I may be off on the auto LS1 thing, though thus far I can only go from personal experience.....

 

The C4 Vettes had : L98 engine, will lose to a good driver in his S2000; L98 was replace with LT1 with basically the same body style. LT1 has equal peak torque, but at a higher engine speed, creating more horsepower. LT1 Vette will probably win.

 

no one told me my S is that high tech! hahaha ...jk

i totally agree with you. the newer vettes are incredible machines. i hope you weren't referring to me when you wrote this reply. i was not at any point trying to say "yes, the S can beat ANY vette" or anything like that. i hope you didn't misinterpret what i said. i guess to clarify is that some ppl will take the NAME of a car and automatically assume it is better/faster, no matter the year,etc. porsche has a good racing name, but put me up against a stock 1960 porsche and i'm sure i'll win. hope this clarified things. just to note, i am not one of those "my S is the fastest thing on wheels" guys. i know the limitations of my car and which cars are in my league. also, i believe we were talking about an older vette, not a new one as you mentioned. thanks!

 

Ahem!


[QUOTE]Originally posted by Moore94Z
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The redline doesn't matter.

 

1-2 at 50, 2-3 at 75, 3-4 at 103.

Yep. That's 33% of the rev range. As you pointed out before, gearing makes the percentage important, not the absolute rpm width of the powerband. 33% may not be peaky by I-4 standards, but by comparison the LS1 torque curve is basically flat from 2000 to 5500 rpm, or 58% of the rev range.

[edit: a wrong number]