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To directly answer your question:
They are two distinct motors, both displacing 376 cubic inches. The manual gets the LS3 with 426 HP and 420 LB torque. The automatic gets the L99 with 400 HP and 410 LB torque. The LS3 is the base Corvette motor (I do not know if the L99 is used in the automatic Corvette). The June 2009 Road & Track road test of the Camaro mentioned both engines and stated that the LS3 is ".....definitely the way to go."
In fairness to those who love their automatic equipped Camaros, both cars run about the same performance figures in the 1/4 mile.
Good luck in the Police Academy, I'm a retired P.O. myself............Art
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