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spyderbuddy · 10-10-2010, 04:07 PM

Went to a car show and got this pic.

This was after the show.

spyderbuddy · 10-11-2010, 09:40 PM

Ok anyone else with a V6 notice this?
Your getting up on the interstate, and well your winding it up.
you hit about four grand and its starts to sound different
(almost like kicking in a four barrel)
the VVT starts to kick in and you just step in it and wind her up to seven grand, then shift you look down and your doing 90 easy.

Then you realilize, !Damn this thing is fast!

formare · 10-11-2010, 09:48 PM

Our intakes have two different plenums. You analogie of a 4 barrel opening ain't that far off from what is actualy going on...

spyderbuddy · 10-11-2010, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by formare

Our intakes have two different plenums. You analogie of a 4 barrel opening ain't that far off from what is actualy going on...

OK didn't know that, more information is required

rtcat600man · 10-12-2010, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by spyderbuddy

Ok anyone else with a V6 notice this?
Your getting up on the interstate, and well your winding it up.
you hit about four grand and its starts to sound different
(almost like kicking in a four barrel)
the VVT starts to kick in and you just step in it and wind her up to seven grand, then shift you look down and your doing 90 easy.

Then you realilize, !Damn this thing is fast!

BINGO.....I see, hear and feel that every time I get on the expressway. Twice a day; once in the morning and again on the way home from work. And yes, it gets to 90 real quick.

scrming · 10-12-2010, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by rtcat600man

BINGO.....I see, hear and feel that every time I get on the expressway. Twice a day; once in the morning and again on the way home from work. And yes, it gets to 90 real quick.

Same here!!!

spyderbuddy · 10-12-2010, 07:04 AM

So whats going on? Is it the VVT kicking in, or is there a second set of injectors pumping in more fuel, or something difference in the intake manifold?

E.T. · 10-12-2010, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by rtcat600man

BINGO.....I see, hear and feel that every time I get on the expressway. Twice a day; once in the morning and again on the way home from work. And yes, it gets to 90 real quick.

The only problem is, once you slow back down to the speed limit (if you slow down

) it feels like you're barely moving!

rtcat600man · 10-12-2010, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by E.T.

The only problem is, once you slow back down to the speed limit (if you slow down

) it feels like you're barely moving!

Indeed this is also true. Once I get on the expressway for my drive into work, I set the cruise to 70 MPH to gain some MPG advantages. It is a 25 mile trip and at 4:30 AM no reason to speed.

ALLTRBO · 10-12-2010, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spyderbuddy

Ok anyone else with a V6 notice this?
Your getting up on the interstate, and well your winding it up.
you hit about four grand and its starts to sound different
(almost like kicking in a four barrel)
the VVT starts to kick in and you just step in it and wind her up to seven grand, then shift you look down and your doing 90 easy.

Then you realilize, !Damn this thing is fast!

Sadly, no. :( 'Fast' is relative.
I have an 11-second AWD Talon and just sold ( :( ) my twin-turbo IROC-Z to buy my 2010. Earlier this year I owned a 2008 ZX-10R which would do 0-150 in 10 seconds flat.

This thing feels like the slow heavy pig that it is. :/ It's just my DD though, and it has enough power to get me on the short on-ramps without a problem. I'm happy.

Angrybird 12 · 10-12-2010, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ALLTRBO

Sadly, no. :( 'Fast' is relative.
I have an 11-second AWD Talon and just sold ( :( ) my twin-turbo IROC-Z to buy my 2010. Earlier this year I owned a 2008 ZX-10R which would do 0-150 in 10 seconds flat.

This thing feels like the slow heavy pig that it is. :/ It's just my DD though, and it has enough power to get me on the short on-ramps without a problem. I'm happy.

It's by no means a slow heavy pig as you call it.. evidently you have never driven a real slow heavy pig (try driving a 3rd gen with a 2.5 Lt Iron duke 4 cyl. or even the 2.8 Lt V6..)..It 5th gen may be slower than those others you have owned, BUT it is not slow by any means. 0-60 in less than 6 seconds and a top speed of over 150mph isn't slow in my book...

the rush people feel around 400RPM is the engine hitting the "Sweetspot" where peak HP and Torque are developed... I have felt it even today.

ALLTRBO · 10-12-2010, 11:11 AM

I also own a 1990 Chevy C1500 long-bed beater truck. It weighs about 4300 lbs. dry, and has a 170hp 305 that is worn out. I know what slow is.

Again, 'fast' is relative. To me the Camaro is not fast. It's adequate.

spyderbuddy · 10-12-2010, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ALLTRBO

Sadly, no. :( 'Fast' is relative.
I have an 11-second AWD Talon and just sold ( :( ) my twin-turbo IROC-Z to buy my 2010. Earlier this year I owned a 2008 ZX-10R which would do 0-150 in 10 seconds flat.

This thing feels like the slow heavy pig that it is. :/ It's just my DD though, and it has enough power to get me on the short on-ramps without a problem. I'm happy.

Why are you disrepecting the Camaro?
To me it's Fast.
It's Faster than my 1998 GMC Sonoma.
It's Faster than my 2005 Hyundia.
Though it is not as powerful as my 1976 Monza (Corvette 350),
or 1971 Dodge Charge 440 six pack

It is fast to me, so if you don't like the car, do yourself a favor and go Fording.

PoorMansCamaro · 10-12-2010, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spyderbuddy

Ok anyone else with a V6 notice this?
Your getting up on the interstate, and well your winding it up.
you hit about four grand and its starts to sound different
(almost like kicking in a four barrel)
the VVT starts to kick in and you just step in it and wind her up to seven grand, then shift you look down and your doing 90 easy.

Then you realilize, !Damn this thing is fast!

10-10-2010, 04:07 PM	#99
spyderbuddy Drives: 2010 RS Inferno Orange Metallic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Albany, Ga. Posts: 3,410 View My Garage	Went to a car show and got this pic. This was after the show. Attached Images __________________ Hot Wheels Emblems and Floor Mats, Morimoto Fog Lights, PCP Hideaway Headlight Covers, BBK Headers & High Flow Cats, ZL1 Add-ons Wicker Bill, TL1/ZL1 Hood Insert, Gen5 DIY Frameless Mirror, ABL Dash Lighting & My link Navigation, Blacked out Rear Bowtie, all Sylvania led Turn Signals, Ceramic Window Tint By Nicks, MBRP Exhaust tips, GEN5 DIY Virginia Legal DRL Harness, Painted Brake Calipers, Vittesse Throttle Controller & Paddle Shifter Heritage Grill, Manual Shifter Boot, CNC Throttle Body, Trifecta Tune, Trunk Black out and Side Grills, Hot Wheels door Sills.

10-11-2010, 09:40 PM	#100
spyderbuddy Drives: 2010 RS Inferno Orange Metallic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Albany, Ga. Posts: 3,410 View My Garage	Ok anyone else with a V6 notice this? Your getting up on the interstate, and well your winding it up. you hit about four grand and its starts to sound different (almost like kicking in a four barrel) the VVT starts to kick in and you just step in it and wind her up to seven grand, then shift you look down and your doing 90 easy. Then you realilize, !Damn this thing is fast! __________________ Hot Wheels Emblems and Floor Mats, Morimoto Fog Lights, PCP Hideaway Headlight Covers, BBK Headers & High Flow Cats, ZL1 Add-ons Wicker Bill, TL1/ZL1 Hood Insert, Gen5 DIY Frameless Mirror, ABL Dash Lighting & My link Navigation, Blacked out Rear Bowtie, all Sylvania led Turn Signals, Ceramic Window Tint By Nicks, MBRP Exhaust tips, GEN5 DIY Virginia Legal DRL Harness, Painted Brake Calipers, Vittesse Throttle Controller & Paddle Shifter Heritage Grill, Manual Shifter Boot, CNC Throttle Body, Trifecta Tune, Trunk Black out and Side Grills, Hot Wheels door Sills.

10-11-2010, 09:48 PM	#101
formare The Milano Drives: 2017 Firefly ShipWorks Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Chicagoland (Crown Point, IN) Posts: 1,877 View My Garage	Our intakes have two different plenums. You analogie of a 4 barrel opening ain't that far off from what is actualy going on... __________________ My first Love. She was called "Miss Carriage" (still cry when I think about her) 383, Muncie 4 speed, custom linkage mated to hurst short throw shifter.

10-12-2010, 07:04 AM	#105
spyderbuddy Drives: 2010 RS Inferno Orange Metallic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Albany, Ga. Posts: 3,410 View My Garage	So whats going on? Is it the VVT kicking in, or is there a second set of injectors pumping in more fuel, or something difference in the intake manifold? __________________ Hot Wheels Emblems and Floor Mats, Morimoto Fog Lights, PCP Hideaway Headlight Covers, BBK Headers & High Flow Cats, ZL1 Add-ons Wicker Bill, TL1/ZL1 Hood Insert, Gen5 DIY Frameless Mirror, ABL Dash Lighting & My link Navigation, Blacked out Rear Bowtie, all Sylvania led Turn Signals, Ceramic Window Tint By Nicks, MBRP Exhaust tips, GEN5 DIY Virginia Legal DRL Harness, Painted Brake Calipers, Vittesse Throttle Controller & Paddle Shifter Heritage Grill, Manual Shifter Boot, CNC Throttle Body, Trifecta Tune, Trunk Black out and Side Grills, Hot Wheels door Sills.

10-12-2010, 11:11 AM	#110
ALLTRBO Drives: V8 up front and 7-spd out back FTW Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: MD Posts: 746	I also own a 1990 Chevy C1500 long-bed beater truck. It weighs about 4300 lbs. dry, and has a 170hp 305 that is worn out. I know what slow is. Again, 'fast' is relative. To me the Camaro is not fast. It's adequate. __________________

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