Drag race I won.
Drifting
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From: Windsor CA
2024 C7 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
BTW that second slip has a terrible .311 light as I must not of been concentrating very well as I had the bye in the 1st round, Sonoma is a .500 tree same as Redding but the way there time slips print .000 is perfect were Reddiing a perfect is .500.
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It would be interesting to know how a stock C5 would compare to some of today's muscle cars like say the Mustang GT (not the Cobra or the Roush), the Challenger R/T, and the Camaro...I realize the fastest versions of these cars are probably quite a bit quicker (they should be with double the HP), but I'd bet the C5 more than holds it's own against the least powerful V-8 models...
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If you go by the stock numbers most reviews put out, a well driven C5 is 0-60 4.7 seconds and 1/4 in the low 13's. Late model Mustang GTs and Camaro SS typically did it in about 4.5 seconds and 1/4 around the same time, sometimes a bit quicker. Challenger R/Ts notably slower on both accounts, Scat pack would bring it to I think 4.1 sec and mid-12's. The new Camaro SS also runs some healthy numbers, 4.2 sec with manual and 3.9 sec with the 8 speed auto and low 12 sec 1/4 runs.
So doesn't get beat badly, but would have some issues with some of these - and requires minimal driver error. One missed gear or flubbed launch and the others could take the cake.
So doesn't get beat badly, but would have some issues with some of these - and requires minimal driver error. One missed gear or flubbed launch and the others could take the cake.
Melting Slicks
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If you go by the stock numbers most reviews put out, a well driven C5 is 0-60 4.7 seconds and 1/4 in the low 13's. Late model Mustang GTs and Camaro SS typically did it in about 4.5 seconds and 1/4 around the same time, sometimes a bit quicker. Challenger R/Ts notably slower on both accounts, Scat pack would bring it to I think 4.1 sec and mid-12's. The new Camaro SS also runs some healthy numbers, 4.2 sec with manual and 3.9 sec with the 8 speed auto and low 12 sec 1/4 runs.
So doesn't get beat badly, but would have some issues with some of these - and requires minimal driver error. One missed gear or flubbed launch and the others could take the cake.
So doesn't get beat badly, but would have some issues with some of these - and requires minimal driver error. One missed gear or flubbed launch and the others could take the cake.
Last edited by bikeriderga; Nov 7, 2016 at 10:04 AM.
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