95 GT vs. LT1 Z28: surprising results?

[Turbo99GT]

I can't speak for all cars, but I happened to be at the track this weekend and made 6 passes with friends of mine. One of them has a 95 Z28 M6, blown foxbody & 00 Camaro SS auto. My friend with the 95 Z ran a best of 13.80 @ 102.XXX on street tires and he isn't the best driver. I believe the car has a cam & a new rear with axles. What suprised me was my friend with the 00 SS running 13.10-13.20s @ 104-105 mph all day on street tires bone stock with the auto. When he gets a converter & D/Rs, that car will be running easy 12.50s. Definitely seat time at the track is important for the best ETs and mph. I went quicker and faster on every pass. I would say and LT1 is quite capable of low 14s with the right driver and conditions. I would definitely be careful of LS1s, especially autos with converters, unless you are running low 12s/high 11s.