Depressed

[BrantleyL99]

I've had my 2010 L99 for a month, my buddy got a 5.0 at the same to
e. Well yesterday I found that his was faster, his is manual by the way. My question is what's my first step on this journey? CAI? Which is the best? Then hp tune rite? Tell me it will be faster all you fivies, please

[BrantleyL99]

And by the way, I'm green to all this, this is my first sportscar, I've always wanted a camaro since I was a kid, now I'm 34. A crying shame, I know!

[DSteck]

Headers and a 150-shot of nitrous with a good transmission calibration.

[SSOOCH]

I wouldn't worry about it. Enjoy your Camaro. Don't worry about "one up" people. You will live a healthier life. No matter what you do there will always be a Badder Boy down the block.

[mlee]

CAI, Headers and Trans Tune should put you right with him...

[Chrisrp454]

Fuse pull and good gas??

[iluvmy67camaro]

Take is slow, don't jump into anything fast. The first thing to do is to start with a Cold Air Intake. Mine is by Cold Air Inductions and It added about 12-15hp to my Camaro. You don't have to get new headers and cats, just replace your exhaust. I put on Flowmaster's Amercan Thunder Series (you can do it yourself) and got another 25hp out of it.

Between the two, I've got plenty additional hp to make a difference on the road and a really great grumble/rumble when she starts and drives. That's all I wanted and I'm happy with it.

Start there, drive it like that for a few months and if you like it then you are done. If you feel you still need more power, then you can go for more. And SSOOCH is right, be happy with your Camaro and don't worry about what the other guys/gals got under the hood.

Good Luck with your new Baby!

Lani

[usmc8411]

Dont believe the 5.0 hype is a good start. They run right on par with Camaros. Get him to a track and see what happens stock for stock.

[Camaro54]

L99 here. Start with a headers/exhaust/cai/good dyno tune on the motor and trany. This will add a good 50 HP. Next do the Supercharger and another good dyno tune. That will add another 150 HP. The sky's the limit after that. This is what I have done and lately I've added Meth/water injection. I'm at 550 rwhp. Next spring I may do a cam/lifters to put me over the 600 rwhp range. Good luck and have fun. Quit worrying about others. There will always be someone faster.

[Mr_Draco]

Originally Posted by usmc8411

Dont believe the 5.0 hype is a good start. They run right on par with Camaros. Get him to a track and see what happens stock for stock.

Stock to stock, they both are EQUAL. The Camaro is NOT faster then the mustang and the mustang is NOT faster then the Camaro.

A '11 GT vs a Camaro SS is a drivers race. If he wins it's because he is a better driver then you are. If you win it's because you are a better driver then he is. If you switched cars you would get the same results. Do NOT believe any talk that one is faster then the other.

[mlee]

Originally Posted by usmc8411

Dont believe the 5.0 hype is a good start. They run right on par with Camaros. Get him to a track and see what happens stock for stock.

Been there... done that... 5.0 wins...

Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

Stock to stock, they both are EQUAL. The Camaro is NOT faster then the mustang and the mustang is NOT faster then the Camaro.

A '11 GT vs a Camaro SS is a drivers race. If he wins it's because he is a better driver then you are. If you win it's because you are a better driver then he is. If you switched cars you would get the same results. Do NOT believe any talk that one is faster then the other.

Respectfully disagree.... OP has an L99 and definitely needs a couple of mods to keep up w/ his friend. I raced a 2011 Camaro at the track... He had 60 miles on his and I had 600 on mine.

They will smoke you off the line and there's not enough track to catch up in a 1/4 mile.

BTW... I can take him now...

[KeepItGreasey]

there will ALWAYS be someone who drives a faster car than you... if not a Mustang, then a Camaro haha

[WadeWilson]

Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

Stock to stock, they both are EQUAL. The Camaro is NOT faster then the mustang and the mustang is NOT faster then the Camaro.

A '11 GT vs a Camaro SS is a drivers race. If he wins it's because he is a better driver then you are. If you win it's because you are a better driver then he is. If you switched cars you would get the same results. Do NOT believe any talk that one is faster then the other.

I have to disagree. The manual SS versus the 5.0 is a driver's race, but a stock L99 will lose to the 5.0 unless the 5.0 driver has his head up his ass and can't drive.

Just enjoy your car and don't let it bother you. Like others have said, there will always be someone faster than you.

[jrc1122]

ahh don't sweat it,, But If it really bothers you, then I bet Intake/ Tune will wake it up nicely.

On my previous car (Pontiact G8 GT) I had Catback/ Vararam Air Intake/ Superchips Engine/Transmission Tune.. And it turned it into a whole new beast! The transmission tune was phenomenal!