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stray bullitt · 11-02-2012, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Lou_Dorchen

Just curious, but why did you guys trade your V8 Mustang for a V6 Camaro instead of a Camaro SS?

The V6 Camaro is more powerful than the 4.6 Mustang, although a little down on torque. I realised that in the six years of owning the Mustang, I had never taken it to it's full potential, and that a mere 312bhp would do. The 5th gen Camaro has styling to die for, and is pure street theatre, which means more to me than absolute power. Plus as coyotekiller succinctly put it, I am a cheapskate

The cost of gas here is about $8.50/gallon.

Coyotekiller · 11-02-2012, 02:05 PM

$8.50 a gallon? Damn. I'm only paying $4.05 for non-ethanol 93.

Mutant Racer · 11-02-2012, 02:23 PM

Last Mustang apologist I met coughed so hard when he spoke his glass eye fell out of his head and rolled across the gas station lot. I was tempted to quickly pocket that prosthetic and flee in my Camaro but I didn't have the heart to commit such a callous and devious act. He was a very nice guy.

ParisTNDude · 11-02-2012, 02:29 PM

I traded my 2008 Mustang Bullitt in for the first gen 5 Camaro L99 I bought. Pre fuse pull mod, I thought the Bullitt was faster (13.6@107) and that I had made a huge mistake buying the Camaro for performance (13.6@108). After just a few performance mods, the Camaro became the most fun car I've ever owned out of 75. Ended up best of 12.4@113 and very satisfying. Haven't beaten that yet with the C6, but waiting to put my headers on on Monday...that should do it.

Norm Peterson · 11-02-2012, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mattsfirstSS

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer

Not gonna join a Prius forum. Sorry.

Norm

mattsfirstSS · 11-02-2012, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Norm Peterson

Not gonna join a Prius forum. Sorry.

Norm

LOL prius is the enemy. Do they even have prius forums? Are there prius performance parts?

Lou_Dorchen · 11-02-2012, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mattsfirstSS

Do they even have prius forums? Are there prius performance parts?

They do have Prius forums. My coworker drives one and he is a member of a Prius forum. As for performance parts, I've never heard of them.

mattsfirstSS · 11-02-2012, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Lou_Dorchen

They do have Prius forums. My coworker drives one and he is a member of a Prius forum. As for performance parts, I've never heard of them.

I wonder what they talk about? probably gas mileage...

Coyotekiller · 11-02-2012, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ParisTNDude

I traded my 2008 Mustang Bullitt in for the first gen 5 Camaro L99 I bought. Pre fuse pull mod, I thought the Bullitt was faster (13.6@107) and that I had made a huge mistake buying the Camaro for performance (13.6@108). After just a few performance mods, the Camaro became the most fun car I've ever owned out of 75. Ended up best of 12.4@113 and very satisfying. Haven't beaten that yet with the C6, but waiting to put my headers on on Monday...that should do it.

Is your corvette an auto? Friend of mine was running a 2008 manual vette and turning times around 12.65@115, or somewhere there abouts. And his car was stock from what I remember...

The IOM Ninja · 11-02-2012, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mattsfirstSS

Let's not point out the SHO

but I guess that is what happened to svt, Shelby sells better...

SVT is mentioned:

1 on the Faux Gas Cap
4 on the Rims
1 on the Gauge Cluster
2 on the Hand Built 5.4L or 5.8L
5 if you count the Snakes which were on the original SVT Cobra's

Shelby is Mentioned:

1 with the Shelby Badge on the Trunk
1 on the Faux Gas Cap
1 on the Nav Startup Screen
1 in the name of the car

The reason it's called a Shelby GT500 is because Ford has gone the distance with the Retro theme. They brought back the Boss 302, a 302 Engine and a lot of the styling cues are a lot more retro than the Camaro. Hell I don't even believe the Camaro qualifies as a retro throw back. It just has styling cues from past generations...

GaBoy25 · 11-02-2012, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Coyotekiller

$8.50 a gallon? Damn. I'm only paying $4.05 for non-ethanol 93.

I'd cut a hole in the floor and start flintstoning this bitch

Switchin2Chevy · 11-02-2012, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Lou_Dorchen

Just curious, but why did you guys trade your V8 Mustang for a V6 Camaro instead of a Camaro SS?

Me mainly cause I couldn't find a deal that was financially suitable for me and I honestly didn't want to get in over my head by buying an SS.

Switchin2Chevy · 11-02-2012, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by stray bullitt

The V6 Camaro is more powerful than the 4.6 Mustang, although a little down on torque. I realised that in the six years of owning the Mustang, I had never taken it to it's full potential, and that a mere 312bhp would do. The 5th gen Camaro has styling to die for, and is pure street theatre, which means more to me than absolute power. Plus as coyotekiller succinctly put it, I am a cheapskate

The cost of gas here is about $8.50/gallon.

Ditto

JFerraro819 · 11-02-2012, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by YUBslow

I have owned three mustangs and 2 camaros and I like both the same. The camaro's look better and usually handle better but the mustangs are much faster in a straight line. 5.0 is faster than the SS, Boss is faster than the 1LE, and the GT500 is faster than the ZL1. The camaro also has a better driver position. jmho.

Agreed. I made my purchase purely on looks

11-02-2012, 02:29 PM	#102
ParisTNDude Owning SSes for 50 Years Drives: Sharkskin Grey LT1 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Paris, TN Posts: 3,139 View My Garage	I traded my 2008 Mustang Bullitt in for the first gen 5 Camaro L99 I bought. Pre fuse pull mod, I thought the Bullitt was faster (13.6@107) and that I had made a huge mistake buying the Camaro for performance (13.6@108). After just a few performance mods, the Camaro became the most fun car I've ever owned out of 75. Ended up best of 12.4@113 and very satisfying. Haven't beaten that yet with the C6, but waiting to put my headers on on Monday...that should do it. __________________ The new ride: 2023 Camaro, LT1, Sharkskin Grey Previous Performance Cars: 1966 Chevelle SS 4M, 2010 Corvette 6M 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Auto 2012 1SS 6M 1982 Corvette Auto 2010 1SS 6A 1984 Corvette Auto 2016 2SS 8A 1999 Camaro Auto 2017 HBM 1SS 1le 2002 C5 Corvette 6M 2018 2SS 2006 Corvette Auto 2023 Camaro LT1

11-02-2012, 02:05 PM	#100
Coyotekiller Account Suspended Drives: 2012 AGM 2SS Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Beaufort, NC Posts: 1,383	$8.50 a gallon? Damn. I'm only paying $4.05 for non-ethanol 93.

11-02-2012, 02:23 PM	#101
Mutant Racer Drives: 2015 2LT Torch Red C7 Stingray Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,807 View My Garage	Last Mustang apologist I met coughed so hard when he spoke his glass eye fell out of his head and rolled across the gas station lot. I was tempted to quickly pocket that prosthetic and flee in my Camaro but I didn't have the heart to commit such a callous and devious act. He was a very nice guy.