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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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anyone else have run in with them? The guy just got it said it was a 2010, didnt have his plates yet. There pretty quick, didnt know we were racing until he go a jump on me, as soon as i saw him going by i gunned it and ended up reeling him in and passing him about half a car length. Give em a thumbs up, was a pretty cool guy testing out his new car.
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 07:44 PM
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Nice, there quick.
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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They're really good lookin cars, but with only the 3.6L available, I wouldn't figure them to be great performers.

It's not often you'll find someone in a 50K luxury sedan picking a race with you lol
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 07:58 PM
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Yea i did look good, yea i saw that when we talked at the light. He said it was AWD, and no its not but that made it all the better. haha
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 08:24 PM
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Another kill for the LS4 community. Good job man!
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Vectus
Yea i did look good, yea i saw that when we talked at the light. He said it was AWD, and no its not but that made it all the better. haha
It could've been AWD, they are available. Either way, good run!!
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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Almost bought an AWD STS before we bought the Impala, so yes, they're out there!

CenTex, I thought you could still get the 4.6 Northstar in the STS, though there's no reason do it, since the V6 is only down 15 HP to it.
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 08:48 PM
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Almost bought an AWD STS before we bought the Impala, so yes, they're out there!

CenTex, I thought you could still get the 4.6 Northstar in the STS, though there's no reason do it, since the V6 is only down 15 HP to it.

You're right, I must have gotten it mixed up with another model. LOL, 306hp 3.6L V6 or 320hp 4.6L V8, the V8 is a waste!
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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i got to drive a 2007 or 08 STS-V pretty freaking sweet
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Originally Posted by CenTexSS
You're right, I must have gotten it mixed up with another model. LOL, 306hp 3.6L V6 or 320hp 4.6L V8, the V8 is a waste!
Gotta love that DI 3.6!
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 10:53 PM
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Nice, I ran a '09 STS a few months ago. They're mid-14 second cars.

Destroyed him twice from digs, spinning through first both times, lol.

Him and his buddies were talking big game and how his rwd caddy was gonna beat my fwd trash and that I was wasting my time.
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by JP_GXP
Nice, I ran a '09 STS a few months ago. They're mid-14 second cars.

Destroyed him twice from digs, spinning through first both times, lol.

Him and his buddies were talking big game and how his rwd caddy was gonna beat my fwd trash and that I was wasting my time.
Your car was more intimidating flat black!
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by AlabamaGuy
Your car was more intimidating flat black!
I think it made it a little faster too
The guy was really surprised as to how fast a reeled him in...

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Originally Posted by CenTexSS
You're right, I must have gotten it mixed up with another model. LOL, 306hp 3.6L V6 or 320hp 4.6L V8, the V8 is a waste!
I would hardly say a waste, but not worth it for the massive price bump.
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by justin455
I would hardly say a waste, but not worth it for the massive price bump.
The 3.6L is way more efficient already. Not that the N* isn't...hp/liter is FAR higher than the world of pushrod LS motors...
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 11:52 PM
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It was silver at the time.

I get bored, and keep tally on the cars I see on the road, just updated it again
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by JP_GXP
It was silver at the time.
There's your problem. Silver isn't intimidating enough. Flat black says, "I spent all my coin on the engine so I don't have enough left over to paint my bad *** car."
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:04 AM
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I get more **** on this site about my paint than any other... I know it looks bad...
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Gratz on your victory! I outran 2 r/t challengers other day. A white one and a orange one. Both were on both sides of me and they both looked at me and reved their engines. I left em by a car length before they backed off. Was great.
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