Few Questions for 05-09 Gt owners

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03-26-2012, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by supermario

Oh I know that, but I wasnt planning on boosting it to 500hp, I would be happy with a 400-450 engine hp. From what Ive read, if i went with an intercooled KB I should be able to get that without blowing the motor.

On a side note, how much engine hp can you SAFELY squeeze out of the S197 engines when blown?

I'm not sure about engine hp, but you can get over 500 rwhp reliably with a good tune, and some prefer to stay around 450 rwhp to be safe. So engine hp with a drivetrain loss of 15%, that would work out to about 530-580 engine hp.

For your question about the CS, the main differences are the side scoops, stripes, and front and rear bumpers. Many GT's came with the hood scoop. You can definitely make a GT look like a CS, in fact sometime down the road I'm swapping my front bumper cover for a CS bumper.

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