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Originally Posted by fielderLS3
475 hp would be awesome if they can get there. Direct injection is definitely coming in 2015. (It should have come in 2011...all the engineering work was already done back then). It is also generally believed that the 412hp rating in 2011 was on the conservative side as well, as stock 5.0s typically put down around 365-370 rwhp.
To be honest, though, I'd rather have them go the route Chevy did with the LT1, and focus more on gaining lower-end torque than on their top end horsepower number.
I don't think this is right. The 1LE and ZL1 versions out-handle the Mustang with their track biased setups, but the regular SS and LT were way off from the Mustang in the handling department. The Mustang V6 and GT produced more lateral-g by a fairly healthy margin over the V6 and SS Camaro. It is also better balanced, with the V6 and SS Camaros suffering rather severe understeer.
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This. The GT and V6 sadly out handle their Camaro counterparts. Hopefully GM learned their lesson.