my buddy is looking at a 1997 SS, the dealer doesnt know a thing about it! "yeah it gos pretty good, 350 horespower!"- sure buddy

what kind of numbers can he expect from this car
1/4
0-60
HP
TQ

specs: car has an A4, and i believe the TOTL slp exhaust, and of couse the SS package...
thanks

 

I think the HP was only like 320ish. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Hell the new LS1 engines only put out 350.

 

i think they were rated at 305 HP

prob will do high 13's/low 14's

 

Depends on what engine is in it, some of the 97 have lt4s.

 

I'd say 250 RWP give or take -/+ 10rwp

 

The LT4 SS/Firehawks were only available as hardtop M6 cars, and were rated at 330HP. The base SS for 97 was rated at 305HP. Have him get the SLP options off the passenger side door and I can help you decode them to find out what SLP options the car has. The base package on the SS included:
Ram air hood w/intake
17x9" SS wheels with 275/40 tires
catback exhaust
Pretty much everything else (suspension, diff, shifter, etc) was an option from SLP.

 

~250wrhp@290fpt, will run low 14's in the 1/4m stock.

 

My buddy had a 96 SS with an auto and the SLP TOTL exhaust. He dyno'd at 255hp and I forget the torque. Gotta love that SLP exhaust on a dyno....

 

with the 2otl its rated at 315hp 335tq

 

they made a couple of automatic lt4 SS's too, i think like 4 or 5, but there all still hard top and white with orange stripes

 

I don't know where you are getting that info, but everything that I've found on the LT4 cars says M6 only. That includes talking with SLP about them.

 

IN Car and Driver they had a camaro, trans am, cobra shootout in 1996 and the camaro killed eveything(don't know why, the trans am is the same thing) But they ran a 13.6 @103 which is the best time that they ever got with an Fbody. With a brand new 98 z28 they could only run a 13.8 @102. Why the better time with the slower car= LT1's are cooler.

 

I have that Car and Driver and read it on a monthly basis (OK, I have no life). I still think that car was "tweaked" somehow. It was running some very strong numbers.