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Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes
No, it's not. It's a few hundred lb lighter, but think about it, that's like one passenger. The gen 5 was also a torque-monster with the LS3. I had one, it was nice. The gen 6 is undoubtely more nimble and a better chassis, but the 5 was still pretty good with the V8. I upgraded the sways, put in a strut brace, and it was absolutely on rails and amazing. Although I'd like to drive a V6 1LE, I don't think a V6 gen 6 will be better than a gen 5 SS. My gen 6 SS is not that much better compared to my 5 to make me think this. Both of these would purr along at 1000rpm up hills at 50mph. Don't even think about trying that with the V6. The gen 6 is better, but it's a lot more evolutionary than revolutionary.
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Undoubtedly a 5th Gen SS will destroy a 6th Gen V6. A 6th Gen V6 will have a better chance against a 4th Gen LS1 than a 5th Gen SS. They're in two different leagues...
A worst case fully loaded heavy automatic 5th Gen SS (which makes 400 HP out of the L99 instead of a M6 LS3) vs a 6th Gen V6 -- the quarter mile times may make them look slightly close (a low 13 sec 5th Gen vs a mid to high 13 sec best case scenario V6 6th Gen)...
I will state however the weight difference between a 5th Gen SS and a 6th Gen SS is more than 1 passenger, it's about a 300 to 400lb weight difference which is why the V6 6th Gens are capable of keeping up with LS1 equpped F-Bodies while not having as much power.