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Originally Posted by wnta1ss
Don't get wrapped up in 'on paper' because such things are often wrong. The time that GM is listing for the SS auto is too conservative for example. If you checked what customers are actually reporting for their cars, you would see that the LT1 times on the dragstrip have been coming in noticeably slower than the SS times. Bottom line is that the slight weight advantage of the LT1 has not been enough to make up for it's inferior tires.
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Again, those races were with inexperienced LT1 drivers or drivers who haven't gotten used to the car. People who actually know how to drive the car got the same times as those SS drivers even with the all-seasons. Those tires mostly become an issue with handling and tracking, not on the dragstrip.