with a 3.27 rear-end and the manual trans has 426 hp with a 3.45 rear-end.

 

Maybe the Blackbear tune can help. Still waiting on reply from Justin on his experience with tunes on manual trans versus auto trans Camaros.

[MikeNH]

 

you can get that back

 

 

 

I'm sure you can and regardless 400HP is nothing to sneeze at anyhow. I so wish I could swing a second payment right now. The truck can't be traded in but I really want a Camaro.

[lbkthree]

I had the auto and didn' mind since i was driving 90 miles a day and it was mostly stop and go traffic. If it was my weekend warrior I probaly would have bought a manual transmission but I drove it daily. Then the baby came and the house came so it had to go. Sad day.

[RyanbabZ71]

I had the auto and didn' mind since i was driving 90 miles a day and it was mostly stop and go traffic. If it was my weekend warrior I probaly would have bought a manual transmission but I drove it daily. Then the baby came and the house came so it had to go. Sad day.

 

 

I just added a carseat (adding #2 soon). My son loves riding in the car. He stated to me (mind you he is 2.5) the other day "Daddy that is my camaro car"

[mikeinmobileal]

Can't help with the Camaro, but I just sold my 12 mustang gt with the 6 speed manual. Wouldn't have bought the car any other way. I loved it, the performance the car was built with in mind demanded the manual in my opinion. Girlfriend however didn't like driving it in traffic. To much clutching/shifting for her. Just meant that I was pretty much the only driver.

 

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[RyanbabZ71]

Can't help with the Camaro, but I just sold my 12 mustang gt with the 6 speed manual. Wouldn't have bought the car any other way. I loved it, the performance the car was built with in mind demanded the manual in my opinion. Girlfriend however didn't like driving it in traffic. To much clutching/shifting for her. Just meant that I was pretty much the only driver.

 

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[jimbrown1]

Can't help with the Camaro, but I just sold my 12 mustang gt with the 6 speed manual. Wouldn't have bought the car any other way. I loved it, the performance the car was built with in mind demanded the manual in my opinion. Girlfriend however didn't like driving it in traffic. To much clutching/shifting for her. Just meant that I was pretty much the only driver.

 

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Sounds to me that is a good thing. My wife didn't drive a stick shift until we met and got married and I had a 1989 LX 5.0 Mustang which later became the 1995 GT with the 5.0 and 5 speed. This will be her Camaro because I want the Shelby GT 500 when I retire (if they are still making them). She had a 1989 Camaro RS with the 305 when we met and got married, and that was in 1991/1992.