Modded Camaro SS can't live up to ETs?

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i have seen when i lived in Indiana a 98 Z28 run 13.3s @ 109 with a id and shifter. Now that i live in Palm Beach FL i see many more LS1s. SOme i see run 14.0s @ 100. Other with more bolt ons run low 13s. these are powerful cars, and at the same time i feel, from what i have seen at the track, that people have to really abuse the car to get those times. LS1 guys, if i'm mistaken about that let me know.

I like these cars and was looking to buy one until i started talking to guys at the track about them. One guy i have talked to quite a bit has a Formula with less than 30K on it. it has a headers, off-road y pipe and cat back, plus a lid. before he put 100 shot on it the car has went through THREE rear ends. These cars are powerful, on the other hand there seems to be some quality issues when it comes to taking them to the track a lot. The clutches like to fade out also at the track from what the LS1 owners were saying. since i like to go to the track weekly, these conversations with the ls1 owners really turned me off.