sawman70 said:
The intake & exhaust options from SLP are proven power mods worth 20-25 rwhp.
You said this, not me.
Yes, I said it. Note the word
options 
Note again, the word
option.
http://www.camaroz28.com/98camaross/index.shtml
First article on the '98 LS1 SS. From the article:
The exhaust note was a lot quieter than I expected (and very smooth!), and this car even has the optional dual outlet exhaust (two tips on each side). The standard exhaust will be a single 3" pipe out the drivers side.
For '99-up, the standard exhaust was changed to dual 2" rolled tips.
For '02, the exhaust option was bundled with the airlid option and called the "345hp package".
Call BS all you want, but I'm not going to spend any more time trying to convince you on what everybody who has half a clue about these cars already knows. Simply put, I know more about these cars than you. And you're, simply put, wrong.
If you're saying an SS is faster than a Z28 by a "couple of ticks", you're leaving out the fact that
any two LS1 f-bodies are going to run different times by a "couple of ticks". What difference does a ~5hp muffler make when individual engines are going to vary by +/- 15rwhp anyway? Not much, in the real world. Difference in driver skill & track conditions is going to dwarf (to put it mildly) any difference the SS muffler & hood make. To say anything else is splitting hairs, end of story.
If you're talking about one with the 345hp package, different story. Consider these cars to be on par with any lid/exhaust LS1. Just about all aftermarket lids & aftermarket exhausts flow the same. They'll all make 320-330rwhp. Some SS's have these options. Some don't. There is a difference. I can probably dig up track times for SS's with that 345hp package that haven't run as fast as my lowly Z28 with just a lid. If you cherry-pick your examples you can prove just about anything. I'm talking about on the average.
I'm just passing the time.
