Different cars, same engine
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Car: 91RS, 91RS
Engine: 305TBI, 3.1MP
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Different cars, same engine
A Camaro with a 3.1 V6 vs a Baretta with a 3.1 V6. Both bone stock. Both in equal state of tune. Both auto transmissions. Now I know the camaro is considered more of the sports car so therefore might have been givin some sort of engine/trans/gearing peformance over the baretta at the factory. But the baretta would seem like a lighter car. My money's still on the camaro, but hey, I've never seen this matchup race either.
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Car: 1988 Trans Am GTA
Engine: 5.7L V8 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
I used to have a Z26. It wasn't exactly a quick car. It was nippy, but wasn't fast. I'd say the camaro would win because it has better gears and tranny. The beretta might beat the camaro off the line leaving the camaro to play catch up, but the camaro should be able to catch the beretta. It'd probably be a drivers race.
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Car: 86 Berlinetta 84 MonteCL
Engine: 3.4 MPFI 3.8 229
Transmission: 700r4 T350
The berretta's motor is a bit different, has higher compression, different heads and a bit more hp. My money would be on The berretta, unfortunately.
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Car: 1991 pontiac firebird
Engine: 305 V8 flo-pro exhaust
Transmission: automatic 700r4 4speed
Axle/Gears: stock 2.73's :(
my money is on the beretta because the beretta is a much lighter car n has i think like 15 more hp than the camaro 3.1 i say the berretta but then again the camaro may get him because of the berrettas poor 3rd gear
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Car: 4 Mopars total
Engine: Pentastar power
Transmission: T/F and New Process
Axle/Gears: Three 8 3/4's & one 9 1/4
Originally posted by MoroteZ28
my money is on the beretta because the beretta is a much lighter car n has i think like 15 more hp than the camaro 3.1 i say the berretta but then again the camaro may get him because of the berrettas poor 3rd gear
my money is on the beretta because the beretta is a much lighter car n has i think like 15 more hp than the camaro 3.1 i say the berretta but then again the camaro may get him because of the berrettas poor 3rd gear
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Car: 1991 pontiac firebird
Engine: 305 V8 flo-pro exhaust
Transmission: automatic 700r4 4speed
Axle/Gears: stock 2.73's :(
the 700 r4 is a better tranny tho the j-body trannies are basically turds in 3rd
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Car: '90 RS
Engine: 377 LSX
Transmission: Magnum T56
Originally posted by 84L69TA
Poor third gear? Both the Beretta and Camaro share the same 1:1 gear ratio in third.
Poor third gear? Both the Beretta and Camaro share the same 1:1 gear ratio in third.
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Car: 1991 pontiac firebird
Engine: 305 V8 flo-pro exhaust
Transmission: automatic 700r4 4speed
Axle/Gears: stock 2.73's :(
i usto own a 92 z24 cavi 3.1 there the same as the Z26 but with like 10 hp less they both have the same trannies 3 spd auto and once u'd hit 3rd the car becomes a turd it has no high end power
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Engine: 427 with dual stage fogger
Transmission: TH400 with 2.75 1st
Axle/Gears: 4.11 moser 35 splines
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I have done this race before and my money is on the Beretta. Mine beat 305's before no problem and some 350's. So I say Beretta by a landslide. Thirdgen's are slow stock and remember the first time I got in a race with what I thought wa a car with a bad exhaust leak (I was young then). The exhuast leak was actually a cam and the camaro annhilated me. But now safe to say I got most thirdgen's round here whooped. Good luck with your race man.
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