Grand Prix Off-Topic Thread (Closed)

That is great Chris, makes me glad I know a lot about car systems, although they've tried it on me. I look younger than I am, and back in my late 20's-early 30's, I got that alot. Then when I told them what was wrong and why, they back peddled fast and did what I asked ( I don't touch exhaust or attempt much internal transmission work myself), without all the "extras".

Hi everybody hope all is well out there.
Just curious what you think about this http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2006/08/new_camaro_offi.html
Not this particular link but the fact that its was an official new release yesterday.
I'm not sure if I like the look or not.

Hi everybody hope all is well out there.
Just curious what you think about this http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2006/08/new_camaro_offi.html
Not this particular link but the fact that its was an official new release yesterday.
I'm not sure if I like the look or not.

Fair to Midland Wylie.

Yeah, I saw the Camaro concept car pics. Looks like a retro 1969 model.

But I'll take the 2008 Dodge Challenger over it anyday.

I recall back in the old days the idiots with the '69 Z28 with the 302 cid would take on us big boys with the big Magnums and Hemis. They looked great the first 100 feet or so. After that it was all history and a $20 gain. :loser:

I agree Bob, the Challenger is awesome, while the Camaro misses the mark. It looks like the bastard child of a new Caddy and a 69 Camaro. The 302 was made fore racing with turns involved, and shouldn't have been messing with Hemi's/Magnums. Now give me 427 Camaro, and I'll show you my taillights.

I agree Bob, the Challenger is awesome, while the Camaro misses the mark. It looks like the bastard child of a new Caddy and a 69 Camaro. The 302 was made fore racing with turns involved, and shouldn't have been messing with Hemi's/Magnums. Now give me 427 Camaro, and I'll show you my taillights.


1970 Chevelle SS454 LS6 was king of the streets back in the good ole days.

But I had a friend with a modded 1970 440 six pack Roadrunner that had no fear of any Chevys whether 427 or 454. The races came out about 50/50. I'm just happy I was the right age to actually own a real musclecar and witness them firsthand. Great era. :thumbsup:

When I think back at some of the crazy stuff we use to do and don't remember it costing an arm and a leg.
I friend of mines father build hi pro motors and always had enough used parts kicking around to throw something together.
He once put a 350 in a pinto, I know it sounds hard to believe but its true and it was all under the hood not scoops.

I had a 70 Chevelle, although not an LS-6 454. I have driven one though, a very viceral experience. An older family friend who can no longer drive it as he'd like. He asked me to take him on a drive so he could appreciate it again. After a couple of miles, he grabbed my arm and said " I could drive it like this Rich, now drive it like you got a pair, if it blows up, we'll rebuild it". When we were done, he had a grin from ear to ear, and I had a blast. I believe the rear tires are now toast, but man was that FUN!!!!

Now here is retro done right. Even the lines match the old. Leave it up to the GM Design Engineers to screw up a wet dream as usual.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/lizzywiz/DodgeChallengerconcept1-743209.jpg

Dr. Z is one bad dude! :thumbsup:

100% agreed Bob, that Challenger is GORGEOUS! Ford got it right too with the new Mustang, but GM screwed the pooch and once again shot themselves in the foot. They'll blame high gas prices, lack of interest, etc...etc...etc... rather than admit they have no clue what the buying public wants.

When I was married 25 years, I took a look at my wife one day
and said 'honey, 25 years ago, we had a cheap apartment, a cheap car,
slept on a sofa bed and watched a 10 inch black and white TV. But...I got to
sleep every night with a hot 25- year-old blonde.
Now, we have a nice house, nice car, big bed and plasma screen
TV,but I'm sleeping with a 50-year-old woman. It seems to me that you
are not holding up your side of things."
My wife is a very reasonable woman. She told me to go out and find a hot
25-year-old blonde, and she would make sure that I would once again
be living in a cheap apartment, driving a cheap car, sleeping on a sofa bed.
Aren't older women great. They really know to solve your mid-life crises....

AHH yes, the good old reality check.

Has anyone ever herd of a pontiac parisienne? i've seen a couple of them on ebay and they look just like the typical 80's GM box bodies, are those rare or did they just not do good in sales or something? they look like the chevy caprice, oldsmobile delta 88 and buick lesabre. i used to have a caprice myself actually. i've always liked those 80's GM box body cars too.

Need some help... 96 Grand Prix. Fan for heater/Ac/Vent is screaming... big job to change? where is it? take it in? Hope to get some help here guys.

Welcome to AF jo586316. The motor is directly above the passengers feet under the dash. Not too difficult, just a little cramped working space.

Mike, the Parisienne is mechanically identical to the Caprice, Delta, Lesabre RWD models. Not as popular as the Caprice and Delta, but they are out there.

hey just wondering if anyone can give me a logical answer! why are there supercharged "family cars"?!?!?!? seriously, whats the point of putting a supercharger on say a four door gtp?!

hey just wondering if anyone can give me a logical answer! why are there supercharged "family cars"?!?!?!? seriously, whats the point of putting a supercharger on say a four door gtp?!

Why not. There are plenty of 4 door sedan supercharged L67 GM automobiles. Buick Regal GS, Pontiac Bonneville SSEI, Buick Park Avenue Ultra, Chevrolet Impala SS, etc.

All the 04 and up Pontiac Grand Prixs are 4 door only.

Why not, it's fun to see the look on some performance car driver's face when they get smoked by a "grocery getter" (right Bob?). Plus 4-doors are so much more practical to get in and out of. My GP is just a GT, but my next one will be a GTP.

I have a 2 door and let me tell you its a b***h it is to get in and out of if you are in clode proximity to another car.

yeah i prefer 4 door no matter what, the only 2 door car i would consider having would be the newer monte carlos

Ford claims that 93% of their trucks built since 1990 are still on the road today.
Does that mean that the other 7% got their owners all the way to their destination?

Ford claims that 93% of their trucks built since 1990 are still on the road today.
Does that mean that the other 7% got their owners all the way to their destination?

:rofl:

They can be Found On Road Dead and still be on the road. :lol:

BTW - I've seen some old F-150s in the area around here especially in Mexico. Thats why so many are stolen and taken South of the border. #1 on the auto theft list.

Check these out! All I can say is...........enjoy?

http://www.damnfunnypictures.com/html/Very-Ugly-Cars.html
http://www.damnfunnypictures.com/html/Russian-Ricers.html
http://www.damnfunnypictures.com/html/Weird-Vehicles.html

Thats the first time I've seen that site and yes they are dam funny pics.
Nice to see this thread come alive again.
Hope your all doing well.

Ford claims that 93% of their trucks built since 1990 are still on the road today.
Does that mean that the other 7% got their owners all the way to their destination?
haha prolly true. heres a little trick a friend of mine used to do with his car while your out bored one day, you know the cars that have the windsheild washer sprayers mounted on the hood? he was able to loosen one of them up and point it to the right of his car and drive along sidewalks and spray people :evillol: i know its mean but still funny to think about

We've probably all done silly (stupid) stuff like that. He'll change his opinion when he squirts someone like me that would chase him down and gut stomp him. I'm a wee bit intolerant of rudeness and malicious behavior, :twak:

yeah i agree, you know what i cant stand is if im walking or riding my bike down a buisy street and some people find it neccesary to shout things out the car window at you. its pretty annoying.

haha prolly true. heres a little trick a friend of mine used to do with his car while your out bored one day, you know the cars that have the windsheild washer sprayers mounted on the hood? he was able to loosen one of them up and point it to the right of his car and drive along sidewalks and spray people :evillol: i know its mean but still funny to think about

Thats not mean but nice compared to back in my day. When I was 19 I had a modded '70 Dodge Challenger R/T 440 Magnum. After a rain I would cruise around with my buddies. We have terrible drainage on the streets here. Water puddles all over the place after a good rain. We would see some chicks walking on the sidewalk. Come up slowly, rev the engine to get their attention and then gun it splashing dirty water all over them. Now that was mean! I was a bad boy. :evillol:

haha yeah ive seen that happen to people, sometimes on accident too, especially here in south florida where it rains in buckets pretty much everyday.

Also i jus wanted to let everyone know that helped me before, i finnaly got my RKE to work, the original remote was bad, new one did the trick! :)

I had to post this one
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-805682182598659268

I had to post this one
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-805682182598659268

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

That was great!!!!!

BTW - Was that a Canadian license plate? :lol:

I've seen that before, but it's still funny stuff. That is why I say stupidity should be painful. In this case, it was (in the wallet at least).

Ontario's are white with blue letters, I'm not sure who's black I have seen them before though.
Theres no snow here yet ether but its suppose to rain all weekend.
Have a good one.

Hey richtazz check out the post times 5:01

could YOU handle this traffic?

http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=45063c7babc5745bbee8623fc2678f80.855583&cache=1

I see more and more of those kind of driving habits around here.
Heres one I just this morning http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-5407517636334823836

Ricer wanna-be's being stupid, it never gets old......:lol2: :lol:

this is kinda off topic,,i just bought my 2000 gtp and noticed the dude who owned it before me took the back bose speakers i think cuz they sound like crap so i think he put shit ones in and has alot of wires back there as if he had an amp.so does anyone have 2 back bose laying around,maybe someone upgraded.Let me know guys.

this is kinda off topic,,i just bought my 2000 gtp and noticed the dude who owned it before me took the back bose speakers i think cuz they sound like crap so i think he put shit ones in and has alot of wires back there as if he had an amp.so does anyone have 2 back bose laying around,maybe someone upgraded.Let me know guys.

Hey bostonjoe98gs: I don't think there is OT in this thread but there is a classifieds here
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=595300
As far as I can't tell the stock audio in the gt's is pretty good so who ever messed with was a fool, hopefully thats all they tried to modify.
Good luck putting back together.
What kind of shape is the rest of it in?

ok so ive been thinking about this for a while, does anyone know how fast a car can go in reverse??? this definetly isnt something im about to try myself, but ive wondered that for a while... odd question i know lol

yeah man i am going to do the intake today i think..im kinda broke now cuz i just bought this thing yes even $20 bucks is to much haha well i would have to order it and i dont wanna wait.So i am going to make one,i saw at autozone they have do it yourself kinda intakes where you build your own and they sell the pieces.So today after work i am going to give it a shot.One off topic question..i noticed my power steering is really tough to turn my car at a dead stop when i am driving its fine just stoped,so i figured i need ps fluid.So i bought some with a huge funnel and poured it in 2 seconds later its all on the ground it went straight through,so i dont think its a leak is there a hose connection at the bottom cuz it seems like that would be it cuz it when straight through,sorry if this post is in the wrong section i am still learning the eclipse talon laser forum is set up alot different so i am still getting used to it.any input would help thanks guys. ~joe

Boston, do you know for a fact your car has the Bose system? If not, PM me with the last 8 digits of your VIN#, and I can tell you if it did, or any other VIN related info on your car through our GM system at work. On the power steering fluid issue, since the pump is in such a lovely place, are you sure youdidn't just overfill it, and that's why the fluid went everywhere? If you had a leak that bad, all the fluid would be gone by now and you'd have no power assist, even when rolling.

That signature pic looks pretty scary I guess I'm going to need snow tires soon.
I would imagine most cars go as fast in reverse as they do in first gear.

yeah man it has bose,on the front speakers it says it on the cover,i dont know the option package for these cars but mine seems to have all the options.but i see monster cable in the trunk so i know the dude had something in there maybe he fucked up the wiring,when i fade it to the front it sounds awsome bose sound great but fade it to the back and it sounds like all tweeter,and the power steering thing ...well i couldnt see if it was filled i just figuered because at a stop its hard to turn but the second i hit the gas it turns great and its perfect when i drive,,but when i put the funnel in it went in maybe 2 -3 inches and no fluid touched my fingers,,then i poured and it was like i had the funnel pointed straight at the ground instantly out on the ground..so i dont know,but man as each day goes by i love this car more and more,,wow i love boost hahaha later guys ~joe

ok,i just went out and checked the power steering fluid and it is full.So hmmm what else could it be,the only problem is at a dead stop if i turn the wheel its like i got no power steering at all.But the second i touch the gas it kicks back on and it drives fine so hmm,any help.thanks ~joe

ok,i just went out and checked the power steering fluid and it is full.So hmmm what else could it be,the only problem is at a dead stop if i turn the wheel its like i got no power steering at all.But the second i touch the gas it kicks back on and it drives fine so hmm,any help.thanks ~joe


Interesting problem. How about making a new post in the regular area of the forum and I'm quite sure others will weigh-in to help out. We try hard to keep technical issues out of this thread. Thanks.

ok my bad man.will do

hey whats up with that amish killer,did you guys see that.they should give this dude 20 min in the same room as the fathers of those girls,punishment.

He took the easy way out and killed himself as well, the coward. If he wouldn't have, the problem with your idea is that they are all peace-lovers. All they would do is bless him and pray for him. I say turn some of us "not so" peace loving parents loose on him, :grinyes:

Can you guys please check the Bonneville board and provide advice? In need of rims for 2000 Bonne. Thanks!

Here is a cute video "The Trunk Monkey". Best content anti-theft system available....lol. :lol: Plus a bunch of others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee3L9BQQ4Gs&NR

Im not sure if anyone else has seen or not but i saw on my local news channel a grand prix made into an undercover police car, it was red and had to have been between the 97 and 03 years, i only saw it from the back though, it had the lights in the back window and all.

dude here in mass,the staties have them gtps,i thought all states had them.The big black statie down the street had a 98 and it was green and tinted dark as shit.

i geuss they will make a fleet vehicle out of just about any car huh? i wonder if theres a list on a site somewhere where you can see what kind of cars are used as police cars and taxis and whatnot. i have yet to see a grand prix taxi though.

i geuss they will make a fleet vehicle out of just about any car huh? i wonder if theres a list on a site somewhere where you can see what kind of cars are used as police cars and taxis and whatnot. i have yet to see a grand prix taxi though.

Tehnically, a Police Special is not your average run of the mill fleet vehicle like rental cars and taxis. I am not 100% sure but I do not recall if the '97 - '03 Grand Prixs were ever offered by GM in a real Police Special Package. The RPO codes would be 9C1, 9C2, 9C3, etc. Plenty of Chevy Impala and Lumina "W" body cars had that offered. If a police department has one it is probably a seized/forfeiture vehicle that was modified locally for police use. In my area the local police and Sheriff's use Mustang GTs and Chevy Z28s. Most were seized from some drug dealer/mule or involved in a serious crime.

Also, if the Grand Prix was offered as a Police Special we would have some record at old posts or some member would surely have posted by now claiming he/she has one.

hahaha check this out mass state police get a little faster
http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf2210hl2.jpg

haha thats clever. i do recall seeing the new mustangs suped up as police cruisers. and i remember the old days when they used the chevy caprice as well. ive seen camaros as highway patrol cars too, and of course the traditional crown vics.

yep,they need too.Can you see a crown vic caatching some of these cars out there now a days.No chance,so they kind of have too...funny though.the gtp they have here in ma is not a cruiser its a ma state detectives car,but he uses it all the time hahahahah. later ~Joe

I've been wondering this for quite some time now ever since i joined AF, what do you all think of the Chevy Caprice Classics??? personally i LOVE them as much as the grand prix, i used to have an '88 before my Grand Prix. i plan on getting another one soon though as a weekend/project car, not a primary driver car (which my grand prix is). just wanted to see what you all thought.