2002 Camaro SS vs. 2001 Cobra SVT Review

**7camaro7** · 02-01-2007, 11:14 AM

It's as close as it can get for the years on these two cars. I figured this may get to be a sticky. (I want to get my sticky fame, too!)

http://www.stangbangers.com/01_Cobra...SS_Article.htm

**Wesman** · 02-01-2007, 12:20 PM

Nice find man

**MikeSomething** · 02-01-2007, 01:05 PM

Camaro's are good at making speed and the Mustang is better at handling it? I've NEVER liked Mustang suspension, I'm actually scared when I'm in one going over 90mph. It shakes like it's gonna fall apart, especially the convertables! And wasn't there a Mustang recall on their braking systems? We've only had one for the bubbling paint on the roof, and one for our Cats crapping out... Of course, I may be wrong, but who gives a

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**stoney2677** · 02-01-2007, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by MikeSomething

Camaro's are good at making speed and the Mustang is better at handling it? I've NEVER liked Mustang suspension, I'm actually scared when I'm in one going over 90mph. It shakes like it's gonna fall apart, especially the convertables! And wasn't there a Mustang recall on their braking systems? We've only had one for the bubbling paint on the roof, and one for our Cats crapping out... Of course, I may be wrong, but who gives a

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hey mikesomething,
also from jersey. what done to your car and where get it done? more importantly who tuned it?

**Roastem** · 02-01-2007, 02:08 PM

They hit it right on the money with the review. I owned both for at least a year, and modded both.

Mike, I could drive that 01 Cobra for 5 minutes on twisty country roads going over a 100 mph and it stayed stuck like glue, but every time I try to take a curve flying with the Z I nearly sh*t my pants. Its like at any SECOND I am gonna be sucking down ditchbank.

**Corey1987** · 02-01-2007, 02:10 PM

I thought SS's came from the factory with a SLP style lid but in the underhood pic of the camaro, it had the same looking stock lid as my z28.

**bluefields88** · 02-01-2007, 02:25 PM

nope, SS's had the noise muffling lids. one of the first things I got rid of.

**7camaro7** · 02-01-2007, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by MikeSomething

Camaro's are good at making speed and the Mustang is better at handling it? I've NEVER liked Mustang suspension, I'm actually scared when I'm in one going over 90mph. It shakes like it's gonna fall apart, especially the convertables! And wasn't there a Mustang recall on their braking systems? We've only had one for the bubbling paint on the roof, and one for our Cats crapping out... Of course, I may be wrong, but who gives a

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First off, I like my girl's 2000 5spd mustang gt vert. On the curves at pretty good speeds say 70-80mph it stays nice and flat where my SS is more absorbent but still solid. We've been 90mph and had no shaking. It feels just as smooth as my SS. I have no idea if there was a recall on the brakes, hope not hahaha. I'll look it up some times. We got her car used and stock except for some audio wire and I mean its clean and the paint is nice. No bubbling.

Paint bubbling is from a cheap paint job most likely. Did you get the car used? What year was it? and by the way, YES our cars make way more power HAHAHAHA Than the gt's anyway

**7camaro7** · 02-01-2007, 02:51 PM

Thanks WESMAN!
Roatem, you need to upgrade your shocks at least man. Those and the sway bars. I think suspension wise the ss has different sway bars and stiffer springs. Also something to note is that we're riding on 17x9s with 275/40/r17 tires. You're riding on 255/45or 50/r16. We've got less side wall flex if you're riding stock wheel and tire sizes.

By the way I LOVE "taking" curves in my SS, thats one of my fav things to do, a back road is part of my path on my way to school everyday. I love down shifting and letting the rpms sing while going down hill around a tight curve then gassing out, so forth and so on.

corey1987 Not all SSs came with that lid. Only the ones that were optioned with it.

**Corey1987** · 02-01-2007, 03:54 PM

ok, thanks for the correction.

**7camaro7** · 02-01-2007, 04:00 PM

its cool man... nobody hardly has a stock lid nowadays anyway. That's the first mod we all do.

**Wesman** · 02-01-2007, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by stoney2677

hey mikesomething,
also from jersey. what done to your car and where get it done? more importantly who tuned it?

I'd like to know this too.

I need to find a local tuner in NJ

**Hurley711** · 02-01-2007, 05:33 PM

Good read. Thanks for digging that up

**Z28_SS** · 02-01-2007, 05:57 PM

what did you guys do to your hoods because i have a stock ss hood and i dont see anything i can do with it besides get a new one?

**tx77015ls1** · 02-01-2007, 07:56 PM

268 RWHP for the Camaro SS? Thats kind of low. ALso low for the cobra

Mine did 316 with the mods in my sig

**7camaro7** · 02-01-2007, 09:17 PM

keep reading it corrects it with 322rwhp. Yea I know, it is a lot of reading.

**7camaro7** · 02-01-2007, 09:26 PM

you guys remember Eleanor from gone in 60? Well there is a 68 which is a year later and it doesn't look so fast stock. like 6.8 0-60 and 14.8 in the 1/4. That movie's got everyone thinking mustangs are much much better than they are. Eleanor was obviously modded hahaha. I a bad ass camaro movie made!

**bevenue** · 02-02-2007, 06:58 AM

I have a friend that say any year Mustang Vs. Camaro. The mustang will kick the shit out of a Camaro. I guess he doesn't read the mustang sites.

Heres a few more.

http://www.stangbangers.com/93_Cobra...28_Article.htm

http://www.stangbangers.com/GT_vs_Ca...8_Article2.htm

Theres also one for '99 but I can't find it.

**7camaro7** · 02-02-2007, 07:23 AM

Tell your friend to come to Tennessee and I'll change his mind for him REAL FAST!

**Roastem** · 02-05-2007, 04:42 AM

Originally Posted by 7camaro7

Thanks WESMAN!
Roatem, you need to upgrade your shocks at least man. Those and the sway bars. I think suspension wise the ss has different sway bars and stiffer springs. Also something to note is that we're riding on 17x9s with 275/40/r17 tires. You're riding on 255/45or 50/r16. We've got less side wall flex if you're riding stock wheel and tire sizes.

By the way I LOVE "taking" curves in my SS, thats one of my fav things to do, a back road is part of my path on my way to school everyday. I love down shifting and letting the rpms sing while going down hill around a tight curve then gassing out, so forth and so on.

corey1987 Not all SSs came with that lid. Only the ones that were optioned with it.

The suspension setup on a GT and the 01 Cobra is completely different. I rode in an 02 GT, and it does not handle as well as my Z, much less the 01 snake.

I got 295/35/18 Toyo Proxes T1R tires. They are over 10 inches wide. I know because I laid my sausage across the tire and it almost reached to the other side.