GTO vs MK 7

Heading down I360 i got caught at a stop light. Perpendicular to me was a red GTO. a newer one, probably with the LS6. His light changed and he turned down 360, the direction I was heading. I heard him get on, and hear the raspy tone from an after market exhaust. Unfortunately I got stuck at the light waiting for on-coming cars making their left turn. No way I was catching up to him. I take off from the light, and no sign of the GTO. Must be light years ahead by now. Go over the rolling hills on 360, and head down a 2 mile hill into Broadus' Flats. I can see the GTO about 3 miles ahead. I briskly accellerate down the hill, and cruise at 120 and liesurely catch up to the GTO.

I pace him at about 70, middle age guy, probably doesnt want to play. He falls back a car length, and slowly gets back next to me again. He throws a quick rev, downshifts, and takes off like a bat out of hell. I floor it, but I'm already down 3 car lengths. we take it up to about 120, he has about a 50 yards on me, then we slow back down to 80.. and I catch back up to him again. This time I want to get the hole-shot. We pace eachother at 80 again, and I nail it, and gain 2 lengths, but before I even begin to celebrate, he passes me. and by 130 he has a couple busses on me. hot-damn. I catch back up to him, throw him a thumbs up out the moonroof, and he gets beside me again, revs, and we both take off again. Got to about 100 before I let up. and slow down. I get over in the right lane, behind him, when the light ahead changes to yellow, as I begin to turn into a gas station. FAWK!. Coulda went from a dig. Oh well. I hear him take off from the light, spinnin though 2nd. In conclusion... GTO>M7 from a roll.

Nice death. However, the GTO's either had a LS1 or a LS2 depending on how new they were. It was the C5 ZO6 that had the LS6.

Did the back end look like this?

http://www.purplegto.com/images/gto%20rear.JPG


or this?

http://www.tbyrnemotorsports.com/GTO/Corsa%20GTO%2005%20REAR.jpg

the later. 6.0

I never see the 5.7's around anymore.

On the rare occasions I even see a GTO that is

There are tons of them around here.

Same here. Probably about 5 or 6 in my area. Maybe more. People love Chevys around here.

Same here. Probably about 5 or 6 in my area. Maybe more. People love Chevys around here.

And by Chevy you mean Pontiac right :shakehead :slap:


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And by Chevy you mean Pontiac right :shakehead :slap:


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And by Pontiac you mean Holden right? :slap: :biggrin:

And by Chevy you mean Pontiac right :shakehead :slap:


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Care to tell me where the heart of the GTO comes from? Chevy...foo! :loser:



In all seriousness, around my area, in just about every driveway, you'll find atleast one Chevy if not two for sure.

And by Pontiac you mean Holden right? :slap: :biggrin:

And by Holden you mean Cadillac right? :iceslolan

I'm seriously looking into one of those Orange GTO's they made in the final year of production. That car is beautiful.