Regal GS vs. Trans Am
12-22-2005, 11:23 AM
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Regal GS vs. Trans Am Safe to say, driver error??
http://www.tripleplate.com/forum//showthread.php?t=614
On the street anything can happen. This is probably how some guys "kill an LS1 fbody."
http://www.tripleplate.com/forum//showthread.php?t=614
On the street anything can happen. This is probably how some guys "kill an LS1 fbody."
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12-22-2005, 06:58 PM
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yes they have the same engine as the GTP. they can be very fast. Although I don't know what the hell was wrong with that guy in the Trans Am. I don't think he knew how to drive a RWD let alone control one under hard aceleration.
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12-22-2005, 09:28 PM
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yeah my buddy has one and he just put 1.9 rockers and big intercooler on it and it flys..... don't underestimate them
EDIT: I think I know the guy in that regal, matt I believe, and that is no joke. Putts way over 300 rwhp and is a strong 12 second car
EDIT: I think I know the guy in that regal, matt I believe, and that is no joke. Putts way over 300 rwhp and is a strong 12 second car
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12-23-2005, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by ChaseSS
yeah my buddy has one and he just put 1.9 rockers and big intercooler on it and it flys..... don't underestimate them
EDIT: I think I know the guy in that regal, matt I believe, and that is no joke. Putts way over 300 rwhp and is a strong 12 second car
EDIT: I think I know the guy in that regal, matt I believe, and that is no joke. Putts way over 300 rwhp and is a strong 12 second car
I'd be that it's a HUGE sleeper then.
I doubt anyone would look at that car and expect it to run 12's.
12-23-2005, 04:26 PM
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EDIT: I think I know the guy in that regal, matt I believe, and that is no joke. Putts way over 300 rwhp and is a strong 12 second car
over at fullthrottlev6.com we've got a 10 second GS and quite a few other fast (11-10 second) w-bodies. 
12-23-2005, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ls1-ss
The Regal GS's are actually a better car to mod then the GTP's because their a couple hundred pounds lighter, and their definately more of a sleeper.
Seems odd, I'd have figured it would've been the "luxury" version, i.e. more weight.
12-26-2005, 04:41 PM
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my brother has a 98 GS, smaller pully, intake, exhaust and that thing runs STRONG. For the v6 that it is. Rolling at 20mph it'll break both loose. We doubled the sc psi with the mods. She's now running mid 14. The GTP's are faster stock though, the engine programming is different than the regal. There some guy on a regal board that downloaded gtp programmnig into his regal and said it made a world of difference. I tried this on my brothers, but the body control module wouldn't take the info.
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12-27-2005, 02:24 AM
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I had a similiar experience though not as bad! I raced this Lt1 trans am from a stop and I must have had something on my tires because I fished tail a whole lot, and this was when my car was stock!
12-27-2005, 08:32 AM
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I like how the people on the other forum are clueless as to why is fishtailed. Every now and then if I stomp on it and the tires give out...the rear will kick out like that. this guy was probably dumb..he probably hammered it..started to fishtail and then left off..which shifted all the weight to the front making the rear light and then he probably counter steered which would make him fishtail more.