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Old 12-30-2012, 10:55 AM   #57
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Again, if you can't control the power you have, you need a lesser car. Driving a v8 in the rain and not realizing that the rain is dangerous to drive your car fast in indicates you do not know how to handle the power you have. Anyone with a fast car should know WOT and rain don't mix.
no harm no foul. sometimes one must exceed the limits to know how not to in the future.
the flip side try high speed full panic braking in your car so you know how it handles.
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Old 12-30-2012, 11:00 AM   #58
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These cars aren't powerful enough to break the tires loose much less to kick it sideways...
Well I guess I got a good one then cause when it was stock I messed with it to see how it perfromed and handled being so heavy and having 400hp and have to say, could spin the tires alot and get sideways in a hurry, but learned how it reacts to all kinds of driving styles..Is a lot of fun, but I respect what it can do and how quickly you can get "outta shape" with her. Be careful and enjoy..
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Old 12-30-2012, 12:01 PM   #59
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no harm no foul. sometimes one must exceed the limits to know how not to in the future.
the flip side try high speed full panic braking in your car so you know how it handles.
but doing that in turn 1 at road atlanta can get expensive
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Old 12-30-2012, 02:48 PM   #60
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Again, if you can't control the power you have, you need a lesser car. Driving a v8 in the rain and not realizing that the rain is dangerous to drive your car fast in indicates you do not know how to handle the power you have. Anyone with a fast car should know WOT and rain don't mix.
I didn't expect the ass end to kick out that fast, I didn't give it much gas either. Where did you get WOT?? The tires suck when the road is wet. This happened like 4 years ago and I haven't had any problems since, I can handle the car just fine.
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Old 12-30-2012, 03:29 PM   #61
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am i the only one on here who doesn't baby my car?
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Old 12-30-2012, 03:55 PM   #62
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am i the only one on here who doesn't baby my car?
I think we are the minority
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Old 12-30-2012, 04:22 PM   #63
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I think we are the minority
Everyone on this forum drives like a little girl afraid of their car. Most SS owners should have bought a V6 if they're scared of the power.
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Old 12-30-2012, 04:27 PM   #64
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Everyone on this forum drives like a little girl afraid of their car. Most SS owners should have bought a V6 if they're scared of the power.
I'm not scared of the power but I bought a V6
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Old 12-30-2012, 04:30 PM   #65
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Everyone on this forum drives like a little girl afraid of their car. Most SS owners should have bought a V6 if they're scared of the power.
only thing I am afraid of is blue lights behind me and the ticket that follows
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Old 12-30-2012, 04:31 PM   #66
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I didn't expect the ass end to kick out that fast, I didn't give it much gas either. Where did you get WOT?? The tires suck when the road is wet. This happened like 4 years ago and I haven't had any problems since, I can handle the car just fine.
I was just making a point. You have to know how much throttle you can control no matter wet or dry.
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Old 12-30-2012, 04:37 PM   #67
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I'm not scared of the power but I bought a V6
I didn't mean it that way, just that you shouldn't buy a V8 if you aren't gonna use the power. A V6 will do everything else you want from a Camaro.
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Old 12-30-2012, 04:39 PM   #68
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I didn't mean it that way, just that you shouldn't buy a V8 if you aren't gonna use the power. A V6 will do everything else you want from a Camaro.
OK np. Thought we were gonna have another one of those V6 vs V8 battles
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Old 12-30-2012, 04:40 PM   #69
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I think we are the minority
I agree. I see more people who can't or won't drive their cars on here than people like you who will. So sad...
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Old 12-30-2012, 04:45 PM   #70
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I agree. I see more people who can't or won't drive their cars on here than people like you who will. So sad...
It runs in my family, my sister is the mopar type 72 cuda and a srt challenger, I went camaro and motorcycles, but there's just something about car's that's in our blood.
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