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Originally Posted by lsuduke
Don't think i'd call it a stigma, but once you are comfortable with an engine size, it is harder to downsize too an engine that appears to be less engine. All " muscle cars" were v8's for a long time and v6's just couldn't get the power of an v8. But, today's v6's can run with older v8's for horsepower with no issues. I know for a fact this new v6 Camaro , would destroy my 91 RS with the 5.0 l v8 it had, no way did it have 300 horsepower. Personally, I love the sound of a finely tuned v8, but if the budget says v6 Camaro, I'll still be smiling, cruising happily in a v6.
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Actually, your stock 1991 RS Camaro with the 5.0 Liter V8 would go from 0-60 in 5.8 -6.0. Or I may be thinking of the Iroc-Z edition being a little faster. In either case, I think it would still beat the current V6 in initial acceleration because of the the increase in torque and then be neck and neck in the end if not be ahead by a hair. However that is when the vehicle was brand new. So the way you remember it as you probably drove it for many years, the new V6 Camaro should feel noticeably faster and more agile due to its modern IRS and engine. he tests were done with regular gas so simply switching to premium might give you a slight advantage over the 1991 and in another thread, it appears it might be easy to increase to at least 40 more HP with some slight mods.
Think about this... The numbers that the initial tests for the V8 that have been released are impressive considering that a 1994 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 did a zero - 60 time of 4.7 seconds and 13.1 in the quarter.. The Automatic V8 can do 0-60 in 4.6 stock. This is to just as amazing as the current V6 potentially matching a 1991 up to a 1993 top of the line Camaro or being really close to matching.