2002 LS2 Camaro Vs. 1969 396 Camaro....

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Apr 1, 2008 | 05:25 PM

#31

Greed4Speed

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From: FTW, TX

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Originally Posted by OLD 69

The only thing about the LS1 is i don't know if it would be fast enough for me.I can't compare it to my 69 because I have never been in a LS1.With the weight of the 69 and the aggravating tuning of the carb it just never runs the same way.

I had a 70 SS that I sold and got my 00 SS. I miss the ease of working on and the inexpensive parts of the 70. The broad power band, reliability, fuel efficiency, handling, braking etc of my 00 SS more than make up for it.

Find a local meet and have someone take you for a spin if you can't find one to test drive..

Apr 2, 2008 | 08:26 PM

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Chrome383Z

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From: Shelbyville, IN

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Originally Posted by OLD 69

I like the SS model the best.When I take my camaro on the road I get followed by people who just want to watch the car ride or hear the big block rumble.Either car should never be left in a public place.

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Originally Posted by OLD 69

Especially when tuning is not as complicated as with a Carb.I don't know how many carbs i went through on my 69.If I bought a 650 or 750 Holley Double Pumper the car always ran rich.I went through 100's of carbon fouled spark plugs.I sent the 650 out to some company rebuild and they put in a 4 corner idling circuit and it flows around 785 cfm's.It fixed the spark plugs from fouling.Thats the only good thing though.Now this thing runs so lean that the Idle creeps up to 1500 RPM's as the car warms.The 595/595 lift cam probably doesn't help the cause of the idling issues as well.Its just not a car you can take out and feel confident about.I can only guess what gas mileage is like because it has 4:11 gear's with no overdrive.My fuel gauge doesn't work.

I'm guessing you have a 396 big block (based on the first post); but a 650dp would be stupid small for a cammed 396. A 750 would be a bare minimum and I would go with the dominator carbs... 396 running rich with a 650dp? Something doesn't make sense here. Even so jet changes should solve the rich problem not "going through carbs".

LS1 Camaros will eat all 1st Gens alive. There is absolutely no comparison.

People bring up the 302Zs, but do the "similar" mods to an LS1 and it will eat those old 302s for lunch.

Last edited by Chrome383Z; Apr 2, 2008 at 08:32 PM.

Apr 3, 2008 | 09:09 AM

#33

twozs

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From: hopewell jct(70 miles n of nyc)

heres my two. someday im going to smash them together head on and see what comes up. acatualy id love to put the ls1 in the 73 but i belive it would devalue the 73 too much . you need a bace model to hack up not a matching #s z28 or any big block 69 ss