I honestly expected better than this from this forum. I've lurked here for years, but never registered until now.
Originally Posted by
maxcichon
It looks as though "mdbomgoat" is a bit mis-informed about our cars.Do you think he spanked an N/A using his 376 RWHP. He said it had a badge by its "little wing".
Little? Not an SRT wing.
376 rear wheel hp in a GTO should have zero issues spanking a stock srt6, as that is somewhere in the realm of 440-450 crank hp. Properly driven, a GTO with that hp level will run mid to low 12s all day long. The problem though is that most GTO owners can't drive. Also when you drive a GTO, everything about the srt6 is "little," including the wing.
Originally Posted by
m3pig
I'm signing up right now for their silly little forum so I can argue with the moron from Eustis, FL with the godawful copper goat.
You mean brazen orange metallic. It's actually a one year only color and is highly coveted by most that have any sense of taste at all. Why argue when you can race him?
Originally Posted by
Spudracer
I used to belong to the GTO forum (got banned eventually). I had a 2005 GTO from April 2005 - April 2008 when I replaced it with an 08 S2000 which in turn got replaced with the SRT6 in April of 2011.
Some of the guys on the GTO forum are decent guys / true car nuts. But as the cars began to hit the used market at discount prices I began to see a lot of younger guys who didn't know much about the car showing up.
Anyway, having owned both cars, I can say that stock for stock they are pretty much dead even in a straight line. At 400/400 and 3,800 lbs the GTO was advertised as a 4.8 second 0-60 car. At 350/330 (real factory ratings) and 3,200 lbs the SRT6 is likewise a nominal 4.8 second 0-60 car. Where the differences lie is that with forced induction, the SRT6 can easily and cheaply be upgraded with a pulley and tune to something like the 400/400 GTO specs at 600 lbs less weight. The GTO on the other hand will never get 600 lbs lighter.
Also, the AMG 5 spd automatic in the SRT6 is really well mated to the engine. The Tremec T56 in my GTO was serviceable but far from the precise instrument that the 6 spd Aisin gearbox in the S2000 was. Given 2 equal drivers and 2 stock cars, I'd give the edge to the SRT6 simply because the AMG gearbox will be much more consistent.
+1
Originally Posted by
Adam Downunder
Even if it was ten seconds slower, I think the Crossfire wins on "looks alone"..
I live in the home city of where GTO/Monaros were built, they are like a$$holes - everyone has one..
opinions are like a$$holes, everyone has one and most of them stink.
Originally Posted by
JHM2K
Well, at least there are a couple of sensible folks on there. But a lot of misinformed ones, too. A Crossfire (of any ilk) keeping up with an M6? Bull!
I love my SRT, but the M6 is ten times the car, in all areas.
LOL @ the guy with the 370 RWHP, 4,000-pound orange goat that thinks his car is unbeatable, that's cute. I'd love to see him line up next to Jim, Mimi, etc.
First: The guy talking about the m6 is an idiot. M6>>>srt6 or GTO.
Second: GTOs weight 3725 not 4000
Third: I fail to see any place were he/she stated anything about being unbeatable, cocky sure, unbeatable, no.
Fourth: Instead of defaulting to the stereotypical ricer antics of, "yeah well I know of someone faster..." why don't you yourself line up with said individual? Let the cars do the talking.
Originally Posted by
TomStratRT
That works fine, unless there is an N/A with SRT wing (like me).
The comments being made by the GTO guys are half wrong and the other half retarded.
For incorrect comments see the above quote and there are quite a few more I didn't quote. And as far as putting a srt wing on a non srt vehicle, then referring to others as "retarded," kettle calling the pot black are we?
Originally Posted by
Osofast2
And if either of them, or any srt6 in the world, were to line up against track day, t-bones, or magnum-GTO, or about 3 dozen other gto's they'd be left shitting bricks. How many srt6s are running 8s at 155+ in the quarter mile?
Rule of thumb - there is ALWAYS someone faster. Period. That's why it's best to let the cars do the talking.
Now back to your regularly scheduled program....keep makin'em faster!! Regardless of make or model, if dropping the hammer doesn't kill you, it ain't fast enough!!