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    dont really think i belong in here, but here it goes.I was on my way home this afternoon and i was driving down the highway minding my own business when a younger looking guy in a Pontiac G8 pulled up next to me and we get caught at a red light. Then i had a flashback to the F&F days. I looked over at him anf i could tell he said something about my car, b/c his G/F started laughing and looking at me.......then he gave me the lets race nob. the light turns green and he leaves like a bat out of hell ( i wasnt gonna race him )then i got to about 40 and he dropped back and just cruisin beside me jumpin his car back and forth. so i got pissed b/c i was tryin to get over, and dropped to second gear and gave him the race he wanted. on the third honk i pulled by about a car and held it to about 85-90 when i got in front of him and got off on my street. not that amazing of a kill seeing as how i dont really know the specs on this car, but none the less my first kill in the subaru.

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    i belive the V8 is like 370hp

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    Quote Originally Posted by HypnoToad
    i belive the V8 is like 370hp

    yah, not bad man

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    Quote Originally Posted by HypnoToad
    i belive the V8 is like 370hp

    depends on which model it is. IF it was the GT version he should have given you a run for your money. If it wasnt then its really nothing special....

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    Quote Originally Posted by b16EG-HaTcH
    dont really think i belong in here, but here it goes.I was on my way home this afternoon and i was driving down the highway minding my own business when a younger looking guy in a Pontiac G8 pulled up next to me and we get caught at a red light. Then i had a flashback to the F&F days. I looked over at him anf i could tell he said something about my car, b/c his G/F started laughing and looking at me.......then he gave me the lets race nob. the light turns green and he leaves like a bat out of hell ( i wasnt gonna race him )then i got to about 40 and he dropped back and just cruisin beside me jumpin his car back and forth. so i got pissed b/c i was tryin to get over, and dropped to second gear and gave him the race he wanted. on the third honk i pulled by about a car and held it to about 85-90 when i got in front of him and got off on my street. not that amazing of a kill seeing as how i dont really know the specs on this car, but none the less my first kill in the subaru.
    its the L76 truck motor in that thing (if its the gt) that puts out about 360ish hp. oh, and it weighs in at over 4000lbs... i HOPE you pulled him. however, dont expect the same result if you line up against a gxp when they come out next year

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    Quote Originally Posted by collins
    its the L76 truck motor in that thing (if its the gt) that puts out about 360ish hp. oh, and it weighs in at over 4000lbs... i HOPE you pulled him. however, dont expect the same result if you line up against a gxp when they come out next year
    the GT is a 6.0 isnt that the LS3?

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    nice kill bro...props

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    the new G8 has a 427 BBC in it

    92 Lx 466, 11.8 @ 111 (Daily Driver )
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    if it was the GT, it had around 360 hp and 380 tq, if it was a sedan thoughs have a DOHC V6 in it idk about what power it has thou

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    Quote Originally Posted by b16EG-HaTcH
    dont really think i belong in here, but here it goes.I was on my way home this afternoon and i was driving down the highway minding my own business when a younger looking guy in a Pontiac G8 pulled up next to me and we get caught at a red light. Then i had a flashback to the F&F days. I looked over at him anf i could tell he said something about my car, b/c his G/F started laughing and looking at me.......then he gave me the lets race nob. the light turns green and he leaves like a bat out of hell ( i wasnt gonna race him )then i got to about 40 and he dropped back and just cruisin beside me jumpin his car back and forth. so i got pissed b/c i was tryin to get over, and dropped to second gear and gave him the race he wanted. on the third honk i pulled by about a car and held it to about 85-90 when i got in front of him and got off on my street. not that amazing of a kill seeing as how i dont really know the specs on this car, but none the less my first kill in the subaru.
    My God i hope you were on your way to school...specifically, Englich 101.


    Either way, not bad though. I haven't really seen but one driving around so far. Too bad they're all autotragics lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doppelgänger
    My God i hope you were on your way to school...specifically, Englich 101.

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    lol... proof reading > me

    But there is a difference between a misspelling and typing in maths.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HypnoToad
    the GT is a 6.0 isnt that the LS3?
    negative... the ls3 is a 6.2. the ls2 is a 6.0 but that's not the 6.0 in the gt model... they're saving the ls3 for the gxp model next year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bouncy!
    if it was the GT, it had around 360 hp and 380 tq, if it was a sedan thoughs have a DOHC V6 in it idk about what power it has thou
    actually, they're all sedans. some have a v6, the gt's have the 6.0 L76, and the gxp will have the 6.2 Ls3

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    Quote Originally Posted by collins
    negative... the ls3 is a 6.2. the ls2 is a 6.0 but that's not the 6.0 in the gt model... they're saving the ls3 for the gxp model next year.
    o,ok...got ya,i knew the LS2 was a 6.0 but i thought the LS3 was the same size engine,well y woudnt they just use the Ls2 then?thats dumb

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    Nice kill, I test drove one of the GT G8's a while back and there not slow. I think there the highest hp four-door car from factory.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NewGen33
    Nice kill, I test drove one of the GT G8's a while back and there not slow. I think there the highest hp four-door car from factory.
    maybe from pontiac,but thats it.......

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    Quote Originally Posted by HypnoToad
    the GT is a 6.0 isnt that the LS3?

    No, its basically the same but low compression! You know what that means?


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    Quote Originally Posted by collins
    actually, they're all sedans. some have a v6, the gt's have the 6.0 L76, and the gxp will have the 6.2 Ls3

    Collins, does the L76 feature an aluminum block also?

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    Quote Originally Posted by IndianStig
    Collins, does the L76 feature an aluminum block also?
    it falls under the LS small block,so id would say it is

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    Quote Originally Posted by NewGen33
    Nice kill, I test drove one of the GT G8's a while back and there not slow. I think there the highest hp four-door car from factory.

    S65 AMG anyone? 600+hp

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    oooook... so... the part about low compression i cannot verify, however, i think its still an aluminum block. the main difference is the heads and intake manifold. however, ppl have been swapping the heads and manifold over to the ls2's and seeing decent power gains from it.

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    Just did a little research and the LS2 has 10.9:1 and the L76 passenger car motor has 10.4:1


    I was thinking of another motor that Walter (black show s-10) has in his shop, its a truck motor v8, very, very similar to the LS2 but lower compression from stock.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bouncy!
    the new G8 has a 427 BBC in it

    Where in holy living f*ck do you get your information from?

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    50cent's g8 has a swapped 427 lsx block in it, but by no means is that factory

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    Quote Originally Posted by collins
    50cent's g8 has a swapped 427 lsx block in it, but by no means is that factory
    theirs the link to fiddy's
    http://www.motorauthority.com/news/s...hp-pontiac-g8/
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    Quote Originally Posted by IndianStig
    S65 AMG anyone? 600+hp
    dont forget about me no where near 600 tho haha

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    you must drive a cts-v?

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    Quote Originally Posted by collins
    you must drive a cts-v?
    haha yessir...she does alright for a 4 door

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    lol i bet she does

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