[jessicafd]

I drove my new "toy" to work today for the first time,my 2011 Camaro and I am impressed.A couple of my employees wanted to touch it and I told them no,it is my baby.It is a dark blue with the SS package,6.2 V8 and automatic transmission.I even beat a bone stock 1997 Ford Mustang GT with it.Guy saw it and said it could not beat his mustang.Was dead wrong,smoked him off the line.I am learning about it and will be breaking it in.Will be installing an Edelbrock E Force supercharger on it later on with upgraded exhaust and headers.Even picked my son from school with it and I had a crowd looking at it.My son says it is a cool car.I always wanted one and now have one.Least it is broken in.

[Blazin72]

A 6.2L Camaro SS better beat a 97 4.6L Mustang. Given the 160+ hp difference... Not really even worth comparing....

[jessicafd]

My new Camaro did beat this mustang,I saw the owner of the mustang was embarassed beaten by a Camaro.It has power and took my employee Gregory for a ride during our lunch break.Came out and saw the look on his face.I am a Camaro fanatic and don't like the Ford Mustang anyway

[Centerline]

Originally Posted by jessicafd

My new Camaro did beat this mustang,I saw the owner of the mustang was embarassed beaten by a Camaro.It has power and took my employee Gregory for a ride during our lunch break.Came out and saw the look on his face.I am a Camaro fanatic and don't like the Ford Mustang anyway

His point was that YOU should be embarrassed, given that YOUR car has a 160 hp advantage over the Mustang. Now, try doing that to a 6.1 (392 Hemi) Challenger. If you can pull that off THEN you can brag about it.

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[Overdriv]

Since the Challenger came up in this thread. Does the 6.1 have a different rear suspension than the smaller moter version, what 5.7???

Does the Camaro have active traction control?

ETA: Congratulation on your new toy.

[johnsongrass1]

Poor Camaro had to go back 14 years? to find a Mustang he could beat!! Damn that is sad.


Glad your happy though.

[poncho62]

Of course, all this was at the track, wasn't it?.........

[cobalt327]

↑Hey lt1silverhawk, you remember my comment HERE, post #4?

[silentpoet]

6.1 liters would not be 392 cubic inches(it would be more like 6.4 or so) I don't know what the actual displacement is on the new srt motors. I did see they were calling them 392s because I was stuck at a dodge dealership for a while last week when I took mom's car in for some recall work.

[jessicafd]

My father has the new Challenger with the 6.1 Hemi and it goes.I took it on a test drive last week with his permission.

[cobalt327]

I believe the 6.1L (or 372.2 ci) engine is actually 370 ci and there's a 392 version labeled 6.4L.

[rwa1015]

I really don't know how much horse power either the camaro or mustang has(because I don't own either) but most mustang guys think they can outrun anybody or anything and when they lose there's always an excuse even when they should have known better from the start.

[Centerline]

The new 392 Hemi is slightly larger (about 6.4 ltr) than last year's 6.1 ltr. I stand corrected. Interestingly enough, Dodge refers to it as the 392 on their web site and they don't even give it a "ltr" rating. Also according to Dodge the 392 cranks out 470 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque. That's about 50 more horses and 90 lbs more twist than the 6.1 version. The Camaro's 6.2 Ltr on the other hand cranks out 426 horsepower and 420 lb.-ft. of torque. However the OP's Camaro is an automatic and according to Chevrolet the 6 speed automatic version of the SS 6.2 ltr. Camaro only cranks out 400 horsepower.

While we're talking about the new generation of Pony cars lets not forget the new Mustang. The Boss 302 Mustang cranks out 444 horsepower and 380 lb-ft of torque and the supercharged Shelby version is even higher. Hmmmmm...... Looks like GM's new Camaro is on the short end of the horsepower stick once again.

And.... I'm sure the OP was not stupid enough to street race. Everyone knows that Hotrodders.com does NOT condone any kind of illegal street racing.

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[jessicafd]

Ford made a mistake,the new 302 is a bored over 4.6 using the 4.6 block and said this on a tv show

[matt167]

Originally Posted by jessicafd

Ford made a mistake,the new 302 is a bored over 4.6 using the 4.6 block and said this on a tv show

It's still a modular engine, and it uses the same connecting rods as the 4.6L, but it is not a bored out 4.6. longer stroke and a bigger bore as well as, it's an all aluminum block, redesigned 4v heads with 11:1 compression. diffrent firing order and variable cam timing. it is anything but a bored out 4.6