Corvette vs Chevy SSR
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Corvette vs Chevy SSR
My brother just bought a 2005 SSR. He said " I have something that will run with your vette". He said it has 450 hp, headers, not sure what else. Would a stock LS2 in the vette run with a modified LS2 in the SSR?
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Unless he is supercharged and there is a professional driver behind the wheel, an SSR is an EASY kill 0 to 60 (7 seconds!!) or at the 1/4 mile....no way he is going to run with you. The SSR weighs something near 4,700 lbs!!!!!.....no kidding -- the thing is such a fatso, it would take 700 HP to beat you.....its a slug!
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The 03 and 04 SSRs had a 300 HP 5.3 engine...the 05 and 06 upgraded to the 400 HP LS2 engine...I have a bone stock 05...It has surprised a lot of folks with those 400 ponies and 3.73 gears, but NO WAY will it take a C5 or C6 Vette, it simply weighs too much (about 4800 pounds)...However, it always draws more attention than any of my Vettes, including my C6Z...People LOVE to watch that top do it's thing 
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It takes lots of power to get that kind of cubic tonnage moving. It would take almost 600 HP to get close to same Power to weight ratio of the Vette. (about 8 to 1 for the Vette, 10.5 to 1 for the SSR assuming it actually has 450 hp) !!!!
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Dont forget the Vette is far more aerodynamic than the SSR is too....I get about TWICE the fuel mileage in my Vettes (C5 Coupe, C5 Vert, C6Z) than I do the SSR....Additional weight, poor aerodynamics and gear ratio (3.73) make the SSR drink the gas...
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[QUOTE=The NNIAL8R;1569964551]However, it always draws more attention than any of my Vettes, including my C6Z...People LOVE to watch that top do it's thing
.... we had a '04 SSR for awhile, and it does attrack more attention than any vette i've owned......(the grandsport attracted alot of attention too though)
.... we had a '04 SSR for awhile, and it does attrack more attention than any vette i've owned......(the grandsport attracted alot of attention too though)
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Unless he is supercharged and there is a professional driver behind the wheel, an SSR is an EASY kill 0 to 60 (7 seconds!!) or at the 1/4 mile....no way he is going to run with you. The SSR weighs something near 4,700 lbs!!!!!.....no kidding -- the thing is such a fatso, it would take 700 HP to beat you.....its a slug!
