2006 Monte Carlos
11-30-2005, 03:43 PM
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2006 Monte Carlos I see the 2006 Monte Carlos have a 5.3 along with their smaller Impala SS's.
How do these run compared to the 98 thru 2002 Camaro's? I know they are front wheel drive and wonder if my 98's 10 bolt would hold up longer that the new Chevy models or are they going to be stronger than I want to give the credit for.
How do these run compared to the 98 thru 2002 Camaro's? I know they are front wheel drive and wonder if my 98's 10 bolt would hold up longer that the new Chevy models or are they going to be stronger than I want to give the credit for.
11-30-2005, 04:05 PM
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I don't quite understand your question?
Are you asking how the drivetrain will hold up in the Impala's and the Monte Carlo's? Or how your car would hold up with a 5.3L engine?
The Impalas/Monte Carlos don't have 10 bolts, they have front mounted transaxles and independent rear suspensions. Don't know the details.
Are you asking how the drivetrain will hold up in the Impala's and the Monte Carlo's? Or how your car would hold up with a 5.3L engine?
The Impalas/Monte Carlos don't have 10 bolts, they have front mounted transaxles and independent rear suspensions. Don't know the details.
11-30-2005, 04:23 PM
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forget the chevys, go with the new Grand Prix GXP... its the same car but it has wider tires on the front so it doesnt understeer like all hell. (or at least it understreers LESS than the chevys... who cares its ******* FWD)
11-30-2005, 08:40 PM
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I'm sure the new Monte SS would give an LT1 a run for the money. I believe any LS1 would beat it in a straight line. From the reviews it looks like they've done a good job of eliminating torque steer, but in a road course, an F-body would be all over it. It's designed as a powerful coupe, not a sports car.
11-30-2005, 09:00 PM
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i dont know if you guys have been paying attention, but someone just got a GXP to hit 13.6 @ 102 in the 1/4, i'd say that is in ls1 territory, i believe the GXP is the middleweight of the three as well, the monte being the lightest. check down in the ls4 forum and you'll see https://ls1tech.com/forums/ls4-performance-108/ , those cars are pretty damn fast.
11-30-2005, 11:25 PM
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The GXP has a different suspension and brakes than the Monte and Impala also, along with the wider front tires. The GXP has Bilstein struts, a bigger rear sway bar, 12.7"/12" fr/rr drilled brake rotors, and upgraded two piston calipers in the front. I've driven my brothers stock 97 T/A and raced against him, and the two are pretty even in acceleration and handling. The only difference is that his car oversteers, and mine doesn't. With the wider front tires, under most conditions the rears break loose the same time as the fronts.
The T/A has a different personality though, and both cars are equally great in their own ways.
The T/A has a different personality though, and both cars are equally great in their own ways.
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12-01-2005, 10:09 AM
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2006 Impalas and Monte Carlos
Originally Posted by Hoss Ghoul
I don't quite understand your question?
Are you asking how the drivetrain will hold up in the Impala's and the Monte Carlo's? Or how your car would hold up with a 5.3L engine?
The Impalas/Monte Carlos don't have 10 bolts, they have front mounted transaxles and independent rear suspensions. Don't know the details.
Are you asking how the drivetrain will hold up in the Impala's and the Monte Carlo's? Or how your car would hold up with a 5.3L engine?
The Impalas/Monte Carlos don't have 10 bolts, they have front mounted transaxles and independent rear suspensions. Don't know the details.
12-01-2005, 06:53 PM
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Both are good cars, But only time will tell for the FWD cars as for the 10 bolt? I have put many in to the low 11's and they did not brake... I know they do brake but they will take alot...
12-04-2005, 12:23 AM
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One thing to note about the Monte/Impala SS's (only 40lb difference between Monte/GXP, Impala is over a hundred), they don't have the TapShift option, when I ran the 1/4 (18x so far) I had to use it because the damn 2.93 axle, redlines 2nd at 100mph, as you can see I went over that, If I had to slip the shifter up into 3rd, it wouldn't shift on point, slight delay, They designed the TapShift to be the quickest shifting "ManuMatic" around, and trust me it's almost like a DSG gearbox, go drive one, and they get faster, much faster when they start to breakin around 1800-2k.. and my 60's were off that night by a full tenth, been runnin 2.02's on that run it was 2.095, car will be 13.4-13.5's by Feb, no mods, all technique, still learning FWD launch (pretty hard but I'm getting used to it, Factory tires ain't helping)
Originally Posted by spy2520
i dont know if you guys have been paying attention, but someone just got a GXP to hit 13.6 @ 102 in the 1/4, i'd say that is in ls1 territory, i believe the GXP is the middleweight of the three as well, the monte being the lightest. check down in the ls4 forum and you'll see https://ls1tech.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=108 , those cars are pretty damn fast.
12-04-2005, 07:57 AM
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I thank you are on track With a mid to low 13's for these cars, 2 tenth in the 60" can be 4 tenth in the 1/4, as for the mph mid to low 13's. The impala's low 14's to high 13's is it. We still need to learn FWD launch
12-04-2005, 09:16 AM
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I take back the no "mods" part, w/o a PCM fix, even with the Stock tires, we can't leave hard at all w/o the TMS kickin in, so hopefully a PCM (maybe a shot of da juice!!, then were lookin for a mid 12..)
And if it's N20, Dale will be the one who makes it happen, by phone of course, I just came from Ft Jackson SC, not driving that again!! (no offense Dale, but your beyond my "drive a while to get a good deal on a mod"..lol)
And if it's N20, Dale will be the one who makes it happen, by phone of course, I just came from Ft Jackson SC, not driving that again!! (no offense Dale, but your beyond my "drive a while to get a good deal on a mod"..lol)
