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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
Had I seen with my own eyes a stock GT auto crank off a 12.4@114 I would have been seriously tempted to go Blue Oval. I had an SS ordered and canceled it in 2009 cuz it was so heavy.
I think of the 30 or so cars I've owned there were 6 Fords but 20 GM's
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I have driven my friends GT several times at the track. At Atco, the end of the track is a bit rough, especially in the left lane. Even with my 1LE's stiffer suspension, it eats up the track at the rough end. In his car I thought he had a flat. There was a lot of rumbling and bumping. But then back in the lanes he was puzzled as his tire pressures were fine. Then when I drove it after that it felt the same way. It was that the GT did not handle the bumps very well at 116+ mph. I get more of a feeling of quality in the Camaro. I think the IRS and much stiffer chassis gives you more of a sense of confidence in the car. Even though his car is faster I prefer mine. I want one of each. But if I could only have one it will be the SS.
The first time I drove his car in the quarter, I ran 12.2 to his 11.9 LOL. Just to keep it fair, he could not break out of the 13s in my car, where I was running 12.4s that night The manual is a challenge. But it could be that he did not want to break my car and he was taking it easy. Either way, we were both faster in our own car.