Dyno Guesses & Bench Racing Forum - what do i have to do for my 02 camaro ss to beat a newer 5.0 mustang

02 camaro ss bone stock 50,000 miles on her. My buddy just bought a new 5.0 mustang and that bitch is fast! I wanna know how to make this guy eat my dust and show him what the chevy is all about!! I already bought the slp lid but havent installed it yet, and now I want to buy THE corsa catback exhaust and kooks longtube headers. WHAT YOU GUYS THINK??

Auto or 6 speed? Full exhaust and a aftermarket cam will do. If its a auto a higher stall will help a lot.

Auto or 6 speed? Full exhaust and a aftermarket cam will do. If its a auto a higher stall will help a lot.

its an automatic

with that low mileage i would do a nice head/cam combo with headers and maybe a 3200 stall and call it a day.

It all depends on how much money you want to spend. The cheap/easy way would be 100 shot and tune.

Lid / Full exhaust / Cam should do it.

Stall, lid, headers and a catback should get him....

Gears and long tubes with that lid and the catback....it shouldn't be that much faster. 4.8 0-60 with an expert driver.

Are you getting traction? And are u talking drag race or from a roll

I was thinking about gears but dont know to much about them. What kind of gears does a automatic stock 02 SS have? And which gears would be best for my car with out totally killing the mpg

after i put my 3600 stall and new tranny i get nooo traction haha so make sure you do some suspension upgrades like LCA and a panhard bar

full exhaust, stall and tires should get you there. but to be extra sure with some over kill. slap a cam into it :lol: as everyone said it shouldnt be that hard to beat..

Gears don't do a lot for an auto.

A stall and good tires should be your highest priority, nothing else you can do will make as much difference. 3200 minimum.

Headers/exhaust, and a cam would really get the job done.

Good luck, they're quick with a good driver.

I was thinking about gears but dont know to much about them. What kind of gears does a automatic stock 02 SS have? And which gears would be best for my car with out totally killing the mpg

They can have either 2.73 or 3.23, I believe gu5 is the option code for 3.23. But I wouldn't screw with swapping gears

iv raced a couple at the track and on rolls full bolt on w/o bottle and got em haven't lost to one yet

Doesn't take much to beat a stock 5.0 in a fbody. Bolt ons will do it.. Sticky tires if you go from a dig but just depends how much you willing to spend and how bad you want to beat him

how come the 02 camaro ss ls1 only has 325 hp but the c5 vette ls1 has 350hp, aren't they the same engine????

my goal is to at least have a good 400-425 hp then i know ill be able to smoke that ford

how come the 02 camaro ss ls1 only has 325 hp but the c5 vette ls1 has 350hp, aren't they the same engine????

From what I hear the engine is down graded so it isn't in competition with the shiny vette but idk. I think a tune would wake a stock camaro up a bit.

how come the 02 camaro ss ls1 only has 325 hp but the c5 vette ls1 has 350hp, aren't they the same engine????

there is no difference its just a marketing gimmick a ls1 fbody will dyno the same if not a little more thanks to the solid axle next to a vette