It was very cold out the other night and my SS was feeling mighty torquey, so I decided to try something that I was sure wouldn't work...
Top Gear tested a C6 Z06 awhile back, starting out from 5th to prove a point that the Z06 is one torquey sunofagun. I wondered if I could match that 5th gear start... and I did, in a heavier car with less torque! Somewhere I read that a stock 2010 SS other than a disabled limiter hit 175mph on the salts, in 5th gear of course. 0-175mph capable in one gear! Wow!
So, having proven the Camaro worthy of the Top Gear "I can do pointless things with this much torque" test, I decided to try to beat it...
Level ground, 3/4 tank, 37* ambient. My only mod is a CAI.
I pulled up to the stop sign and put it in 6th (definitely 6th, not 4th). *deep breath*
After a little bit of arguing with the clutch and smelling some of its anger, I was oh-so-slowly accelerating away. Using the smallest amount of throttle I could get away with, I carefully worked my foot all the way off the clutch. Once up to about 25mph, the engine started to settle in slightly more comfortably, and by 40mph, it was cruising along like it hadn't a care in the world.
This car is amazes me in so many ways! I love it!
So, what have I learned from this absolutely pointless experiment? This car
desperately needs a bigger cam.
Just though I'd share.