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Originally Posted by jessrayo
I have not been on a road racing track for several months but I will pretty much put whatever I own on the track. If you are a regular at the track, you know that at least half of the guys running laps are not completely stock. Nobody that I know that is a "regular" is completely stock. After you get comfortable with a car you want to go faster and you start to mod the car. I personally am part of the culture that does not drive a car as it is delivered from the factory.
Before my '16 SS was delivered to me from the dealer I had them put in Castrol SRF brake fluid.... because I know the stock fluid will boil on a hot day at the track. Honestly, most cars including the new GM cars really cannot handle the track at a 9/10's pace for 30 minutes. The average joe will be okay but if Randy Pobst trys to go all out for a full 30 minutes there is going to be some brake fade or some fluid temp is going to get to the critical mark. So my point is if you really want these cars to run laps you are going to have to mod them.
All this talk about GT 350s and SS brings me back to the thing that every true track guy does when he buys a car. He looks at it and says what can I do with this car to make it run faster laps....and what is that going to cost me. I see a lot more when I look at the '16 Camaro because it will be easy to mod. From the factory the Camaro SS is down 71 Hp and it is faster 0to 60? 71... that is a lot of power. But I know I can easily get more power than that through the aftermarket.
I really look forward to what GM delivers as part of the new 1LE package because I'm certain I can retro fit it on my SS if I already haven't exceeded the new part potential with something else from the aftermarket. I think after all is said and done in a very short period of time, (as usual) most of the fastest cars lapping the local track will be built by GM and not Ford. Yes there are always a few Guys that go all out with the Mustangs.... but after doing this for a few years.... it is so much easier to go fast with the Chevy.
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A base manual 2016 SS is approx. 3670 lbs, the base gt350 is close to 3800lbs, should bring the horse to weight ratio closer and not really 71 HP apart.