05 Gtp

[GaRsNoW]

i raced my friends friends dad gtp. 260hp. yeah i know its heavier, but 55 more horsepower! i killed him by about 2-3 cars.

[Cole]

So many times, people don't take into consideration the power to weight ratio. I haven't had the opportunity to run against to many cars, two to be exact. After hearing everyone else talk though, it affirms the power and potential. I'm sick for the rumored stage upgrades.

[Fineline]

Originally Posted by Cole

I'm sick for the rumored stage upgrades.

I second that.

[haunter]

dont forget gearing, dont the GTP's have a 4-speed auto or a 4-speed tiptronic?

[Silv04RL]

my mom has an 04, went 14.6 at 96 with 2.35 60 ft. the automatic trans in the 04+ GTP's suck. they have Torque managment and really slow the car down.what it does is it pulls the timing during WOT shifts and it really kills performance but saves the trans. With just a new ECU that gets rid of the TQ managment they pick up almost as much as .2 to .3 of sec in the 1320.

[GaRsNoW]

^^ well for all that, it sure did keep up good. id hate to see it without all those stupid saftey hardware.

[Silv04RL]

and another thing to remember they dont have a 55 hp advantage, they have a 15-20hp advantage. we put our rating to the wheels. the GTP weighs about 3500-3600 pounds. what gets those things moving is the all the torque they have. theyre rated at 280 but they make around 300. previous generation had 240hp and 280tq. now with a better blower design they make 260hp and 280tq . 20 more hp and the torque just happens to stay at 280? not happenin

[Vita]

nice, i've been wondering how we'd fair against one of the new ones, i've taken an older one (2000 style model)

[mbhmustang98]

Originally Posted by Silv04RL

and another thing to remember they dont have a 55 hp advantage, they have a 15-20hp advantage. we put our rating to the wheels. the GTP weighs about 3500-3600 pounds. what gets those things moving is the all the torque they have. theyre rated at 280 but they make around 300. previous generation had 240hp and 280tq. now with a better blower design they make 260hp and 280tq . 20 more hp and the torque just happens to stay at 280? not happenin

Sometimes that just happens. If i put the PI lower intake on my car i would gain around 25 horses but the torque will stay virtually the same.

[01BlkRegal]

Not to be a d*ckhead but i don't see how you can beat a GTP by up to 3 car lengths cuz that would translate to like over 1 second faster in the 1/4 mile. Not that i don't beleive you but i have raced 2 different RL's and the one i have raced twice now and neither of them have beat me. My Regal is lighter than a 4door GTP and heavier than a 2door GTP and i'm not stock but still. Maybe they don't know how to launch their cars or something cuz i had a Cavalier Z24 beat me the 2nd day i had my car when it was 100% stock. Found out you can't just mash it from the get-go. I spun so much i lost and couldn't make up the slack. Anyways anything can happen on the streets i guess.