awd ls powered?
The Grand Prix G8 concept had an LS1 and awd. I just pulled this up from canadiandriver.com, it was the best thing I could find. I believe it used the drive train from an Aztek
Pontiac Grand Prix G8 AWD
What do you get when you add a 350 horsepower 5.7 litre V8, Versatrak all-wheel-drive, and Goodyear 255/40ZR-19 inch tires to a Pontiac Grand Prix? – the Grand Prix G8, a high-performance mid-sized sedan with superb handling and traction. With the 350 horsepower LS1 Corvette engine, the Grand Prix G8 does 0 to 60 mph in 5.5 seconds. It features the Versatrak on-demand all-wheel-drive system, custom-designed 19 inch X 9.5 inch wheels, 3 inch exhaust pipes and dual exhausts, a suspension lowered by one inch, and larger rotors on all four discs.
The aggressive exterior offers ‘boisterous’ wheel flares, hood scoops, a GTO style spoiler and hood tachometer gauge.
The LS1 engine gives the Grand Prix G8 instant torque, but there’s little wheelspin as the Verstrak sends power to the rear wheels as the front wheels slip. The stiffer suspension and low profile tires make for a stiff ride, but handling is superb, and the cornering limits are extremely high. The Versatrak system provides greater stability when cornering in the wet, but the Grand Prix G8 is too low and the tires are too wide to be of any use in winter or off-road conditions. This is strictly a performance sedan that could rival high-performance European sedans in handling and acceleration.
Pontiac Grand Prix G8 AWD
What do you get when you add a 350 horsepower 5.7 litre V8, Versatrak all-wheel-drive, and Goodyear 255/40ZR-19 inch tires to a Pontiac Grand Prix? – the Grand Prix G8, a high-performance mid-sized sedan with superb handling and traction. With the 350 horsepower LS1 Corvette engine, the Grand Prix G8 does 0 to 60 mph in 5.5 seconds. It features the Versatrak on-demand all-wheel-drive system, custom-designed 19 inch X 9.5 inch wheels, 3 inch exhaust pipes and dual exhausts, a suspension lowered by one inch, and larger rotors on all four discs.
The aggressive exterior offers ‘boisterous’ wheel flares, hood scoops, a GTO style spoiler and hood tachometer gauge.
The LS1 engine gives the Grand Prix G8 instant torque, but there’s little wheelspin as the Verstrak sends power to the rear wheels as the front wheels slip. The stiffer suspension and low profile tires make for a stiff ride, but handling is superb, and the cornering limits are extremely high. The Versatrak system provides greater stability when cornering in the wet, but the Grand Prix G8 is too low and the tires are too wide to be of any use in winter or off-road conditions. This is strictly a performance sedan that could rival high-performance European sedans in handling and acceleration.
I remember from a few years ago an s-10 on another site that started life as a 2 wheel drive xtreme ext. cab. He bought a 4WD frame to swap under it and I believe went with a bravada front axle and full size SUV awd t-case. sat pretty low and im guessing hauled ***!
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Staging Lane
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trucks, a tv show from spike tv had a show with a couple of awd ls powered trucks. it was druing the time they had the 454ss pickup truck against the first gen lightening.
the truck was a ls powered typhoon and ls powered fullsize pickup, maybe twin turboed.
the ss trailblazer uses the 4L80E transmission.
the truck was a ls powered typhoon and ls powered fullsize pickup, maybe twin turboed.
the ss trailblazer uses the 4L80E transmission.
There was someone on here (or perhaps it was NICO) that was dong an LSx 240sx with a Syclone transfer case and Skyline hubs. As I recall, he got everything in place but never finished the car.
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Found it
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...y-ty-nuts.html
Edit:
Found it
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...y-ty-nuts.html
On The Tree
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From: Northern Oklahoma
The Grand Prix G8 concept had an LS1 and awd. I just pulled this up from canadiandriver.com, it was the best thing I could find. I believe it used the drive train from an Aztek
Pontiac Grand Prix G8 AWD
What do you get when you add a 350 horsepower 5.7 litre V8, Versatrak all-wheel-drive, and Goodyear 255/40ZR-19 inch tires to a Pontiac Grand Prix? – the Grand Prix G8, a high-performance mid-sized sedan with superb handling and traction. With the 350 horsepower LS1 Corvette engine, the Grand Prix G8 does 0 to 60 mph in 5.5 seconds. It features the Versatrak on-demand all-wheel-drive system, custom-designed 19 inch X 9.5 inch wheels, 3 inch exhaust pipes and dual exhausts, a suspension lowered by one inch, and larger rotors on all four discs.
The aggressive exterior offers ‘boisterous’ wheel flares, hood scoops, a GTO style spoiler and hood tachometer gauge.
The LS1 engine gives the Grand Prix G8 instant torque, but there’s little wheelspin as the Verstrak sends power to the rear wheels as the front wheels slip. The stiffer suspension and low profile tires make for a stiff ride, but handling is superb, and the cornering limits are extremely high. The Versatrak system provides greater stability when cornering in the wet, but the Grand Prix G8 is too low and the tires are too wide to be of any use in winter or off-road conditions. This is strictly a performance sedan that could rival high-performance European sedans in handling and acceleration.
Pontiac Grand Prix G8 AWD
What do you get when you add a 350 horsepower 5.7 litre V8, Versatrak all-wheel-drive, and Goodyear 255/40ZR-19 inch tires to a Pontiac Grand Prix? – the Grand Prix G8, a high-performance mid-sized sedan with superb handling and traction. With the 350 horsepower LS1 Corvette engine, the Grand Prix G8 does 0 to 60 mph in 5.5 seconds. It features the Versatrak on-demand all-wheel-drive system, custom-designed 19 inch X 9.5 inch wheels, 3 inch exhaust pipes and dual exhausts, a suspension lowered by one inch, and larger rotors on all four discs.
The aggressive exterior offers ‘boisterous’ wheel flares, hood scoops, a GTO style spoiler and hood tachometer gauge.
The LS1 engine gives the Grand Prix G8 instant torque, but there’s little wheelspin as the Verstrak sends power to the rear wheels as the front wheels slip. The stiffer suspension and low profile tires make for a stiff ride, but handling is superb, and the cornering limits are extremely high. The Versatrak system provides greater stability when cornering in the wet, but the Grand Prix G8 is too low and the tires are too wide to be of any use in winter or off-road conditions. This is strictly a performance sedan that could rival high-performance European sedans in handling and acceleration.
Personally, I would like to find an old 1g or even a 2g eclipse gsx and see what I could make of it. Their engines and trans sit sideways, but there should be enough room to make it work. That would give you a bad ***, lightweight AWD set-up. Having owned a 2g with a 18psi street setting, I assure you the stock driveline could handle the power.
trucks, a tv show from spike tv had a show with a couple of awd ls powered trucks. it was druing the time they had the 454ss pickup truck against the first gen lightening.
the truck was a ls powered typhoon and ls powered fullsize pickup, maybe twin turboed.
the ss trailblazer uses the 4L80E transmission.
the truck was a ls powered typhoon and ls powered fullsize pickup, maybe twin turboed.
the ss trailblazer uses the 4L80E transmission.
Personally, I would like to find an old 1g or even a 2g eclipse gsx and see what I could make of it. Their engines and trans sit sideways, but there should be enough room to make it work. That would give you a bad ***, lightweight AWD set-up. Having owned a 2g with a 18psi street setting, I assure you the stock driveline could handle the power.
I saw it in person @ Chicago Auto Show..
Teching In
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HSV Coupe 4 
An AWD LS1 powered GM car already existed. It was built in Australia. Look up the HSV Coupe 4. If the car looks kinda familiar it should. The body is the same as the Pontiac GTO that was imported to the US. I consider this car to the be best GM ever. I just wish they had imported this to the US. Here is a review of the HSV Coupe 4.
http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...256EE0000C3560
Yeah that's where the G8 name came from I guess. I'm guessing they called it the Grand Prix G8 Because an LS1 is 8 cylinder. So instead of an AWD LS1 car we got the G8 that replaced the GP all together. G8 GTs are bitching and all but an AWD LS1 car of some kind would be sweet.
On The Tree
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Vety interesting. I stand corrected lol. I wasn't saying it was a joke just didn't make much sense calling it that. Most the time aussies develop it first then it hits here. They have some sweet cars there.
