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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.
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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!
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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.
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^^^ 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.
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^^^ 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.
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