basic info on GTOs
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I just have some basic questions on GTOs. Probably just pointing me in the direction of a link or something would suffice. I'm looking for displacement, intake, cam and head, weight, suspension, wheel/tires info for factory GTOs. Also, what exactly is DOD? Did it come on goats?
I just have some basic questions on GTOs. Probably just pointing me in the direction of a link or something would suffice. I'm looking for displacement, intake, cam and head, weight, suspension, wheel/tires info for factory GTOs. Also, what exactly is DOD? Did it come on goats?
Displacement for the 04 is 5.7 liter and the 05/06 is 6.0 liter. The 04 is a LS6 intake. The 05/06 throttle bottle is drive by wire. The 04 uses casting # 241 heads while the 05/06 uses casting # 243.
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Originally Posted by eLTwerker
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I just have some basic questions on GTOs. Probably just pointing me in the direction of a link or something would suffice. I'm looking for displacement, intake, cam and head, weight, suspension, wheel/tires info for factory GTOs. Also, what exactly is DOD? Did it come on goats?
I just have some basic questions on GTOs. Probably just pointing me in the direction of a link or something would suffice. I'm looking for displacement, intake, cam and head, weight, suspension, wheel/tires info for factory GTOs. Also, what exactly is DOD? Did it come on goats?
LS2 = 364 ci
The LS1 uses normal 241 casting heads and a relatively tiny cam. The LS2 uses 243 casting heads (factory LS6 heads, better flow) and a slightly larger cam.
Before I lightened it up a little, mine weighed in at 3690 pounds without driver and with about a third of a tank of fuel.
wheels were either standard 17x8 with 245/45/17 BFGs or optional 18x8s with softer 235/40/18 bridgestones.
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Originally Posted by oifish
Is there something about the LS2 consuming oil? Ive heard something about that a couple times, I dont know how common that is.
there were a small handful of LS2s that suffered catastrophic failure from A LOT of oil consumption. However, the overwhelming majority either don't use any, or use a little here and there, but are within spec. (similar to LS1s)
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'04 LS1 is the same as the '01-02 F-Body, right down to the cam.
'05-'06 LS2 is basically a '01 LS6 but with a different intake and bigger displacement.
My '04 weighed in at 3760(without me) when it was stock. Nothing taken out of it and a little less than a 1/2 tank of gas.
'05-'06 LS2 is basically a '01 LS6 but with a different intake and bigger displacement.
My '04 weighed in at 3760(without me) when it was stock. Nothing taken out of it and a little less than a 1/2 tank of gas.
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Here are the 04 specs:
http://konrademrich.com/cars/gto/gtospecs1.htm
http://konrademrich.com/cars/gto/gtospecs2.htm tire size is wrong on this one.
http://konrademrich.com/cars/gto/gtospecs1.htm
http://konrademrich.com/cars/gto/gtospecs2.htm tire size is wrong on this one.
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Originally Posted by 00SS!
So what did you do/take out or whatever?
the car was 3690 when stock, (no driver, 1/3 tank).
- pulled y-brace (saves 13 pounds)
- lightweight HSV skidplate (saves 12 pounds)
- Boyd F22 wheels (saves 8 pounds at each corner)
- pulled jack/spare/chocks (saves 30-35 pounds, i didn't weight that stuff exactly)
- Exhaust mods (longtubes in place of stock manifolds, resonator replaced with X-pipe, magnaflow muffs which were NOTICEABLY lighter than the stockers, conservatively estimated at 10-15 pounds total savings for these.
overall total = savings of 97-107 pounds or so.
I rounded it out and called it 3600 even with no driver and same fuel level. I myself am the best weight reduction as I'm only 150 pounds.
I'll double check when I can get a chance to get the car back over to the scale I weighed it on when it was stock, but the above math is pretty reasonable.
