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Originally Posted by qwikz28
why is everyone talking about power ratings? you act like the common person knows about wheel horse power and over and underratings. i tried to explain to my friend that LS1s are the same in a vette and a camaro (for the most part) but he couldnt grasp the concept. he refuses to believe anything other then the fact that a SS makes 15hp more then a Z28 LS1 and the vette makes 40hp more then a Z28.
we know the truth, but we are severely out-numbered. a common person will look at the numbers and believe the Ford and Dodge are far superior, and that might hurt sales. and to be honest i was really hoping for a stock forged motor FI car. the ease of modding on those cars are amazing! bolt-ons that give you an extra 100+ reliable horsepower? the GT500 looks really tempting compared to a 6.2 motor thats only putting out maybe 50hp more then a bolt on LS1.
i passed up a slammin deal on a low mileage LS2 Goat this past weekend in hopes of a 500+ hp 5th gen in the future. i guess its my stupidity to think that GM would try to beat ford
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when we're talking about GT500s and whatever the top Camaro trim will be, the people that will actualyl buy them either a) will research these things and know them, or b) have too much money to care and just get whatever they think looks better