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Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 09-04-2019, 05:13 PM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
True. Though when you're trying to assess...

True. Though when you're trying to assess performance differences, you're actually comparing differences in performance potential where everything is assumed to go pretty close to right for the one...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 09-04-2019, 08:08 AM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
Just realize that lap times are not as sensitive...

Just realize that lap times are not as sensitive to faster shifting as the amount faster suggests. I.e. 5 upshifts that are each 0.4 seconds faster will not net you a 2 second lap time improvement. ...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 09-02-2019, 01:27 PM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
I vaguely remember the no-cost choice, though I...

I vaguely remember the no-cost choice, though I wasn't doing any car shopping that I didn't have to at the time, let alone for a toy.

MT as the extra cost transmission choice has been crossing my...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 09-02-2019, 09:30 AM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
Did they ever bother to investigate whether...

Did they ever bother to investigate whether people would be willing to pay extra to get a manual transmission? And if so, how much of a premium might people be willing to pay? This thought goes to a...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 09-02-2019, 08:58 AM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
Seems like they're being overly stingy. I mean,...

Seems like they're being overly stingy. I mean, Nissan went all the way down to that same 5% for their Maxima before throwing in the towel, and that's the top-shelf Nissan model (read: most...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 09-02-2019, 07:36 AM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
Perhaps a bit extreme; it's not like demand is...

Perhaps a bit extreme; it's not like demand is zero-point-zero.

But I suppose that depends on one's definition of "lack". Lack, in a completely cold business sense here means "insufficient for...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 09-01-2019, 07:50 AM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
Only ruling out a hard shift rod might not make a...

Only ruling out a hard shift rod might not make a MT a complete impossibility.


Norm
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-30-2019, 04:56 PM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
More than likely it at least features some sort...

More than likely it at least features some sort off launch control. How well its calibration agrees with a prepared dragstrip is a separate question. Whether it can be turned completely off, yet...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-30-2019, 09:41 AM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
True, but you can't tell me that people who do go...

True, but you can't tell me that people who do go to the strip aren't ever going to shoot for exactly that. Something about the adrenalin running when there's a fast car in the other lane having a...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-30-2019, 09:16 AM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
Maybe, maybe not. How many mid-engine cars show...

Maybe, maybe not. How many mid-engine cars show up at the dragstrip as it is? How many of those more than once or twice just to "see what she'll do"?


Until people start running drag radials or...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-27-2019, 03:56 PM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
If the C8 is pulling 1.0x as a steady-state...

If the C8 is pulling 1.0x as a steady-state number, it's more than likely going to be able to show peaks of at least 1.2g with the tires fully warmed up in a track day setting.


Norm
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-27-2019, 09:42 AM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
Started about here . . . and then wnta1ss...

Started about here . . .

and then wnta1ss picked up that ball and ran with it, just not quite in the right direction.


This thread has been sidetracked as much as it's been on-topic. I...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-27-2019, 09:14 AM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
GM is calling this their "lowering kit". That...

GM is calling this their "lowering kit". That identifies its intended purpose and its target buyer. Nowhere in Chevy's description does it even mention that this kit provided any performance...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-26-2019, 06:31 AM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
So why do you think that GM decided not to call...

So why do you think that GM decided not to call it a "street handling kit" instead?

Items for sale are normally labelled in a way that indicates their primary intent. Calling this a 'kit' does not...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-25-2019, 09:39 AM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
That specific GM lowering kit did more than just...

That specific GM lowering kit did more than just lower the car, and was tested in conjunction with a specific handling kit rather than separately. I'm afraid you didn't even try to separate the...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-25-2019, 07:32 AM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
I doubt that the lowering - taken independently...

I doubt that the lowering - taken independently of any spring rate and damping increase - provided much of that improvement.

That the lowering springs were a bit stiffer, sure. The same stiffness...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-24-2019, 04:23 PM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
That's the way most of us read it. It was...

That's the way most of us read it. It was answered in the 'Ask Al / Ask the Camaro Team' section a while back. That the "SS 1LE tire" was not specifically called out meant "new regular SS tires" in...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-24-2019, 10:36 AM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
If you're really and truly buying for the...

If you're really and truly buying for the performance, none of those things matter. If they do matter, it's because performance never was far and away the top priority.


Norm
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-24-2019, 08:22 AM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
Every time I drive anywhere, even if it's only to...

Every time I drive anywhere, even if it's only to the store and back, it's enjoyment and attention on levels much closer to what that quick spin around the lake was to you than you could ever know....
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-23-2019, 08:52 AM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
Nothing personal was ever intended . . . just so...

Nothing personal was ever intended . . . just so you know, I used to get paid to find and question little things like that. I suppose that made me a Professional Nitpicker. P.N. (retired) these...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-22-2019, 07:18 AM
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Views: 138,917
Posted By Norm Peterson
A 50 millisecond shift time does buy you a little...

A 50 millisecond shift time does buy you a little more of a distance gap. Not much lap time improvement over a 100ms shift time, though.
...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-21-2019, 08:52 PM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
Thought that would get your attention :lol: (next...

Thought that would get your attention :lol: (next go-round I'll post the lead/lag distance plot as well as the other two).

I'm entirely willing to let the numbers fall wherever they may. Anything...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-21-2019, 08:02 PM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
I'm only finding "under 0.1 seconds" for a DCT...

I'm only finding "under 0.1 seconds" for a DCT (Jalopnik and Motorauthority specifically for the C8, and Tremec as a general sanity check). Not "0.01 seconds".

If you can provide a reference for...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-21-2019, 09:04 AM
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Views: 138,917
Posted By Norm Peterson
Here's a look at what the DCT gives you only from...

Here's a look at what the DCT gives you only from the "faster shifting" aspect. Same transmission gear ratios, same everything else except shift speed and weight. I used 0.10 seconds for the DCT...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-21-2019, 07:16 AM
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Posted By Norm Peterson
Among the various "simple" stick axle...

Among the various "simple" stick axle suspensions, the 'true' 3-link and the torque arm are probably the best two.

The nod for overall handling generally goes to the 3-link, if for no other reason...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-20-2019, 06:11 PM
Replies: 943
Views: 138,917
Posted By Norm Peterson
A conventional 3-pedal MT would be able to shift...

A conventional 3-pedal MT would be able to shift fast enough for me. I've never been into abusively banging gears. But maybe I will run that sim.



Wasn't it me who even brought the shift...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-20-2019, 12:28 PM
Replies: 943
Views: 138,917
Posted By Norm Peterson
No, you still don't quite understand. Where the...

No, you still don't quite understand. Where the transmission issue is concerned, it's because the performance improvement is the result of taking the driver yet another step away from . . . doing his...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-20-2019, 11:57 AM
Replies: 943
Views: 138,917
Posted By Norm Peterson
I thought it was obvious enough, but I guess the...

I thought it was obvious enough, but I guess the word 'performance' still means forward acceleration capability is everything and nothing else matters to a great number of enthusiasts. As soon as...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-20-2019, 09:14 AM
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Views: 138,917
Posted By Norm Peterson
Actually, a Miata with a 3+ liter, 7000+ rpm...

Actually, a Miata with a 3+ liter, 7000+ rpm capable V6 has crossed my mind. As hard to understand as it may be, I'm not against performance in the way you and others are choosing to define it. A...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 08-20-2019, 08:36 AM
Replies: 943
Views: 138,917
Posted By Norm Peterson
Just got my C/D and started reading the article. ...

Just got my C/D and started reading the article. I'm sure there'd be a way to run the shift linkage without having to cut a hole in the tunnel.


I also read where the article's author was...
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