My Gto :)

[JSU]

Well I just got this car so i dont think ill be working on refrigeration for a bit (exhausted funds) but this thing is awsome! At 350hp this thing kicks some serious behind :) . bh

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/2305/fronton.jpg

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/6931/interior1.jpg

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/5605/console.jpg

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/8206/dash4.jpg

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/2899/petals.jpg

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/5662/side15.jpg

bih

[stardust]

I'm not a fan of the GTO, but that car looks slick! Must've been quite an investment..

[dutchman.pt]

Beautiful !!! :slobber: :slobber: :slobber:

Congratulations for buying that wonderful car. :toast:

[Der_KHAN]

350hp :slobber:

but why do american cars always have to be cheap pvc all over the :banana::banana::banana::banana:pit?

[lalPOOO]

350hp :slobber:

but why do american cars always have to be cheap pvc all over the :banana::banana::banana::banana:pit?


Like this right? :p: http://www.motorportal.com/Ford%20News/05MUST85.jpg

JSU, nice car :D Thought you were only 17!?! you must have a hell of a nice job.

[m0nk33y]

my god you lucky ass... oh wells, nissan s13 for me with sr20det motor swap, i can match it with 250 hp with it ;) CONGRATULATIONS

[Der_KHAN]

Like this right? :p: http://www.motorportal.com/Ford%20News/05MUST85.jpg

pity, such a beautiful car...

[lalPOOO]

pity, such a beautiful car...


thats anodized aluminum.

[ArcTan]

Made in Australia :D

I prefer the original version
The Holden Monaro

My favourite would be the HSV monaro GTS

[gkiing]

Like this right? :p: http://www.motorportal.com/Ford%20News/05MUST85.jpg

JSU, nice car :D Thought you were only 17!?! you must have a hell of a nice job.

Ditto that. I can't afford a car (go grade 12! .. not)

must have rich parents.. lol

[Soulburner]

The GTO/Monaro simply rocks.

Basically the Trans Am reborn. Too bad that one got discontinued, best car ever :(

[Der_KHAN]

thats anodized aluminum.

that too? :p:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=20332&stc=1

[Crankster]

bmw have that too you know

[HawainPanda]

nice jsu!

[CrazyXP1700]

drive it like you stole it :D

[bxa121]

drive it like you stole it :D

with him taking pictures of a beutiful car in the middle of the night, id imagine that peeps on that raod would think your trying to do something out of gone in 60 seconds.. :p:
yeah drive it like you stole it...
thats what i did.. now my doors hanging off its hinges, the hatch backs got a dent as has the driver side wing.. :banana4:
but i still dont give a damn..
my mates dont sit in the front when im giving em a lift cos theyre scared theyll die..
:eek:

[ElfMagic]

[QUOTE]but why do american cars always have to be cheap pvc all over the :banana::banana::banana::banana:pit? Becouse, It seems "Most" Americans like the "European Look" and that is what look the American auto makers are going for. Just look at the new line-up of GM cars. Also they are Changing to names like "The G6" to try to change their image to be more appealing to the younger generation. I just say I still miss the Camaro

[dqniel]

pvc as opposed to what? expensive and sometimes heavy metal? or extremely expensive carved wood (labor)? i'd say the vast majority of cars all of the the world have pvc in their :banana::banana::banana::banana:pits somewhere. aluminum isn't cheap when it's put into mass-produced cars where it isn't needed :\

[Der_KHAN]

pvc as opposed to what? expensive and sometimes heavy metal? or extremely expensive carved wood (labor)? i'd say the vast majority of cars all of the the world have pvc in their :banana::banana::banana::banana:pits somewhere. aluminum isn't cheap when it's put into mass-produced cars where it isn't needed :\

of course they all use pvc.
but some at least try to make it look not so cheap.
take a ride in an audi and youll know what i mean.

i think its just a pity that so many beautiful cars have so *"unlovingly designed" :banana::banana::banana::banana:pits.

* dunno if thats a proper translation for "lieblos gestaltet" :D

[enzoR]

hes abosolutely right. nasty looking textured hard plastic. make it atleast feel rubberyish.

[TheTrebleKing]

get a bentley, nice leather interior and mahogony woodwork, and smoothest ride ever.

[dqniel]

get a bentley, nice leather interior and mahogony woodwork, and smoothest ride ever.

and cheap ;) i understand what some of you were saying now. i think we are in agreement that pvc is fine, but only when it is molded and textured well. pvc when it is not properly fitted (non-flush lines, etc) and textured smooth (like basic plastic) does give it a nasty look. i like how my parents' 2005 mini cooper's :banana::banana::banana::banana:pit looks. the styling is made to look like brushed aluminum and it does a pretty good job.

[VSpecII]

of course they all use pvc.
but some at least try to make it look not so cheap.
take a ride in an audi and youll know what i mean.

i think its just a pity that so many beautiful cars have so *"unlovingly designed" :banana::banana::banana::banana:pits.

* dunno if thats a proper translation for "lieblos gestaltet" :D
Just like how Mercedes spends all that money on luxury, instead of trying to make the car less mechanically a steamy, unreliable, inefficiant pile of manure? An exeption of course, for the horribly overpriced AMG's.

[olfen]

I just want to say something about the mercedes, you totally wrong, the mercedes is the best car you can get if you want a reliable car, for the moment my family have one A170cdi 140000km and an E200 250000km and the both have never had a single problem, they just like new. iv'e had friends that have volvo, toyota, and nissan and every one of them have had major problems with them like gearbox get :banana::banana::banana::banana:ed up at just 130000km

[VSpecII]

I just want to say something about the mercedes, you totally wrong, the mercedes is the best car you can get if you want a reliable car, for the moment my family have one A170cdi 140000km and an E200 250000km and the both have never had a single problem, they just like new. iv'e had friends that have volvo, toyota, and nissan and every one of them have had major problems with them like gearbox get :banana::banana::banana::banana:ed up at just 130000km
Unless you trust something silly like J.D. Power & Assoc.

[amduser]

I just want to say something about the mercedes, you totally wrong, the mercedes is the best car you can get if you want a reliable car, for the moment my family have one A170cdi 140000km and an E200 250000km and the both have never had a single problem, they just like new. iv'e had friends that have volvo, toyota, and nissan and every one of them have had major problems with them like gearbox get :banana::banana::banana::banana:ed up at just 130000km

old yes, new are crap.... (*since there is something called daimler chyrsler, they just use bad parts*)

bmw looks to ameircan for me (*no wonder, get disgined in calidornia :rolleyes: *)

only audi is left :rolleyes: . audi build right know the best cars. my audi a6 looks like new has already 140k km and still looks new and motorpower is incridble and gearbox works still perfect (*a wonder, my mom drove that car for 100.000km and she is really to bold to use a gearbox right, normaly she destroy's it after about 60k km*).

[olfen]

I can only talk for my personal experience, 6 mercedes, and an american car would die after one year hear in sweden.

My boss has an brand new E320cdi, my uncle have E270cdi 2 years old and they work perfect, and if you drive 100000km per year you don't want to drive an toyota or honda ;)

[amduser]

I can only talk for my personal experience, 6 mercedes, and an american car would die after one year hear in sweden.

My boss has an brand new E320cdi, my uncle have E270cdi 2 years old and they work perfect, and if you drive 100000km per year you don't want to drive an toyota or honda ;)

i'm talking about AUDI, get it. mercedes is good, no doubt, but the quaility isn't that good that it wars 10years ago and audi is right know from that premium german brands the one with best quaility. honda or toyota are not a option for me by the way. mayby a toyota crown, but there no posebility to get one in europe without to import it and especially in german it'S hard to get one (*why import one when you nearly lfe next dooor to audi, mercdes oder bmw*).

edit: pic of a crown, but you can only get them in japan :cussing:. this think is actually on the them level then a8, 7er or a s-class.

http://toyota20012002.free.fr/images/japon/toyota/2002_crown_athlete_1.jpg

[MR.GREEN]

I would like it ever better if it had the classic muscle car exhaust out the rear.

[NoX]

Unless you trust something silly like J.D. Power & Assoc.

No I don't. GMC rated right below BMW and above Volkswagen,Land Rover and Volvo!!! OMG, gimme a break!!! :ROTF: :brick:

[Sup3rman]

Wow nice GTO, you went new school

[Nazaar]

lol very nice car indeed !

[D_o_S]

Nice :cool:

[lutjens]

That GTO is a nice car.

I was considering it, the 300C and the one I ended up with...:)

http://www.geocities.com/lutjens01/carpics/frontdrv.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/lutjens01/carpics/eng.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/lutjens01/carpics/int.jpg

[bh2k]

I bet the ladies want your "drive shaft" ;oOoOoOoOoOoOo

[JSU]

lol, guess your faster than me ;) . I have a nicer interior though ;)

[lutjens]

The Cobra's interior is pretty plain jane...but it gets the job done...:)

The seats are VERY supportive...even too supportive.

The best part about the Cobra is how most people easy mistake it for a GT...they only make that mistake once though...;)

[JSU]

yup i raced a cobra once. I was beat by 60 so i slowed down :)

[Tha SmokaH]

Nice ride!! I like it alot..

[Tha SmokaH]

lutjens..is that mustang super charged?

[lutjens]

Yes, it's supercharged from the factory and comes with a 6 speed manual tranny. It's the same supercharger as the Lightning truck, just with a different intake location (to the side vs from the top).:)

It's very easy to crank up the power should I get bored with what I have...just add more boost.;)

[Der_KHAN]

so how many bhp can u get out of it?

[lutjens]

Ford Racing got 690hp and 620lb/ft (flywheel) of torque out of it.

http://www.fordracingparts.com/announcements/news10.asp

Simply changing the pulley and getting a tune will net about 500hp at the wheels and a similar amount of torque.

People commonly get 650hp and 600 lb ft of torque at the flywheel with a supercharger swap, some upgraded parts and a tune.

So basically with the above, I can add more than amount of total horsepower the SRT-4 or WRX makes.;)

[redgoo]

No offense, but the interior is horrible - cheap plastic, ugly colors and lines. That's just my opinion though. 350hp is nice, but 16mpg city sucks. I'm not a bug fan of Pontiac though, so as long as you're happy...

[JSU]

the srt-4 and wrx make under 300hp if i recall corrdctly. as for the interior i personaly love it. I mostly drive highway anyways so thats around 24mpg ;) .

[redgoo]

Yeah, I don't really dig the interior, but I know some of my friends totally would. 24 highway isn't too bad either.

I'd have to sink thousands in custom work for my car to get to 350hp. :/

[Rukee]

I own an original 1965 GTO with Tri-Power and close-ratio 4-speed from back when the GTO owned the road.
Well, let`s face it, it still does!!
But the new GTO looks nothing like the old ones, no hood scoop, no hood tach, no wing in the back, no Hurst shifter, no nothing to make it look like a GTO.
The new beatles look like a beatle, the new Mustangs look like a mustang, the new Thunderbirds look like a thunderbird...the new GTO looks like everyother car on the road right now. :( I would never buy one just for the GTO emblem alone.

[JSU]

the 2005 has hood scoops ;) , i didnt buy it for the gto emblem. the gto was made way before my time.

[jayjaya29]

Nice GTO JSU, I really like it.



I think the GTO platform will progress more towards its old roots as new models come out. I definitely think they will get better and meaner.

[Honda250sx1986]

im not the biggest fan of GOATS but its pretty nice

[VSpecII]

lutjens..is that mustang super charged?
The 2003/2004 (Ford in-house codename "Terminator") SVT Cobra come stock with a 9PSI Eaton rootes type supercharger, which bumps up the power to 390 HP @ 6000RPM, and torque to 390 pounds-feet @ 3500RPM.

At the cost of weight...The cast-iron block and forged (Manley H-Beam) connecting rods, along with a few other goodies, bring up the weight to 670 pounds for the engine alone. And the total weight to 3600 (coupe) or 3800 (convertable).

It seems to shrug it off quite well. 4.5 seconds to 60, 11 to 100, 12.9 in the 1/4 mile, etc, etc.

Still limited to 155mph (electronic). The '00 Cobra R suffered from extreme high-speed instability issues without the front lip. The '03 not avaliable with one, was then limited for save-their-own-ass reasons.

[VSpecII]

so how many bhp can u get out of it?
Stock it's 390/390. Off the wheels, 360/365. Steeda Motorsport offeres a King Cobra package ($1500) that guarentees 450RWHP and 11.99 second ET's. Kenny Bell twin-screw superchagers can bump it up to 550/600 RW, and 19PSI. ProCharger Inc. offers a cyntrifucal-type supercharger claiming upwards of 800BHP (~680RWHP, with standard 15% drivetrain loss). Finnaly CarTech USA has a turbo kit claiming upwards of 950RWHP (~1100BHP).

All with the stock bottom end. I'm planning on a '03 myself. I just plain don't like the '05s.

[Rukee]

12.9 in the 1/4 mile, etc, etc.


My bone stock `65 GTO will do better then that, and it`s almost 40 years old!! :D

[Honda250sx1986]

lutjens..is that mustang super charged?
What do you think that is on top of the engine w/ a belt going to it.....
:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

[VSpecII]

My bone stock `65 GTO will do better then that, and it`s almost 40 years old!! :D
Traction? Slicks can knock over a second off the '03s ET.

[Rukee]

The fact it took 40 years to get to were the GTO was just goes to show how well Pontiac did it to begin with.

Let`s not forget the GTO was/IS the Godfather of all Muscle Cars!! ;)

[reject]

oi jsu, wats the insurance on your monaro?
why are cars so cheap in us. monaro is $60000 here, enough for 30 computers :stick:

[TheDude]

Nice Goat...I also like the older 60s models better...more style but still a nice ride! :thumbsup:

[sjohnson]

My '67 goat was fun, fun, fun. My brother was working at a BMW shop that sidelined in racing and outfitted it with progressive springs, huge anti-sway bars, traction masters and Bilstein shocks. 389 rulez :D Blew the tranny, then sold it - when I SHOULD have kept it :(

[JSU]

you sure your 65 goat can do a 1/4in under 12sec? stock the new gtos do around high 13s (havnt been to the track yet).

dont even ask about insurance. totaly through the roof (being 17 sucks sometimes)

[Rukee]

Yes, I`m sure the car is fast. I`ve never been to the track with the car, but I did with the car I traded for the `65 GTO. A `82 Firebird with a fuel injected Chevy Big Block, turbo 400 I built and put together would do 1\4 miles in 11.98 @ 121mph getting rubber in third gear at about 90. Got it on video tape when we went to the track somewhere. As fast as that car was, this GTO with the 5:81 rear gear, close ratio 4-speed and Tri-Power just feels faster. I`ll never take it to the track and run it as that would require me to beat on the car, and that`s never gunna happen. I love my Baby!!
This summer I would like to get some new rims and some honk-in huge back tires for it.

[JSU]

iam not following, did the gto do it or did the fire bird?

[Master_G]

As i read it:
Fire bird did it, and the GTO feels faster, but he loves the GTO too much to push it that much :p:

G

[Rukee]

As i read it:
Fire bird did it, and the GTO feels faster, but he loves the GTO too much to push it that much :p:

G
yep. You got it.

umm...guys...Firebird-1 word. :)

[JSU]

well i looked it up and the 65 was 325hp and was around 3200. so it couldnt run a quarter that fast ;) .

[Rukee]

well i looked it up and the 65 was 325hp and was around 3200. so it couldnt run a quarter that fast ;) .
325hp?? you sure you looked at the GTO and not the 2bbl 326 LeMans?
Look again, the `65 Tr-Power car was 360HP, (http://www.gtoalley.com/engcodens.html) and in the `60s, every car manufacturer lyed about horse power. If Chevy had a motor that made 200 HP they`d say 210. ;)
Pontiac was the first ones who saw you win on Sunday at the track and you sell cars on monday! In the late `50s and through the `60s they would also lie about their HP ratings, but in the other dirrection!! They would claim less HP then what the car actually made.
When you went to the Drag Strip back in the `60s and ran for the money, they put you into classes rated by factory HP ratings. By claiming less power then what they had, they tended to blow away the competition.
Remember, the GTO was the first of the small 2dr cars to come with a Big Block motor, you could not buy a GTO with the 326 or a 2BBl availble to nearly everyother Pontiac, you got the 389 4BBl 3-speed and POSI rear end stock, 421(dealer option) 4-speed, close-ratio 4-speed and Tri-Power optional, and in `65 the GTO was the smallest car Pontiac made and stuffed with nearly the largest BB V-8 they had. :toast:

[tinker77]

man, it looks all tricked out and sweeeeet!