Finally got to run against an 05' GTO.. Unfortunatly, or fortunatly for me anyways, the driver of the goat never raced with a manual so i literally smoked him everytime....So far i am not impressed with them heh..
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Ashes -- I have been asking you for weeeeks now.... bring the Goat out with us one day and I'm sure that you'll get some races in ... I know that Stang Skel, Daboss, & Sleeper would love to see what the goat has.
You should say you are not impressed with the driver. I know a guy that will show you what a bone stock one can do ;)
+1 on that!Yes,the LS2 GTO is hard to get off the line which nets alot of wins for S197 drivers but properly driven the GTO is hard to beat!Unless,,,the S197 is modded(see sig LOL!).And yes I would agree they are not that great to look at.Its not retro at all like the stang is and for them to slap that Grand prix with a GTO badge is wrong IMO.
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The goats are extremely ugly, they threw a Corvette engine in some available body. They didn't engineer the car and just grabed an available chasis off the shelf and gave it the legendary name. Chrysler has done the same thing with their Charger, I don't care, a muscle car does not come with four doors, even if it's got a Hemi. I had a 69 Charger, at one time Chrysler Corp made an economy car with the Charger name now they have given the Charger name to the luxury chasis of the Chrysler 300. Ford at least redesigned the Stang to look like a modern muscle car. GM just threw out a muscle car name on an available chasis trying to catch on to the retro muscle car craze. The GTO is BUTT ugly, it may slightly faster than a regular Stang, but the Stang is the complete package, not just a POS with a great engine.
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Are the LS2's the 400 hp versions? I raced a guy at the track twonights ago, he seemed sure he was going to hit 12's. I told him be patient. He ended up with a high 13 run.
Yeah it was mainly the driver, we gonna be working on hisl launch next weekend, he should be able to keep up by then As for looks..Yeah....WTF was GM thinking......They did good with the new Camero but geezus! Why tarnish the GTO name liek they did??
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Yeah it was mainly the driver, we gonna be working on hisl launch next weekend, he should be able to keep up by then As for looks..Yeah....WTF was GM thinking......They did good with the new Camero but geezus! Why tarnish the GTO name liek they did??
I really cant tell you why they called it a GTO. They just took a car that has been extremely popular in Australia for years and brought it over. I personally like the looks of mine, but I have an 06 so I have the hood scoops and the clear tails. I might just be weird like that lol.
Good luck to your friend too, those things are a pain to launch. Race him from a roll ;) lol
Not trying to be a dick but a well driven LS2 GTO will beat any modern mustang short of a Cobra or GT500.
Werd.
I actually like the new Goats. Their styling is a bit off, but the interior is awesome. I hated the pics I seen of them, but when I seen them driving around and up close, they're really nice.
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an LS2 gto will impress you (when i say impress i mean putting a few cars on you) with the right driver. call the driver dog dude, not to all LS2 GTOs because they are FASTER than you!
Nice kill!
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You can tell this thread originated somewhere other than in the S/S section for 2 reason.
1. Nobody *or at least I don't* recognize ANY of the names mentioned up there above us. 2. There is a bit of ignorance/labeling on the side of the 05+ owners.
Believe it or not 400 really is more than 300. An LS2 anything should wax a GT anything stock for stock. End of story.
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You can tell this thread originated somewhere other than in the S/S section for 2 reason.
1. Nobody *or at least I don't* recognize ANY of the names mentioned up there above us. 2. There is a bit of ignorance/labeling on the side of the 05+ owners.
Believe it or not 400 really is more than 300. An LS2 anything should wax a GT anything stock for stock. End of story.
You don't recognize: bluebeastsrt 98ls1 doodad ???
And not to continue the ignorance, but I still have never done worse than finish 2-3 car lengths ahead of any GTO, street or track, dig or roll, regardless of mods at the time. I have seen a couple run some fast times though, so I know there exist fast ones with the added benefit of a good driver...I'm just speaking out of my ignorant/labeling 05+ owner's personal experience.
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ORIGINAL: 72MachOne99GT
You can tell this thread originated somewhere other than in the S/S section for 2 reason.
1. Nobody *or at least I don't* recognize ANY of the names mentioned up there above us. 2. There is a bit of ignorance/labeling on the side of the 05+ owners.
Believe it or not 400 really is more than 300. An LS2 anything should wax a GT anything stock for stock. End of story.
yes, it was posted in the 05 4.6 section last night
Not trying to be a dick but a well driven LS2 GTO will beat any modern mustang short of a Cobra or GT500.
Werd.
I actually like the new Goats. Their styling is a bit off, but the interior is awesome. I hated the pics I seen of them, but when I seen them driving around and up close, they're really nice.
+1. And the styling has grown on me the more I see them cruising. It's built as a sleeper from the factory...
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... I know that Stang Skel, Daboss, & Sleeper would love to see what the goat has. 
