# Good buy 2011 Chevy Camaro as with these mods

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-buy-2011-chevy-camaro-as-with-these-mods/185194>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [July 11, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-buy-2011-chevy-camaro-as-with-these-mods/185194 "2022-07-11T23:55:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Taylanbagwellenzo\_181449](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Taylanbagwellenzo\_181449](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Taylanbagwellenzo_181449)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-buy-2011-chevy-camaro-as-with-these-mods/185194/1 "2022-07-11T23:55:32Z")

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Looking at a 2011 Chevy Camaro SS with a manual and it has these for mods  
Texas speed stage 3 cam  
LS7 style lifters  
Heavier valve springs  
Rocker arm trunion upgrade  
Trick flow chromoly pushrods  
Ported heads and new exhaust valves and it’s tuned  
It’s a pretty good price with 117,000 miles  
Would it be a good buy if all checks out with a pre purchase inspection. Thanks

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-buy-2011-chevy-camaro-as-with-these-mods/185194/2 "2022-07-12T00:02:10Z")

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Seems like a pretty good package to me. I don’t known what a trunion is, but if you have to have them, upgraded versions seem good. Seriously, it sounds like pretty good equipment to me. .

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-buy-2011-chevy-camaro-as-with-these-mods/185194/3 "2022-07-12T01:34:13Z")

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Agree, the parts seem pretty well thought out from a performance and reliabilty standpoint.

Any 11 year old car’s reliability depends on how well it was maintained. If this one checks out by a mechanic before you buy it, it should be a fun ride.

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**Author:** ![bcohen2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bcohen2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bcohen2010)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 4:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-buy-2011-chevy-camaro-as-with-these-mods/185194/4 "2022-07-12T04:26:15Z")

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> [@Taylanbagwellenzo\_181449](#):
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> Would it be a good buy if all checks out with a pre purchase inspection?

Maybe. Maybe not. After all, how on Earth can we say if something is a “good buy” if you don’t tell us how much it costs?

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 7:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-buy-2011-chevy-camaro-as-with-these-mods/185194/5 "2022-07-12T07:13:58Z")

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I would never buy a “modded car” esp. with that many miles. High performance parts usually trade power for longevity and nobody builds a car like that to drive it like a little old lady or even the average driver.

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-buy-2011-chevy-camaro-as-with-these-mods/185194/6 "2022-07-12T14:29:26Z")

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OP wants modded car with good price. Done.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-buy-2011-chevy-camaro-as-with-these-mods/185194/7 "2022-07-12T15:03:26Z")

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It depends upon how much money they are asking for the car and how many passes it has made down the drag strip along with the reason for spending all of that money only to put it up for sale.

If I were looking at it the first step would be to connect a vacuum gauge and see what is going on both as to any abnormalities or the aggressiveness of the modifications.

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**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-buy-2011-chevy-camaro-as-with-these-mods/185194/8 "2022-07-12T15:16:44Z")

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It’s been my experience that most of the cars I see stalled on the side of the road tend to be “modded”.

Which always makes me wonder if the owner put more money into the “mods” than regular maintenance.

Either way… I too would avoid buying a heavily modified car.

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**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-buy-2011-chevy-camaro-as-with-these-mods/185194/9 "2022-07-12T16:18:57Z")

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buying a car with mods is a better deal if the mods were done by someone with the knowledge and experience to know what they were doing.  
Mods done by a professional mod shop would be a much better buy than if I had be the one to do the tweaking. 🤣 🤣

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-buy-2011-chevy-camaro-as-with-these-mods/185194/10 "2022-07-12T17:01:05Z")

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A thorough prepurchase inspection by a competent mechanic should tell you whether this Camaro is a problem child or not. You might consider a speed shop for the inspection. They might even know the car already.

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-buy-2011-chevy-camaro-as-with-these-mods/185194/11 "2022-07-12T22:09:38Z")

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Hot cam, ported heads. So, it has long tube headers? No cats? Free flow exhaust? Better air in. Better air out? Or, stock exhaust?

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-buy-2011-chevy-camaro-as-with-these-mods/185194/12 "2022-07-13T02:21:35Z")

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A stock Camaro SS has 426 horsepower, liability insurance will be very expensive for anyone under 25 years of age.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-buy-2011-chevy-camaro-as-with-these-mods/185194/13 "2022-07-13T18:46:01Z")

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> [@Nevada\_545](#):
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> A stock Camaro SS has 426 horsepower, liability insurance will be very expensive for anyone under 25 years of age.

IMO it would be expensive for a 70 year old.
