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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
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The chassis is a limp noodle? Your stupid is showing. This comes from a man building a car with a limp wristed 7.5" rear. You wish your precious 5th gen weighed as little as my car, which probably tips the scales just about at 3600 pounds as it sits today.
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7.625 9 bolt...
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I'd never want 20" rims. Then again I understand moment of inertia, the impact of unsprung weight and general vehicle dynamics more than you. That is why when one of the magazines put smaller brakes and wheels on the v8 2010 it went almost .5 faster in the quarter mile. And that is why the v6 2010 out skid pads the v8. Maybe if they didn't try so hard to make donks fit the 5th gen the belt line of the car wouldn't be so damn high. Mikes Trailblazer SS has the same size tire as the Camaro. Great, SUV tires rock.
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I understand moment of inertia just fine. Take it easy old man, I didnt design the damn car, I just like it.
Tblazer SS is 255/50-20
Camaro is 245/45-20 and 275/40-20. Not truck tires.
Belt line has more to do with hard points of the chassis then making 20's fit. Mustang 5.0 comes with 19's in its track pack...guess its a heap a **** too?
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Oh, and last I looked the v8 2010 is at least 300 or even 400 pounds heavier, not 150. The v6 gets a lesser rear setup than the v8s, right? Are you saying the v6 rear can handle 600 hp? GM must not think so or they'd all get the same rear.
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V8 and V6 rear set up is the same, down to the CV shafts.
Chassis can also handle up to 600hp. Chassis is where the weight is.
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Your stupid 5th gen is a boat, even Matt knows that given his experience with boats. And that is why the new 5.0 mustang eats the camaro's lunch.
So you can't go to the biggest Camaro show near us without your car? Huh. Lots of other people do.
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New 5.0 is as powerful as the Camaro, but performance numbers are very close on the track even with Camaro's 300lb difference. Mustang's steering is lighter, but when equiped with the track package, its a very rough ride and jittery over rough pavement.
Camaro SS's is a bit soft, and is not helping the Camaro's road presence.
Heavy cars can handle well if done correctly. Camaro's with some aftermarket suspension work are a worlds better in road handling with just the minor tweeks over GM's soft set up.
But that can be, and will be changed for 2012, along with its interior.
Untill then, continue to complaint about how bad the car is, as it still continues to be the best selling car in its class.
We dont have to get into the whole Camaro buying thing again do we? Not gunna pay mark up on a car, no matter how much I love it.