SS vs Z28
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275-285rw hp is about right for a 98-00 z28,they say they make 305hp at the crank but that would make it 330hp a4&m6 at the crank.the lt1s make 275&285hp at crank but that is gm #s.
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i dont have an ss but im pretty sure i have a factory freak.. bone stock i was taking modded camaros, mach 1's. i got in many arguments with people telling me i was hiding something so i had to pop my hood...
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every now and then gm puts together a better motor than the others.or you are a better driver than the others you raced.its not always the car.the driver has alot to do with it!
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to recap what someone said on the previouse page, i remeber someone posting an article out of a magazine that was a couple years old, actually i think it featured an 01 WS6 and an 01 C5, both on a Dyno, and the WS6 was actually putting down 1 or 2 more than the C5, both over 300 though. They were both bone stock and i know the ram air hood had noting to do with it, im sure it was the IRS in the vette. Dont quote me on the years of the cars cause its been awhile since ive seen the articles, but i am sure it was a TA and a C5.
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Originally Posted by 98Z28MASS
if you mean z28/ss some people called the ss a z28/ss but its the same
What made me wonder was when I got insurance for it it came up as z28/ss and has z28 badges
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wouldnt the fiberglass SS hood be lighter than the aluminum z28 hood, hence making it slightly faster in the 1/4? obviously that difference is minimal, and that woldnt effect teh dyno results.
after tomorrow ill have dyno results from my 01 z28 with magnaflow catback and GMS air lid (and ill compare that to runs with my K&N kit).
after tomorrow ill have dyno results from my 01 z28 with magnaflow catback and GMS air lid (and ill compare that to runs with my K&N kit).
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IMHO the SS looks better than the Z28, and i'm a Z28 owner. As far as power goes it's going to come down to production variances for similiarly equipped cars. LS1s seemed to vary in rwhp. I had a 02 Z28 M6 that put down 294/316 and a 02 Z28 A4 that put down 342/343 with the same mods on the same dyno. A stripper 1SC Z28 should have a slight advantage for drag racing.
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Originally Posted by fast01z28
wouldnt the fiberglass SS hood be lighter than the aluminum z28 hood, hence making it slightly faster in the 1/4? obviously that difference is minimal, and that woldnt effect teh dyno results.
after tomorrow ill have dyno results from my 01 z28 with magnaflow catback and GMS air lid (and ill compare that to runs with my K&N kit).
after tomorrow ill have dyno results from my 01 z28 with magnaflow catback and GMS air lid (and ill compare that to runs with my K&N kit).
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Some SS cars were actually rated at 345 from the factory. My 02 SS came with the SLP Blackwing airlid and CME exhaust from the factory. The factory specs were 345 HP 350 Tq. So some cars did actually have the same specs as the C5.
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Originally Posted by blk/slvr02ss
275-285rw hp is about right for a 98-00 z28,they say they make 305hp at the crank but that would make it 330hp a4&m6 at the crank.the lt1s make 275&285hp at crank but that is gm #s.
Combine that with the faulty and choked out intake, exhaust manifold and exhaust, and you have more than meets the eye.
Plenty of LT1 guys on here with an intake and full exhaust put down numbers around and above 285-300hp, sometimes more.
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The SS is just a Z28 with a hood scoop, nicer rims, spoiler, a little better suspension parts, and an EXTENSION ON YOU ******! Now days, any chevy can be an SS, only a Camaro can be a Z28.
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Originally Posted by volumebikertom
The SS is just a Z28 with a hood scoop, nicer rims, spoiler, a little better suspension parts, and an EXTENSION ON YOU ******! Now days, any chevy can be an SS, only a Camaro can be a Z28.
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I like that...love it actually......just a fact for ya'll....and SS hood only actually adds horspower at..get this...130mph....thats how fast u have to be goin b4 the air comin in through the hood is faster than the engine can suck it itself...
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Originally Posted by 02whitegt
So on a dyno they will make basically the same rwhp...??
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Originally Posted by SilverStang00
And as far as I know weren't Vette ratings just as much BS, I think that they make the same power as the Fbods.
Originally Posted by 273sunsetZ
but where's the dyno #'s, or documentation of this?
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Originally Posted by blk/slvr02ss
my o2 SS made 302 rwh stock.the hood and exhaust give it more hp.do the free mods and a cat back exhaust and they will be equal for alot cheaper price.