Originally Posted by SAMzGXP
(Post 1524392)
im happy with mine, its awesome on the highway when im passing people
cant really feel the GXP's power on the lower end I agree about the GXPs low end performance. Before getting my GXP I had an '02 SSEi. In comparing the performance of each I always felt the stock SSEi would beat the GXP off the line by a little because the supercharger provided instant boost but as soon as the GXP got to 3000RPM it would catch and pass the SSEi. |
Thats OK, I like cruising along say at 55-60 on the parkway and WOT into 2nd gear. The engine likes it, I like it. Riced out imports.... not so much.
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Yeah I also thought the GXP was slow, I just can't feel it going... But I look at the speedo & I'm always over the speed limit somehow
And John, ricer imports hate anytthing with over 5 bhp |
Originally Posted by SAMzGXP
(Post 1524595)
Yeah I also thought the GXP was slow, I just can't feel it going... But I look at the speedo & I'm always over the speed limit somehow
And John, ricer imports hate anytthing with over 5 bhp |
Funny thing i always have ricer flying by, i barely waste my time on them. They really arent worth the gas the car consumes when i floor it lol
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I'm the one that ran 14s. I'm surprised that apparently no one else has done this (mainly because only a handful of GXPs have been run at the track). I think I could get a 14.50 out of it in good air if I could just get a chance to get it back to the track. If anyone makes it to the track, please run premium fuel, preferably for at least a few weeks beforehand. I can't say for certain if that will make a difference, but it can't hurt. With the quality control on the newer vehicles, I am skeptical about factory freaks. I think anyone should be able to run a 14 in one of these cars with some practice runs and decent air.
Funny that Venom mentioned a GTO, as there was a red GTO on the lot when I was looking at the Bonneville (both used, this was in 2006). I didn't need 4 doors, and the price was just a little more for the GTO. But it just looked like a large Chevy Cavalier, and the Bonne was absolutely georgeous. I looked at Charger R/Ts too - they drove great but they just looked like rental cars to me, and were more expensive at that time. Anyway, I made the right decision. My only major complaint is the (in my opinion) lackluster performance. Seems to be worse in the warmer weather. I always thought the headlights sucked, but I did a HID projector retrofit and solved that problem. Mine's got 71k and has been humming along for quite a while with no issues. I've thought about getting something else, but there is really nothing out there that I can lust after enough to part with the Bonne and shell out the bucks for. |
The 3.70 final gear ratio makes the motor ramp up quicker than a Caddy does. I had a little "fun" against a guy with a DTS in the summer. (maybe a 06 or 07) and my GXP totally blew him away right from the get-go. The better torque numbers and those gears I believe helped.
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