1/4 mile calculations
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From: Roch, NY
the vette loses ~11%.
LS3 is said to be rated 422 hp, so yes it will dyno less than an LS3 C6. How much, who really knows. I would venture to say ~12% for the manuals. The G8 loses more to the ground (auto vs. auto) than the vette, so if they had similar losses, the auto may lose ~16-17% (361hp stock / ~300rwhp for the G8, 436 hp stock/ ~370rwhp for the C6). We'll have to wait and see. Either way, the camaro will make less.
what they are rated at is what they will make before drivetrain losses, there's no way around that. The LS3 will not be the exactly the same (exhaust + intake) in a vette compared to a camaro.
and the difference will most likely be ~25-30 rwhp compared to a GTO, and MAYBE ~5-10rwhp for the auto.
LS3 is said to be rated 422 hp, so yes it will dyno less than an LS3 C6. How much, who really knows. I would venture to say ~12% for the manuals. The G8 loses more to the ground (auto vs. auto) than the vette, so if they had similar losses, the auto may lose ~16-17% (361hp stock / ~300rwhp for the G8, 436 hp stock/ ~370rwhp for the C6). We'll have to wait and see. Either way, the camaro will make less.
what they are rated at is what they will make before drivetrain losses, there's no way around that. The LS3 will not be the exactly the same (exhaust + intake) in a vette compared to a camaro.
and the difference will most likely be ~25-30 rwhp compared to a GTO, and MAYBE ~5-10rwhp for the auto.
They don't put the LS3 in the G8 GT so what are you talking about?
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also, if your going to run your mouth about the new camaro, why dont you do it on a mustang forum, we all love the car, you obviously dont know what youre talking about and your SUPERR SICK cobra is slower than my gfs type R civic hahaaha
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If the 1/4 mile is your only criteria then yeah, the F5 isn't worth the money, start adding in things like safety, driving dynamics/comfort, build quality, ect and the F5 looks better.
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he never said he had a "SUPERR SICK cobra" or even bragged about it. and with 117+ traps, his car is kinda fast. if your bfs type R civic traps higher than that, its pretty fast too. but you can rest assured that the SUPERR SICK camaro will not come close to matching that either.
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my sister is going to buy one of the first f-5's that are available. she has ragged me about how she is going to kill me over and over and laugh.
so my counter is to lose 350lbs(car3000#even) and turbo a 4.6 3v.
i think her excitement will abate when she realizes just how hard it is to get 4000# rolling no matter how much power she has.
its kinds like the termi's making more power than a '07 Z06 and still losing hands down.
lose weight = faster with less power.
i do think its a great car for collecting. a wise man would buy a:
'08 z06
'08 gt500kr
'09 SRT challenger
'10 Z28
we have a fellow in wildhorsesclub clarksville who has an 08 LS3 vette, an 06 FORD GT, and an 06 GT500.
he drives the vette harder. 7.9 in the 1/8th. he is still babying it.
so my counter is to lose 350lbs(car3000#even) and turbo a 4.6 3v.
i think her excitement will abate when she realizes just how hard it is to get 4000# rolling no matter how much power she has.
its kinds like the termi's making more power than a '07 Z06 and still losing hands down.
lose weight = faster with less power.
i do think its a great car for collecting. a wise man would buy a:
'08 z06
'08 gt500kr
'09 SRT challenger
'10 Z28
we have a fellow in wildhorsesclub clarksville who has an 08 LS3 vette, an 06 FORD GT, and an 06 GT500.
he drives the vette harder. 7.9 in the 1/8th. he is still babying it.
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my sister is going to buy one of the first f-5's that are available. she has ragged me about how she is going to kill me over and over and laugh.
so my counter is to lose 350lbs(car3000#even) and turbo a 4.6 3v.
i think her excitement will abate when she realizes just how hard it is to get 4000# rolling no matter how much power she has.
its kinds like the termi's making more power than a '07 Z06 and still losing hands down.
lose weight = faster with less power.
i do think its a great car for collecting. a wise man would buy a:
'08 z06
'08 gt500kr
'09 SRT challenger
'10 Z28
we have a fellow in wildhorsesclub clarksville who has an 08 LS3 vette, an 06 FORD GT, and an 06 GT500.
he drives the vette harder. 7.9 in the 1/8th. he is still babying it.
so my counter is to lose 350lbs(car3000#even) and turbo a 4.6 3v.
i think her excitement will abate when she realizes just how hard it is to get 4000# rolling no matter how much power she has.
its kinds like the termi's making more power than a '07 Z06 and still losing hands down.
lose weight = faster with less power.
i do think its a great car for collecting. a wise man would buy a:
'08 z06
'08 gt500kr
'09 SRT challenger
'10 Z28
we have a fellow in wildhorsesclub clarksville who has an 08 LS3 vette, an 06 FORD GT, and an 06 GT500.
he drives the vette harder. 7.9 in the 1/8th. he is still babying it.
