This car is much faster than I thought, vs modded 5.0

Jkfsu · 05-23-2016, 06:43 PM

So this kid I know with a modded 5.0 Gt performance pack, Lund e85 tune, catback exhaust and jlt intake had been wanting to run my new SS for a while and I kept telling him no that I wanted to get my break in done first. Well there was a street racing made safe event where you can roll race and I finally gave in and said we can run. We both agreed 40-100 since I didn't want to push the car too hard and I figured that would be more than enough to beat me since he made 430whp with his mods. Well we ran it 40 roll 2nd gear and I let go after 100 and was a bumper length ahead. I really thought I'd be losing by at least 2 car gaps but guess this SS A8 is way faster than I thought. Thought you guys would enjoy!

JoeAyalaM · 05-23-2016, 07:55 PM

This new Camaro SS does run great, IMO for a 5.0 to beat it, it would need FI not just a couple of bolt ons. The Camaro is the fastest DD or Street car.

On the other side, those 5.0s love FI and can take a hole lot more psi than the LT1 before needing major mods, so it could be the fastest Drag car.

Jkfsu · 05-23-2016, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeAyalaM

This new Camaro SS does run great, IMO for a 5.0 to beat it, it would need FI not just a couple of bolt ons. The Camaro is the fastest DD or Street car.

On the other side, those 5.0s love FI and can take a hole lot more psi than the LT1 before needing major mods, so it could be the fastest Drag car.

Yeah I'm sure boosted its different but I'm done doing crazy stuff like that to my cars. Just a big headache and more problems in the future so I'm happy being the fasted n/a!

Richard0nee · 05-23-2016, 08:06 PM

He's still not giving you the video?

lol mannn

ULTRAZLS1 · 05-23-2016, 09:13 PM

A full bolt on and e85 5.0 will walk all over a stock 6gen.

CAI and 91/93 pump tune wont do it. E85 tune they will run about even with a stock SS. About like you experienced. Plenty of 5.0s running high 11's with e85 and light bolt ons.

Give the SS some e85 and gain 35rwhp and see what happens. Mod for mod NA SS>5.0 from every angle.

FI the 5.0 has a slight edge.

Jkfsu · 05-24-2016, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ULTRAZLS1

A full bolt on and e85 5.0 will walk all over a stock 6gen.

CAI and 91/93 pump tune wont do it. E85 tune they will run about even with a stock SS. About like you experienced. Plenty of 5.0s running high 11's with e85 and light bolt ons.

Give the SS some e85 and gain 35rwhp and see what happens. Mod for mod NA SS>5.0 from every angle.

FI the 5.0 has a slight edge.

Yeah agreed. Although the only other bolt on mods that you can do is gt350 intake manifold and headers. Not sure what edge that would give

R3DLT1 · 05-24-2016, 07:44 AM

OP 2nd gear pull from 30 or 40 mph is nasty on A8

FastCarFanBoy · 05-24-2016, 07:46 AM

converter,exhaust and tune 5.0 should run deep in the 11's...my '13 went 11.28@120

khell86 · 05-24-2016, 08:01 AM

Yeah if he was running E85 he definitely should have won the race, but then again its manual vs auto and that A8 is doing a great job.

raptor5244 · 05-24-2016, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by khell86

Yeah if he was running E85 he definitely should have won the race, but then again its manual vs auto and that A8 is doing a great job.

Agreed. The A8 is so quick, it just rips through the gears.

Richard0nee · 05-24-2016, 06:01 PM

Well if it's from a roll, manual and auto isn't that big of a diff.. from a dig yeah, manuals are tricky to launch.

Had another member from the Mustang forum, bolt-ons, E85 tune and he did edge out a stock SS. He also said that the GT has to be modified to compete or win.. stock for stock it's game over for the 5.0's.

oldman · 05-25-2016, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by khell86

Yeah if he was running E85 he definitely should have won the race, but then again its manual vs auto and that A8 is doing a great job.

I have to laugh at E85, MPG is like what 12 MPG... who cares how fast when you gotta stop off at the fill station every few days.. Realistically a street car that is only fast on fuel it never runs on the street is of no interest to me. Might as just as well say N20 injection.. except it is actually more realistic to run N20 on the street.

Gmanuel · 05-25-2016, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by oldman

I have to laugh at E85, MPG is like what 12 MPG... who cares how fast when you gotta stop off at the fill station every few days.. Realistically a street car that is only fast on fuel it never runs on the street is of no interest to me. Might as just as well say N20 injection.. except it is actually more realistic to run N20 on the street.

If it was straight e85, he'd average about 14, assuming he averaged 20 on gas. 266 mile range, versus 380, so it really isn't that hard to run it daily. This is especially true if you're lucky enough to have a station within a few miles of where you live.

BMR Tech · 05-25-2016, 02:56 PM

Well I can tell you, since we own multiple of all these cars.....the Camaro is by far faster in OEM form.

So it definitely does not surprise me one bit. The Coyote engines perform well with mods, no doubt, but it takes most of the bolt-ons available WITH a really good tune to out run this new Camaro in stock form.

On the road course, the Camaro also crushes the Mustang.

Luckily, we have all these cars here at BMR to use for testing

On that note, I have a very fast 2015 Mustang myself. I have put off acquiring the Camaro in hopes of possibly getting a 10spd automatic....but it would be awesome to mod a new Camaro in the same fashion I have modded my S550 Mustang and see which one comes out on top!

05-23-2016, 06:43 PM	#1
Jkfsu Banned Drives: 2016 5.0 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Miami Posts: 113	This car is much faster than I thought, vs modded 5.0 So this kid I know with a modded 5.0 Gt performance pack, Lund e85 tune, catback exhaust and jlt intake had been wanting to run my new SS for a while and I kept telling him no that I wanted to get my break in done first. Well there was a street racing made safe event where you can roll race and I finally gave in and said we can run. We both agreed 40-100 since I didn't want to push the car too hard and I figured that would be more than enough to beat me since he made 430whp with his mods. Well we ran it 40 roll 2nd gear and I let go after 100 and was a bumper length ahead. I really thought I'd be losing by at least 2 car gaps but guess this SS A8 is way faster than I thought. Thought you guys would enjoy!

05-24-2016, 07:44 AM	#7
R3DLT1 Toyota Tech Drives: 2SS A8 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Bartlesville, OK Posts: 465	OP 2nd gear pull from 30 or 40 mph is nasty on A8 __________________ 2016 Camaro SS A8 Roto-Fab CAI: Drag set up 11.9 @116 Sold 95 Camaro Z28 Cam:Bolt ons: 12.3 @114 Sold 2013 Chevy Crzue LTX

05-23-2016, 07:55 PM	#2
JoeAyalaM Account Suspended Drives: Audi S6 V8TT, Volvos XC60 & S60R Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: 5000 ft above sea level. Posts: 414	This new Camaro SS does run great, IMO for a 5.0 to beat it, it would need FI not just a couple of bolt ons. The Camaro is the fastest DD or Street car. On the other side, those 5.0s love FI and can take a hole lot more psi than the LT1 before needing major mods, so it could be the fastest Drag car.

05-23-2016, 08:06 PM	#4
Richard0nee Drives: 2016 SS M6, NPP Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Hawthorne, CA Posts: 1,957	He's still not giving you the video? lol mannn

05-23-2016, 09:13 PM	#5
ULTRAZLS1 Drives: 14 Silverado LTZ Z71, 16 Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Jackson, Michigan Posts: 4,407	A full bolt on and e85 5.0 will walk all over a stock 6gen. CAI and 91/93 pump tune wont do it. E85 tune they will run about even with a stock SS. About like you experienced. Plenty of 5.0s running high 11's with e85 and light bolt ons. Give the SS some e85 and gain 35rwhp and see what happens. Mod for mod NA SS>5.0 from every angle. FI the 5.0 has a slight edge.

05-24-2016, 07:46 AM	#8
FastCarFanBoy Banned Drives: 2013 GB GT Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Florida Posts: 954	converter,exhaust and tune 5.0 should run deep in the 11's...my '13 went 11.28@120

05-24-2016, 08:01 AM	#9
khell86 Drives: 2012 Ford Focus Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 394	Yeah if he was running E85 he definitely should have won the race, but then again its manual vs auto and that A8 is doing a great job.

05-24-2016, 06:01 PM	#11
Richard0nee Drives: 2016 SS M6, NPP Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Hawthorne, CA Posts: 1,957	Well if it's from a roll, manual and auto isn't that big of a diff.. from a dig yeah, manuals are tricky to launch. Had another member from the Mustang forum, bolt-ons, E85 tune and he did edge out a stock SS. He also said that the GT has to be modified to compete or win.. stock for stock it's game over for the 5.0's.

05-25-2016, 02:56 PM	#14
BMR Tech Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 256	Well I can tell you, since we own multiple of all these cars.....the Camaro is by far faster in OEM form. So it definitely does not surprise me one bit. The Coyote engines perform well with mods, no doubt, but it takes most of the bolt-ons available WITH a really good tune to out run this new Camaro in stock form. On the road course, the Camaro also crushes the Mustang. Luckily, we have all these cars here at BMR to use for testing On that note, I have a very fast 2015 Mustang myself. I have put off acquiring the Camaro in hopes of possibly getting a 10spd automatic....but it would be awesome to mod a new Camaro in the same fashion I have modded my S550 Mustang and see which one comes out on top!

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