'01 GA GT vs '96 v6

ok guys here the situation. my friend brags all about how his 2001 grand am gt is the most amazing thing, and I intend to race him soon once i get my engine replaced (dont ask). So i know the thing pushes like 175 with a 3.4 and ram air, and my camaro about 200 with the 3.8. Both of ours are stock and A4's so nothing will give either of us an advantage. Id like to hear what you guys think about the comparison.

Those grand am GTs are fast. But the 3.8 in your maro is a real nice powerfull motor for a v 6. My guess is you should take him but I am not sure...

check to make ure it's the 3.4 in his... if so, and you launch well, youve got him. Roll, you def got him IMO... shoudl at least. Unless your 3.08s hurt you that bad...

I say 3.8 on this one too.

if you get your self a little cold air intake action it would help.

01 gt had a 3.4? I thought those were 3800's. You both have about the same weight i think so you should beat him.

hell i thought they both had the same engine as well... and i also thought our cars weight more than a grand am...im not sure. let us know how it turned out

They both have the same 3.8 engine.. its a tie.. basicly whoever gets the better launch will be considered the 'winner' but its a tie.

Get some gears, strip soem wiehgt, if youve got some cash 3" catback... save the fins on your lid and get a high flow filter, get the free ram air mod... all things to give you the edge. These guys confirmed wht i thought, it's FWD 3.8 vs. RWD 3.8 and AFAIK the GAGT is lighter.

nah guys, its a 3.4 i know for a FACT.the grand prixs and bonnes came with the 3800. ive seen under his hood and i know what hes got. so evidently what you guys are saying is i got the advantage with the bigger motor. ill be racing him soon and ill let you know how it goes.

O, for some reason i thought it was a grand prix......

.4 more litres doesnt make that much more of a bigger motor.. :lol:

Anyway it'll be a tie.. like I already said before. Im still leaning towards the pontiac just because it would be able to get a better launch with the FWD..

I'm leaning towards the grand am. I have a 95 gt, quad with a 5speed, it will eat my friend's 00gt until about 90, then he starts catching up fast. And I can take a v6 camaro from a launch, but I'm not entirely stock....

.4 more litres doesnt make that much more of a bigger motor.. :lol:


neither does .7, but we all know the differences there :tongue: jkjk

alright so basically im ready for a close race, i just hope for the best off the line and see where it gets me.

If I were you i'd try to make the best use I can till the day of the race and try to lighten the car up a bit, also givng the car a tune up would help out greatly.

Run with 1/4 tank of gas, that should shed some serious weight, gas weighs about 7lbs per gallon.

hahahaha hopefully you get him in second gear:thefinger

When I first got my 2001 Grand Am GT I got the pleasure of beating a couple V6 Mustangs and F-Body's.
F-Body's were much closer if that helps.

I guess maybe if it was a 5speed you could get a good jump on if if you let the clutch slip and dont bog.....ditto on the gas thing. Of course less gas means less traction....