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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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Nice car! I would love to have one!
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 01:37 PM
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no kidding
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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No one has said anything - and maybe I am missing something - but how is the supercharger driven on the back side of the engine? I just noticed that in the pics and wondered? And the install along with the exhaust looks absolutely top notch! I had to laugh when I saw the yellow inspection sticker in the middle of the windshield as I flew up to Winchester, Virginia to pick up my brand-new 2005 Pontiac Bonneville GXP in May of 2006 and I had a yellow inspection sticker right there as well. Seemed odd and looked really out of place here in Texas - Ha! That G8 wasn't bought at Kern Motor Company was it? Also, it looks like once all adjustments have been made, etc. - the engine cover should be able to be made to fit which would really make it stealthy! Congrats on a sweet install and plan on making a similar package available for the 2009 G8 GXP as that is what I am aiming for!
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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I personally think the car is very bland but like the supercharger
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 1999Daytona500PaceCar
No one has said anything - and maybe I am missing something - but how is the supercharger driven on the back side of the engine? I just noticed that in the pics and wondered? And the install along with the exhaust looks absolutely top notch! I had to laugh when I saw the yellow inspection sticker in the middle of the windshield as I flew up to Winchester, Virginia to pick up my brand-new 2005 Pontiac Bonneville GXP in May of 2006 and I had a yellow inspection sticker right there as well. Seemed odd and looked really out of place here in Texas - Ha! That G8 wasn't bought at Kern Motor Company was it? Also, it looks like once all adjustments have been made, etc. - the engine cover should be able to be made to fit which would really make it stealthy! Congrats on a sweet install and plan on making a similar package available for the 2009 G8 GXP as that is what I am aiming for!
see the pointy thing on the front of the SC(the part that faces the front on the car) it has a grooved pulley on it...that is the jack shaft that turns the pulley on the back of the blower....that way the install is very clean, the shaft runs under the SC instead of beside it like most of us are used to...and you can have the SC actually face the right way and run almost undetected from the regular serpentine system
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 01:46 PM
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I would like to see that engine cover hide the supercharger now. Does it fit back over it?
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 08:34 AM
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Man that is sweet but i'm think i'm going to wait on the GXP 6SPD!!!!!!
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 06:01 PM
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can we see some pics of the custom headers???
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Not even 300 baseline? That disappointing. I thought they'd have a bit more.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 03:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 1FstFormulaV8
Not even 300 baseline? That disappointing. I thought they'd have a bit more.
Agreed, with a 361hp flywheel rating and GM's track record of chassis dyno numbers vs flywheel...

Shawn, since you have personal experience with these cars, do you know the reason for the low numbers?

.75 * 361 = 270rhwp, did you guys (hopefully) make better numbers than that?
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 08:55 AM
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I don't know what it is about the white G8's, they are just plain seeeexy......nice job with the SC kit
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