[BigAls87Z28]

Ugh...

Z28 always has been and will continue to be King. Z28 vs SS debates have raged on every site that pays homage to the Camaro.

The way I see it, Z28 was the Trans Am racer, SS was the pretty trim performance street cruiser.
Z28's "290" hp 302 could out run just about every SS save the L78 375hp 396 SS cars
Come 1970, the Trans Am rules allow larger displacement engines, in came the 350 LT-1 making 360hp for Z28 ONLY. Big Blocks were on the way out, 402's were dusted quickly by the true performance Camaro's, the Z28.
Z28 then became the only performance trim, entering IROC racing inthe late 70's to the late 90's.
Only untill SLP came buy and slapped on a hood, intake, wheels and exhaust did the SS emerge above Z28.

5th gen will settle this, and the Z28 will arrive with more power, but also much more money then the SS.