02Vert-Hawk You said that the web page in the above says that a WS6 has 345hp. I just went there and it says 335hp. And the Pontiac page says that they only have 310hp. I think you need to get your fax right before you make a claim.

I do love the looks of the WS6. Every time I see one I get an adrinaline (hope that is spelled right) rush. They make me think back to my cousins 78TA with a 6.6l. The above statment was not a flame just an observation.

http://www.slpeng.com/2002firehawk/index.html

He is talking about the Firehawk with 345hp. I thought the WS6 only had 325, surprised to see that 335hp mark.

Those ratings are crap anyway. We all know that.

300 rwhp from a stock 6-speed car, add 15 percent for driveline losses, and you get................345!!!!

The 345 HP figures are for the Vette with a longitudinal exhaust system. The transverse muffler in the SS and Hawks costs some SAE horsepower. The LS-1's are under rated no matter which configuration you choose. The outfit where I dyno my car (TNT Motorsports) say that the SS Camaros dyno 290-300 hp stock. Thats probably 345 at the flywheel for a 6 speed.

Rev

Stock ones usually dont want to race me :) we have some s/c ones that run high 11's, but even those are not untouchable.

:p

Nothing is "untouchable" anymore. There are alot of guys and gals out there with the bug for big HP. Hence my name. :D

We all know most of these "pony war" cars are under-rated anyways. Just like the old days.

02-VertHawk - in response to your inquiry about racing a late-model GT, I think you would win, but may be surprised at how the GT keeps up.

Again, the driver can make or break a race, but all things equal you should win.

Good to have you "F-Body" guys on the board. :)

Take care,
E

Eric, what are your mods? just curious.

Mods go something like this:

Trick Flow Alum. heads - 65 cc's = ~9.0:1 comp.
Small cam (480/480)
Pulleys
Exhaust
GT-40 intake, 65mm TB, 75 mm MAF
3.55 gear
1.6 roller rockers
And some other small stuff.

The low compression and heavy porting on the exhaust side of the heads is for a future ProCharger.

E

nice eric, you definately have a mid 12 sec car, better 60' and some steeper gears, and your there.

they won't race me...
 

but mine's not stock, either!

Your car is faster than it feels. I have a buddy that has a 98 conv. T/A. I drove it around for a day and he ask what I think of it. I said its real nice but doesn't feel that fast really. I got a 97 Cobra vert a few monthes later and we raced, I had him by half a car up to 70 then he just walked away from me. Both cars were stock and I hadn't quite realized I could run it past 7000rpm at the time.. I may have been able to get a car on him by 70 if I had, but he still would have walked away after that. He took his girl for a ride in my car(without me) and he just said he couldn't believe his car was faster. The ls1 cars 'feel' like a sled but they really come alive on the top end.

I don't know if you were referring to the blowers and strokers, in my last post... I was talking about my stock cobra(if you were). It would be a totally different story with my 89;)

Can't we just all get along! ;)