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A twist on the Z28 vs SS debate
05-09-2006, 12:26 AM
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Re: A twist on the Z28 vs SS debate
Originally Posted by Chrome383Z
(Granted TTA would be a pulley/tune away from a LOT more hp)
*Edit- 1BADDAM beat me to it.
05-09-2006, 12:57 AM
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Re: A twist on the Z28 vs SS debate
Originally Posted by 2000SilverLS1
0-60 in 4.6 seconds in those days? damn...
...3rd-Gen Turbo Trans Am
05-09-2006, 01:23 AM
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Re: A twist on the Z28 vs SS debate
Originally Posted by 2000SilverLS1
uh oh, here it comes
05-09-2006, 02:26 AM
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Re: A twist on the Z28 vs SS debate
Originally Posted by RussStang
Here what comes? Does anyone actually think a stock Turbo Trans am is faster than a stock 4th gen LS1?
I have never heard of a stock TTA turning a 12 sec 1320,
and I have never heard of a stock TTA trapping 108mph. There are several LS1 cars that have done just that, especially the 108 trap speeds.
(but give me $50, a crescent wrench, and a paper clip and I can trap about 113 mph.)
05-09-2006, 12:15 PM
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Re: A twist on the Z28 vs SS debate
Originally Posted by 1BADDAM
Neither have I.
(but give me $50, a crescent wrench, and a paper clip and I can trap about 113 mph.)
(but give me $50, a crescent wrench, and a paper clip and I can trap about 113 mph.)
05-09-2006, 12:17 PM
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Re: A twist on the Z28 vs SS debate
Originally Posted by 1BADDAM
Yes. 89 TTA, 171 mph, straights at Indy in 1989. LS1, electronically limited to 162 mph
I have.
Neither have I.
(but give me $50, a crescent wrench, and a paper clip and I can trap about 113 mph.)
(but give me $50, a crescent wrench, and a paper clip and I can trap about 113 mph.)
05-09-2006, 12:19 PM
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Re: A twist on the Z28 vs SS debate
My LS1 beats my Grand National, which has the same drivetrain as a TTA. See sig for mods -- the GN has a lot more than the LS1 does.
How much lighter are TTAs than GNs?
How much lighter are TTAs than GNs?
05-09-2006, 12:23 PM
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Re: A twist on the Z28 vs SS debate
Most TTA times I've seen bone stock are anywhere from 13.4 to 14.0 stock and trapping 100 to as high as 103. For a stock car, a 103 trap isn't going to go much quicker than a 13.4. I can't see it running 12s without slicks. If you can trap 113 with a paperclip and some tire shine, the report of a bone stock TTA running 12s is most likely bogus. I'm sure it had the paperclip mod. But that's JMHO. 
05-09-2006, 03:23 PM
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Re: A twist on the Z28 vs SS debate
I dont think they nessacarily need to compete for a top dog spot. Correct me if im wrong, but in the first gen weren't fully packaged Z/28's cost as much as a SS. Which would you consider the top dog in the first gen? Maybe the SS offered a 396 Big block, ripped some killer 1/4 mile times, but the Z/28 was the road racing king, taking 2 out of 3 trans am championships 1967-69, and the 302 wasnt a slouch at the 1/4 either. So why not repeat that in the 5th, since they're trying to repeat everything else about it. A killer 350Zish Z/28 would bring a sport image back to the Camaro image with a high reving V-8 and suspension upgrades. An SS could be a pavement stomper, tearing about anything with a blue oval or hemi next to it at any given stoplight. Both would be top dogs in their own right, at their own purpose.