So Saturday I'm changing out brake pads on my suburban, 140K on the original set, and wouldn't you know it, I don't have a T55 torx to get the caliper off. Since the roads were dry from all the recent snow that melted, I decided to take the GN out and stretch her legs, it's been a couple weeks in the garage waiting out winter. So I get to the parts store, get my torx bit, get the usual compliments from the parts guys, nice GN etc.. 
So I'm on my way back to the house and trouble found me...I was wondering when it would happen. I was sitting at the light to turn left and get on the breezer (highway) and a newer GT500 Mustang is behind me reving the engine....oh you want to play huh? So I make my left and get on the entrance ramp at a moderate pace and the mustang is all over my a$$, that's it...I put the hammer down and so did the mustang....it was never even close, turbo is coming up on boost hard, and it's all over, I left him like he was sitting still, needless to say he stayed behind me while I was on the highway..it's the first kill on the new combo, and I just can't contain myself.
So I get home and start taking the caliper off, and wouldn't you know it, GM must have used some really good locktite and I goobered my torx bit....off to the store again for another bit. So I'm minding my own business and low and behold a new GTO pulls along my side at the light. I look over, and it's a fairly young guy and I could tell he was itching to get a taste of the "dark side" by inching up at the light waiting for the green. Sure enough, we get rolling and he's all in...I'm telling myself, you gotta be kidding, but hey, I'm game, I'm still giddy on the first kill, let's go for 2. So I go for it and same thing, as soon as the turbo comes up, it hits like a hammer and I'm putting lengths on this new GTO, I've gotta get a converter to match this turbo, but I just don't have the coin right now, anyhow, I slow down and the guy rolls his window down and so do I. He first gives me the thumbs up and said, WOW, that thing get's down the road, had to see what your GN would do against the GTO. I'm trying to contain a grin that is going past each ear if you know what I mean.
Now the last kill wasn't much of a kill, but on the way back from getting another Torx bit, dude in a HHR wants to play. Needless to say it was over before it started, but it was incredable that within 1 hour, the GN had done 3 kills...must have been hungry from sitting in the garage... LOL
I've always wondered how the new engine would perform since getting her back together over the summer...guess I know, even on a safe tune. I will say that the air was nice and cool, which probably didn't hurt Well she's back in the garage and I can only wait for another nice day....sigh....it was worth the expense of building this engine to run...
Steve
So I'm on my way back to the house and trouble found me...I was wondering when it would happen. I was sitting at the light to turn left and get on the breezer (highway) and a newer GT500 Mustang is behind me reving the engine....oh you want to play huh? So I make my left and get on the entrance ramp at a moderate pace and the mustang is all over my a$$, that's it...I put the hammer down and so did the mustang....it was never even close, turbo is coming up on boost hard, and it's all over, I left him like he was sitting still, needless to say he stayed behind me while I was on the highway..it's the first kill on the new combo, and I just can't contain myself.
So I get home and start taking the caliper off, and wouldn't you know it, GM must have used some really good locktite and I goobered my torx bit....off to the store again for another bit. So I'm minding my own business and low and behold a new GTO pulls along my side at the light. I look over, and it's a fairly young guy and I could tell he was itching to get a taste of the "dark side" by inching up at the light waiting for the green. Sure enough, we get rolling and he's all in...I'm telling myself, you gotta be kidding, but hey, I'm game, I'm still giddy on the first kill, let's go for 2. So I go for it and same thing, as soon as the turbo comes up, it hits like a hammer and I'm putting lengths on this new GTO, I've gotta get a converter to match this turbo, but I just don't have the coin right now, anyhow, I slow down and the guy rolls his window down and so do I. He first gives me the thumbs up and said, WOW, that thing get's down the road, had to see what your GN would do against the GTO. I'm trying to contain a grin that is going past each ear if you know what I mean.
Now the last kill wasn't much of a kill, but on the way back from getting another Torx bit, dude in a HHR wants to play. Needless to say it was over before it started, but it was incredable that within 1 hour, the GN had done 3 kills...must have been hungry from sitting in the garage... LOL
I've always wondered how the new engine would perform since getting her back together over the summer...guess I know, even on a safe tune. I will say that the air was nice and cool, which probably didn't hurt
Well she's back in the garage and I can only wait for another nice day....sigh....it was worth the expense of building this engine to run...Steve
