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I'd almost pay money to see Randy Pobst take a LS and GT500 PP to Laguna Seca and spend all day getting to know just those 2 cars and report back to us with the results and his feelings, heck take out the whole staff (or ones willing to take a 550hp SRA car to the edge around one of the world's best tracks) + Randy and get everybody's opinion. That would be a home run in auto media.
No publication has yet to run a GT500PP with a pro driver like Randy all out at Laguna Secca. It would be epic to see them same track, same day, same pro driver for an intense battle. Maybe do a tour of popular US track with the duo like most owners do. |
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a.) Slow down and shut off my selective hearing. b.) Keep driving until she sounds like Charlie Browns' teacher. or c.) Try to do both and not be very good at either driving or communicating. Just my 2 cents, but I think its possible that he has quite a bit more in him.... but Randy is no Stig... Randy is way better.... |
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The '12 GT500 vs '12 Boss should be similar but I am digging through all the forums tryin to see if the rumored 5.8 is a bored 5.4 or the stroked 5.0 for the 2013 GT500. It's pretty clear that the 5.4 cannot be bored out in fear of cylinder wall issues. It would render the indestructible bottom end useless if the cylinder walls were weak from boring. The 2012 could be the last 5.4, it will forever be sold though Ford Racing though... A stroked 5.0 would reduce the curb weight as well as the Getrag transmission. If Ford is in a contract with Tremec, they might have to use a 6060 but that's unclear (Tremec is losing alot of business lately). I'm figuring another 60lbs off the front with the 5.0/Getrag combo. I know the deck height is taller, rods are longer and some assorted accessories will need some extra length so the 30lb difference from the 5.0 and the 5.4 might be a few pound to generous. I have to find the weights of the superchargers too, The TVS 2.3 is heavier than the 1.9 but I need to find out if there was a reduction in weight over the previous GT500 supercharger. I would love to see a 5.0 with a 4.0 Twin screw super-crusher... The MT-82 comes from Getrag ready to handle the power, but would fair better with a dual mass flywheel and twin clutch so the 109lb transmission would be about 30lbs heavier.. but still 40lbs lighter than a DC TR6060. I will sh!t myself if Ford can get this thing down to 3700lbs flat... This suspension upgrade should be a little lighter so I hear, but nothing major. There is also whispers that the 2013 Boss will get a slight refresh as the 1970 Boss did (Championship season), who the hell knows what is left for the Boss in 2013. Less weight, maybe a slight HP/TQ boost, Direct injection... who knows... I also caught some conversation on GM Inside New from "someone in the know". Don't know how valuable this actually is but the forum members seem to worship him (name withheld) Quote:
Edit: It looks like the Twin Vortices Series superchargers are on average 7lbs heavier (unit vs unit) than a Twin Screw... Everything else in the kit should be the same weight (or very close). Last edited by thePill; 03-30-2011 at 04:58 PM. |
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Not If you don't Mind waiting midway through the year or better yet the fall. They seem to be hard to buy for the first three or four months when a new year comes out and then dealers start getting stuck with them. They don't like to dealer trade them because then they lose allocation for the next year. You can get some really good deals on 2011s right now. I've seen some for less then I paid for my 2010 and that was a good deal. Times are though right now and not everyone has and extra 45 to 50 grand laying around.
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Although, the 2014 Mustang and 2016 Camaro will surely make all our cars look aged... nothing wrong with that.. you can always do a GenV engine swap into a Gen5 Camaro. That would be pretty cool. |
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There are bad decisions being made, like a power passenger seat and 20" wheels all around. GM is using the heaviest engine/transmission combo they have and it is possible for them to limit the gas tank size. There was drastic weight saving measures done prior to the Camaro reaching the public which makes it hard to lose some pounds.. but not impossible. I still post good information, but after months and months of posting the same information on here and the average Camaro fan pays no attention... Then I talk about other things... I liked to discuss everything automotive, it only seems warped because its either new information I bring back to this forum or it is information that people don't want to hear. I love to talk about how the new ZL1 can reach 4000lbs, I have done the math for months.. I had suggestions and those suggestions were shot down, so I look for new suggestions... simple and easy.. Last edited by thePill; 03-30-2011 at 06:28 PM. |
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