"Shoulda gotta V8 crowd" and V6 Performance.

[angryv6]

Extra $150 for a v8 and another $100 extra on insurance I could afford it but to spend that on a weekend car didn't make sense to me.

[Bad70supreme]

Originally Posted by OOLIE

Might be a good time to walk away

O really, please explain? Cool facter because its not something you see everyday. My point, as long as he dont go around beating his chest saying he smokes big blocks it all good. Anything can be built fast with enough money, but nothing sounds like or has the history of the V8 and v8s are a big part of what made American muscle!

[Angrybird 12]

Won't this debate ever go away? Just be happy with what you bought and if you are not buy something else. Problem solved.

[BowtieBelle]

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

Won't this debate ever go away? Just be happy with what you bought and if you are not buy something else. Problem solved.

This.


My guy has an SS. He's driven mine and I've driven his. He said my car is a "great car" and he enjoys driving it and has commented on how impressed he was with the power. He thought it would be a huge difference-- that the V6 was a dog-- but he was wrong and after driving it he admitted it. To him, he said the biggest difference was the brakes. I got a free set of Brembos so I'll be fixing that

Most people who hate on the V6 have never driven it, so I just laugh at them and move along. It's easy to talk smack when you're uneducated and have never been behind the wheel of our little monsters. My car is bad ass, and if you don't like it, I really don't care. I used to get bent all out of shape by the "should have got a V8" stuff but I just think it's funny now. If you measure a person by what kind of car they drive, or you need a certain kind of car to feel important.. you've got much bigger issues.

[midnighter]

Should have got a V10

[Patrick864 RS]

I heard there was a 48 cylinder motorcycle engine...guess us v6 and v8 owners "should've got a v48" lol

[RickRay]

Originally Posted by BowtieBelle

This.


My guy has an SS. He's driven mine and I've driven his. He said my car is a "great car" and he enjoys driving it and has commented on how impressed he was with the power. He thought it would be a huge difference-- that the V6 was a dog-- but he was wrong and after driving it he admitted it. To him, he said the biggest difference was the brakes. I got a free set of Brembos so I'll be fixing that

Most people who hate on the V6 have never driven it, so I just laugh at them and move along. It's easy to talk smack when you're uneducated and have never been behind the wheel of our little monsters. My car is bad ass, and if you don't like it, I really don't care. I used to get bent all out of shape by the "should have got a V8" stuff but I just think it's funny now. If you measure a person by what kind of car they drive, or you need a certain kind of car to feel important.. you've got much bigger issues.

The V6 brakes faster than the SS...just saying...
Yes I will too change mine to SS when brakes are due....

[puertoricanfont]

Can't we just all get along? Ive had both the v6 and v8 models and guess what? both models were kick ass

[BlaqWhole]

Originally Posted by GretchenGotGrowl

Just take one example...torque wins races. If that was all there was to it them my truck (420 ft-lb) could keep up with a LS3 equipped SS Camaro. The overall point is these are just a bunch of generalizations and pat sayings that don't really mean anything. The number of cylinders just doesn't mean much anymore. If it did, we'd all be screaming for V16s. Displacement doesn't trump technology, or the SS would destroy the 5.0.

I never said displacement trumps technology. I said you can't replace it. Sure, a new V6 makes the same hp as a 10 year old LS1 V8 due to tech. But let's not forget that although the new V6 makes more hp than an LS1, the LS1 makes about 60 more ft lbs of torque. And an 02 SS will run a low 13. Heck, there are LS1 engines out there making around 500 RWHP N/A with very streetable combinations. I only mentioned the LS1 as an example. Compare the new V6 to the LS3 and give them both the same technology and the LS3 will make more power...due to the size advantage.

As far as the SS vs the Coyote. The Coyote is a lighter car with numerically higher rear gear ratios. And even at that it still runs a 13 flat just like the SS. Make the Camaro the same weight and give it 3.73s and see what happens. Just throwing that out there.

You can't just totally dismiss engine size and those 2 extra cylinders. For example, the 6.2 can make well over 600 RWHP with just 10 lbs of boost. If you think the extra displacement and cylinders have nothing to do with that then I don't know what else to say...

[doomsdayjesus081]

Here is my take on this and yes I chose to buy a v8. I will never understand why people don't respect each other. The thing people seem to glaze over is the fact that the v6 crowd is doing a great service for the hotrod community in general. The current overhead valve v8 engine design will not be around forever. There will be a shift toward a direct injection v8 similar to the v6 soon, quite possibly as soon as the sixth gen camaro rolls out. The v6 community generating a demand for mods and tuning solutions will make it easier for people to mod the new cars as opposed to having to wait years for the aftermarket to catch up. Also at the end of the day we all own gm cars which can all be modded. We don't have any bs like what chrysler is now doing in new cars. If you didn't know 2011 and on chryslers have revolving code in the ecu and can't be tuned for mods because of this. The only way to tune these is to swap in an older ecu that will not control all functions of the car properly. This naysayer bs is not just to v6 vs. v8 though, it pops up for manual vs. automatic transmission, and quite honestly anytime somebody asks questions about getting to 1000hp or higher. Bottom line v6's are up to 500hp as most recent as I have seen and v8's are up to well over 1500hp. I don't think this is the end either, I think these numbers will continue to go up as long as there is a demand and a desire.

[BlaqWhole]

Originally Posted by doomsdayjesus081

Here is my take on this and yes I chose to buy a v8. I will never understand why people don't respect each other. The thing people seem to glaze over is the fact that the v6 crowd is doing a great service for the hotrod community in general. The current overhead valve v8 engine design will not be around forever. There will be a shift toward a direct injection v8 similar to the v6 soon, quite possibly as soon as the sixth gen camaro rolls out. The v6 community generating a demand for mods and tuning solutions will make it easier for people to mod the new cars as opposed to having to wait years for the aftermarket to catch up. Also at the end of the day we all own gm cars which can all be modded. We don't have any bs like what chrysler is now doing in new cars. If you didn't know 2011 and on chryslers have revolving code in the ecu and can't be tuned for mods because of this. The only way to tune these is to swap in an older ecu that will not control all functions of the car properly. This naysayer bs is not just to v6 vs. v8 though, it pops up for manual vs. automatic transmission, and quite honestly anytime somebody asks questions about getting to 1000hp or higher. Bottom line v6's are up to 500hp as most recent as I have seen and v8's are up to well over 1500hp. I don't think this is the end either, I think these numbers will continue to go up as long as there is a demand and a desire.

So basically Chrysler is trying to kill the aftermarket and the hobby of modding cars. If that's the case then they should just stop making performance vehicles all together. Hot rodding and modifying cars is what made these cars popular in the first place. And it's a part of American heritage. What's next? Is Chrysler gonna stop recognizing the 4th of July...??

[simt3k]

Originally Posted by BlaqWhole

So basically Chrysler is trying to kill the aftermarket and the hobby of modding cars. If that's the case then they should just stop making performance vehicles all together. Hot rodding and modifying cars is what made these cars popular in the first place. And it's a part of American heritage. What's next? Is Chrysler gonna stop recognizing the 4th of July...??

THOSE BASTARDS!!