Recent content by Stuntman

It's possible they dynoed SAE before and the higher STD now. Or they used 2 different types of dynoes and it's not comparable anyway.

What exactly was "learned from the R"? Only the grill was used from the R. Nothing else from 2019 was "learned from" nor were "Most of the 19 changes to the base car was from the R". Not the wheels, not the tires, not the suspension, not the aero (other than the grill, also for parts...

SAE or STD?

That makes zero sense. If parts commonality reduces costs, they would ditch the original GT350 geometry and rack and go to the GT500 for both the GT350 & 500. Plain and simple. The GT350R has different brake tuning in 2019 and then GT500 steering in 2020. The new GT350 has different brake...

If that was true, then they would put the steering rack and geometry on the base GT350 as well. They didn't, and the 2020 R with those parts is more expensive. So maybe the 500 steering is better but too expensive for the base GT350?

It's not abuse. It just won't go. The ECU adjusts the timing, fuel, and cam advance to prevent any damage. The whole high load, low RPM damaging motor concern is so dated and no longer relevant.

What cars are these? Just hpde guys or time trial cars on Hoosiers?

Base GTs don't weigh 3,570lbs full of fuel. These guys weighed a 2015 Base GT at 3,595lbs empty, and 13lbs of what they call "trunk junk" removed. That would be 3,698lbs full of fuel (6lbs x 15 gallons) and the 13lbs of floor mats, trunk mats, and tire inflation kit. You can't compare an empty...

If the ZL1 1LE had a DCT, 755hp+ (needs additional cooling), heavy magneride suspension, and larger brakes to slow down the extra weight, it probably wouldn't be more than 100lba lighter than the GT500. Likewise, if the GT500 only had 650hp, it wouldn't need anywhere near as much cooling (and...

Yes I did: You're trying to justify your "1,000lb" comment. This is poorly written, but if you're now admitting that 3,366lbs is dry and it's a 600lb difference, why justify the 900lb claim in the first place (when you shouldn't compare a C8 dry weight to a GT500 curb weight)?

3,366lbs is dry. 900lbs is 50% more than the actual 600lb difference. Still a lot but it's pretty inaccurate to say "almost 1,000lbs heavier" when taking about 600lbs.

C8's can be over $90,000 from a 3LT, Z51 and a few carbon options.

DCTs are heavier than Autos. The GT500 has huge brakes that weigh more than the Camaros brakes. It also has more power than a ZR1 that's 300lbs heavier than the base C7. 425lbs heavier than a GT350 sounds in line with the weight gains from cooling and a 755hp+ supercharged engine when you take...

Rounding 600lbs up to 1,000lbs? Curb weight of the C8 is 3,600.

Fast forward to 5:35 to watch the engineer talk about the extensive track testing they did with the car.