Camaro top dog... SS or Z28?

JK98SS · #1 05-31-2008, 05:43 PM

There has been a lot of discussion on some of the boards. What is your input.
It stems from this

http://www.fastlouis.com/forums/view...=1&t=68630 and this
http://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=912438

king_midas · #2 05-31-2008, 06:50 PM

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JK98SS · #3 05-31-2008, 06:54 PM

I am just saying these are mostly kids discussing this and they think the Z28 should be the top HP car. When in history, it NEVER WAS.
The SS could be had with an L78 396 with 375Hp and the best the Z ever got was the 70 Z with the LT-1 and 360Hp. Of course this is factory ratings.

**MosportGreen66** · #4 05-31-2008, 06:59 PM

I would imagine a '69 Z28 would run with a '69 L78 all day long...

Chevy454 · #5 05-31-2008, 07:48 PM

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I would imagine a '69 Z28 would run with a '69 L78 all day long...

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Uhhh, no...in similarly equipped cars, the L78 will outpace the Z28 (except maybe in the turns!)...the 302 was a good little engine, but let's be real here.

Jeff H · #6 05-31-2008, 11:36 PM

But the downside to the SS being top dog is that you could get 6 cyl SS cars in the early/mid 60's so it's not a true indicator of performance. The Z28 just about always had the strongest overall combination. Obviously the L78/L89 was stronger but you have to group those SS cars with the SS350 and 6 cyl cars. It kind of a meaningless argument since both had some strong performance years and both had some dog years.

**bkhpah** · #7 06-01-2008, 03:34 AM

You cannot lump in a Camaro SS with the 6 cylinder argument. No such cars were made in F-body's...BKH

camarojoe · #8 06-01-2008, 05:39 AM

I always thought of a Z28 as a road racing/handling package more than a 1/4 mile screamer... Not that its any "lesser" of a package than an SS, just developed for a different purpose.

nuch_ss396 · #9 06-01-2008, 06:00 AM

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You cannot lump in a Camaro SS with the 6 cylinder argument. No such cars were made in F-body's...BKH

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I entirely agree with this position. The SS Camaro in the
big block varient was the top dog.

Nuch

**JRSully** · #10 06-01-2008, 07:08 AM

In a street race (where 99% of these cars built thier rep, and what sold the cars) what would you rather have: a small block 302 that had 0 low rpm torque or a 396 that was all in with 400lbs + torque @ 5k.? Remember the Z28 was built to go Trans Am racing, wasn't necessarily built to be the number one selling Camaro. Although they did sell a ton of them. My .02

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