Bolt on G8 vs Procharged GTO *vid*
01-18-2012, 11:24 PM
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Bolt on G8 vs Procharged GTO *vid* By no means am I suggesting my Bolt on G8 GT is faster than a Procharged M6 Ls2 GTO. The outcome is these very short runs are not typical and the 50-100 run is just a third gear pull for me. If we ran to 130 I'm sure he would get me in the top end.
I believe the GTO was still running stock cats BTW.
G8 GT has Longtubes, Intake, Exhaust, ported intake manifold and runs consistent 12.6s-12.7s.
[youtube]7dQ_mbk2974[/youtube]
This is more a testament for how well my car runs from a roll than a knock on the GTO. It is a friends ride who swapped the procharger for a maggie. His car would destroy me now. I love the commentary lol.
I believe the GTO was still running stock cats BTW.
G8 GT has Longtubes, Intake, Exhaust, ported intake manifold and runs consistent 12.6s-12.7s.
[youtube]7dQ_mbk2974[/youtube]
This is more a testament for how well my car runs from a roll than a knock on the GTO. It is a friends ride who swapped the procharger for a maggie. His car would destroy me now. I love the commentary lol.
01-19-2012, 08:52 AM
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Guess it depends on supporting mods and who is tuning it. I believe prochargers are a stronger up top, but if the car can't breathe through the exhaust then well... Maggies do give you a lot of peak torque down low. However, this is just the experience I have with the cars around me.
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GOod run!
between me and Yeti noone should doubt a G8's potential with minimal mods. im pretty sure id run 12.6's if i didnt have wheelspin on the launch and the 1-2 shift since i run zero TQ management and better DA. my DA was 680 when i ran. our tall gearing hurts us down low but makes for good roll cars
between me and Yeti noone should doubt a G8's potential with minimal mods. im pretty sure id run 12.6's if i didnt have wheelspin on the launch and the 1-2 shift since i run zero TQ management and better DA. my DA was 680 when i ran. our tall gearing hurts us down low but makes for good roll cars
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Guess it depends on supporting mods and who is tuning it. I believe prochargers are a stronger up top, but if the car can't breathe through the exhaust then well... Maggies do give you a lot of peak torque down low. However, this is just the experience I have with the cars around me.
The install on a Procharger has to be through the roof.
Does anybody know the price difference between the two on a install?
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01-20-2012, 12:06 PM
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Good races, it's always fun suprising cars that should beat you up!
On a side note, you start in 3rd gear at 50 mph?
For me it depends what kind of car it's going on and what I want to do with it. With the G8's being heavy with tall gearing, the cars with Magnason blowers seem to run stronger. Of course, there's no heat soak with a centri blower...
On a side note, you start in 3rd gear at 50 mph?
For me it depends what kind of car it's going on and what I want to do with it. With the G8's being heavy with tall gearing, the cars with Magnason blowers seem to run stronger. Of course, there's no heat soak with a centri blower...
01-20-2012, 12:35 PM
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I agree...the heavier cars like the G8s, GTOs, 5th gens, etc. benefit from the Maggies because they produce great low end torque to get 'em moving.
01-20-2012, 03:40 PM
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The races in the vid where indicative of a very poor GTO driver and not a slow GTO. Watch very carefully and listen: the GTO doesn't even bother downshifting his auto car and just hits the gas. He also hits the gas AFTER the G8 (which is holding the proper gear). A procharger car has lag alot like a turbo car: if you dont get the rpms up and build the pressure properly it's not gonna run anywhere near its potential. Put me or another experienced driver in that seat and the G8 would be losing by multiple car lengths. Period.
Nice G8 btw: I still get that feeling of regret/desire every time I see a G8 GT rolling around. I went back and forth between one of those and a used GTO for at least 4 months of car shopping and still think the G8 is the best looking Pontiac ever made.
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Far as I know, you cannot run a maggie or any other top mounted supercharger with your LS3 heads on a GTO. Ask me how I know.
The races in the vid where indicative of a very poor GTO driver and not a slow GTO. Watch very carefully and listen: the GTO doesn't even bother downshifting his auto car and just hits the gas. He also hits the gas AFTER the G8 (which is holding the proper gear). A procharger car has lag alot like a turbo car: if you dont get the rpms up and build the pressure properly it's not gonna run anywhere near its potential. Put me or another experienced driver in that seat and the G8 would be losing by multiple car lengths. Period.
Nice G8 btw: I still get that feeling of regret/desire every time I see a G8 GT rolling around. I went back and forth between one of those and a used GTO for at least 4 months of car shopping and still think the G8 is the best looking Pontiac ever made.
The races in the vid where indicative of a very poor GTO driver and not a slow GTO. Watch very carefully and listen: the GTO doesn't even bother downshifting his auto car and just hits the gas. He also hits the gas AFTER the G8 (which is holding the proper gear). A procharger car has lag alot like a turbo car: if you dont get the rpms up and build the pressure properly it's not gonna run anywhere near its potential. Put me or another experienced driver in that seat and the G8 would be losing by multiple car lengths. Period.
Nice G8 btw: I still get that feeling of regret/desire every time I see a G8 GT rolling around. I went back and forth between one of those and a used GTO for at least 4 months of car shopping and still think the G8 is the best looking Pontiac ever made.
With 150rwhp than me i would think that from 50 to 100ish he would pass me by. My car just holds her own really well at that speed. I have hung with a procharged srt8, a maggied G8 and a pro charged gto from those speeds. My car is not faster than anyy of them, it just runs really well at that speed.
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Good races, it's always fun suprising cars that should beat you up!
On a side note, you start in 3rd gear at 50 mph?
For me it depends what kind of car it's going on and what I want to do with it. With the G8's being heavy with tall gearing, the cars with Magnason blowers seem to run stronger. Of course, there's no heat soak with a centri blower...
On a side note, you start in 3rd gear at 50 mph?
For me it depends what kind of car it's going on and what I want to do with it. With the G8's being heavy with tall gearing, the cars with Magnason blowers seem to run stronger. Of course, there's no heat soak with a centri blower...
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Thank you for the analysis. I do think a driver mod would help, but it wasnt the deciding factor. He was a manual car and was downshifting and holding the proper gear. It is a my friends car and we just left the track. We had our windows down and agreed to the roll. He could hear the horns. I see his car squating when he hits it about when i do.
With 150rwhp than me i would think that from 50 to 100ish he would pass me by. My car just holds her own really well at that speed. I have hung with a procharged srt8, a maggied G8 and a pro charged gto from those speeds. My car is not faster than anyy of them, it just runs really well at that speed.
With 150rwhp than me i would think that from 50 to 100ish he would pass me by. My car just holds her own really well at that speed. I have hung with a procharged srt8, a maggied G8 and a pro charged gto from those speeds. My car is not faster than anyy of them, it just runs really well at that speed.
