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Originally Posted by takid455
I think it would be more interesting that reading about 50,000 ways to build a sbc. while 1st gen fbodys have a big following, what about us 2nd gen guys. I think that woudl be good to see how well they compare to modern muscle. i bet it wouldn't be too far off. on another not, I hav ecancels several magazines b/c I realy get tired of ready about chevys all the time. yes there should be a mix, but it seems that 85% is all bowtie  . I wonder if they ever heard of a trans am , olds, buick, ect |
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takid455:
I agree 100% that it would be better than another sbc article.
Thanks for chiming in. Your right, what about the second gen guy's? Testing and challenges have to start somewhere. The main reason the first gen would be a good place to start is, there have been a number of choices for the type suspensions/car for a long time, much longer that the second gen, mopars etc. Having many companies products evaluated could show strong and weak points of many products over a broader price range and uses. There is just not that many choices YET for the second gen cars. I would be shocked if the number of suspension products doesn't expand in the future though.
At the very least you would find out what company was able to correctly build the best suspension for a first gen Camaro. Then, if they came out with a product you could use, you would know right off the bat who has been successful on other types of platforms.
Everyone could always gather some helpful information even indirectly from this type of test. This has been done for years in the automotive industry on many different products.
Tires, Oils, Gas products, comparisons between different manufacturers of cars, comparisons between the same manufacturers of the same car but different years. The list goes on and on and on, but at least in many of these there is an attempt at comparing apples and apples so the results of the test have some meaning.
I am just proposing a intimate look at suspensions. Something that is really important for most of us on this forum.
We have and use this info when we buy and engine, or when we buy the parts for the engine. We use this type of information all the time with regards to tires. (Something many of us go though on a regular basis.)
Suspension are very complicate items and are difficult to evaluate. Any standardized test that could performed on what the market offers would have to be helpful for everyone concerned.
Look at the show, "Top Gear". Even they have a testing procedures for all the different cars they test. Each car is tested over the same track buy the same driver. While NOT perfect and complete, it does start to paint a picture for the people watching it. If nothing else it would give someone a good indication which car for the money gives the driver the fastest car around a particular track.
As products for the 2nd gen Camaro's became available, they would be an obvious candidate for this type of test maybe the following year. What I'm trying to garner support for is, to encourage support for a somewhat standardized testing method, we could use for our evaluation of different products.
Air Ride suspensions has been trying to accomplish something very similar with the event they have been hosting.
To be honest, it wouldn't bother me what cars they started with, as long as it was started. It is only natural to start testing items that are the most popular as that is where the biggest market is, and the most potential positive exposure for the companies and the Magazines that might cover it. They would be the ones choosing to participate in something like this and it would be a fairly expensive proposition on their part.
This said however, a good showing in a National magazine against other competitors would surely be something worth having to help sell you products in the future. Added to this, many companies advertise fairly extensively and are already aware at what it take to market ones company. It's damn expensive.
Even if a company was last in measured performance, it wouldn't necessarily mean that there product was inferior, because they might show that at a particular price point they give the best bang for the buck, or that they might give 80% of the performance for 50% of the price. They would still be a winner in their segment of the market, or from the point of view from many consumers looking for the best for the price.
Anyway, thanks for responding, and if you feel like it, pop in again on this.
Take care,
Ty