Not to diss the 3V GT's..........owning one myself[8D].............but I still have a hard time with the 300hp GT being a driver's race for the 345-350ish hp LS1. I never raced a stock one when I was stock, so I have no first hand experience.......it just seems weird. I know a bad enough driver can handicap the hp advantage of his car pretty badly.....but damn. Its not like there's a big weight difference (that I know of).

I do know that the new GT's put their power down pretty effectively even on stock suspension (or mildy modded suspension).....but they struggle once u start going FI. Hence the reason I want to overhaul my suspension. Car feels entirely too "squishy" now that I'm 160hp over stock.[:'(]

I'm actually trying to find someone with a stock or mostly stock LS1 F-body to buddy up with so I can get a ride (or possibly a drive) in one. I'm curious as to how different the powerband feels compared to my car. So far, no luck. I've met and talked to a few owners on chance meetings and such......but the only guys I know are the two dorks I work with, and they both have gone into the motor for mods......ie: not close to stock.

 

There is no question the LS1 is a better engine than the 4.6 IMO.

 

Yay, your post count goes up by one...................here's a cookie.

 

Which 4.6? Not the blown version, that's for sure.

 

Mine is fairly close, I just have the lid and the headers. I can swap the lidfor the stockerand keeping the cap on the cutout with the stock muffler pretty much negates the headers. Hell,I haven't even had it tuned for the headers soit might actually be slower than stock. But you live really far from me.

 

Yea, I think your car would fit the bill nicely Tommy. If only I had a good excuse (and the vacation time) to take a run up your way sometime.[&o]

P.S. Get a tune on that thing man. Poor Z[8D]

 

9 Year Old LS1 is still faster then current GT. We can, but numbers don't lie...

 

I have to argue yes the "blown4.6" is better for modding for crazy hp. But the engine itself is not better. Anybody can throw in some forged parts or what have you. Take the 01 cobra 32v and then compare it to the 01 SS LS1. If you start comparing the ls1 to the terminator you arespeaking ofa topic that has been beat to death. A built LS1 vs a built 32v.... 281 vs 346 I don't about you but I know which one I am taking.

 

11 year old LS1.

 

Im not going to make this seem like a big argument but come on 281 ci vs 346ci? How does a 347 stack up to a 346 b/c i know a guy who runs low 11s with a 347 and its a DD. As far as a semi stock 00 Trans Am vs. a stock 07 GT I got beat by about 2 cars length from a dig and a roll, but the problem was I launched at 2K rpms which after going to the track I have found out that I gain at least .3 seconds by launching at 4K rpms so if I would of known that then it would have been a little closer eh? Also my buddy in his 03 cobra STOCK ran a SS with full exhaust, cam, gears, and I believe intake and heads and walked him hard.
When i went to the track a t/a with a cam was running 13.3s and a SS making a **** load of noise was running 12.8s.

All im saying is that the driver makes a BIG diffrence.