Had an 03 in my shop that had a tune, headers and (claimed) head work.felt like it could run high 12's/low 13's.Robertr2000 said:So many years ago.... I test drove and was thinking about buying a GTP. (glad I didn't at the time)
They have 3.8 V6's that are suprcharged (260hp?). I would assume if you could build a v8 to 650+ HP, you could also build a V6 to 400+ HP.
A GP at 11.9 ??? That would be a reach for a 3.8 V6 (in the GTP)
Don't tell anybody but I've always liked the GTP
:agree I'm starting to learn that (we all) need to be humble on the road. ANY car could beat you and any given day. You just don't know what's gonna be under the other guys hood.PEARL JAM said:
Cus the "other guys" don't know what THEY are dealing with :lol: (usually ). There are a lot of fast non V-8 cars out there. I have had 4 12 second and faster 4 cylinder Eagle Talons- one was damn near stock with just an exhaust and boost controller that ran [email protected], the other was a stock motor and such with an upgraded turbo, exhaust, boost, tuning, etc. that ran [email protected], next was even bigger turbo, front mount intercooler, etc that ran [email protected], then the last was a fully built motor, ported head, bigger turbo, stand alone, etc. that I never got to the track with, but it put 487 to the wheels and completely smoked the 11.5 car on the street one night (a friend owned it after me) . There are plenty of low 11, high 10 second Talons roaming the streets, but unfortunately, there are also plenty of ricers owning them with every mod money can buy running 14's with them and ruining their reputation. Well, actually, for the street race guys that actually have fast ones- that's not a bad thing . Heck, a buddy of mine has a 92 Talon with an upgraded turbo, exhaust, stand alone, etc. on a stock motor putting a 410 hp.377 ft-lbs to the wheels on a conservative tune. He put a HURTING on my 05 GTO the other night from a 60 mph roll on .. If not, I would like the GT 3.8 supercharged so I can do some bolt ons. They really can run with the right mods!! Problem is what the wife needs for a car and what I want her to get are two different things....Robertr2000 said::agree I'm starting to learn that (we all) need to be humble on the road. ANY car could beat you and any given day. You just don't know what's gonna be under the other guys hood.
(that's why I bout the GTO
) and there was a guy with a 90's rustang GT with exhaust, gears, etc. talking smack to a lot of us. We tried to get him to race the talon and he said "hell no, I saw him launch it over there", so then I played the "how about that red Pontiac G6 V6 car over there" and he was starting to take the bait . Then the wife who was in the car tried to get my attention by revving the motor. Needless to say, after the "wtf? That ain't no 6 cylinder" stuff, the race was off :lol: .
kwiktsi said:Not a reach at all- read up on them a bit. There are some running faster than that using nitrous also. Pulley (increased boost), exhaust, tuning, etc. make a HUGE difference in those cars. Man, you guys need to get out more lol
I agree though- the GTP is a sharp looking car. I am trying to get the wife to look at the new 5.3 V8 GTP also, I'd like to see how they run. I think that would make a nice nitrous sleeper car
Joe
Steve A said:
God, I loved those. My aunt had one, '85 I believe. My uncle had an '84 Regal turbo. They had a nice battle once and surprisingly, the Regal T-type won. They only did it once, but my uncle got family bragging rights. Until she dug in the closet fot the '79 Hurst 442!.That is something, considering that situation is ideal for the GTO.kwiktsi said:He put a HURTING on my 05 GTO the other night from a 60 mph roll on
Yeah. It really made me miss my old talon- which used to pull on his carfullarmor2 said:
. It did make me feel good that he got walked on the highway by another buddies worked SRT4- that was a fast son of a bitch up top!! He was joking around asking if I wanted to go from a launch next. Yeah, sure that's the talons stomping grounds!! The AWD cars holeshot like a mother.... They can be potent little cars in the right hands. I actually have one here that I was debating what to do with. After the other night, I kind of want to build another one. We'll see.My daily driver is an `03 Grand Prix that I "rescued" from the clutches of a Chrysler dealership. Judging from some of the paperwork I found in the glove compartment I believe this car came from a rental fleet before I bought it. Two years and 60K miles later it's still providing trouble free transportation. I traded, actually unloaded, a VW GTI for it. The VW was a German P.O.S. The day I parked that pile of junk on the dealer's lot was one of the happiest days of my life; right behind my wedding and the births of my kids! To summarize my Grand Prix:Groucho said:
