Camaro SS vs 6.4 HEMI

[green man]

Originally Posted by 2SSARMY

stock for stock an L99 will walk an R/T

For once I agree with you...

[Stew]

Originally Posted by VADER SS L99

WTF are you smoking. I'll take a R/T auto mod for mod race any day of the week. Your saying that a car with less hp and tq but heavier(R/T) is a good race for the lighter more powerfull car(L99 SS)?

It's a well known fact they are underrated and a number of R/Ts have been weighed at just under 40000 pounds. So basically the same HP, a little it more weight and the fact that generally run low/low mid 13s with the auto which is what the L99 generally runs and yes, a DAMNED close race.

[Stew]

Originally Posted by wbt

Stock for stock I would give the edge to the Camaro however I think it would be closer than some suspect.

The R/T auto Challenger is the best 1/4 mile car on that platform offered today.

2011 looks to be back in the hands of the SRT8 however for that kinda' money I would just buy a superior 2011 GT500.

Wait, since price is always such a big deal, the 11 GT500 starts over 49k (around 54k wih the performance package) , the SRT8 should hold steady around 42k, 7k difference there. As I said in other threads the SRT will not be a direct competitor to either the SS/GT or GT500 and mythical Z28, it will fall right in the middle.

[ViperTomcat]

Originally Posted by VADER SS L99

WTF are you smoking. I'll take a R/T auto mod for mod race any day of the week. Your saying that a car with less hp and tq but heavier(R/T) is a good race for the lighter more powerfull car(L99 SS)?

The Auto R/T and Auto SS put the same power, on average, to the wheels(around 330-335 stock). Really only around 200 pounds is the difference between the two. Thus, in reality, they are barely seperated by a tenth and a half to two of a second, at most. (like 12.9 vs 13.1).

An R/T, with a tune, longtubes, drag radials, full catback exhaust (3" MBRP, for example) and a CAI will and has been known to run in the mid 12's if not lower.

I'm not saying the Camaro doesnt have a weight advantage and gearing, what I am saying is that an auto R/T will give a L99 a run for its money and if the slightest thing goes wrong (tire spin, missed light, etc) the R/T can win.

I'm sorry, the L99 isnt in a class of its own, the auto Mustang and Challenger are right beside it.

And if absolutely necessary I'll put my stock air intake and box back in and run all over again to make a point.

[2SSARMY]

Originally Posted by Stew

It's a well known fact they are underrated and a number of R/Ts have been weighed at just under 40000 pounds. So basically the same HP, a little it more weight and the fact that generally run low/low mid 13s with the auto which is what the L99 generally runs and yes, a DAMNED close race.

Get your stock R/T. Let's go from a roll. Bet I pull cars on you. (Let's do this on the closed roads of Mexico)

[MG]

OK guys how about we get back to the topic that got this thread started.
To be honest I was never worried about the RT's anyway. Not even the current SRT8's.:5thgenvert:

6.4 VS 6.2 please.

[mjf6866]

Originally Posted by 2SSARMY

stock for stock an L99 will walk an R/T

"uhh, no Peg." - Al Bundy

[mjf6866]

Originally Posted by ViperTomcat

The Auto R/T and Auto SS put the same power, on average, to the wheels(around 330-335 stock). Really only around 200 pounds is the difference between the two. Thus, in reality, they are barely seperated by a tenth and a half to two of a second, at most. (like 12.9 vs 13.1).

An R/T, with a tune, longtubes, drag radials, full catback exhaust (3" MBRP, for example) and a CAI will and has been known to run in the mid 12's if not lower.

I'm not saying the Camaro doesnt have a weight advantage and gearing, what I am saying is that an auto R/T will give a L99 a run for its money and if the slightest thing goes wrong (tire spin, missed light, etc) the R/T can win.

I'm sorry, the L99 isnt in a class of its own, the auto Mustang and Challenger are right beside it.

And if absolutely necessary I'll put my stock air intake and box back in and run all over again to make a point.

you're beatin' a dead horse my friend. some people will never get it or just refuse to believe it. i dont know how many times we've been down this road before on this forum and its always the same people who start crying BS when we post anything about our "slow" cars doing anything the magazines didnt report.

[DGthe3]

Is the 6.4L engine in the current R/T? 'Cause if it isn't, why is there so much discussion about the R/T going on?

[2SSARMY]

Originally Posted by mjf6866

"uhh, no Peg." - Al Bundy

I pulled on an SRT8 once at high speeds on closed Mexican roads.

Had a run in with an R/T too. He wasn't very fast, to be honest. Maybe from a dig they hook up good, but from a roll, they're slow.

[04Ram2500Hemi]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

Is the 6.4L engine in the current R/T? 'Cause if it isn't, why is there so much discussion about the R/T going on?

No- the R/T is the 5.7L Hemi. The SRT-8 is a 6.1L Hemi.

[ViperTomcat]

Originally Posted by 04Ram2500Hemi

No- the R/T is the 5.7L Hemi. The SRT-8 is a 6.1L Hemi.

He was being sarcastic

[guiLT]

Originally Posted by 2SSARMY

Get your stock R/T. Let's go from a roll. Bet I pull cars on you. (Let's do this on the closed roads of Mexico)

You really like to get people to race you...

[lil_chef]

Originally Posted by guiLT

You really like to get people to race you...

talk is cheap