emanneercstahp

Goin up the street last night i pull infront of this ls2 silver vette, we get a light but he was too busy talking to his lady, i got anxious so i reved my engine and he looked over and went crazy. he was throwing thumbs up and pointing in front of us. then i rev up to 1500rpm for for my brake launch. the light turned green and i get the jump, and he was at my bumper. we go and hes slowly inching on me but very slow. by the end of 110mph , it was a big 4-lane empty mile stretch, he was on my door handle. we went about 3 times and the outcomes were all nearly the same.

great race, first race in a while, and was great, guy was really cool

KCamaro

I must just be a skeptic but im having a hard time seeing those mods in your sig holding off an ls2 vette to 110mph...

m8d2run

98z's run to 100 in like 12.5-13.0 seconds right pretty close.
the new LS2 vettes hit 100 in like 9.7 to 10.3 seconds. with those mods you would get creamed. with all your mods you would probably shave about 1 to maybe 2 seconds but still far far short of what a vette can do

KCamaro

Im chalking it up to bad driving / holding back on the vettes part. Without something adding power to your car your not going to hold off an ls2 that is giving you all of it.

BlueSix

It's totally believable....Torque Managment with the LS2 is a bitch.

Wait'll there's tuning software available for the LS2 and that race might have been a different story.

jerrad

iTrader: (5)

Good kill. I beleave because if the guy was acting like that it probably means its his first race.

emanneercstahp

lol i was surprised myself, but all he had to do is slam the gas? i did a little break launch and we both grabbed, i heard noslipping from his car. so a fluke or what? after i let off he went past me but i was still that half of a car infront when i shut down.

so me putting down a guess of 320 i shouldnt have done this well with him?

deetsnai

im raising the BS flag on this story

aznsambo

tell the guy in the ls2 to learn how to drive a damn stick

KCamaro

I'd say with his weight advantage if you were putting down around 340-350 it would be believable. It would put the two of you making the same power with his weight advantage reeling you in slowly. It really sounds like he just didnt know what he was doing.

MeentSS02

iTrader: (11)

Did I miss something in the title? It does say A4 LS2, right? I can only think of one way to go WOT on a car...

And for some magazine racing at its finest, I was reading in Popular Hot Rodding where the Torque Management really does hold those cars back...

I dunno...I believe it. You know there are fast and slow LS1s, and I'm sure it is the same for LS2s.

KCamaro

I highly doubt that torque management is going to hold it back enough to barely pull ground on a minor bolt on ls1... If that is the case then chevy really fucked the goat on this one.

freakynipples69

iTrader: (3)

I agree with everyone else, he should of beaten you by a car length or two, probably more.

BlueSix

Believe it Bob, cause it's that bad on the LS2's.

If it weren't for the LS2 TM stories i've already heard i'd raise the flag on this one too, but sadly enough until the LS2 tuning software comes out it looks like the A4 LS2 cars wont be much quicker than a stock A4 LS1.

emanneercstahp

i also thought the outcome was quite screwy but this is what happened, no shens. he was gaining on me but slowly. all he has to do is WOT, no stick driver error here. so im basing the culprit on the TM system on these vettes. but soon enuff i should be able to beat it legit with my ssf3500

m8d2run

the vette hits 100 in about 9.5 seconds the camaro about 12.5 seconds. if the torque management systems kicks in like you guys said then how are they able to click off times that fast???? better flowing heads better intake lighter car more hp
then vette would walk jog away from you

greentahoe

iTrader: (2)

Im curious as to how many of you have actually driven or seen an LS2 at the track? I ask since I saw some at the track not too long ago and to say I was dissappointed was a severe understatement. My family has had 2 new vettes every 2 years since I was born. I got my first C5 at 18. Im not too sure if it was a poor driver type of thing, but after that night Ive found myself trying to discourage the purchase of a new LS2. I havent driven one yet, but not a single guy turned better than a 13.1 I believe (Definately none in the 12's). Like I said though, they could just have been terrible drivers, after all they are going for 5K+ over sticker

The Dragon

iTrader: (6)

That's funny! Also not true. Where are you getting your info? Do you have an A4 LS2 'Vette or someone you know? TM on these cars is UNNECESSARILY restrictive. A 6 speed LS2 with a good driver could be a mid 12 sec car on stock tires . . . these LS2 'Vette's only dyno between 30 and 40 more ponies than their C5 counterparts.

Good lord . . . the mags only got 12.8 in the 'Vette/Porsche head-to-head.

A no-optioned Z28 weighs ~3250 (buddy of mine has a '99) . . . depending on options . . . the poster has about ~200 lb. or less disadvantage . . . and bolt-ons (not to mention the fact there was a passenger in the C6). Anything can happen on the street.

Come on guys . . . yes the new LS2 is a great starting platform . . . but a completely stock C6 is NOT an 11 sec, or even a low 12 sec car without an act from God . . . or Evan Smith

2000WS6Vert

I've personally seen them run mid 12's consistently.

m8d2run

who said anything about an 11 or 12 second stock vette the guy said he held of a stock vette to 110 in his lightly modded camaro. look at what ever mag you want or ask, the ls2 vette's hits 100 in 9.5-10.0 seconds. thats not the 1/4 mile duuuu . a lightly modded camaro is not that fast.
by the way I have a 05 cyclone grey gto, a 01 yukon XL, and a 92 5.7 350 z28. what do you own????? plus a $ 700,000.00 house thank you very much