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Old 04-25-2012, 01:09 PM   #1
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Auto vs. Manual- Question

I have a 2011 Camaro Convertable, my question is, what is the difference in the engines in the manual car and the automatic car. Rated horsepower difference is pretty big, why.
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Old 04-25-2012, 01:15 PM   #2
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You have a V6 or V8 vert?

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Old 04-25-2012, 01:18 PM   #3
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Sorry, it is a 2SS
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Old 04-25-2012, 01:20 PM   #4
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There is a difference of 26 HP ...

The auto has a L99 rated at 400HP with DOD

The manual has a LS3 rated at 426 with 1-4 skip shift

Both engines are setup to avoid Gas Guzzler tax ...
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Old 04-25-2012, 01:20 PM   #5
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http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13056

Basically the reason for the disparity from what I gather is "Pointy cams, less duration, have greater torque at low RPMs but less HP" and other reasons.

The Auto runs as a 4 cylinder to save fuel under certain circumstances so I'm told as well *shrug* I'm sure that would involve more 'parts'.

Random but the manual does not avoid the gas guzzler tax in Canada :( I'm sure that worries you in Vegas... lol

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Old 04-25-2012, 01:40 PM   #6
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Thank you very much, totally makes sense now.
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