does your LS1 burn bubber easily when you go WOT from 5-10 mph?
10-23-2002, 07:06 PM
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does your LS1 burn bubber easily when you go WOT from 5-10 mph?
Mine doesn't at all and it's difficult to chirp the tires from 1st to second. The car is slower than my 89 5.0 stang. I feels like it's gotten slower with more miles, only have 1350. I should of bought a v-6 camaro instead since mine performs like one. No I haven't had it dynoed yet. I'm waiting until 3000 miles to do that. I don't have any good local tracks to run at. There's Irwindale and that's over a hour away and that's just a 1/8 track. Then there's the trash house Carlsbad, which I absolutely won't drive my black car on that dirt road. I got a dude LS1 I think.
10-23-2002, 07:22 PM
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get a friend or a local CZ28 guy to meet up with you and you try his and they try yours.. then compare.. if yours is slow and feels like its a dud then you may have some issue that needs addressing.. the dyno and the graph should tell you alot so I would get one ASAP.. Dont worry so much about the miles as mine hasnt felt different at all.. Only when I changed the oil and I know that I must be crazy for thinking that, but it really did feel smoother.. not faster persay but smoother...
I have gotten a 4th on a dry asphalt road.. so chiping or breaking the tires loose has never been a problem..
get your car to a complete stop.. flat road.. mash the gas and drop the clutch at 2000 rpm.. does it sit still the launch or gradually go while spinning the tires? or perhaps it just bogs.. in either case.. find out..
or try while you are moving the 5-10mph , add some cluth, move the rpms back up and drop it.. that should be violent.. hehe
see if anyone is near you that has an LS1 M6
I have gotten a 4th on a dry asphalt road.. so chiping or breaking the tires loose has never been a problem..
get your car to a complete stop.. flat road.. mash the gas and drop the clutch at 2000 rpm.. does it sit still the launch or gradually go while spinning the tires? or perhaps it just bogs.. in either case.. find out..
or try while you are moving the 5-10mph , add some cluth, move the rpms back up and drop it.. that should be violent.. hehe
see if anyone is near you that has an LS1 M6
10-23-2002, 07:32 PM
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I spin a little in 1st from a slow roll but not nearly as bad as my '96 did. However, I can spin pretty good on the 1-2 shift (not just a little chirp) and I can chirp the 2-3 every time. I've even got a little chirp out of the 3-4 shift at the track a couple times.
I wouldn't worry about the car not smokin' the tires in 1st but you should be able to chirp the 1-2 pretty easily and shouldn't have to much of a problem doing the same on the 2-3.
I wouldn't worry about the car not smokin' the tires in 1st but you should be able to chirp the 1-2 pretty easily and shouldn't have to much of a problem doing the same on the 2-3.
10-23-2002, 07:52 PM
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Yesterday while getting on the freeway I had some dumb idiot that I had to get by so I went wot in 1st and second revving to 5500 in both gears and didn't get even a chirp. Hell my stang which I know has lower gears in the trans can burn rubber easily hitting the gas at 20mph in 1st and every time going into second. My camaro should be and feel a hell of a lot faster than the 203 rwhp the stangs puts out. I live in Mission Viejo, Ca Orange County.
10-23-2002, 08:28 PM
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go directly to your local....
ford dealer and trade it in on your beloved 'stang'. why the hell did you get a camaro in the first place when u are obviuosly a 'stang' lover. Hey, I'll take your car off your hands for ya!
hehehe 
10-23-2002, 08:59 PM
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Torque peak is at 4200 rpm stock... it should feel a bit slower down low then your old 5.0... when you get more miles on her open her up... at about 4500 you will crap yourself (compared to the stang)
At first I thought my z felt the same as my 98 GT... then I pressed the pedal all the way down... no comparison. If it doesnt get your heart going... even just a little ... you have a dud
At first I thought my z felt the same as my 98 GT... then I pressed the pedal all the way down... no comparison. If it doesnt get your heart going... even just a little ... you have a dud
10-23-2002, 09:05 PM
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blacknight, all I have to say is be patient. When I first bought my SS in 99 I was very disappointed as well. I could barley chirp the tires from a power brake launch. My 95 z28 would fry the tires at anything less than 20mph and it felt much stronger. After about 7000-8000 miles the car felt stronger and I could break the tires loose much easier. I don't know how many miles it's going to take for your car because no two cars are the same but it will happen eventually provided there is nothing wrong with your car. Good luck with the car and it will be interesting to see what #'s you put up if you get the car dynoed.
10-23-2002, 09:17 PM
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Your car obviously has a problem, I don't see why you're even asking anyone on this board what the problem is, you should be at a shop or the dealership. These cars are MUCH faster and more powerful than your beloved 5.0. Don't get me wrong I don't dislike mustang 5.0's they did their job well, but an LS1 is a vastly superior and more powerful engine and you shouldn't be having any problems spinnin' the tires at will. You need to go to a track or dyno if you aren't going to take it to a shop and stop whining about how you wish it was a 5.0. There's something wrong, so fix it!
10-23-2002, 09:17 PM
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sarcastic
sorry for starting the sarcasm, but why do you keep talking up your 'stang' on camaroz28.com? I love my 98 Z28 and wished I could get a 2002 so I could park my *** in an F-body for a longer time. guess my hatred of mustangs has something to do with my sarcasm also!!!!! MY OFFER STILL STANDS, I'll take your car...