Road and Track SS = LS3, Z28 = LSA etc.
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Z28/LSA Dyno Results
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A little birdie dropped off a note today regarding the '10 Camaro Z28 with supercharged (1.9 TVS) 6.2L/LSA:
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The Z28 will also have 550+ HP that's underated. The dyno chart showed 520 RWHP 492 RWTQ. Changing a pulley and adding a tune & exhaust the thing had 615 RWHP and 602 RWTQ. They said that that was with a mid size pulley. They have smaller ones.
On the downside the car will weight at or over 4000lbs.
The SS is still going to be 430hp from a LS3 (3900lbs). It's gone 12.7@113 in testing."
more birdie talking here......
Z/28 posted up an 11.9@123mph. Then ran an 11.2@ undisclosed mph w/ a pulley and exhaust.
Also there's a "new" GN in the works. Still a V6 w/ a turbo. It might be a lightweight
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A little birdie dropped off a note today regarding the '10 Camaro Z28 with supercharged (1.9 TVS) 6.2L/LSA:
Quote:
The Z28 will also have 550+ HP that's underated. The dyno chart showed 520 RWHP 492 RWTQ. Changing a pulley and adding a tune & exhaust the thing had 615 RWHP and 602 RWTQ. They said that that was with a mid size pulley. They have smaller ones.
On the downside the car will weight at or over 4000lbs.
The SS is still going to be 430hp from a LS3 (3900lbs). It's gone 12.7@113 in testing."
more birdie talking here......
Z/28 posted up an 11.9@123mph. Then ran an 11.2@ undisclosed mph w/ a pulley and exhaust.
Also there's a "new" GN in the works. Still a V6 w/ a turbo. It might be a lightweight
Great numbers and big power from the Z28. Looks like the SS is running well too. What is your views?
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A little birdie dropped off a note today regarding the '10 Camaro Z28 with supercharged (1.9 TVS) 6.2L/LAS:
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It would undoubtedly get better mpg...but would it really be more CAFE friendly?
How does this wheelbase-footprint thing effect mpg requirements? It's an honest question; supposedly smaller-wheelbase cars need to meet higher standards than their larger-wheelbase counterparts...I remember reading something about Porche being screwed becuase their teeny little cars would have to adhere to a ~40mpg standard. So would it make more sense to make a larger Camaro more effecient, instead of a smaller one?
How does this wheelbase-footprint thing effect mpg requirements? It's an honest question; supposedly smaller-wheelbase cars need to meet higher standards than their larger-wheelbase counterparts...I remember reading something about Porche being screwed becuase their teeny little cars would have to adhere to a ~40mpg standard. So would it make more sense to make a larger Camaro more effecient, instead of a smaller one?
Anyway, a smaller, lighter Camaro, might not necessarily have a much smaller footprint either, since the footprint is calculated by wheelbase and track.
As far as making the 5th gen more efficient, GM is on it. I wonder if there is much of a market for a two ton, 4 cylinder, Camaro though.
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Isnt that the truth. The way gas prices are and everything else you wonder if its not DOA. Im really disappointed with the weight. This thing is a fatty. One of the reliable sources on the mustang boards have been saying what we were told in this thread for quite a while. I must say they were very accurate. Im not going to be the first inline anyway to be raped by a dealer so Ill just hang tight until the 11 mustang shows up and see what they have. So much for a 3600 lb car.
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Isnt that the truth. The way gas prices are and everything else you wonder if its not DOA. Im really disappointed with the weight. This thing is a fatty. One of the reliable sources on the mustang boards have been saying what we were told in this thread for quite a while. I must say they were very accurate. Im not going to be the first inline anyway to be raped by a dealer so Ill just hang tight until the 11 mustang shows up and see what they have. So much for a 3600 lb car.
But it's not fat, it just has big Zeta bones.
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Early on, the Camaro team felt that they could re-engineer Zeta for Camaro, to come under that. That was the plan. I seriously doubt that GM would have gone with Zeta for the Camaro, if they knew it would come in at two tons. At least I'd like to think so.
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3600 never seemed realistic to me either but a lot of the people drinking the gm kool aid kicked the number around a lot. I understand the problem with weight being built on the Zeta platform. Were there any other choices? These pony cars are just getting to big. The challenger is huge. I do hope Ford learns something from this. It would not bother me a bit to see a slightly smaller stang. I love the ls3 but Im going to look around when the time comes.
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