05-07-2011, 12:12 PM
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Drives: 2011 CTS-V Sedan
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Posts: 1,505
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Originally Posted by ViperTomcat
Folks..HP is a fluffy number. HP basically ensures top speed and how long you can maintain that speed. Torque is where the money is at.
This is exactly why on paper the 2011 Camaro V6 and the 2010 Mustang GT are "so close", 312 and 315 are basically even. However, the GT put out 325 foot lbs of torque (IIRC) vs the 270 of the Camaro. In reality the GT is alot quicker than the V6 Camaro despite being "only 3 HP apart".
If the V6 Camaro wants to hit high 13's it needs to shed some weight and pick up some torque. If they could find a way to get it to 320 HP and 300 TQ, you'd see the V6 in the 13 second bracket.
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Completely agree but what makes a car like the M3 with 414HP but 295ft-lb so fast?
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2012 - Present: 2011 CTS-V Sedan, A6, Airaid, Zmax TB and Tune by R.P.M. = 535 hp/503 lb-ft.
2009 - 2012: 2010 2SS RS IBM M6, MGW Shifter, BMR Trailing Arms/Tunnel Brace, Roto-Fab CAI, VMAX Ported TB, Kooks 6511-Complete (Headers, X-Pipe, Mufflers), dyno tuned by R.P.M. = 415 hp/412 lb-ft.
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