New SS feels sluggish

[Mutant Racer]

Originally Posted by Edzo

Haha! Is that a Diamond Dave (DLR) reference?

Yeah I was wondering if anyone would catch that. I think it was Yankee Rose? It's been a while.

[Gio]

maybe U need a Sport car on manual??? When a switch from my bmw 323 to v6 camaro I felt the big difference , was more fast of course but from a V6 to V8 i don't know yet...good luck.

[carman II]

Try an aftermarket solution like the Sprint Booster which remaps the gas pedal to throttle position curve. Something like a poor man's sport mode.

Also, LS3 is definitely stronger > 3k rpm.

[YellowL99]

Actually feel the exact same way with my 2012 SS. I drive my dads 2011 and once you press the gas just a little, the thing jumps and is ready. With my 2012, I feel as though I have to press the pedal down almost flooring it just to show its power even after installing the CAI. Think its time for a fuse pull.

[Lee123]

Originally Posted by aabreu09

Actually feel the exact same way with my 2012 SS. I drive my dads 2011 and once you press the gas just a little, the thing jumps and is ready. With my 2012, I feel as though I have to press the pedal down almost flooring it just to show its power even after installing the CAI. Think its time for a fuse pull.

What has your dad done to his? I'm not aware of any reason that a 2012 should feel slower than a 2010, unless the '10 was modified.

[YellowL99]

Originally Posted by Lee123

What has your dad done to his? I'm not aware of any reason that a 2012 should feel slower than a 2010, unless the '10 was modified.

He has literally done nothing to his car, since the first day i bought my car before any modification we BOTH noticed this and im just convinced the previous owner of my car wasnt running 93 octane or something.

[Cangt77]

Fuse pull, catback, high flow cats, intake. Wont feel slow anymore lol

[Jason P]

Originally Posted by Lee123

I had the same impression with my 1012 SS, especially after having read some of the comments from folks here who raved about the nearly uncontrollable acceleration. It was a lot of fun but didn't feel like 426 HP. The Vmax throttle body did make it feel more responsive from a start but not noticeably faster overall. I wanted it to be the fastest car I've ever owned by a decent margin and you can see from the list of mods below what that took.

It's a great car straight from the factory with no mods but it is not blindingly fast. Break it in, put on the Vmax throttle body, a good intake, and a louder exhaust and see what you think. If you want it to be a lot faster than that, be ready to spend some money and kiss your warranty goodbye.

This is correct.

[CamaroJoe96]

Turn the traction control off!