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06-06-2004, 06:24 AM
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07-07-2004, 03:42 PM
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Well, there are only going to be thirty made. I suspect you can probably order any rim and tire combo you want. I figured you'd like it because it's definitely 'in your face!'
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06-30-2004, 03:59 PM
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Just as long as the hood is optional...
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06-06-2004, 03:40 PM
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what is that? A V8 Aztek?
I like the looks of NickVs 04 better.
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07-04-2004, 01:16 PM
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GTO scoop was purely cosmetic.
So? Is there something wrong with a car that looks good? So you like that jellybean common lack of class look... 
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07-05-2004, 06:13 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Goathead:
_This is totally an opinion, which of course, you are entitled to. Typical, my way or highway attiude. Nice._
Same to you Yellow man...  <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yeah, your probably right. 
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06-10-2004, 11:32 PM
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Very Nice
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07-05-2004, 05:30 PM
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This is totally an opinion, which of course, you are entitled to. Typical, my way or highway attiude. Nice.
Same to you Yellow man...
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07-08-2004, 04:18 AM
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Graphics reak of a AAR cuda, why would they do that?? Looks fantastic though...
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06-07-2004, 04:35 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Nickv:
Just as I predicted back in January. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Ok, you the man. Now explain the engine option to me, I thought it was always going to be an LS2? Or at least early it was going to be the LS2 and then rumor it was the LS6? Or do I have the backwards?
Also, the 05 will look like the Autocross or not exactly?
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06-13-2004, 06:02 PM
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I tried to follow the link to GM press releases that started this thread on 6/11 and got the following message:
<span class="ev_code_BLUE">The page you were looking for was not found, or is not available. Please return to the GM Media Online homepage.
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I poked around online and found the following specs that seem to have been copied form the page:
<span class="ev_code_BLUE">What’s new for 2005
LS2 6.0L engine replaces LS1
400 horsepower (295 kw)
395 lb.-ft. of torque (546 Nm)
Available hood with twin air scoops
Revised rear fascia incorporating outlets for new split dual exhaust system
Polished exhaust outlet tips
Larger brake rotors and calipers
Red-painted calipers with GTO logo on front caliper
Driver foot rest
Two new colors: blue and grey
Model Lineup
Engine Transmissions
6.0L V-8
redline 6500rpms
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Does that sound about right based on what anybody saw before GM took the page down?
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07-03-2004, 07:08 AM
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That hood is a little too retro for my tastes. Stonebreaker is absolutely right, the location of the fresh air openings are in the wrong place. Until 1971, the scoops on the GTO were in an ineffecutal location. Most of the current GTO renderings place the scoops in the same non-functional spot in the low-pressure area at the center of the hood. Get them to the front of the hood where they can do some RAMMING! That front loction would probably make ducting fitment less of a nightmare as well.
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06-30-2004, 09:09 AM
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Any info on '05 pricing yet vs. the '04? I don't really give a crap about the engine since I'm a gearhead and modify them anyway (MagnaCharger already has a 130 hp bolt-on supercharger kit for the GTO for sale), but none of the available colors appeal to me at all. Something dark and understated would be nice, but not if I have to pay 5 grand extra for it.
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06-30-2004, 09:57 AM
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What about this one?
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07-04-2004, 12:27 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by KVman389:I'm 50+, and this information is older than I am. It is no secret that the scoops were purely ornamental <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Back in the 60's you didn't have the problem with rice like you do now. It doesn't matter if the car is a honduh or a camaro, if you stick a wing on the back and a big scoop on the hood, it just screams 'rice'. Never mind if the camaro has the balls to actually need the wing, it's rice by association.
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06-07-2004, 01:18 PM
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This looks tons better than the current car.
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06-06-2004, 12:50 PM
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Interesting.
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06-06-2004, 07:36 AM
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Just as I predicted back in January.
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07-03-2004, 05:08 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by stonebreaker:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Goathead:
_Why do you think the NASCAR boys have their intakes at the bottom of the windshield?_
It's called cowl induction. Works well, and has for years.
Hood scoops are mostly mostly cosmetic, but, when done right, they do work... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Right, duh, that was my point - there's a high pressure region at the base of the windshield, but the center of the hood is a low pressure area. If you want to use a forward-facing hoodscoop in the middle of the hood, you have to lift it way up above the hood - ala pro stock. The original GTO scoop was purely cosmetic. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I'm 50+, and this information is older than I am. It is no secret that the scoops were purely ornamental
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06-30-2004, 11:21 AM
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That's a sharp looking car Danny. Where'd you get that drawing from?
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