5th Gen/ 6th Gen Camaro - Page 2

cmracing · 07-11-2019, 12:01 PM

DO NOT get one with a sunroof! I had a 2014, my helmet was against the glass and I am only 6'1". I could lean the seat back, but then the visibility was even worse. Forget about seeing the stock dash while racing, you will need a tach mounted somewhere that you can actually see. I have friends with hard-tops and they have more headroom in them than my sunroof had.

Rat Raceway · 07-11-2019, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cmracing

DO NOT get one with a sunroof! I had a 2014, my helmet was against the glass and I am only 6'1". I could lean the seat back, but then the visibility was even worse. Forget about seeing the stock dash while racing, you will need a tach mounted somewhere that you can actually see. I have friends with hard-tops and they have more headroom in them than my sunroof had.

The seat in the street cars literally will retract down to the floor. I have more headroom in my 13 ZL1 then just about any other car I ride in. Maybe that seat option is not offered in the SS or other models.

Our track wouldn't let you run if the sunroof is open...

Andy Friar · 07-11-2019, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cmracing

DO NOT get one with a sunroof! I had a 2014, my helmet was against the glass and I am only 6'1". I could lean the seat back, but then the visibility was even worse. Forget about seeing the stock dash while racing, you will need a tach mounted somewhere that you can actually see. I have friends with hard-tops and they have more headroom in them than my sunroof had.

I bet. Wasn't planning on entertaining any race car with a sunroof for the above reasons.

Andy Friar · 07-16-2019, 01:58 PM

Anyone know of someone running a 10-11MY, L99 Auto combo Camaro in either in SS/FA (light) or SS/GA (natural)? Just curious. I don't see many cars of this era made into 'normal' super stock cars. Rather COPO's and go-fast hood scoop GT's, high dollar build, etc classes. Just curious. The more I look at these cars, the more I get excited about racing one. I could run local to me Pts Meets, GLSSSA races, normal Sunday no box bracket stuff and multi day no box races too. Between all of that, I could race 15+ weekends a year, driving more than 2.5 hrs just 3 times, for the NHRA pts meets, and Indy is the long drive at just 4.5 hrs. With 3 kids total, 2 under 3 yrs old and working 50 hrs a week, that shouldn't be hard to pull off, right????

ss3011 · 07-16-2019, 03:50 PM

Wow , a 2010 Camaro SS has a shipping weight of almost 3800 lbs , that makes quite a heavy car to run in Super Stock GT .

Andy Friar · 07-17-2019, 01:58 PM

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Wow , a 2010 Camaro SS has a shipping weight of almost 3800 lbs , that makes quite a heavy car to run in Super Stock GT .

Yes, overall it a heavy car. I am not currently planning to run this car in GT at any point in the future. But just for me to learn, does the FGT/G Class min wgt value (3400# minus driver) listed below apply to all cars in that class or just this Camaro specifically? I guess the same question applies to the chart for the SS/FA class. Never raced, sat in or built a super stock car but based on what I know about new cars, I believe I can ditch 400# easy and not cheat to do so. I am willing to give it a shot, in the future with no guarantees of success, expecting to make dumb and costly mistakes (hopefully just not unsafe for me or others) and doing all of the fab, paint, interior, wiring and engine work myself. I would like to build the trans and rearend too. I don't plan on being the fastest car in the country in any class, I want to have fun, try to go rounds, and continue to learn, a LOT! I want to see what I can do, on my own and hope that it helps me in my career too.

Chip THELEGEND Johnson · 07-17-2019, 06:22 PM

Come to Norwalk end of August to the NMCA COPO SHOOTOUT. You should get lots of ideas there.
Chip

ss3011 · 07-17-2019, 08:14 PM

In Super Stock GT you are allowed to run at the min weight of your natural class or the minimum weight of the next slower class , but you are only allowed to remove up to 250 lbs from the shipping weight get to the next faster class , you may not actually get to that classes "min" weight . So if the shipping weight is 3800 lbs and you get to remove 250 lbs then add 170 for driver weight the car is still a 3720 lb race car . My point is that's kind of heavy . The "natural class" and the next slower class is even heavier . I guess if you run it as a COPO with one of the COPO engines you could run much lighter , but if you run in SS GT its going to be heavy .

GUMP · 07-18-2019, 12:49 AM

The 2015 is a much better combination......

Andy Friar · 07-18-2019, 04:19 AM

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The 2015 is a much better combination......

Yeah, I was noticing that and I was talking to Andrew Hill last night over text, he was saying the same thing. Thanks

07-11-2019, 12:01 PM	#11
cmracing Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 173 Likes: 113 Liked 62 Times in 29 Posts	Re: 5th Gen/ 6th Gen Camaro DO NOT get one with a sunroof! I had a 2014, my helmet was against the glass and I am only 6'1". I could lean the seat back, but then the visibility was even worse. Forget about seeing the stock dash while racing, you will need a tach mounted somewhere that you can actually see. I have friends with hard-tops and they have more headroom in them than my sunroof had.

07-16-2019, 01:58 PM	#14
Andy Friar Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Howell, MI Posts: 242 Likes: 674 Liked 220 Times in 72 Posts	Re: 5th Gen/ 6th Gen Camaro Anyone know of someone running a 10-11MY, L99 Auto combo Camaro in either in SS/FA (light) or SS/GA (natural)? Just curious. I don't see many cars of this era made into 'normal' super stock cars. Rather COPO's and go-fast hood scoop GT's, high dollar build, etc classes. Just curious. The more I look at these cars, the more I get excited about racing one. I could run local to me Pts Meets, GLSSSA races, normal Sunday no box bracket stuff and multi day no box races too. Between all of that, I could race 15+ weekends a year, driving more than 2.5 hrs just 3 times, for the NHRA pts meets, and Indy is the long drive at just 4.5 hrs. With 3 kids total, 2 under 3 yrs old and working 50 hrs a week, that shouldn't be hard to pull off, right???? __________________ Andy Friar

07-16-2019, 03:50 PM	#15
ss3011 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 885 Likes: 63 Liked 221 Times in 102 Posts	Re: 5th Gen/ 6th Gen Camaro Wow , a 2010 Camaro SS has a shipping weight of almost 3800 lbs , that makes quite a heavy car to run in Super Stock GT .

07-17-2019, 06:22 PM	#17
Chip THELEGEND Johnson Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 284 Likes: 223 Liked 280 Times in 79 Posts	Re: 5th Gen/ 6th Gen Camaro Come to Norwalk end of August to the NMCA COPO SHOOTOUT. You should get lots of ideas there. Chip

07-17-2019, 08:14 PM	#18
ss3011 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 885 Likes: 63 Liked 221 Times in 102 Posts	Re: 5th Gen/ 6th Gen Camaro In Super Stock GT you are allowed to run at the min weight of your natural class or the minimum weight of the next slower class , but you are only allowed to remove up to 250 lbs from the shipping weight get to the next faster class , you may not actually get to that classes "min" weight . So if the shipping weight is 3800 lbs and you get to remove 250 lbs then add 170 for driver weight the car is still a 3720 lb race car . My point is that's kind of heavy . The "natural class" and the next slower class is even heavier . I guess if you run it as a COPO with one of the COPO engines you could run much lighter , but if you run in SS GT its going to be heavy .

07-18-2019, 12:49 AM	#19
GUMP VIP Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shelby, NC Posts: 1,665 Likes: 1,709 Liked 1,732 Times in 418 Posts	Re: 5th Gen/ 6th Gen Camaro The 2015 is a much better combination......