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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 02:31 AM
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Hey whats up I just got an "06 Gto on Monday July 3, and am new to forum and first I was wondering if I should wait for the warranty to run out before modding my goat or if I should just say screw it and go for it and also some guy backed into me tonight and bent my fwender and I was wondering if theer was some after market fenders available if not I am going to go to the dealership tommorow and get a quote for the guys insurance if ne1 knew how far you could go with mods b4 voiding the warranty thanks
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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 09:47 AM
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Go with stock body parts. As for mods, just put a supercharger on it and forget about the warranty.
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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by kab
Hey whats up I just got an "06 Gto on Monday July 3, and am new to forum and first I was wondering if I should wait for the warranty to run out before modding my goat or if I should just say screw it and go for it and also some guy backed into me tonight and bent my fwender and I was wondering if theer was some after market fenders available if not I am going to go to the dealership tommorow and get a quote for the guys insurance if ne1 knew how far you could go with mods b4 voiding the warranty thanks
Read up on the 06 GTO's first see if theres any common failures/flaws with them from the factory that you might want to keep your warranty for...then again, my extended warranty didnt give me sh*t i came to find out so forget that piece of crap. how bad is the fender bent becuast a good body shop could probably fix it for cheaper. good luck with it, and welcome
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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 10:42 AM
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man that sucks you just got her too.if your hesitent about the warrenty, 02ws6 bird had good advise also i see alot of people put nitrous,superchargers etc.. on there cars and if the need to take it in to the dealer they just take it off the car before they go.hey kab next time you donuts get it on film and post it or send it to me doug knows my email address cause id like to see the new beast alot diffrent than the other car huh glad you got it thou good pick
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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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yeha id go ahead and mod it, you only live once, welcome to the site
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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 12:36 PM
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i believe you can go and get a magnacharger as long as the gm dealer installs it. and it doesnt void your warranty
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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 01:04 PM
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I guess i could be wrong.....but i'm fairly sure the 06' Goats are LS2's. Welcome to the site. oh yeah, mod the hell out of it.
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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 01:34 PM
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I say enjoy it stock for the summer then once it no longer feels fast enough for you start with some milder mods that you will need anyway for your final goal. NA or FI it doesn't matter, you need a plan to best use your money and not waste it. If you really need to get it going throw a quality N2O wet kit on there and just take it off before service work at the dealership.
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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 00silver6
man that sucks you just got her too.if your hesitent about the warrenty, 02ws6 bird had good advise also i see alot of people put nitrous,superchargers etc.. on there cars and if the need to take it in to the dealer they just take it off the car before they go.hey kab next time you donuts get it on film and post it or send it to me doug knows my email address cause id like to see the new beast alot diffrent than the other car huh glad you got it thou good pick
It's not too bad but it sucks cause she ain't even a week old yet. Yea I love her she's a hell of alot funner to drive than the Sunfire. I will prob do a little bit when I re-up in Oct but for now she'll be basically stock. I am going to do a vid tonight so I'll get your email from Doug and send it to you.
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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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honestly don't be impulsive.....review your warranty and do some minor stuff that won't void the warranty...
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