New pics*(RL and buddies 04 GTO 5.7L)

[lilhomieb07]

Went on a lil mini cruise Sunday with my buddy. Good thing i got my Progress springs installed, mmmmm i love corners. Left him behind then he caught up on straights. But i took a few pics at a stop be4 we turned around so enjoy the pics i have. And FYI "I took of the black on my rims for all u haters" lol. So heres the most recent pics of my car.

[vandy0419]

Nice shots!

[GaRsNoW]

Lookin good! Those mud flaps are killing it for me though..

[billabong9687]

Wow looks good man, I'm glad I don't hate your car anymore. Looks so sexy without those weird painted wheels.
Did you spank that 5.7 yet?

[DBryden]

Haha that's really weird...black Ion and yellow GTO ('04 5.7)...I recently took pics with my friend in HIS yellow GTO, and my black Ion.

[Darkmanx]

looks good man.

[lilhomieb07]

FINALLY APPROVED!!!! And ya we havent raced yet, but digs i would get smoked im still fig out launches, no wheel hop just havent found the right rpm. And i can take him in the back roads, rwd cant hold the hp in the corners like our fwd can, lol.

[DBryden]

Originally Posted by lilhomieb07

FINALLY APPROVED!!!! And ya we havent raced yet, but digs i would get smoked im still fig out launches, no wheel hop just havent found the right rpm. And i can take him in the back roads, rwd cant hold the hp in the corners like our fwd can, lol.

Lol trust me, you'll lose from a roll too if the guy can drive. I was really disappointed when I raced my friend...then I found out he ran a 13.2 stock...

But who knows, he could have a factory freak.

[sierominus]

Find someone that knows how to drive their glorified Grand Prix..I mean GTO and you'll get burned. LS1 is a powerful motor, LS2 is just a whole different world. GTO's haul balls. As much as I hate GTO's, hands down they are pretty quick.

[roderick]

Drivers mod and you should be able to tie him from a roll or a dig if you are staged that is. i got this off a website that reviews cars

Most Recent Pontiac GTO

The original Pontiac GTO was nicknamed "the Goat" as much for its defiant, stripped-to-the-basics personality as for the letters in its name. The 2004-'06 incarnation was so much more refined and upscale that to call it a Goat would almost have been an insult. Many of the old car's charms had also been lost in translation, including its affordable price tag. The new coupe started in the low $30Ks -- hardly an attainable sum for young, cash-strapped enthusiasts. Bland exterior styling was another weak point.

Power initially came from a 5.7-liter V8, but Pontiac swapped in a larger 6.0-liter V8 the following year. The bigger engine took the GTO up to a cool 400 horsepower, but between the 2+2 coupe's high price and dull styling, Pontiac simply couldn't sell enough of them. As a result, the Pontiac GTO was discontinued after the 2006 model year.

Still, when it came to acceleration, there was no denying the reborn GTO's status as a full-on muscle car. Equipped with the LS1 V8 rated for 350 hp and 365 pound-feet of torque, 2004 models could get to 60 mph in 5.5 seconds and blaze through a quarter-mile in 14 seconds flat -- quicker than any of the original GTOs. More impressive were the 2005 and '06 models, which had the 6.0-liter V8. Rated for 400 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque, these models shaved more than half a second off that quarter-mile time.

Although the Pontiac GTO was plenty comfortable for highway cruising, its soft suspension really wasn't tuned to handle this much power. With its sluggish reflexes, excessive body roll and weak brakes, its dynamics were no match for the sharper-handling competitors in this price range. Had the car been priced $5,000 or so less, these faults might have been forgivable. Depreciation has mitigated this criticism, however, as used GTOs can be found for a fraction of the MSRP when new.