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View Poll Results: Should a V10 be a Camaro option??
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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Yeah, just what the Camaro needs ... something else to make it even heavier!! Yay!!! .....

I'll take the V8 that out-performs the V10 thank you .
Old Oct 29, 2006 | 12:37 PM
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Hay Z28CAMARO4life, what the heck does that have to do w/ anything?! Soooo, if the 5th gen comes w/ a s/c 600 hp motor, you would say hell no b/c a Camaro never came w/ a s/c? I guess you wont get a new 5 gen anyways, Camaro's never came w/ DOD before!
Old Oct 29, 2006 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by landstuhltaylor

Uh, first of all, that appears to be a scale model. I could be wrong, but it just doesn't look right.

Second, those cars exhaust notes sound awesome only because they rev so high. Limit that same engine to 6000-6500 rpm and nobody would say it sounded good.

Third, I said show me a V10 that sounds "nice". You know the friendly V8 burble at idle that begs you to get in and drive? That's what I want, and AFAIK, nobody has replicated it with a V10.
Old Oct 29, 2006 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 1stls1
Hay Z28CAMARO4life, what the heck does that have to do w/ anything?! Soooo, if the 5th gen comes w/ a s/c 600 hp motor, you would say hell no b/c a Camaro never came w/ a s/c? I guess you wont get a new 5 gen anyways, Camaro's never came w/ DOD before!
I think the biggest thing you're forgetting is the IRS . Camaros were always live-axle .
Old Oct 29, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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Gas, gas, gas. Money, money, money.
Old Oct 29, 2006 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by JakeRobb
Show me a V10 with a nice-sounding exhaust note and I'll reconsider.

I don't have any sound clips but from what I remember it sounds sweet. I think Bob has one that he posted in the past.

Here is a thread with a Ford V10 Mustang if that helps.
http://web.camaross.com/forums/showt...ra+concept+v10
Old Oct 29, 2006 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by JakeRobb
Uh, first of all, that appears to be a scale model. I could be wrong, but it just doesn't look right.

Second, those cars exhaust notes sound awesome only because they rev so high. Limit that same engine to 6000-6500 rpm and nobody would say it sounded good.

Third, I said show me a V10 that sounds "nice". You know the friendly V8 burble at idle that begs you to get in and drive? That's what I want, and AFAIK, nobody has replicated it with a V10.

Corsa, or any other high end exhaust with a crossover makes a Viper sound amazing. The problem with them is from the factory they have no crossover, so you are actually hearing is 2 5 cyls. I believe Dodge might have addressed that with the newest Viper.
Old Oct 29, 2006 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Brangeta
I couldn't afford a V-10... This is kind of a dumb suggestion IMO.
Well I do my best.
Old Oct 29, 2006 | 10:12 PM
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The problem with them is from the factory they have no crossover, so you are actually hearing is 2 5 cyls. I believe Dodge might have addressed that with the newest Viper.
FWIW, I have heard the exhaust on a 2006 Viper SRT/10 coupe. It still sounded like ***.
Old Oct 29, 2006 | 11:03 PM
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My dads V10 F250 truck doesn’t sounds bad…..just sorta weird….not great either…..
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 07:13 AM
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My dads V10 F250 truck doesn’t sounds bad…..just sorta weird….not great either…..
Diesel?
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 08:44 AM
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Diesel?
No its gas
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 11:50 AM
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While I wouldn't mind seeing GM do a V12 mid engine concept/prototype just to show up the likes of Ferrari... I don't see them ever sticking a V10 or a V12 in a production Corvette, let alone a lowly Camaro.
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 01:04 PM
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I believe the Ferrari F1 cars use a 2.5L V8 now?
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by graham
I believe the Ferrari F1 cars use a 2.5L V8 now?
With the exception of a couple teams running rev-limitted V10s, they're all running V8s in F1 now.



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