Ran a new Camaro SS, appeared to be 6-speed, and the driver was alone. At first he hit it WAY before I did and he was bus-lengths ahead before I stopped his pull. Then I followed him and he obliged me by lining up before a curve with me. We took the curve at about 55 and it was almost palpable, the understanding of what was going to occur after we exited the curve.
We hit it at almost EXACTLY the same time, if anything, he got a SLIGHT lead, but I would say it was as close to an identical hit as you can get with 2 minds and 2 feet on 2 different gas-pedals. Perfect.
Result? He pulled about 2 feet and then we just sat there while we wound the engines out. Because of where this was, I shut down at the 3/4 shift.
Same results as the last SS 6-speed I raced, except we took that up well into 4th...
No, on the street, at least from a roll, the 426bhp LS3 in a 5th Gen SS is nearly identical to my former F-body. For those of you who want to do ricer-math, My LS1 was equal to a stock GT 5-speed car from 60 in 4th gear basically. Really racing, I put about 2 or so cars on them from 70-100 normally.
My car was identical to a cammed/3.73/ full bolt-on w/LT's 4.6L 2V 5-speed.
It was identical to every C5 I ever ran.
It killed the Challenger R/T 6-speeds after I wound 3rd gear out.
The only car that ever hurt my feelings was a 350Z, and the owner claimed only minor mods. However, I ran a 350Z before him and walked 2 cars from 60 the middle of 4th gear and THAT guy claimed full bolt-ons and 265whp. I don't know what was up, but the Z that hurt my feelings slowly but surely inched away from me at a steady creep every time we ran. It was not FI, and I heard he had a small shot on it, but no way to confirm/deny that one.
Anyway, Farewell to the LS1. I refuse to say goodbye to the pile of junk that was the WS6, but farewell to that beautiful LS1/T56. 150K miles (very nearly), and it ran and shifted like when I bought it at 72K.
One more belated kill story...
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One more belated kill story...
by N/Apower » Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:47 am
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Re: One more belated kill story...
by Trojan Horse » Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:37 pm
Hmmm, I expected the new Camaro would do a bit better.
Weight?
Or, did GM give yours more hp than they advertised?
Weight?
Or, did GM give yours more hp than they advertised?
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"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government."
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Re: One more belated kill story...
by N/Apower » Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:47 pm
Trojan Horse wrote:Hmmm, I expected the new Camaro would do a bit better.
Weight?
Or, did GM give yours more hp than they advertised?
LS1=300whp
LS3=370ish whp
My WS6=3640#
Camaro=3900 or so.
Why the disparity even given the numbers, I don't know. I think my car was a bit of a freak.
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Re: One more belated kill story...
by Trojan Horse » Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:34 pm
N/Apower wrote:Trojan Horse wrote:Hmmm, I expected the new Camaro would do a bit better.
Weight?
Or, did GM give yours more hp than they advertised?
LS1=300whp
LS3=370ish whp
My WS6=3640#
Camaro=3900 or so.
Why the disparity even given the numbers, I don't know. I think my car was a bit of a freak.
I think you are right, your WS6 must have been an aberration from the norm.
Over the years I have ran across that scenario in several brands/models of cars.
Most of them won't run very well, then you come across one that performs much better than the rest.
Magic or
, they just do.Names I answer to:
Bob, Bobby, BG, Robert, Trojan Horse, TH, fordnu5, admin, and maybe a few others that I have forgotten or want to forget.
Charlton Heston: "The flock is safer when the wolves cannot tell the difference between the lions and the lambs."
"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government."
*George Washington*
"In these times 'I'll keep my God, my freedom, my gun and my money.
Anyone that supports this insanity can keep "THE CHANGE".
Bob, Bobby, BG, Robert, Trojan Horse, TH, fordnu5, admin, and maybe a few others that I have forgotten or want to forget.
Charlton Heston: "The flock is safer when the wolves cannot tell the difference between the lions and the lambs."
"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government."
*George Washington*
"In these times 'I'll keep my God, my freedom, my gun and my money.
Anyone that supports this insanity can keep "THE CHANGE".
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