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macalot · 02-06-2018, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jlwdvm

I've only driven it for 10 miles before the weather took a dump again, but I have to say, it is a whole different animal than my GT350!

Yep, that 'whole different animal' part is what sets the hook for most of us!

jlwdvm · 02-06-2018, 04:07 PM

I was checking everything from cargurus to ebay.

....and my GT350 is a whole different animal than my Z/28! It takes a while to get used to shifting at over 8000rpm at the track!

Notilloc · 02-09-2018, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jlwdvm

I was checking everything from cargurus to ebay.

....and my GT350 is a whole different animal than my Z/28! It takes a while to get used to shifting at over 8000rpm at the track!

What do you mean by whole different animal? I looked at gt350s as well but it doesn't seem like it's as good of a track car but I'm sure it has a lot more comfort for the daily driver.

69L48Z27 · 02-10-2018, 08:03 AM

The non R has more of these 'amenities' but the R is even more stripped down. Ride is just the same. The difference in engine performance is the lack of linear torque. Makes the car behave better coming out of a corner. I'm sure spinning an engine to 8k+ RPM makes it different for sure.

jlwdvm · 02-10-2018, 02:59 PM

Sound, ride (my 350 is a Track Pack car), view, feel, etc. I'll have the Z/28 to the track in June, but I can say from my limited street miles in the Z that the different characteristics of the motors make them very different driving on the street. My gutted 69 Firebird with a 600 horse LS3, cage, 4-link, coil overs, etc.....that's another story!

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Originally Posted by Notilloc

What do you mean by whole different animal? I looked at gt350s as well but it doesn't seem like it's as good of a track car but I'm sure it has a lot more comfort for the daily driver.

02-06-2018, 04:07 PM	#44
jlwdvm Drives: 17 GT350R, 13Boss302,15 Z/28 Join Date: May 2015 Location: iowa Posts: 92	I was checking everything from cargurus to ebay. ....and my GT350 is a whole different animal than my Z/28! It takes a while to get used to shifting at over 8000rpm at the track!

02-10-2018, 08:03 AM	#46
69L48Z27 Drives: 2015 Z/28; 1969 Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: York, PA Posts: 814	The non R has more of these 'amenities' but the R is even more stripped down. Ride is just the same. The difference in engine performance is the lack of linear torque. Makes the car behave better coming out of a corner. I'm sure spinning an engine to 8k+ RPM makes it different for sure.