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larietrope · 10-28-2009, 08:16 PM

If you had it to do all over again, would you go with the L99 auto or the manual LS3 ?
Is the 26 HP difference a difference ? I've noted comments about the skip shift and the quirky clutch release. How much of a factor are they ?
I'm thinking 1SS, LS3.

Thanks.

*mlee* · 10-28-2009, 08:19 PM

Actually a good question at this point... I went back and forth a lot on this one.... I still say Auto... just wish it was LS3 without AFM.

coolman · 10-28-2009, 08:20 PM

Not again, you got to be kidding. Didn't you search the 95,000 posts on this subject.

Anyway for the last time listen real good
get the ls3

Xmicro_SS · 10-28-2009, 08:21 PM

LS3 for sure.............no regrets!!

To me personally...........Auto's are boring to drive, but everyone is different.

BLKnCHRME09Deluxe · 10-28-2009, 08:23 PM

i'll even it up L99...

coolman · 10-28-2009, 08:32 PM

Here we go again. And someone thinks it's smart to allow political threads on here.

*mlee* · 10-28-2009, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolman

Here we go again. And someone thinks it's smart to allow political threads on here.

There's only ONE person bitching

Let the guy have his thread...

coolman · 10-28-2009, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlee

There's only ONE person bitching

Let the guy have his thread...

I wasn't bitching. You didn't get what I was saying.

TheLazyBrownDog · 10-28-2009, 08:45 PM

Well the power at the rear wheels can differ at 40hp or more depending on which dyno numbers you look at. The shop where I had my LS3 dynoed put me at 368, with L99's in the 320 range. (none the same day and yes I know air conditions can produce different numbers, just the average the owner saw from the ones he dynoed) The skip shift can be defeated for less than $20 and a couple mins of "work", if it does bother you. I tend to just accelerate past it. For me the clutch has smoothed out A LOT after 500mi or so. It comes down to personal preference really, if you like driving a manual get it.

1sickss · 10-28-2009, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheLazyBrownDog

Well the power at the rear wheels can differ at 40hp or more depending on which dyno numbers you look at. The shop where I had my LS3 dynoed put me at 368, with L99's in the 320 range. (none the same day and yes I know air conditions can produce different numbers, just the average the owner saw from the ones he dynoed) The skip shift can be defeated for less than $20 and a couple mins of "work", if it does bother you. I tend to just accelerate past it. For me the clutch has smoothed out A LOT after 500mi or so. It comes down to personal preference really, if you like driving a manual get it.

glad i ordered the ls3

halo8hkk · 10-28-2009, 09:09 PM

to me it is about the manual trans not abut the motor. there is nothing more fun than running the gears.

tommygun6644 · 10-28-2009, 09:10 PM

I went from an auto pansy who never drove a stick in his life to ordering a 2SS LS3 to an idiot stalling his 2010 Camaro left and right to an M6 pro.

If I can do it, so can you.

And yes, it is worth it in every way imaginable. Cheaper, more HP, funner to drive. Why get the auto?

bluch · 10-28-2009, 09:11 PM

*mlee* · 10-28-2009, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolman

I wasn't bitching. You didn't get what I was saying.

Cool Man

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheLazyBrownDog

Well the power at the rear wheels can differ at 40hp or more depending on which dyno numbers you look at. The shop where I had my LS3 dynoed put me at 368, with L99's in the 320 range. (none the same day and yes I know air conditions can produce different numbers, just the average the owner saw from the ones he dynoed) The skip shift can be defeated for less than $20 and a couple mins of "work", if it does bother you. I tend to just accelerate past it. For me the clutch has smoothed out A LOT after 500mi or so. It comes down to personal preference really, if you like driving a manual get it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1sickss

glad i ordered the ls3

Torque Managment is also easy to tune out... then put the A6 to the test...

Of course it's fun to drive a stick around town, but at the track with a properly tuned L99 it's a different story.

10-28-2009, 08:16 PM	#1
larietrope Drives: 1970 Boss 302 Join Date: May 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 267	dead horse, but need to ask again If you had it to do all over again, would you go with the L99 auto or the manual LS3 ? Is the 26 HP difference a difference ? I've noted comments about the skip shift and the quirky clutch release. How much of a factor are they ? I'm thinking 1SS, LS3. Thanks.

10-28-2009, 08:19 PM	#2
mlee CamaroFans.com Drives: ZLE & ZR2 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 37,507 View My Garage	Actually a good question at this point... I went back and forth a lot on this one.... I still say Auto... just wish it was LS3 without AFM. __________________

10-28-2009, 08:21 PM	#4
Xmicro_SS Thank You GM Drives: Sky Redline & Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,876	LS3 for sure.............no regrets!! To me personally...........Auto's are boring to drive, but everyone is different. __________________ ITS HERE! : 2010 Camaro 2SS / 6 Speed Manual (No other way) / Silver Ice Metallic / Inferno Orange Interior Accent / RS Package / Polished Wheels / SOLO MACH X CAT BACK

10-28-2009, 08:45 PM	#9
TheLazyBrownDog Drives: 98 S10, 97 4Runner Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: CT Posts: 112	Well the power at the rear wheels can differ at 40hp or more depending on which dyno numbers you look at. The shop where I had my LS3 dynoed put me at 368, with L99's in the 320 range. (none the same day and yes I know air conditions can produce different numbers, just the average the owner saw from the ones he dynoed) The skip shift can be defeated for less than $20 and a couple mins of "work", if it does bother you. I tend to just accelerate past it. For me the clutch has smoothed out A LOT after 500mi or so. It comes down to personal preference really, if you like driving a manual get it. __________________ 2SS/RS IBM M6 Sunroof : She's home. 03SEP09 It is better to have loved and lost... Than live with a Psycho for the rest of your life.

10-28-2009, 09:09 PM	#11
halo8hkk Drives: 2000 Z28. 2010 1SS IMB. Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,081	to me it is about the manual trans not abut the motor. there is nothing more fun than running the gears. __________________ 1990 RS = First Car -SOLD 2000 Z28 = SOLD 2010 1SS/RS = Mysstique Whipple Supercharger Dyno= 618hp 555tq at the wheels IMB Silver Stripes VIN#44025 Born: 9/9/09 Delivered: 9/28/09

10-28-2009, 08:20 PM	#3
coolman Guest Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: PA Posts: 4,812	Not again, you got to be kidding. Didn't you search the 95,000 posts on this subject. Anyway for the last time listen real good get the ls3

10-28-2009, 08:23 PM	#5
BLKnCHRME09Deluxe Banned Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SSRS and a 09' Deluxe Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Kansas City Posts: 117	i'll even it up L99...

10-28-2009, 08:32 PM	#6
coolman Guest Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: PA Posts: 4,812	Here we go again. And someone thinks it's smart to allow political threads on here.

10-28-2009, 09:10 PM	#12
tommygun6644 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS & 2006 Cobalt LT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Schenectady, New York Posts: 292	I went from an auto pansy who never drove a stick in his life to ordering a 2SS LS3 to an idiot stalling his 2010 Camaro left and right to an M6 pro. If I can do it, so can you. And yes, it is worth it in every way imaginable. Cheaper, more HP, funner to drive. Why get the auto?

10-28-2009, 09:11 PM	#13
bluch OH CANADA! Drives: 2011 RAM 1500 LARAMIE Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Edmonton, AB, CAN Posts: 3,930 View My Garage	__________________ Had to trade in the Camaro for a truck :(, but hopefully I can join the Camaro family again one day

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