ZL1 vs GT500 This Friday.

[nanokpsi]

Originally Posted by 2012ZL1

Best 60 on street tires I've been able to muster is 2.36. ZL1 simply does not hook up on steet tires.

People always ragged on the 2007-2012 GT500s saying they can't hook up, when in reality, any car with this much power is going to struggle on a non-R compound tire. It gets way worse when you mod as well. It's not hard to build a 650-700whp car, but it will need to run drag radials all od the time for it to be any fun.

[bwolf11]

Guys...I can tell you this. I did have it set up in Launch Mode and PT5 and no lift. Once launched, I did not miss a beat...very swift and clean shifts. This time below was the day before and I did a practice run by myself to see what it would be like...go figure. Look at the RT...OMG (Luck) But the ET was not great. It was also about 91 degrees.

[Fenderaddict2]

If we keep in mind this was all in good fun and both drivers indeed had said fun, then really what more is there to say? Hopefully we'll see more owner shootouts over the rest of the summer.

[shaffe]

I say go to track when the weather is better is what I say hahaha.

No offense but who goes to the track when its 91* out hoping to run good. Its just not gonna happen, especially if its nice and humid out. After I started racing in a index series and had to race in all temperatures, I learned very quickly how much the weather DA all that stuff will really effect your times. So I stopped going to test n tunes June-September. Would only go in late april, early may or October and if the track was still open November hahah.

My 07 Mustang GT ran 13.60s in the summer heat at around 101-102MPH. Then took the car in late october and ran 13.30s

I wouldnt be disappointed at bad times/traps in the summer months. If its still happening when its nice cool out, then I would worry.

[mr02Z/28]

LoL..... yeah i only like going when the temps are cooler, i always run much better with cooler more dense air..Plus i hate the heat... when Sept/Oct rolls around I'll be hitting Atco and maybe I'll run into bw with his ZL1

[hognutz]

Originally Posted by bwolf11

Guys...I can tell you this. I did have it set up in Launch Mode and PT5 and no lift. Once launched, I did not miss a beat...very swift and clean shifts. This time below was the day before and I did a practice run by myself to see what it would be like...go figure. Look at the RT...OMG (Luck) But the ET was not great. It was also about 91 degrees.

yeah if you had it in launch mode that explains it right there. I have seen nobody cut a good et in lauch mode yet.

The launch mode on this car is consitant but slow. every time I have seen with launch mode so far was 12.7-12.9 I think.

[avcbm]

Originally Posted by VADER SS L99

You guys can talk about how bad the ET was all day but thats not what we should be concerned with. Its the trap speed that should concern everyone. A 580 HP car that weighs 4100lbs should be trapping 118 easily. Something is not right here. These cars must be heat soaking and pulling butt loads of timing or something. Lets say you wanted to drop pulley sizes for more power. Well from what I suspect is heat soak from the stock configuration a smaller pulley with more boost and blower RPM could actually hurt the car even worse because it would generate higher IAT's and heat on a car that is struggling as is. Its pretty obvious to me GM should have used the 2300 TVS which would have turned slower generating less heat and boost all while making the same or more power. Its also obvious the car needs a much bigger heat exchanger and maybe a larger intercooler with a reservoir tank. The GT500 pulled out almost 125mph trap speed vs the Camaro's 111mph trap speed in the same conditions. This is for shame my fellow Camaro brothers. I can't believe the mods ZL1 owners are going to have to do to run fast CONSISTANT times. ZL1 owners deseved better GM!!

[Blue Menace]

The problem with the idea of running these cars in cool temps for better trap times doesn't hold water. These cars were in the hands of owners with cool temps present, yet bad trap times still occurred.

[2ndCamaro79]

watched the vid:( ...... c'mon GM lets not let the 5th generation end like this.......... Power Bump for president in 2014:flag1:

[ZL1 Brian]

I ran mine at the track last Friday and used the launch control which gave too much tire spin. If I had DR's I could have had way better times. Not a fair fight!

[9c1ny]

I love how ppl from GM remain mum on the poor performance, they are there to "high five" everyone who talks the car up but not to be accountable in regards to problems

I need a job like that

[avcbm]

Originally Posted by 9c1ny

I love how ppl from GM remain mum on the poor performance, they are there to "high five" everyone who talks the car up but not to be accountable in regards to problems

I need a job like that

MUM is not the word they are pretty much dont exist right now. Face it the 12 ZL1 vs the 12 500 is a win, but against the 13 its not close. Maybey thats why the had to release it as a late 12 model year to compete against the 12 500. Just think had the waited to release it a few monts later and called it a 13...... Im just saying, thats all

[69NMYSS]

Don't we have a ZL1 bone stock on DRs running mid 11's? I could swear I remember one of the C5 members posting this?

Found it. Was on slicks, but 100% stock.

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...ighlight=11.43

[hognutz]

every review I have watched to date that got a good et just turned the traction system off and launched the car.

that is what I do in my vette.

every time I see slow ET's it seems someone is trying to use the launch control or some ptm mode.

fastest ET I have seen to date is 12.02 manual car, traction control off, short shifted@5800rpm.

even the GT500 is slower with it launch control on just only .2 not .5-.7 like the ZL1 seems to suffer.