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Originally Posted by ULTRAZLS1
Camaro is out of gear at 110 as well. THe mustang is out of gear at 111.5 I believe...sounds like exactly where it needs to be to maximize its trap speed as well as ET. If the mustang loses some trap the camaro loses just as much or more...you have no choice but to shift if you want to break 110 in the camaro...yet it still does it frequently.
Also Motor trend (or any mag) will get certain times to prove a point. Not all out cheating...but slight bias.
For example...
They ran a 12.9 with the camaro when racing it against the GT500 at a 12.8. The camaro was the new best thing then and they wanted to prove that they were right in saying this.
Now in a heads up comparison they run a 13.1 (with the same trap..so conditions are same for performance...only difference this time is launch and or driver) in the camaro and an even better time in the mustang at 12.7. this further backs the new claim they are making as the mustang being the new best thing. It wouldnt have made a very big statement and or backed their claim about the mustang if they would have pulled another 12.9 or better with the camaro.
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111.5 is bouncing off of fuel cut-off at 6800 rpm. That means you would be shifting at ~6600-6700 rpm, which is ~108-110 mph.
The camaro is good for 6600 rpm, right? that's up to ~114 mph with it's gearing, plenty room to clear the traps