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Old 08-07-2009, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by mrtstang
Our local performance shop just got one of these. Bone stock it ran 13.5 @102. With a CAI and in house tune, it ran 13 flat @105, and picked up nearly 30 rwhp from these 2 mods alone.

Not too bad for a 3800 lb. 4 door family car!
102mph traps...no wonder it was so ugly from a roll on. IAT issues?? TM usually kills near the shifts... this thing didn't seem to have much going on anywhere.
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Old 08-10-2009, 08:40 AM
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Not the fastest but still good for a 4000+ car not 3800. People have been 13.3's stock @104. I'll take mine to the track in the next few feeks. Everyone says the GXP is not worth the extra money. Good Kill
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Old 08-10-2009, 08:50 AM
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and yea they say IAT is a big problem. They sell a relocation kit.
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Old 08-10-2009, 09:25 PM
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We just got a new G8 GT a couple of weeks ago for my wife. It is decently quick, but the trans programming SUCKS! It has the updated calibration, but that didn't help much. Still has a huge delay between shifts. Guess we'll have to just get a tune for it and set it how we want...pick up a few hp too. Need to put a few easy miles on it first.

I really wish they would've sold these with a manual trans for the US market. Would be much more fun IMO. Great car otherwise.
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Old 08-10-2009, 09:45 PM
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I thought you could get them with a six speed? Or is that just the GXP? Either way, get the wife's car dyno tuned, maybe some bolt ons too. They are supposed to run lower 13s with intake/tune.
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Old 08-11-2009, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Stone629
I thought you could get them with a six speed? Or is that just the GXP? Either way, get the wife's car dyno tuned, maybe some bolt ons too. They are supposed to run lower 13s with intake/tune.
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Old 08-11-2009, 02:29 AM
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Nice run S8ER. I also figured the G8 would put up more of a fight. I've been looking to run one, in the Z28, but the only one in the area has way too much work for me to even want to mess with. Now, with 2nd gear gone, and the Camaro going to a new home sometime soon (hopefully), looks like I'll never find out how the old LT1 would stack up.
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Old 08-11-2009, 11:26 AM
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Grats on the ls1 spence... I thought I saw a rumor posted about that.
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Old 08-11-2009, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by S8ER01Z
Grats on the ls1 spence... I thought I saw a rumor posted about that.
Ya congrats Spence, now get rid of those Gen III wheels.
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Old 08-11-2009, 02:09 PM
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Not to hijack, but spence that T/A is beautiful.
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