The car world is losing a loved one

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Originally Posted by 8cd03gro

Again if you care more about how others react to your car than anything else, you've got different goals than most evo owners. That's fine, it's your personal preference and the camaro is a great looking, very flashy vehicle and a great performer to boot. However, anyone that does a lot of racing will notice the end of the evo and if other cars like it have to follow, it will have a huge impact on motorsport, especially those that common people, not princes and multi-millionaires, can be involved with. I just find it funny that your first comment in this thread was calling evo and sti owners ricers when it seems you care about looks and how others react to your car more than performance, while the majority of evo and sti owners buy their cars for performance and racing.

Take a look at my profile, my SS is probably one of the few that doesn't have extensive mods. I don't even plan on taking my car drag racing, it suits my needs just fine being a weekend cruiser. Your right if I cared more about track performance I would've bought a Corvette instead. If you resisted the urge to Fast & the Furious your STI you sir are a better man than most. The proof is still in the sales data my friend, Japanese preformance is still on the downward slide popularity wise. I've seen plenty of Evos and STIs that have been hopped up by their owners for that authentic 90s plastic clad look.

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Originally Posted by BigDan

Thats pretty ironic coming from someone who has a car that weighs over 4,000 lbs. Bet that alluminum block is helping weight distribution a bit?

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Originally Posted by Fearer2010SS

Thats pretty ironic coming from someone who has a car that weighs over 4,000 lbs. Bet that alluminum block is helping weight distribution a bit?

Going by the specs of the 2011 vs. 2010 GT500s, the '11's weight distribution is 56/44 vs/ 58/42...so most likely, it is.

Incidentally, going strictly by manufacturer specs, the 2011 GT500 has a curb weight of 3820lbs, versus 3860lbs for a manual-trans Camaro SS. Do the math.

Finally, for someone with an SS to rag on a GT500 (or vice-versa) with regards to its weight issues is something I find rather ironic myself; kinda like Fat Bastard telling Jabba the Hutt he needs to go on a diet...

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by antimatr

Going by the specs of the 2011 vs. 2010 GT500s, the '11's weight distribution is 56/44 vs/ 58/42...so most likely, it is.

Incidentally, going strictly by manufacturer specs, the 2011 GT500 has a curb weight of 3820lbs, versus 3860lbs for a manual-trans Camaro SS. Do the math.

Finally, for someone with an SS to rag on a GT500 (or vice-versa) with regards to its weight issues is something I find rather ironic myself; kinda like Fat Bastard telling Jabba the Hutt he needs to go on a diet...

Fat Bastard could beat the crap out of that slug! (Leia killed him with a chain....)

....though I think the comparison would be more like the Hulk telling the Thing to loose weight.....

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Originally Posted by antimatr

Going by the specs of the 2011 vs. 2010 GT500s, the '11's weight distribution is 56/44 vs/ 58/42...so most likely, it is.

Incidentally, going strictly by manufacturer specs, the 2011 GT500 has a curb weight of 3820lbs, versus 3860lbs for a manual-trans Camaro SS. Do the math.

Finally, for someone with an SS to rag on a GT500 (or vice-versa) with regards to its weight issues is something I find rather ironic myself; kinda like Fat Bastard telling Jabba the Hutt he needs to go on a diet...

Could be worse, I could be a Camaro owner on a Mustang fan site. BTW, I had a SN95 Mustang before the Camaro and I miss the old days of 3,300 pound curb weight. Ohhh boy.....this could go back and forth all day if we all of really let it. Import guy says this, Camaro guy says that, Mustang comes out of left field. All were missing is Challenger guy and Euro dude, where they at?

[BigDan]

Originally Posted by Fearer2010SS

Thats pretty ironic coming from someone who has a car that weighs over 4,000 lbs. Bet that alluminum block is helping weight distribution a bit?

Try 3,660lbs brotha

Mine weighed in at 3,780lbs stock with a 1/3 tank of fuel and 3,660lbs on the rims you see in my sig pic. Car & Driver's 2011 GT500 PP weighed in at 3,751 so the discrepancy is due to fuel in the tank. Try a google search on the 2011 GT500 next time before you attempt to put down a fellow member. Yes my hand built aluminum engine helps out its weight distribution. I'm planning on getting Grigg's racing suspension and 2 piece rotors soon and that should bring my curb weight down to 3,4XXlbs w/ my CF drive shaft and catless H pipe I have waiting to go on.