meanchicken
gallo vicioso
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- Oct 6, 2007
I'm thinking now....maybe I'll take the ZZ502 out of my Camaro and stick it in my GN....
hmmmmm.....
hmmmmm.....
BB chevys make good boat motors. Were you to install it in your Buick I doubt it would run as well.I'm thinking now....maybe I'll take the ZZ502 out of my Camaro and stick it in my GN....
hmmmmm.....
BB chevys make good boat motors. Were you to install it in your Buick I doubt it would run as well.
I bet that stone would play hell trying to run 11'sIt's a skull thumper in my Camaro. The 3:73 gearing and the TKO-600 five speed really work well with the flat TQ curve and it pulls like a freaking train. The ZZ502's are actually very mild builds, but still produce 550+HP and 575+TQ with the intake and headers I'm using and a good Carb, as verified in Hot Rod Magazine flogging while swapping parts....gets even better with a good EFI system....
The compression is low enough to use a little boost with....
Still thinking...
I bet that stone would play hell trying to run 11's
5 MPG daily driver. Chicken this isn't the 1960's anymore.
13 MPG, you must get way better on the road then that. But first describe what you consider normal about your program, Next consider 60 # injectors, jacked up fuel pressure, rich chip, Loose converter, heavy traffic, heavy foot, etc & its actually a miracle you get that good of mileage. My Lightning gets 10 in town & 15 HGWY. costs me $90.00 everytime I fill it. The Z06 gets twice the mileage. Boosted engines suck gas when you open the throttle blades that's the trade off.Oh I know...the reality of driving the Camaro (or anything sporting a ZZ502) too much would strike me inside of 2 weeks....I actually feel my wallet get smaller from stop light to stop light when driving the Camaro and it makes a giant sucking sound...
It's gas....literally.
Even the Buick....with the way I drive....is not friendly at the pump. I kept track of my mileage for several weeks and it came out at right about 13mph under normal meanchicken driving conditions.
Tim,
Even with a 3.73 gear, 3000 non lock up, and 20 psi in the MT DRs, my GN gets right at 21 mpg, crusing at 70 mph. I suspect that the difference is the fact that I've got nice smooth, shiney paint to reduce air drag, and you've got...
You don't need Lou to get your car in top racing form. You need Earl Scheib.
Mike Barnard