Ok here's on the 2003 STS has [email protected] The 2006 Impala SS has [email protected] which one do you guys think will win based on experience in watching or driving one or both?
The new Impala with the 5300 pushrod should hit a very low 14. It's 3800SC is hitting a hi-14, and it's heavier the the 5300 (alum. block and heads).davesdeville said:Similar transmissions, similar HP, more torque for the Impala SS, less weight for the SS if I'm not mistaken. I haven't seen numbers for an Impala SS yet, but an STS should be good for 14.7 or so. The Impala *should* win but it's a close call.
Same story for the Monte Carlo SS vs ETC. So if you're gonna race one, high end is your advantage with the N*.
The 3800sc isn't going to hold a candle to a N* unless there's a pulley on it and then some.
The 05+ STS should outrun either SS. The only shot an SLS or ESC should have would be at the low end.
This this is as per MT magazine.davesdeville said:Maybe the 5.3 should hit low 14s. Have you seen any real numbers or are you just guessing like the rest of us are?
As for the 3800sc, the series 3 might hang with a vin9 northstar but it'd be hard pressed.
Isn't bench racing fun?
No real numbers, nope. But the Grand Prix GXP is basically the same car, and theres one on a GTP forum that hit 14.1. I don't understand why you guys don't give credit to the 3800SC. When I had my Regal, I use to mess with a friends DTS all the time (the 275 hp version), and I'd have 2 cars on him from s top until about 70 mph and then he'd pull pretty hard. The only time we dragged at a strip, we both pulled 15's and I had him by .2 of a second. Not really a fair comparison tho, as traction was horrible for both of us. As far as I'mn concerned, these are both engines that routinely beat up on unsuspecting imports. I can't count the times I've beat Maxima's and Civic's and V6 Accord's and even the occasional crappy driven 350Z. Both of these engines were out in the late 90's when noone was putting any power in family sedans.davesdeville said:Maybe the 5.3 should hit low 14s. Have you seen any real numbers or are you just guessing like the rest of us are?
As for the 3800sc, the series 3 might hang with a vin9 northstar but it'd be hard pressed.
Isn't bench racing fun?
+1, and fixed it.inurok said:I have driven both. The 2006 SS Impala will beat a 2003 Sts.
The new Monte Carlo SS will not hit low 13's in stock trim. Maybe low 14's but not 13'sSSTUD said:the impala will win..just look at the power to weight ratio. The new impala should hit low 14's no prob. I know the monte SS has creeped into low 13's. The 5.3 v8 that is.
The state of tune isn't stock if any Monte Carlo or Impala SS is running 13.5's in stock trimRandy_W said:We've got a couple of the new SS's here running 13.50's, don't know the state of tune.![]()
Is that a Yogi Berra quote??The state of tune isn't stock if any Monte Carlo or Impala SS is running 13.5's in stock trim