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ChevyBoiSS · 02-05-2009, 02:25 PM

Ok, how is the automatic version of the G8 GXP more powerful than the Camaro SS L99 Auto??

they use the actual LS3 and auto trans and still get 23 mpg Highway but it says nothing about AFM.

I would like for some of the know-it-alls to chime in on this please..

blackZbandit · 02-05-2009, 03:07 PM

If my memory serves me correctly from what I've read the GXP gets about 19-20 hwy and has the gas guzzler tax.

Parker · 02-05-2009, 03:17 PM

It doesn't have the AFM or VVT parts. The VVT should give the camaro a different power curve and torque curve, when compared to the LS3.

boxmonkeyracing · 02-05-2009, 04:49 PM

Aerodynamics and gearing play a big roll in hwy mpg.

ChevyBoiSS · 02-05-2009, 06:10 PM

Im just shocked, i under estimated the g8, didnt think it ranked where the camaro, challenger, and mustang.. and fast nissans where.

spd98 · 02-06-2009, 05:34 AM

The g8 is pretty much the same car as the camaro. I suspect other than weight it will be about the same performance wise. it does have better gearing though.

383ss · 02-06-2009, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Parker

It doesn't have the AFM or VVT parts. The VVT should give the camaro a different power curve and torque curve, when compared to the LS3.

exactly

Tal · 02-06-2009, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChevyBoiSS

Im just shocked, i under estimated the g8, didnt think it ranked where the camaro, challenger, and mustang.. and fast nissans where.

At a basic level the Camaro is a two door G8 (additionally both are updated versions of the Holden/Zeta design used on the 04-06 GTO). This is quite similiar to how the Challenger is a two door Charger, except GM isn't upcharging the Camaro to niche market levels like Dodge did with the Challenger.

ChevyBoiSS · 02-06-2009, 09:45 AM

lol, i thought the challenger was a two door charger? Lol dodge told me its the exact same platform, engine and trans (srt8) that is.

*DGthe3* · 02-06-2009, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChevyBoiSS

Ok, how is the automatic version of the G8 GXP more powerful than the Camaro SS L99 Auto??

they use the actual LS3 and auto trans and still get 23 mpg Highway but it says nothing about AFM.

I would like for some of the know-it-alls to chime in on this please..

Check your thread title, you've already answered your own question G8 GXP LS3. The L99 isn't (quite) an LS3.

spd98 · 02-09-2009, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tal

At a basic level the Camaro is a two door G8 (additionally both are updated versions of the Holden/Zeta design used on the 04-06 GTO). This is quite similiar to how the Challenger is a two door Charger, except GM isn't upcharging the Camaro to niche market levels like Dodge did with the Challenger.

GTO wasn't on the Zeta platform.

02-05-2009, 02:25 PM	#1
ChevyBoiSS Drives: 2011 2SS/RS RJT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 302	G8 GXP LS3 rated at 415 hp Ok, how is the automatic version of the G8 GXP more powerful than the Camaro SS L99 Auto?? they use the actual LS3 and auto trans and still get 23 mpg Highway but it says nothing about AFM. I would like for some of the know-it-alls to chime in on this please..

02-05-2009, 03:07 PM	#2
blackZbandit Drives: BLACK ON BLACK 2012 CAMARO SS Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LOS ANGELES, CA Posts: 743 View My Garage	If my memory serves me correctly from what I've read the GXP gets about 19-20 hwy and has the gas guzzler tax. __________________ BLACK CAR + FLAT BLACK STRIPES + BLACK WHEELS = BLK PW3R!! **Thanks to Silver Streak for the pic I used to make this sig**

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02-05-2009, 03:17 PM	#3
Parker Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 246 View My Garage	It doesn't have the AFM or VVT parts. The VVT should give the camaro a different power curve and torque curve, when compared to the LS3.

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ChevyBoiSS Drives: 2011 2SS/RS RJT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 302	Im just shocked, i under estimated the g8, didnt think it ranked where the camaro, challenger, and mustang.. and fast nissans where.

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spd98 Drives: had a goat Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: atlanta, ga Posts: 351	The g8 is pretty much the same car as the camaro. I suspect other than weight it will be about the same performance wise. it does have better gearing though.

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ChevyBoiSS Drives: 2011 2SS/RS RJT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 302	lol, i thought the challenger was a two door charger? Lol dodge told me its the exact same platform, engine and trans (srt8) that is.