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Originally Posted by JusticePete
Your questions and comments are point on and I will reply to them as soon as we clear up a few open items. Predicting what happens next is predicated on understanding what is happening now. We can't move forward with this discussion until these questions are answered .
1. Why does the BOSS LS perform so much better than the GT with only 40 more HP?
2. Why is the GT500 only .4% faster than the BOSS LS even though it has 25% more power?
Here is a hint -- The answer to question 1 is found in the BOSS GT equipment and I have already posted the answer to number 2 in this thread.
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1. Because the horsepower is the least of the improvements to the boss.
2. Because the gt500 has an extra 200lbs, softer suspension, no sizable brake upgrade vs the boss, and gearing that makes the power nearly unusable at any low speeds without a high redline to take advantage of. I assume you are alluding to tire size as well. Though a bigger tire would help greatly, it's not the only way to improve lap times.
I don't see how this proves anything about the NEW gt500. Because it has more power doesn't mean power is the only upgrade they made. They didn't just slap a new drivetrain in there and call it quits. They also didn't just toss some electronic dampers in the suspension and call it quits.