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Originally Posted by wbt
Not sure how more clear I can be here.
Mustang GT with 3.31 gear in 4th rolls across the 1320 mark at 5,940RPM @ 112. Very close to it's sweet spot.
Camaro LS3 with a 3.45 in 4th rolls across the 1320 mark at 4,5300RPM @ 112. Not at all close to it's sweet spot.
Now for those of us who have had a decent amount of experience running down the 1320 this is a very clear picture.
To get a LS3 powered Camaro running at it's sweet spot in the 1320 @ 112 MPH you are looking at a 4.30. That would net you 5,646RPM.
Granted when the 4.30 becomes available, you are more likely to see 115MPH stock LS3 runs @ ~5,800RPM. If one can get it to 6,000RPM by the end in 4th, that would be 119MPH. That is moving.
Swing this back around to compare with a Mustang GT running a 3.31 gear and I think we know which car wins that race with comparable gearing.  |
I hope you don't really think a stock ls3 in a camaro with 4.30 gears could trap 119. You're just comparing how many rpm the engine is spinning at a given speed with given gearing. You are giving zero consideration to power. There is no way in hell a 3850 lb car with 375rwhp is going to trap 119. In a perfect world, if both cars could possibly have "perfect" gearing, the mustang will be faster. It's simple physics. The units of horsepower, watts and any other measurement of power exist for this very purpose.