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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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so i may be moving back to NJ and i need to figure out how to get the honda and camaro there. would it be possible using a tow dolly to pull my honda accord? it would be about a 600 mile trip, so i know i would need to stop and give it breaks, but would it be possible one way?
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thats too much weight it you trying to say you will be using the camaro to tow it.
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yeah, towing the honda with the camaro. just wanted to know if there was any chance it would work.
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will it work moat likwly can it hurt your car, yes
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ok besides being rough on the trans and engine, it would work?
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yea it would work. but your going to have about 3k pounds of extra weight putting strain on your motor and trans. suggestion...ask someone to drive the honda and buy them some dinner and a bus ticket home.
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No way should you even consider trying to tow a honda accord, with a camaro....
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i've seen crackheads tow cars with cars, but i don't think they'd ever try it for the distance you're suggesting.

you could get a tow dolly and hook it to a hitch you'd have installed on your camaro, but it will strain the **** out of the camaro.

somewhere out in the middle of nowhere, something like this would happen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05ru1l2gN88

and you would draw much hatred for destroying your camaro to keep a honda.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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the reason to get them both to jersey is the fact that the honda will pass inspection/emissions and be the DD, and the camaro is completely not gonna pass lol. has anyone here done this? was just a question in the 1st place, id rather ask than do it and regret it.
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First you need to find a hitch reciever for the camaro.
Someone gave me one http://www.drawtite-hitches.com/hitc...t&model=Camaro

Thats the highest rated one, a class one. 2000 pounds total, 200 pound tongue.

It's not a matter of the transmission or engine of the camaro, 1/2 ton trucks could tow the honda with the same transmission.

It's a matter of attaching the honda to the camaro, and there is no hitch made strong enough, mainly because the mounting points on the camaro are too weak for anything higher than a class one.
Answer= NO.
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Easy answer. Honda is expendable. Put the hitch on that one.

Seriously, towing is hard on a car. However, you can tow even 3000 lbs if you are VERY careful.

If you must tow, make sure you:

1) Do it during low traffic.
2) Don't let the engine bog down.
3) No sudden moves.
4) Pull over for a cool off periodically.
5) Accelerate and brake gently.

You'll make it if it's your only option.
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so in other words, if i was looking at short distance, might be ok...but hell no for a 600 mile trip. ok.
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Easy answer. Honda is expendable. Put the hitch on that one.

Seriously, towing is hard on a car. However, you can tow even 3000 lbs if you are VERY careful.

If you must tow, make sure you:

1) Do it during low traffic.
2) Don't let the engine bog down.
3) No sudden moves.
4) Pull over for a cool off periodically.
5) Accelerate and brake gently.

You'll make it if it's your only option.
thought about that, but 127hp and 90tq isnt gonna do too well with a 3500lb camaro lol. ill figure something out.
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well not the motor but your going to **** the trans up, go ahead and do tho looks like u hav no choice
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Originally Posted by V8pwrdz28
thought about that, but 127hp and 90tq isnt gonna do too well with a 3500lb camaro lol. ill figure something out.
How hard is it to understand that there is not a point on the camaro strong enough to attach a hitch to tow the honda?
That and the fact no company makes a hitch strong enough.
Use your ******* head man!
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well not the motor but your going to **** the trans up, go ahead and do tho looks like u hav no choice
What transmissions do half ton trucks have? Trucks that are rated to tow a car the size of the honda, yea the same 4L60E thats in the camaro.
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Originally Posted by 9000th01ss
What transmissions do half ton trucks have? Trucks that are rated to tow a car the size of the honda, yea the same 4L60E thats in the camaro.
yea sure they have the same 4L60E but go see if the internals are the same, they dont even have the same spline count on the input shaft. you will eat the **** out of the clutches in the tranny.
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Originally Posted by ae13291
yea sure they have the same 4L60E but go see if the internals are the same, they dont even have the same spline count on the input shaft. you will eat the **** out of the clutches in the tranny.
I've rebuilt quite a few. How many have you built? I bet you never even had one apart.
Truck 4L60E's have the same type, brand, number of clutches.
They even have the same spline count, different configuration depending on application. Now go ask this in the trans forum if you don't believe me.

EDIT, the OP has an LT1 camaro which means it's the standard 700R4 type input spline count used since 1985 (1985 and down were smaller)

Edit again, whats going to happen first. Trans burns up OR hitch reciever rips out of the frame
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Originally Posted by 9000th01ss
I've rebuilt quite a few. How many have you built? I bet you never even had one apart.
Truck 4L60E's have the same type, brand, number of clutches.
They even have the same spline count, different configuration depending on application. Now go ask this in the trans forum if you don't believe me.
we actually rebuilt our 97 GMC suburbans, the trucks have higher strength gears they used in the trucks, the vette and camaro gears are different from the truck. so basically your saying all 4l60e trannys are interchangeable? the truck and camaro trans even look different
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Originally Posted by 9000th01ss
First you need to find a hitch reciever for the camaro.
Someone gave me one http://www.drawtite-hitches.com/hitc...t&model=Camaro

Thats the highest rated one, a class one. 2000 pounds total, 200 pound tongue.

It's not a matter of the transmission or engine of the camaro, 1/2 ton trucks could tow the honda with the same transmission.

It's a matter of attaching the honda to the camaro, and there is no hitch made strong enough, mainly because the mounting points on the camaro are too weak for anything higher than a class one.
Answer= NO.
x2 motor and trans can handle it hitch and mounts cant... plus any hillbilly trying to tow anything with a camaro or any car should be punched in the head



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