I got a goat!!!
 

So I was driving down lisbon st, next thing I know... a car flew by me, I wasnt shure what it was... so when it slowed down, I caught up to it and saw a 5.7 on the back, and realized it was a new GTO... we were at a stop light just looking at each others cars... the light changed at both of us floored it! finally at about 100 I looked in my side mirror and saw him back there, so I let off and pulled into the first parking lot I could find... he followed me into the parking lot... we chatted for a little bit admiring each others cars... I have got to admit, those GTO's are NICE!!! his was that bright red color with the red accent interior and a 6 speed... He already had a Corsa exhaust and cold air induction... I think I even talked him into spraying it(For the record, I was not spraying when we raced, I dont even have my new nitrous setup on the car yet!) The GTO didnt do too bad, but he has a ways to go!!

b4c > goat :devil:

congratz!

congrats man! Trust me GTO's dont have "a ways to go". :P My brother has one and we raced and he beat me by 2 car lengths. Its running at about 350hp to the rear wheels.

I wasnt saying they are bad cars, in fact I said they are very nice and fast... I was referring to the fact that he had a ways to go to keep up with mine... Hopefully next year he will, he is looking at spraying the hell out of it!!!

Eh, they still just don't do it for me. Dunno.

good kill

Good kill. I think they're nice cars just not for me either.

i would totally buy one

Why are some of you surprised he won? GTO's are slower than the F and Y- Bodys anyway.

then new one has the vette engine in it.

They all have the 'Vette engine (LS1's are 'Vette engine's)

but are the older gto's equal in vette performance, like the new one?

And you really think an engine is the only thing that detemines how fast a car is? If you have equal drivers the GTO will lose to an F-Body every time.

but how? if an lt1 and gto race, thats 275 vs. 350ish, and f-bodys do weigh a lot

AN LS1 F-BODY! The reason I made the comparsion is because B4C has an LS1. Out of the three main LS1 cars (F-Body, GTO, and Y-Body) the GTO is the slowest and like I said the GTO will always lose in an race if the drivers are matched.

oh ok i took it as any f-body. thats where i was confused, my bad.

good kill :), id love to drive one of the gtos!

The GTO's are nice, but stock for stock they are not designed to compete with a "sport's car" It is Pontiac's cross between a Grand Prix and a Trans Am... And for that, it is a great car...

Congrats man :)

Not true at all. The GTO has 360hp. Even a stock FULLY loaded 2002 SS doesnt even have that much HP. The GTO also has about 380lbs of torque. Trust me i have road in one and i have also done 162mph in one. I know how fast they are, and i know that the GTO can beat a lot more cars then you think. Its completely different from knowing how much HP they have in them, then actually driving in one and see how it throws you back in your seat while shifting gears.

All LS1's are rated about the same. Don't go by the specs you read in a GM mag. Look at the actual dyno numbers for stock cars and you will see all the LS1's prettry much dyno out about the same # wise.

The Goats might be rated at more horse but they are also also towin about 400 lbs more so that plays a big part of it-

didnt the 05 GTO run like a 13.4 or 13.2? Anyway better then the new mustang gts.

Yeah the suspension is very heavy duty. The car was designed for the rough out back but since America's roads are so much better it can do without the heavy suspension. Honestly someone should come out with a light weight suspension swap for the GTO.

wait until teh redesign