Originally posted by Joe K. 96 Zeee!!
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That I would have to see to believe. Was it a reputable source that you read that on?97 Chevy 'Raro Z28 M6- Ported & Polished LT1 heads,beehives,1.6/1.94 valves, 226/231 custom cam,K&N FIPK, 94-95 BBK shorty's,ORY,Magnaflow Catback,no cats,BMR LCA Relocation Brackets,Lower Control Arms,Adjustable Panhard Bar,Eibach Pro Kit,SPEC Stage 1,Walbro 255 Fuel Pump,30LB Injectors,Pro 5.0,Short stick,MSD 8.5's,NGK TR55's,LT4KM
01 Honda CBR600 F4i-Two bro's,Corbins,SS brake lines
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Hmmm...after going back and reading the post, I'll have to revise my statement. Scott Settlemeyer was refering to an SS with 1LE suspension. It was mentioned in another post as well, but I can't seem to find it right now. His words, not mine.
Oh wait...I found it. Interesting part is at the bottom...well....OK....that's part of the problem....an SS is much faster on a road course than a Z28 due to chassis tuning.
Little known fact: a Camaro SS with 1LE was faster than a C5 Corvette thru model year 2000.
You can say what you want......but I'll be pleased to take you around Spring Mountain Motorsports Park in an SS.......and prove it to you.
How often does a stock SS have problems keeping away from a stock Z28? Well...if it's on a road course, it doesn't!
Now......I had to think about this for a while...but we did a Camaro Video for dealers and showrooms.....and we filmed it at what was Bragg-Smith in Nevada...(now Spring Mountain Motorsports Park) (great track, by the way....we still rent it to do chassis development work....)
Anyway.....we ran, as I recall 10 laps with a Mustang GT, a Z28 and an SS...same driver...same conditions...same day...same everything........
The Z28 averaged, as I recall a 4 second lead over the Mustang GT. The SS, on the other hand, had a 12 second........that's HUGE....advantage over the Mustang GT.
The SS had chassis tuning to perform better on the track. It rides more harshly than the Z....but the tradeoff is in better handling.
By the way......little known fact that we never were allowed to talk about. A 1999 Camaro SS with 1LE suspension was marginally faster on a road course than a 1999 C5 Corvette with Z51 suspension. Our own engineers would prove it at Milford and in Nevada.
Fbodfather is offline Report Bad Post Reply With Quotewell..........as I say..........we weren't allowed to talk about it.
I used to beam when I'd go to Spring Mountain.......we provided them with 10 new Corvettes and 10 new Camaro SSs..... all cars were stock...the SSs had stock suspension, not 1LE (the reason? we felt that you should be able to go out and buy one the next day........most dealers would not stock a 1LE)
So.......I'd watch some "Brand X" (hint....not Ford, not GM) owners, for instance, get out of the SS.......and grill us as to what mods we'd done to the cars. "You mean this $28,000 Chevy can perform that good on a track???" (after passing cars costing well over twice as much...or more)........ Yup!Joe K.
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Previously: '89 Plymouth Sundance Turbo, '98 Camaro V6, '96 Camaro Z28, '99 Camaro Z28, '04 Grand Prix GTPComment
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