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Originally Posted by Sp00ner
Ha! What's up bud? Still got the HPT set, so you know it's only a matter of time before I start hooking it up and 'looking' at things.
I've really babied the Camaro so far, been wet, rainy and a bit cold here. It's funny, in a lot of ways the Camaro doesn't... not sure what the right word is here, as I dont want people to take it the wrong way... it sorta doesnt feel as fast as I'd think coming from the Satty, since seems like it just doesnt have to try as hard to launch you in to the seat. Maybe that makes sense to you at least, as you had an LSJ, but there was no mistaking when you were going hard on that thing since the blower was absolutely screaming loud as you're reaching 7500rpms.
Camaro is far faster, no doubt, it's completely perception of the low rumbling V8 vs the high strung LSJ. Also, some fond memories of that little trooper. Glad to find out tonight that the dealer is replacing the motor and someone else will get a Redline with a strong motor again.
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Ha, ya man. What you're feeling there is a fat ass car! Lol! The Camaros are very heavy. The best way to relieve that is to put a 3.91 in the ass end. That is a GM upgrade that is stock in the 1LE Camaros. It has a torque manipulation of like 23% or something, so it feels like you gained about 80ft/lb of torque. Definitely makes the car feel lighter. Did you get manual or auto? Ya, I still have my HPT box. I was working on a lot of stock tunes for this car, then when I got cammed, I took it in to be done since I had never worked on something with internal work before and didnt want the $40k car to be the first. Lol! If you have any questions feel free to hit me up. Ive had mine since '10 so I know my way around it pretty well. Also, I found the guy a couple years ago that has my Redline. He sent me a FB message the other day saying he is going to sell it and was wondering if I wanted it back. I kinda do. Lol!