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Old 07-14-2009, 01:16 PM   #1213
MadMaxx
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Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT/RS
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Originally Posted by SoCal 5.0 View Post
Is it easy to do burnouts and donuts with the v6?
If you're interested in that, stick with something cheaper. Burnouts simply demonstrate a cars inability to apply the power to the ground... from my standpoint, there is no greater insult.

Not to mention, 20" pirelli's are around 400$ each if you w/ an RS.

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Also, how does the low rpm acceleration compare to the 5L stang?
Depends, 5L mustang doesn't really mean much unless you give it a year range....

V8's will produce more torque at low RPM than NA 6's, but without knowing your current weight and power output it's a somewhat useless comparison.

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I do a lot of driving with the car around 2000 rpm and really like the instant pull I get from the 5.0 for passing. How does low rpm acceleration compare with a v6 camaro?
You cruise in 2K in which gear? Again, it would help to know more about your car.

In any given moment, the 6 is going to like to be rev'd more than an 8. That much is pretty standard...

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I took a very short test drive in an auto/v6 and was not able to get a good feel for this. The engine did pull hard above 4000 rpm, about the same point a stock 5L gives up.
The auto and stick are going to be pretty much identical in performance, the auto being slightly faster in a strait line. If you didn't dig the power delivery in auto, going to stick won't really make all that much different -- but does return some human/machine interaction.

I personally use the tap shifters all the time since they will pretty much hold a gear to redline. Fun as hell to autocross with it.
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