Why is my Camaro SS so powerful?

AmbientLighting · 01-21-2022, 01:32 AM

Isn’t this abnormal? All Stock besides the tune and custom vacuum house reroute. Pump 91 AZ gas. Also have silicone intake pipe. Please advise.

Camaro fanboy · 01-21-2022, 01:36 AM

i'de be more concerned why my camaro is loosing coolant.

wwiiavfan · 01-21-2022, 05:08 AM

Are you the original owner? If not, you can’t say 100% certain it is stock. It may have been modded. Engine cover is missing, why?

Spaceme1117 · 01-21-2022, 05:30 AM

Assuming your car is stock, the dyno is not calibrated.

ALMN · 01-21-2022, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by AmbientLighting

Isn’t this abnormal? All Stock besides the tune and custom vacuum house reroute. Pump 91 AZ gas. Also have silicone intake pipe. Please advise.

Dynocomp is the most generous dyno out of all. One way to test it is do some 0-60 and quarter mile runs see if the dyno results match the reality.

LT1gen6 · 01-21-2022, 06:26 AM

No vehicle identifiers on performance data sheet? Random data sheet + random engine pic is not much evidence of anything except likely provocation.

LT4Greg · 01-21-2022, 06:31 AM

Why are you asking a question like that anyway? It is an SS that has had some mods done correct? Like someone replied, I would be more concerned about the low coolant in the top reservoir.

Gunkk · 01-21-2022, 07:54 AM

Need4Camaro · 01-21-2022, 07:59 AM

First thing that came to my mind when I saw the missing engine cover was LT2 intake.

L78toLT1 · 01-21-2022, 09:10 AM

Have your tuner check to see if it's been tuned. I suspect this car was formerly modded and was returned to as close to stock as possible before being sold. I'll wager the car still has a tune, and possibly a few more hidden mods. The aftermarket elbow connected to the oem CAI is odd. Nothing wrong with that, but it's just not normally done.

ctrlz · 01-21-2022, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Spaceme1117

Assuming your car is stock, the dyno is not calibrated.

Just looking at reported 460 vs rated 455 HP, that's 1% error.
That's actually quite excellent from everything I read about dynos.

Need4Camaro · 01-21-2022, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ctrlz

Just looking at reported 460 vs rated 455 HP, that's 1% error.
That's actually quite excellent from everything I read about dynos.

455 HP is rated at the flywheel, not the rear wheel… Stock LT1’s are going to put down in the ball park of 380 - 420 HP on a dyno depending on the dyno and cars transmission.

TXCSSU · 01-21-2022, 10:17 AM

Looks like your dyno shop knows that if they inflate their numbers, more people will come in to polish up their egos...

The best shops give you the real numbers, even if it's a lower number than you're expecting.

ctrlz · 01-21-2022, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Need4Camaro

455 HP is rated at the flywheel, not the rear wheel… Stock LT1’s are going to put down in the ball park of 380 - 420 HP on a dyno depending on the dyno and cars transmission.

excellent point.
then it's ~10% error.
still think it's a dyno problem and not a super-duper extra powerful car problem.

01-21-2022, 01:32 AM	#1
AmbientLighting Drives: 2019 camaro SS 2 SS Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: AZ Posts: 2	Why is my Camaro SS so powerful? Isn’t this abnormal? All Stock besides the tune and custom vacuum house reroute. Pump 91 AZ gas. Also have silicone intake pipe. Please advise. Attached Images

01-21-2022, 01:36 AM	#2
Camaro fanboy Drives: 2017 2SS Arctic blue fully loaded Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: SWEDEN Posts: 880	i'de be more concerned why my camaro is loosing coolant. __________________

01-21-2022, 06:26 AM	#6
LT1gen6 Drives: '22 LT1 Coupe Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Motor City Metro Posts: 214	No vehicle identifiers on performance data sheet? Random data sheet + random engine pic is not much evidence of anything except likely provocation. Last edited by LT1gen6; 01-21-2022 at 07:12 AM.

01-21-2022, 06:31 AM	#7
LT4Greg Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Coupe Join Date: May 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,813	Why are you asking a question like that anyway? It is an SS that has had some mods done correct? Like someone replied, I would be more concerned about the low coolant in the top reservoir. __________________ ZL1 Coupe, PDR, Exposed carbon fiber hood insert, My Link with Nav, M6 6 speed and Silver Ice Metallic. Mods done: ceramic window tint, GM Accessories Camaro floor mats and Roto-Fab CAI.

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L78toLT1 Drives: Hyper Blue 2016 2SS 6M Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: North Ga Posts: 1,787	Have your tuner check to see if it's been tuned. I suspect this car was formerly modded and was returned to as close to stock as possible before being sold. I'll wager the car still has a tune, and possibly a few more hidden mods. The aftermarket elbow connected to the oem CAI is odd. Nothing wrong with that, but it's just not normally done. __________________ Baby Blue 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS/6m/MRC/NPP/Silver Rally stripes/ZL1 wheels & brakes/GForce DS and axles/ZLE Cradle Bushings/FE4 ARB front & rear/SEMA Grill/Rotofab dry/95mm TB/Magnuson 2300/Full LT4 fuel system/JMS boost-a-pump/E85 Sensor/Ported CID heads from LME/Cammotion PD cam/Thompson Motorsports forged shortblock/catted Kooks 1 7/8 headers /JRE remote tuned

01-21-2022, 05:08 AM	#3
wwiiavfan Drives: 2017 1SS Hyper Blue Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 478	Are you the original owner? If not, you can’t say 100% certain it is stock. It may have been modded. Engine cover is missing, why?

01-21-2022, 05:30 AM	#4
Spaceme1117 Drives: 2017 Camaro SS, 2011 Corvette GS Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Erlanger, Kentucky 41018 Posts: 815	Assuming your car is stock, the dyno is not calibrated.

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01-21-2022, 07:59 AM	#9
Need4Camaro Drives: '17 Camaro 2SS & '99 Camaro Z28 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,836	First thing that came to my mind when I saw the missing engine cover was LT2 intake.

01-21-2022, 10:17 AM	#13
TXCSSU Account Suspended Drives: 2022 ZL1 M6/Nissan Leaf Join Date: May 2016 Location: Dallas Posts: 1,138	Looks like your dyno shop knows that if they inflate their numbers, more people will come in to polish up their egos... The best shops give you the real numbers, even if it's a lower number than you're expecting.

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