370 debate on Camaro board

[blackdragon]

yeah its pretty cool haha

[Crash]

Where have you seen WTQ numbers??? I've only seen crank.

[Hypnoz]

Originally Posted by Crash

Where have you seen WTQ numbers??? I've only seen crank.

Search for LS3 vette dyno's for wtq numbers and G37 or 370z for wtq for the VQ37HR

[Crash]

Corvette Drivetrain is NOT the same as the Camaros. Not by any means. Not the same Tranny, and will not have the same diff, suspension, etc... Not to mention that Corvettes use Torque Tubes so that the tranny is mounted in the back like a transaxle. The Camaro wheels are heavier and taller (reducing tq to the ground) also.

There will be significant differences between wheel tq between the Vettes and the Camaros. Trust me.

[1stNissan]

Originally Posted by Crash

Corvette Drivetrain is NOT the same as the Camaros. Not by any means. Not the same Tranny, and will not have the same diff, suspension, etc... Not to mention that Corvettes use Torque Tubes so that the tranny is mounted in the back like a transaxle. The Camaro wheels are heavier and taller (reducing tq to the ground) also.

There will be significant differences between wheel tq between the Vettes and the Camaros. Trust me.

Couldn't have said it better myself!

[Hypnoz]

Originally Posted by Crash

Corvette Drivetrain is NOT the same as the Camaros. Not by any means. Not the same Tranny, and will not have the same diff, suspension, etc... Not to mention that Corvettes use Torque Tubes so that the tranny is mounted in the back like a transaxle. The Camaro wheels are heavier and taller (reducing tq to the ground) also.

There will be significant differences between wheel tq between the Vettes and the Camaros. Trust me.

True, but still won't make it more than 3% more inefficient in my opinion. I still would place my bets on the Camaro being faster down the stretch, and that's ok because the Z has a better interior, handling, mpg, braking, balance and is lighter.

[Crash]

^^^ We'll have to see...

But I do have to say this about the Camaro, I don't think the Z will beat the MPG on the Camaro. GM always under-rates the MPG on their V8s. But in my personal experience, and the experience of all my friends with GM LSx Motors, we've all gotten GREAT economy on the freeway due to GM's tall trans gears. 2002 Corvette with a 6-speed gets 36MPG on the freeway. My Trans Am got about 23MPG even with my upgraded diff gears. My friends 2002 Camaro got around 26MPG average. LOL It's hard to beat that.

[1stNissan]

Interesting read. IMO, both cars (stock), will be neck n neck on the streets. The Z has a significant weight advantage while the SS has a huge amount of HP/TQ. The SS is close to 2 tons but has the TQ to pull it. All this bickering will be solved by the summer when both cars are out & lined up. I cant wait.

[frost]

I wouldn't say there is much (if any) bickering here, now the camaro board ... those dudes are bickering.

[Crash]

Yeah. Much better than your sticker said, right?

[frost]

much better, and I don't drive like a granny either. If I had been keeping my rpms low and speed down, I'm sure I could have squeezed a couple more mpg.

[Crash]

Yeah... Like I said before, the Solstice said 23/36 and I get 25/42+. I didn't trust the MPG gauge on the Sol, so I ran the numbers myself. The gauge IS wrong, but it's only off by about 1 mpg. I was really shocked how well it does. GM under-rates it's MPG on it's cars and OVER rates them for their trucks. I used to drive a 2001 Silverado for a delivery job I had, and I had a 2004 Silverado. Both trucks got crappy MPG and it was worse than the sticker said.

[tvfreakazoid]

I was pretty shocked to see a bone stock 350z do a qt mile in 13.2. http://www.dragtimes.com/Nissan-350Z...lip-13384.html[/URL]

[Crash]

I don't believe that in the slightest. I'd want to A) see the time slip, B) know which track and where, and C) See the car has no mods at all myself.

Originally Posted by Crash

I don't believe that in the slightest. I'd want to A) see the time slip, B) know which track and where, and C) See the car has no mods at all myself.

my350z has a chart of the best times for the Z's with na mods/fi/stock.....I saw a Z hit 13.1 BONE STOCK. You have to show your time slip in order to get your time listed.