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BLK2012GT 08-22-2013 08:58 PM

Jay Leno drives the 2014 Z28
 
He's the first person outside of GM to drive. Still looks slow.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc-T...embedded#at=64

rriddle3 08-22-2013 09:10 PM

Only 100 lbs less than the SS, no standard a/c, no power seat, no auto transmission, 'at least' 500 HP...price north of $56,000.
Not for me.

faztcobra 08-25-2013 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rriddle3 (Post 46620)
Only 100 lbs less than the SS, no standard a/c, no power seat, no auto transmission, 'at least' 500 HP...price north of $56,000.
Not for me.

For that, you'd be in GT500 territory, with much better options. I'd take the Boss over that.

re-rx7 08-25-2013 02:38 PM

Thats extremely pricey. Shit anything handles with 305's all the way around.

blownaltered 08-25-2013 08:19 PM

60k and no a/c, I'm good. That is one over prices car.

re-rx7 08-25-2013 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blownaltered (Post 46940)
60k and no a/c, I'm good. That is one over prices car.

Granted limited run cars are a bitch to make but still.

Dominic Toretto 08-27-2013 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by re-rx7 (Post 46917)
Thats extremely pricey. Shit anything handles with 305's all the way around.

Early model Vipers have 335s in the back and 275s in the front. Just sayin.

-Alex

re-rx7 08-27-2013 10:42 PM

And your point being? I said 305's.

Dominic Toretto 08-27-2013 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by faztcobra (Post 46913)
For that, you'd be in GT500 territory, with much better options. I'd take the Boss over that.

This car is obviously not aimed at the GT500. I'd easily take this over a Boss. Let's see:

56 more horsepower Advantage = Z/28

Almost 100 more ft/lbs of torque Advantage = Z/28

Undoubtedly a far sooner power delivery from the LS7 Advantage = Z/28

Power to weight for Boss is 444/3580= 0.124hp/lb, Z/28 is 500/3760 = 0.133 Advantage = Z/28

255/285s on the Boss means 1080 total contact patch, Z/28 is 1220 = Advantage Z/28

Torque to weight for Boss is 380/3580=0.106tq/lb, 470/3760= 0.125 = Advantage Z/28

Oh and just adding the Camaro comes standard with carbon ceramic brakes. Those will outperform the brakes on a GT500 all day and night.

Oh and who runs the AC while racing? Man I understand this is a Mustang site but damn the delusion is strong in this thread.

-Alex

Dominic Toretto 08-27-2013 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by re-rx7 (Post 47286)
And your point being? I said 305's.

Bigger tires doesn't automatically mean a car will handle better. Thought that point was obvious.

The C7 has 275s in the back and handles better than the Grandsport with 325s.

A Honda S2000 will out handle most of the cars on this forum around a track and has very small tires.

-Alex

blownaltered 08-28-2013 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dominic Toretto (Post 47289)
This car is obviously not aimed at the GT500. I'd easily take this over a Boss. Let's see:

56 more horsepower Advantage = Z/28

Almost 100 more ft/lbs of torque Advantage = Z/28

Undoubtedly a far sooner power delivery from the LS7 Advantage = Z/28

Power to weight for Boss is 444/3580= 0.124hp/lb, Z/28 is 500/3760 = 0.133 Advantage = Z/28

255/285s on the Boss means 1080 total contact patch, Z/28 is 1220 = Advantage Z/28

Torque to weight for Boss is 380/3580=0.106tq/lb, 470/3760= 0.125 = Advantage Z/28

Oh and just adding the Camaro comes standard with carbon ceramic brakes. Those will outperform the brakes on a GT500 all day and night.

Oh and who runs the AC while racing? Man I understand this is a Mustang site but damn the delusion is strong in this thread.

-Alex

I'm trying to figure out why you switched cars in the middle of your comparison. You started with the gt500 then went to the Boss, then back to the gt500. If your trying to compare two cars you might want to use the stats from those cars and not add in a different one half way through. Your results are not accurate when you do that.

re-rx7 08-28-2013 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dominic Toretto (Post 47290)
Bigger tires doesn't automatically mean a car will handle better. Thought that point was obvious.

The C7 has 275s in the back and handles better than the Grandsport with 325s.

A Honda S2000 will out handle most of the cars on this forum around a track and has very small tires.

-Alex

S2k small tires? No shit? !! Wait. Doesn't it weigh 500lbs less? Bigger tires offer more contact patch so most likely any car will handle better with wider tires.

Dominic Toretto 08-28-2013 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blownaltered (Post 47390)
I'm trying to figure out why you switched cars in the middle of your comparison. You started with the gt500 then went to the Boss, then back to the gt500. If your trying to compare two cars you might want to use the stats from those cars and not add in a different one half way through. Your results are not accurate when you do that.

Huh? Uh, all of the stats except the very last one were in comparison to the Boss 302. Quick review of my own post:



This car is obviously not aimed at the GT500. I'd easily take this over a Boss. Let's see: (As stated, not in comparison to a GT500 lol)

56 more horsepower Advantage = Z/28(Uh the Z/28 has far less power than a GT500, so NOT in comparison to a GT500 lol)

Almost 100 more ft/lbs of torque Advantage = Z/28(Uh the Z/28 doesn't have more torque than a GT500, so not comparing to the GT500 lol)

Undoubtedly a far sooner power delivery from the LS7 Advantage = Z/28(Still comparing the Z/28 to the Boss 302 since this is obviously not in comparison to the GT500 lol)

Power to weight for Boss is 444/3580= 0.124hp/lb, Z/28 is 500/3760 = 0.133 Advantage = Z/28(Again, this isn't true to a GT500 since that car weighs more than 3580lbs lol)

255/285s on the Boss means 1080 total contact patch, Z/28 is 1220 = Advantage Z/28(As stated in the sentence... Boss, not GT500)

Torque to weight for Boss is 380/3580=0.106tq/lb, 470/3760= 0.125 = Advantage Z/28(Not being compared to the GT500 since it makes far more than 380ft lbs of torque... oh and I said Boss in the sentence)

Oh and just adding the Camaro comes standard with carbon ceramic brakes. Those will outperform the brakes on a GT500 all day and night.(Just through that in there to point out that this car comes standard with better brakes than Ford's best Mustang so obviously the brakes would humiliate those on the "medium" level car)

Oh and who runs the AC while racing? Man I understand this is a Mustang site but damn the delusion is strong in this thread.

-Alex

Quote:

Originally Posted by re-rx7 (Post 47391)
S2k small tires? No shit? !! Wait. Doesn't it weigh 500lbs less? Bigger tires offer more contact patch so most likely any car will handle better with wider tires.

Wow, so when you comparison shop for tires, you make your decisions solely by the width for full performance aspects? You don't take into account the tires intended purpose, sidewall, manufacturer, tread design or anything else. How the fuck do you think a Corvette with smaller tires handles BETTER than a Corvette with larger tires? I guess it's safe to assume then that you would prefer to have 255 Bridgestone Blizzaks over a 225 Toyo Proxes R888 for a roadcourse lol. The Blizzaks are wider than the R888s, so they must be better for autocross and drag right LOL?

-Alex

re-rx7 08-29-2013 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dominic Toretto (Post 47395)
Huh? Uh, all of the stats except the very last one were in comparison to the Boss 302. Quick review of my own post:



This car is obviously not aimed at the GT500. I'd easily take this over a Boss. Let's see: (As stated, not in comparison to a GT500 lol)

56 more horsepower Advantage = Z/28(Uh the Z/28 has far less power than a GT500, so NOT in comparison to a GT500 lol)

Almost 100 more ft/lbs of torque Advantage = Z/28(Uh the Z/28 doesn't have more torque than a GT500, so not comparing to the GT500 lol)

Undoubtedly a far sooner power delivery from the LS7 Advantage = Z/28(Still comparing the Z/28 to the Boss 302 since this is obviously not in comparison to the GT500 lol)

Power to weight for Boss is 444/3580= 0.124hp/lb, Z/28 is 500/3760 = 0.133 Advantage = Z/28(Again, this isn't true to a GT500 since that car weighs more than 3580lbs lol)

255/285s on the Boss means 1080 total contact patch, Z/28 is 1220 = Advantage Z/28(As stated in the sentence... Boss, not GT500)

Torque to weight for Boss is 380/3580=0.106tq/lb, 470/3760= 0.125 = Advantage Z/28(Not being compared to the GT500 since it makes far more than 380ft lbs of torque... oh and I said Boss in the sentence)

Oh and just adding the Camaro comes standard with carbon ceramic brakes. Those will outperform the brakes on a GT500 all day and night.(Just through that in there to point out that this car comes standard with better brakes than Ford's best Mustang so obviously the brakes would humiliate those on the "medium" level car)

Oh and who runs the AC while racing? Man I understand this is a Mustang site but damn the delusion is strong in this thread.

-Alex



Wow, so when you comparison shop for tires, you make your decisions solely by the width for full performance aspects? You don't take into account the tires intended purpose, sidewall, manufacturer, tread design or anything else. How the fuck do you think a Corvette with smaller tires handles BETTER than a Corvette with larger tires? I guess it's safe to assume then that you would prefer to have 255 Bridgestone Blizzaks over a 225 Toyo Proxes R888 for a roadcourse lol. The Blizzaks are wider than the R888s, so they must be better for autocross and drag right LOL?

-Alex

Holy shit. You think you know something about suspensions and driving?
Blizzaks and and r888's huh? Do you even know what compound those tires use? Did you even take into account the weight? Aero? Every car acts different to suspension. I say that the z28 needs large tires for weight. The weight is the reason for the large tires. A lot of weight.

Dominic Toretto 08-29-2013 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by re-rx7 (Post 47402)
Holy shit. You think you know something about suspensions and driving?
Blizzaks and and r888's huh? Do you even know what compound those tires use? Did you even take into account the weight? Aero? Every car acts different to suspension. I say that the z28 needs large tires for weight. The weight is the reason for the large tires. A lot of weight.

...:facepalm: okay dude.

-Alex

re-rx7 08-29-2013 12:31 AM

Well you ever been to DKC? We could find out there.

Zeek 08-29-2013 12:39 AM

For 60k you could buy a Boss and outfit it so much better than buying that crappy Camaro. Just sayin. + you would have A/C

Dominic Toretto 08-29-2013 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by re-rx7 (Post 47404)
Well you ever been to DKC? We could find out there.

Not sure what that acronym is for but, I'm really not going to draw this e-fight out anymore. I was simply responding to you saying "anything performs better with 305s all around." All I said was there's more to tire performance than simply the width of the tire as found out on other platforms.

-Alex

re-rx7 08-29-2013 12:44 AM

Dallas karting.

Stangmaster281 08-29-2013 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dominic Toretto (Post 47289)
This car is obviously not aimed at the GT500. I'd easily take this over a Boss. Let's see:

56 more horsepower Advantage = Z/28

Almost 100 more ft/lbs of torque Advantage = Z/28

Undoubtedly a far sooner power delivery from the LS7 Advantage = Z/28

Power to weight for Boss is 444/3580= 0.124hp/lb, Z/28 is 500/3760 = 0.133 Advantage = Z/28

255/285s on the Boss means 1080 total contact patch, Z/28 is 1220 = Advantage Z/28

Torque to weight for Boss is 380/3580=0.106tq/lb, 470/3760= 0.125 = Advantage Z/28

Oh and just adding the Camaro comes standard with carbon ceramic brakes. Those will outperform the brakes on a GT500 all day and night.

Oh and who runs the AC while racing? Man I understand this is a Mustang site but damn the delusion is strong in this thread.

-Alex

Some pretty close stats for a car that's been discontinued compared to a car that is not even out in the market yet. For the amount of money I pay for a z/28 I could get a tune, intake, and better brakes on the boss and put that z/28 to shame. And not to mention more than enough money left over for a supercharger. Or I could buy a vette and still have a better car than the z/28. It's performance does not justify how much that sucker costs. Delusional no, common sense, yes. Besides what do you care about carbon ceramic brakes, I thought you "lived your life a 1/4 mile at a time" Mr. Toretto? Lol

Dominic Toretto 08-29-2013 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeek (Post 47405)
For 6k you could buy a hatch Civic and outfit it so much better than buying a $30k Mustang. Just sayin. + you would have $$$

See how well throwing the lame "I can buy this for cheaper and mod it to be faster" card can work against the car you are defending?

I've found it best not to lean on things that have nothing to do with lap times, or actual performance when comparing cars. It's so ghey when people are like, "yeah sure a Corvette is faster bu bu but, GM sucks" or "So what if a Porsche GT2 RS is faster than my C4 Corvette, Porsche guys are snobs."

If a car is faster, it's faster. Just sayin.

-Alex

Dominic Toretto 08-29-2013 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stangmaster281 (Post 47408)
Some pretty close stats for a car that's been discontinued compared to a car that is not even out in the market yet. For the amount of money I pay for a z/28 I could get a tune, intake, and better brakes on the boss and put that z/28 to shame. And not to mention more than enough money left over for a supercharger. Or I could buy a vette and still have a better car than the z/28. It's performance does not justify how much that sucker costs. Delusional no, common sense, yes. Besides what do you care about carbon ceramic brakes, I thought you "lived your life a 1/4 mile at a time" Mr. Toretto? Lol

And I could buy a salvaged 240Z for $3k, invest $15 and humiliate every Mustang on this forum.

If this is going to be the consensus argument, then everyone on here is seriously wasting money on $30k Mustangs. I think everyone should go out and buy some Pontiac Fieros with LS1 swaps and call it a day.

-Alex

Dominic Toretto 08-29-2013 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by re-rx7 (Post 47407)
Dallas karting.

Just did a google search, looks like fun!

-Alex

Stangmaster281 08-29-2013 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dominic Toretto (Post 47410)
And I could buy a salvaged 240Z for $3k, invest $15 and humiliate every Mustang on this forum.

If this is going to be the consensus argument, then everyone on here is seriously wasting money on $30k Mustangs. I think everyone should go out and buy some Pontiac Fieros with LS1 swaps and call it a day.

-Alex

I wouldn't say every mustang here, and these days it's all about more bang for your buck. I'm just saying it should be faster for how much their charging for this thing.

Dominic Toretto 08-29-2013 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stangmaster281 (Post 47412)
I wouldn't say every mustang here, and these days it's all about more bang for your buck. I'm just saying it should be faster for how much their charging for this thing.

That's your opinion that it should be faster. A car's price doesn't dictate how fast it should be. Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini etc, have been proving this for literally decades. Ever wonder why Viper and Corvette sales can lag while they will always dominate the price/performance value vs a Porsche Carrera 4s being far more expensive and slower yet never having to worry about sales? You should really consider that. This should help you understand. If you were truelly looking for the cheapest way to go fast short of buying a bike, you would get a POS 240SX for about 2 large, put a cammed LS1 in it for junkyard prices of oh IDK, $2,000.00, with the right suspension setup and tires, be more competitive than cars costing $80k. But no matter how fast you can modify one car, it will never substitute for driving another car. Ever. Pulling up to the Four Seasons in a cammed 302 Mustang will not have the same impact as pulling up in a slower Bentley GT which cost more than double the price would you agree?

-Alex

re-rx7 08-29-2013 09:53 AM

A 240? Why not just buy an old fox? When it's performance oriented a cars price does dictate a lot of things. Your comparing price to every car but we are talkin performance cars.

Dominic Toretto 08-29-2013 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by re-rx7 (Post 47430)
A 240? Why not just buy an old fox? When it's performance oriented a cars price does dictate a lot of things. Your comparing price to every car but we are talkin performance cars.

What does price dictate to you?

-Alex

re-rx7 08-29-2013 12:00 PM

Price dictates everything. Quality, engineering, materials.

Dominic Toretto 08-29-2013 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by re-rx7 (Post 47442)
Price dictates everything. Quality, engineering, materials.

In what quantifiable way? How are you measuring it?

-Alex

re-rx7 08-29-2013 02:24 PM

I measure it through quality, materials, engineering. You may measure it through just performance I measure it differently.

re-rx7 08-29-2013 02:26 PM

A performance cars price dictates how fast and nice it should be. The Vette vs a Ferrari. Vette may be just as quick but that's where the similarities end.

Rebelracer568 08-29-2013 02:31 PM

Haha wow this thread is humorous. 305's all around on camaro. Heck yea that car will handle especially with a 200 threadwear tire.
Comparing braking you do know your comparing 8 piston calipers to the 6 on the gt500 right? Or the 4 piston on the boss right.
Anyways 60k for a car that barely out performs a boss and you loose comfort ill pass. Ill stick to a car that has never been discontinued.
I like your 240sx comment kinda cute. I got a all stock fox race car that id challenge you in on road course. My fox worth 500 bucks as it sits. Just saying

Dominic Toretto 08-29-2013 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by re-rx7 (Post 47452)
You may measure it through just performance I measure it differently.

Sweet Jesus :facepalm:... Okay bye bye.

-Alex

Dominic Toretto 08-29-2013 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebelracer568 (Post 47454)
Comparing braking you do know your comparing 8 piston calipers to the 6 on the gt500 right? Or the 4 piston on the boss right.

Thanks. So not only are they carbon ceramic, they have more pistons in the calipers. Sounds good man.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebelracer568 (Post 47454)
Anyways 60k for a car that barely out performs a boss and you loose comfort ill pass.

You do realize that "barely outperforming" still means winning right lol?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebelracer568 (Post 47454)
Ill stick to a car that has never been discontinued.

And this has what to do with the cars in comparison? Anything to do with performing right now? Oh, nothing at all, thanks bro :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebelracer568 (Post 47454)
I like your 240sx comment kinda cute. I got a all stock fox race car that id challenge you in on road course. My fox worth 500 bucks as it sits. Just saying

The point was that you can buy any number of cars that are cheap and make them fast. Why would you want to challenge me on a race course? Is this debate between two cars none of us have getting that personal to you?

-Alex

re-rx7 08-29-2013 03:31 PM

Dominic is a jackass. Rebel builds race cars you knw?

re-rx7 08-29-2013 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dominic Toretto (Post 47455)
Sweet Jesus :facepalm:... Okay bye bye.

-Alex

I figure if you wanna make dumbass comments I would to. What experience do you have driving? Your knowledge is very little from what I can tell.

blownaltered 08-29-2013 03:43 PM

Why are you comparing a car that cost 30k to a car that cost 60k. These cars weren't even built to compete with each other.

Dominic Toretto 08-29-2013 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by re-rx7 (Post 47461)
Dominic is a jackass. Rebel builds race cars you knw?

Name calling huh? Have a good day. You're now added to my ignore list :)

-Alex

Dominic Toretto 08-29-2013 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blownaltered (Post 47463)
Why are you comparing a car that cost 30k to a car that cost 60k.

Same reason people compare $300k to $500k exotics to Corvettes and Vipers. Price difference doesn't mean the cars can't competitive to one another.

Quote:

Originally Posted by blownaltered (Post 47463)
These cars weren't even built to compete with each other.

So a track oriented Camaro isn't built to compete with a track oriented Mustang?

-Alex

re-rx7 08-29-2013 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dominic Toretto (Post 47466)
Name calling huh? Have a good day. You're now added to my ignore list :)

-Alex

Oh no!!! Not that!!


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