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Old 02-17-2009, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Sarge_13
plastic engine cover..... oh well.
i'm totally jealous dude nice car. no interior pics?


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Old 02-17-2009, 09:55 AM
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dear god the interior is tacky

i liked it until seeing those 2 pics of a production car
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I love the interior.

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Tacky interior? Have you driven a Ford lately?

Love the car, love the interior, especially it's simplicity and details (ie: stitching). Here's hoping GM is around long enough to make them available to all who want one!
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Tacky interior?
Love the car, love the interior, especially it's simplicity and details (ie: stitching).
I agree, I like that it's a little different than everything else out there.
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Old 02-17-2009, 12:07 PM
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Why? They weigh basically the same.
The GXP is slightly heavier I believe...that being said, I also believe that the G8 GXP is a high 12 second bone stock car as well in the right conditions.
I hope we're not going strictly by car magazine numbers now LOL, the same magazine that went a 13.3 in that GXP also once published how they only ran a 13.7 in an LS1 F-body, a car that later clicked off a couple 12.8s and 12.9s in bone stock trim.
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Simply because 109 trap speed is more than sufficient for 12's. And the camaro should at least match or best a gxp.
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Old 02-17-2009, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by NW-99SS
Tacky interior? Have you driven a Ford lately?

Love the car, love the interior, especially it's simplicity and details (ie: stitching). Here's hoping GM is around long enough to make them available to all who want one!
red interior is tacky, this isnt the 70s and 80s

gauges are ugly also but thats jmo
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Old 02-17-2009, 03:57 PM
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No problem, not trying to start a big fight.

Honeslty the gauges nicely resemble the First Gen Camaros, but maybe you think those are ugle too ??
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very nice, seems to be more roomier inside than the 4th gens?
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Old 02-17-2009, 04:09 PM
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Still just dont like it...exterior/interior/nothing is just saying awesome car to me ..... the bowtie on the front is nice I guess
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Old 02-17-2009, 04:11 PM
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jealous of OP
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Originally Posted by UltraZLS1
I just read in a mag that a 6 speed gxp ran a 13.3 at a 109 trap speed. this is 12 second car all day long

No more than mine is... having the MPH and being able to reach the 12s are two very different things I have found.
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Old 02-17-2009, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Sarge_13
plastic engine cover..... oh well.
Beats looking at the uglyness that is LSx power.. I would love to cover my junk up. haha
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Old 02-17-2009, 04:40 PM
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Any feedback on the stereo system in the car? Was it a base model or anything? How did it sound? The reason why I ask is because it looks like there will virtually no way to replace it. It looks way wider than an aftermarket stereo, and it looks integrated into the dash.
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Old 02-17-2009, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by S8ER95Z
Beats looking at the uglyness that is LSx power.. I would love to cover my junk up. haha
Weird, I've always really liked how my ls1 looks.
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Originally Posted by beerwhiskeyjoe
Weird, I've always really liked how my ls1 looks.
I've always be jealous of the way the Corvette covered up some of the engine to give it a cleaner look..then I saw some of the newer cars with the full plastic cover and I really started looking for something to cover up my LS1.. so far I think my options are just the fuel rail covers.
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Old 02-17-2009, 05:03 PM
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love the car its awsome, can wait to have one next to my 4th gen..i might have one in about 3 years, maybe unless i get a fat promotion or something
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Originally Posted by Patman
Keep in mind, that's just my opinion on how it felt. It's entirely possible the car is quicker in the quarter than an LS1 f-body, but just doesn't feel as fast as it really is because it's so smooth, and the because the power delivery of the LS3 is so different than the LS1 (it isn't as peaky as the LS1).
Keep in mind A LOT of people thought the G8 was going to be a very high second 13 second, low 14 second car and here they are running 12s with just a tune and CAI!!!

Apparently they just feel way slower than they are thanks to the LS3 and no wind noise!!
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Old 02-17-2009, 05:59 PM
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exactly my point. just like this 109 resulted in a 13.3. Then some 109's can result in a 12.7.
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