Cammed Camaro SS Struggles at the Drag Strip
Youtuber faces issues with his 500 wheel horsepower Camaro SS dubbed ‘The Beast’ when called out by fellow Camaro owner.
Some argue that an automatic transmission has no business on a race track. Others will say that you’d be foolish to run anything other than an automatic transmission on a drag strip. It may as well be an argument of good and evil in some people’s eyes. So, when an opportunity arises to see them run head to head, it’s hard not to be curious to see which one prevails
In this video posted by YouTuber Motor Fire (real name Gil Maldonado), he takes his highly modified Camaro SS to the drag strip to battle a full bolt-on manual Camaro SS. Maldonado’s car has an aftermarket camshaft, intake, and a few other modifications. He says he is preparing the vehicle to be boosted, but for now, it remains naturally aspirated.
Both cars had interior components removed to save weight for the race.
“We have no back seats, we have no passenger seat, we have no trunk liner. We have basically nothing,” said Maldonado.
Unfortunately, both cars had issues during the first race. While at the line, Maldonado’s car stalled while staging, forcing him to put the park in park and restart it. Unfortunately, this caused him to have a slow reaction time. However, Mark, the driver of the manual car, missed second gear. Due to the issues they both faced, they decided to rerun them.
“This is the battle of the 500-ish wheel horsepower cars,” said Maldonado as they prepare for their second run.
Unfortunately, he saw issues at the line once again. When brake boosting to launch the car, the car slid forward, taking him out of stage. He puts it in reverse to re-stage, and the light immediately turns green. However, Mark in the manual car waited to see what was happening, so they both launched in a similar time frame. Though Maldonado in the automatic car seems to run away with it, the time slip slows that Mark lifted towards the end of the run, only crossing the line at 98 mph.
So we did not get a clear answer as to which was faster. However, no matter the outcome, you can’t help but enjoying watching a couple of friends have some fun at the drag strip. Which transmission is better for drag racing? We’ll leave that up to you.
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