5th Gen breaks 200mph at Texas Mile.
03-31-2011, 05:33 PM
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5th Gen breaks 200mph at Texas Mile.
Built by MTI Racing(right here in marietta, ga 
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On Friday the MTI Camaro driven by Reese *** broke the Texas Mile record with a 202.8 mph pass. The Camaro record was again shattered on Saturday with a 205.7.
If you are not familiar with the standing mile event, Texas Mile, it is one of the fast growing automobile competitions in the country covered by the likes of Speed and Automobile Magazine. It is a thrilling twist of drag and land speed racing. On a 4-mile airstrip, the participant starts from a dead stop and accelerates as fast as they can. At the 1 mile mark, their speed is measured. This can be a real challenge for a car only built for the quarter mile or land speed. These cars not only have to accelerate like a drag car, but they need top speed engine, cooling, and aerodynamic reliability.
The Camaro is as aerodynamic as a school bus, weighs as much a pick-up truck, and is a full interior tagged street car. So, how did the MTI Camaro bust into the 200 mph mark? With lots and lots of power! The 6.2L LS3 engine is fed by twin 61mm rear mounted turbos, feeding into a Magnuson TVS2300 Supercharger, and exhaled through an American Racing header system. Internals include the popular MTI Racing Stage 2 camshaft with forged pistons. Add a 100 shot of nitrous, and you have approximately 1,000 hp at the crank. It is an animal! Watch the video here.
If you are not familiar with the standing mile event, Texas Mile, it is one of the fast growing automobile competitions in the country covered by the likes of Speed and Automobile Magazine. It is a thrilling twist of drag and land speed racing. On a 4-mile airstrip, the participant starts from a dead stop and accelerates as fast as they can. At the 1 mile mark, their speed is measured. This can be a real challenge for a car only built for the quarter mile or land speed. These cars not only have to accelerate like a drag car, but they need top speed engine, cooling, and aerodynamic reliability.
The Camaro is as aerodynamic as a school bus, weighs as much a pick-up truck, and is a full interior tagged street car. So, how did the MTI Camaro bust into the 200 mph mark? With lots and lots of power! The 6.2L LS3 engine is fed by twin 61mm rear mounted turbos, feeding into a Magnuson TVS2300 Supercharger, and exhaled through an American Racing header system. Internals include the popular MTI Racing Stage 2 camshaft with forged pistons. Add a 100 shot of nitrous, and you have approximately 1,000 hp at the crank. It is an animal! Watch the video here.
04-01-2011, 07:08 AM
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Re: 5th Gen breaks 200mph at Texas Mile.
TT feeding into a S/C and 100 shot !?!?!? wow! bad ***! id love to go out there to the texas mile one day. looks liek a blast.
looksl iek they put something over the front headlights to deflect the air out of the cavity.
looksl iek they put something over the front headlights to deflect the air out of the cavity.
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04-01-2011, 04:38 PM
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Re: 5th Gen breaks 200mph at Texas Mile.
I wonder where they are coming up with aerodynamics for the car. I haven't looked up its numbers. However, I wonder if they are going with the old reliable "it looks square" method, which is related to the much quoted butt dyno.
04-02-2011, 04:02 AM
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thats what I thought... I mean, the camaro probably isnt corvette slippery, but im sure its far from "as aerodynamic as a school bus"
04-05-2011, 11:43 AM
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04-07-2011, 02:40 AM
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Re: 5th Gen breaks 200mph at Texas Mile.
I think the standard C6 (non Z06) is listed as .28 Cd.
Z06 has a raised Cd at .34 for more stability at speeds over 150mph.
Cd is half the equation. Frontal area is just as important.
Frontal area of 5th Gen Camaro is 25.3 x Cd of .35 = 8.85 drag area.
Frontal area for C6 Z06 is 22.3 x Cd .34 = 7.58 drag area
5th Gen is pushing a lot more air than the Vette and 4th Gen Camaro.
Z06 has a raised Cd at .34 for more stability at speeds over 150mph.
Cd is half the equation. Frontal area is just as important.
Frontal area of 5th Gen Camaro is 25.3 x Cd of .35 = 8.85 drag area.
Frontal area for C6 Z06 is 22.3 x Cd .34 = 7.58 drag area
5th Gen is pushing a lot more air than the Vette and 4th Gen Camaro.
04-07-2011, 06:41 AM
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Re: 5th Gen breaks 200mph at Texas Mile.
I think the standard C6 (non Z06) is listed as .28 Cd.
Z06 has a raised Cd at .34 for more stability at speeds over 150mph.
Cd is half the equation. Frontal area is just as important.
Frontal area of 5th Gen Camaro is 25.3 x Cd of .35 = 8.85 drag area.
Frontal area for C6 Z06 is 22.3 x Cd .34 = 7.58 drag area
5th Gen is pushing a lot more air than the Vette and 4th Gen Camaro.
Z06 has a raised Cd at .34 for more stability at speeds over 150mph.
Cd is half the equation. Frontal area is just as important.
Frontal area of 5th Gen Camaro is 25.3 x Cd of .35 = 8.85 drag area.
Frontal area for C6 Z06 is 22.3 x Cd .34 = 7.58 drag area
5th Gen is pushing a lot more air than the Vette and 4th Gen Camaro.
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