Who’s car is faster depends on two things
- Do you and your friend have A8 and A10 automatic transmissions?
- Does your friend have a GT*?
* GT, A10, PP, Michelin PS, 3.55 in drag race mode
If your friend doesn’t have a GT*, and you have a A8, your car is faster even if he has a A10
If your friend has a manual, your car is faster regardless of transmission type in your car. Actually, any gen6 SS is faster.
The GT* has a 0.1 sec advantage on a prepped surface with a good driver. All other forms of GT are slower. The majority of GT’s are not GT*’s. Like 1 in 10
We don’t know if Chevy will do a power increase. Most expected them to finish this generation after 2021 without change. Chevy has now extended the gen6 through 2023 and the new 2020 C8 has a LT2 making 495 HP.
It’s possible a version of the LT2 will make it into the Camaro due to the 2 year production run extension.
I don’t know how much of the LT2’s 35 HP power increase, over the LT1, is related the C8’s unique mid engine intake and exhaust configuration. It’s very likely Chevy developed a new engine for the delayed gen7 Camaro at the same time. It’s possible they would apply it to the gen6.