Edmunds review of Commodore SS

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May 8, 2007 | 07:13 AM

#16

FS3800

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Originally Posted by AnthonyHSV

I think he meant +1 litre. I.e instead of 11.1 it went up to 12.1.

heh yeah i figured there was something up with that.. but translations rarely come out accurate... a literal translation is a literal translation.. lol...

May 8, 2007 | 09:25 AM

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stereomandan

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Originally Posted by Slappy3243

Not until the GXP model is released with the LS3 engine. The good thing about the L76 6.0L V8 is that it makes 362 HP and 391 ft/lbs of torque while running on regular gas. It also has displacement on demand. So until the GXP is realeased, an 05+ GTO will still have the power advantage.

Cool. Thanks for the good info.

Dan

May 8, 2007 | 09:32 PM

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ZaphodBeeblebrox

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Bear in mind that the L76 uses LS7-style heads. The stock torque is close to the LS2. Cam + valvesprings + tune = > LS2 hp/tq. values.

You still have to offset the additional 150 lbs of weight, but it's a lot closer between the two cars than you might think...