bmx152 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 my friend is lookin at newer gto's and s2000's. he wants to buy a mostly stock one and dump about 4-5k into it(all motor). hes lookin at turbo and supercharger kits for both cars. which car do you guys think is going to be better and still reliable? also any other ideas would be good cause he is not set on these cars. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanta Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 I say a G8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgrissom Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 I'd personally go with a GTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Yeah, GTO. They make all sorts of awesome power adders that don't affect drive-ability. You can get rear mount turbo setups that are crazy sneaky, and very nice blower setups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanta Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 GTO's also have drivetrain problems from the factory though like leaking rear ends etc. A boosted S2000 is nothing to fsck around with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Oh no, I agree that a boosted S-duce is awesome. I just like seeing American cars making moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx152 Posted February 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 yea well either cars boosted are nothing to f*** with lol but theyre almost uncomparable because of the differences and i never heard of this leaking rear end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 I haven't either, but it sounds about right. A bunch of GM vehicles had rear-end/diff. issues in the early-mid 2000's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx152 Posted February 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 and for the gtos what do u think he should get ls1 or ls2 and remember he wants to mod it. either cars will be getting forced induction also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 (edited) Both are pretty much the same I'd imagine, minus the obvious displacement change. I'd go LS2 if possible though, can't hurt to have that little extra, plus the styling is much nicer IMO, on the second gen GTO, where I'm pretty sure the LS2 debuted in that platform. Edited February 22, 2010 by dmyers151 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx152 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 yep and is the ls2 the same motor just more displacement? or is it a totally diff block? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 goat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I have no idea honestly. I know the LS1 is a 5.7L and the LS2 is a 6.0L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx152 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 goat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem0ntsi Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 If he is into precision and handling then the S2000 is going to be light years ahead of the GTO, If all he wants is brute power then of course the Pontiac. I personally would take the S2000. Just tell him to drive both before he makes any decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx152 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 yea hes gonna try and test drive those 2 and a sti and a e46 m3 and a couple more cars he really wants handling but he also needs high hp and decent reliability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 goat is old school name for gto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 If he's wanted all those things I'd probably say the M3 or the STI then. Both offer good power stock, so it's reliable, and both handle well, the M over the STI in handling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx152 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 ohh lol thats kinda weird lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx152 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 yea but the m3 will get beat by alot of cars and its a lil hard to mod and idk about ur area but theres atleast 40 sti's in 10 square miles by me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgrissom Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 If he wants handling and power and doesn't mind only having two seats, maybe he should consider c5 Corvette.. which should be in similar price range as the other cars mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turborusty Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) Tell him to expect to put a bit of cash into the suspension of one of those cars once he starts modding for more power. I dunno how we went from GTO or S2000 to hoMo3 or STY All 4 are vastly different cars. If he buys an M3, he can expect to use that 4-5K for routine maintenance. Oh......and Fanta would know about leaky rear-ends, if anyone would. Turborusty Edited February 23, 2010 by Turborusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 There are a handful of STI's up here, not flocks, but enough. M3's are a more rare sight, and even though they are somewhat more difficult to mod, it's in an entirely different league than an STI, or any of the other cars he's looking at for that matter. It may get beat straight line by the STI, but handling and braking wise, it's M3. It's a docile street car, that eats normal street cars in AutoX and road course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Oh......and Fanta would know about leaky rear-ends, if anyone would. ZING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conquest707 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 ls1+.3L+50hp+0lbs=ls2 z06 cam and a muffler turbo system and ur ballin wiki knows all: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_LS_engine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_GTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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