2001 Camaro Z28 vs 2011 Mustang GT (5.0) HD Videos
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The G8 GT is a 6 speed automatic though, and he's older and has a lot of drag racing experience from what he tells me. He constantly likes to rub in the fact that his car makes more HP and is a family sedan and can smoke my Camaro, etc. Anyways, I do plan on recording those runs too, so in a few weeks we'll see those results too.
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Definetely shows an inexperienced driver makes a huge difference. He should have put 4 or more cars on you. Especially with you having 2.73's and him having 3.73's. Could be because of the traction control like said above. Good runs though. Being able to say you beat a new 5.0 in your 10 year z28 is pretty cool no matter how you got the win. It is still a win. Let him drive the car for a month or so and get some more vids for us to see how it comes out!
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Well, next month we are going to the drag strip. I plan on recording those runs too. Not sure if I will be running against him or not, since it is my first time, not too sure of what to expect. But I will be recording all the runs, and we can at the very least compare time slips.
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Well, next month we are going to the drag strip. I plan on recording those runs too. Not sure if I will be running against him or not, since it is my first time, not too sure of what to expect. But I will be recording all the runs, and we can at the very least compare time slips.
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Sounds awesome! I wish I had a friend with a 5.0. I wish I had a friends with a car with similar power as mine actually. Damn cammed lt1's arent so fast these days.. I havent had a good race for months and im starting to get desperate lol. I seen a black 5.0 the other day with a younger guy driving and I was in my ******* truck. I was PISSED. I followed him all the way to my home town hoping he would turn in and I could go get my car, but he just kept on driving
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What do you mean how it's set up? I remember my friend telling me that the gears are a lot shorter and he runs through them faster than what his old Cobalt was. Which is likely why he short shifted an missed a few gears. He did mention he was shifting slow also, don't know why. Then again, I am sure it all takes some getting used to also.
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But now seeing all the constructive criticism everyone on here has brought up, I might let him read these posts, all the advice on here should help improve his driving and shifting abilities.
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I'm sure him leaving the TC on helped me pull on him from a dig, but his biggest problem is his slow shifting. Even in the roll races he never gets a full car length ahead of me. If he had been shifting at the right RPM's and shifting fast enough, he should have walked me.
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DRiver lost this race. Either way good kill. But as every one already said he learns to drive he will walk you.
Also tell him to take traction control off. With it on the car cuts the throttle on hard acceleration. Losing power. I have to say it is really bad. My G8 wasn't even that bad.
Also tell him to get a tune. Watched a guy run 13.7 with his new 5.0 at the track. He had owned it 2 weeks. 6M with 3.73's with 500miles on it. DA was 3000ish also. Anyway friend tuned it at the track for him. He then ran two back to back 12.9 and a 13.0. That is what a tune can do. That was with 1.9-2.1 60fts the whole time on stock tires.
Also tell him to take traction control off. With it on the car cuts the throttle on hard acceleration. Losing power. I have to say it is really bad. My G8 wasn't even that bad.
Also tell him to get a tune. Watched a guy run 13.7 with his new 5.0 at the track. He had owned it 2 weeks. 6M with 3.73's with 500miles on it. DA was 3000ish also. Anyway friend tuned it at the track for him. He then ran two back to back 12.9 and a 13.0. That is what a tune can do. That was with 1.9-2.1 60fts the whole time on stock tires.
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DRiver lost this race. Either way good kill. But as every one already said he learns to drive he will walk you.
Also tell him to take traction control off. With it on the car cuts the throttle on hard acceleration. Losing power. I have to say it is really bad. My G8 wasn't even that bad.
Also tell him to get a tune. Watched a guy run 13.7 with his new 5.0 at the track. He had owned it 2 weeks. 6M with 3.73's with 500miles on it. DA was 3000ish also. Anyway friend tuned it at the track for him. He then ran two back to back 12.9 and a 13.0. That is what a tune can do. That was with 1.9-2.1 60fts the whole time on stock tires.
Also tell him to take traction control off. With it on the car cuts the throttle on hard acceleration. Losing power. I have to say it is really bad. My G8 wasn't even that bad.
Also tell him to get a tune. Watched a guy run 13.7 with his new 5.0 at the track. He had owned it 2 weeks. 6M with 3.73's with 500miles on it. DA was 3000ish also. Anyway friend tuned it at the track for him. He then ran two back to back 12.9 and a 13.0. That is what a tune can do. That was with 1.9-2.1 60fts the whole time on stock tires.
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Oh also what are the mods on the G8?
Tell him with the 5.0 to really heat his tires. A good 6-8 second burn out. People have cut 1.7-1.9 60fts on the stock tires. Oh and take traction control off. Leave at 1000rpms slipping the clutch out the whole. Depending on DA he should still get some 12's out it even on the first time.
Tell him with the 5.0 to really heat his tires. A good 6-8 second burn out. People have cut 1.7-1.9 60fts on the stock tires. Oh and take traction control off. Leave at 1000rpms slipping the clutch out the whole. Depending on DA he should still get some 12's out it even on the first time.
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Oh also what are the mods on the G8?
Tell him with the 5.0 to really heat his tires. A good 6-8 second burn out. People have cut 1.7-1.9 60fts on the stock tires. Oh and take traction control off. Leave at 1000rpms slipping the clutch out the whole. Depending on DA he should still get some 12's out it even on the first time.
Tell him with the 5.0 to really heat his tires. A good 6-8 second burn out. People have cut 1.7-1.9 60fts on the stock tires. Oh and take traction control off. Leave at 1000rpms slipping the clutch out the whole. Depending on DA he should still get some 12's out it even on the first time.
My car just has the two minor mods.
The Mustang has the exhaust, still not sure if it's mufflers or the whole cat-back, I'm thinking it's the complete exhaust system.
Someone else mentioned stabilize control or something to that effect? Something that the Mustang has that also reduces power when launching it hard.
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Weirdest thing about the trans to me is to get in reverse you push down on the shifter and then put itwhere first gear is.
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The G8 GT is 100% stock, down to the filter. He runs synthetic oil if that matters at all.
My car just has the two minor mods.
The Mustang has the exhaust, still not sure if it's mufflers or the whole cat-back, I'm thinking it's the complete exhaust system.
Someone else mentioned stabilize control or something to that effect? Something that the Mustang has that also reduces power when launching it hard.
My car just has the two minor mods.
The Mustang has the exhaust, still not sure if it's mufflers or the whole cat-back, I'm thinking it's the complete exhaust system.
Someone else mentioned stabilize control or something to that effect? Something that the Mustang has that also reduces power when launching it hard.
Tell him to press clutch, car in neutral and hold the traction control button till it says advance track off. Not just traction control off. If he double taps it it will go into sport mods. Which is a waste also.
Even with a catback exhaust the mustang isn't really gaining anything. Maybe 5whp. The biggest restriction on them is that acts. off road x pipe he will pick up 17-23whp with it. That is on top of what he would gain from the tune. Most 5.0's are gaining about 20-25whp from a email tune.