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Originally Posted by WHAMMO

Im pretty sure a lot of GM fans will be disapointed...I guess 456hp max. No way a 450hp estimated is gonna end up in a 480hp final numbers.

I'm thinking the LT1 is going to be rated at 475, at least in the C7. Might be at 460 in the Camaro, if not 470-75.

Originally Posted by NASTY99Z28

I never said the camaro was produced during those years just that the mustang was still slower then a 02 even with all those years to improve.

I didn't know the s550 was the chassis honestly I thought it was going to be a model/trim my bad. Even though my point still stands the alpha chassis is already in production so GM should have it sorted out by the time the new camaro comes around, I HOPE.

I was just giving you shit But the Mustang survived because it was honestly a better car. I know, I had a 4th gen...but even with all of it's short comings it was still the one I bought because it had an LS1 lol

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.

It wasn't under rated, as it was certified by SAE for the 412hp rating, it's just that you lose less power to the wheels by going through a live rear compared to an IRS. Also, the Mustangs in all trims used to be better handlers then the SS/V6 Camaros, but even the pre-FE4 Camaro wasn't far off the Mustang's pace. I wonder why nobody has tested an FE4 Camaro against a 13 or 14 GT. That would be a good review to see, both in street driving and on the track. Sadly, since 2011, and even with all the improvements Ford has done to the platform, factory Mustangs are still under shocked and under sprung.