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Originally Posted by blaSSt
Well soundly is relative. All of your assertions are also relative. How about some facts.
FACT In a 1/4 mile race the LT1 can expect to be beat by 0.8-1.0 seconds or about 10 car lengths. Best stock LT1 times are around 13.8, most in low 14's. Best WRX time is 12.8 with many low 13's.
FACT WRX STI is rated 0-60 at 4.9, LT1 camaro is rated 6.3. Camaro is destroyed off the line. (There's another relative term.)
FACT Power to weight ratio favors Subaru:
WRX STI: 3000 lbs. / 300 hP = 10 lbs. per horsepower.
LT1 Camaro: 3400 lbs. / 275 hP = 12.4 lbs. per horsepower.
Your camaro needs a boost of 70-100 horsepower (more than a few bolt-ons). A very good tranny as stated and a good torque converter, suspension/tire mods to allow full throttle takeoffs. Cheapest way is to spray it with a 100 shot, that would be a good race for 1/4. Of course you need more if the STI is modified.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Hopefully that's better than finding out other ways. |
Based upon these statistics, we can deduce what we will need to do to your car to get some quality wins. I hope you have about $4k in the bank for immediate disposal. Install headers and a catback exhaust. I'll let the other guys argue about which ones to buy.
Get an intake from a good company, like
K&N or
SLP. Get the
MSD distributor that is available for 1994 to 1996 applications. At this point, get the car tuned at a dyno so we know where you stand.
Remove some weight (114 lbs) if you can afford
this.
If your internals have already been upgraded, I would also recommend supercharging your engine. In my research, a lot of LT1 owners like ProCharger because other applications are so expensive to install, plus there have been clearance issues due to the structure of the hood. If you are installing forced induction, you may want to consider getting an aftermarket hood. I would recommend making sure that whatever you install involves an intercooler and careful tuning in order to make sure that you get the most for your dollar and don't blow anything up.