Another GN vs GTR clip

[JimP]

Starts at the 50 second mark.

 

[turbojoe1]

Coolness

 

[ryan george]

I'd say the Buick did a great job! Thx for posting.

 

[notacarlo]

3.8 vs 3.8. Nice.

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[6gunn]

Damn the GN walked him but the GTR had traction problems. Hmm, oh well still a kill.

 

[turbojoe1]

Damn the GN walked him but the GTR had traction problems. Hmm, oh well still a kill.

GTR's are all wheel drive, also have launch control over a host of many other electronic performance features...... They don't have traction problems. 0-60 in 2.7sec stock, thats one hell of a GN to show who the real king is, while the rest of those cars could not. However, i would love to have a GTR for a day, hell maybe longer after that.
Great video

 

[6gunn]

Ok, guess it was just me then but it looked like the GTR was struggling to gain traction. Poor track prep in that lane? Dunno but I'll take a GTR too...then sell it and buy something everyone and their brother doesn't have. Not literally, but you know what I mean. Tired of hearing about them, give me an old school hooptie I can build fast. Not something I can buy that's already fast. What's the fun in that? Hmm, guess I'll duck out of here now.

GTR=yawn

This=holy fkn damn respect!!

 

[notacarlo]

Sounds like a souped up 2.3 Lima block.

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[turbojoe1]

Holly crap Batman...... Now that's a turbo coupe. Literally.

 

[turbojoe1]

Ok, guess it was just me then but it looked like the GTR was struggling to gain traction. Poor track prep in that lane? Dunno but I'll take a GTR too...then sell it and buy something everyone and their brother doesn't have. Not literally, but you know what I mean. Tired of hearing about them, give me an old school hooptie I can build fast. Not something I can buy that's already fast. What's the fun in that? Hmm, guess I'll duck out of here now.

GTR=yawn

This=holy fkn damn respect!!

Nice post, i can smell what your stepping in.
Funny you posted that video also. My 1st car was a 87 Turbo coupe, and i had 3 more 88's after that. Not to mention a 91 SC, and a some 5.0 birds. my favorite TC was pretty to look at, and I eventually bought a semi built BBF 429, bought a 532" stroker kit for it, all the bbf fox body swap parts and you name it, i did or had it done to the car. Drag car. Barely got it running, never finished it. Learned my lesson with the ford stuff. Haven't picked up another ford in 8 years now, and i feel good about it, like I'm in recovery or something. I still laugh at some of the local guys that soup em up, and I have a few friends that only drive fords. Im anything but now.

 

[6gunn]

That's the 2jz from the Toyota Supra.
Hmm, well laugh all you want at me because I have 2 88 TCs. One of which I'm building up. Laughing at others who enjoy their hobby just shows what kind of a person you are.

 

[turbojoe1]

That's the 2jz from the Toyota Supra.
Hmm, well laugh all you want at me because I have 2 88 TCs. One of which I'm building up. Laughing at others who enjoy their hobby just shows what kind of a person you are.

Oh it does? You mean fun and entertaining right? Don't be so easily offended, i didn't mean anything by that. I just learned my lesson with those cars, cool platform and easy to work on, but keeping the factory stuff going was not cheap for a car that needs so much just to get 400hp from it.
What's up with those brake relays going out and not being able to stop. Scary.....

 

[notacarlo]

I love my SVO but its a pita to work on and parts.....fuggettaboutit

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[6gunn]

Oh, my apologies then. Thought you meant...ok, nevermind. You're right...it does take a lot to get big HP, but that's all in the fun. v8s are easy to get HP from, but what do you think about a 4cyl that makes v8 power? That's impressive to me, and we as TR owners can relate to being the underdog, right? You pop the hood of an 8 sec car and may expect a v8, but you see a 6 or a 4 cyl. Instant respect! Check out John Huber and his 79 Mustang. He's in the 8's last I saw.

Yeah, the Turbocoupes use a braking system similar to our powermaster setup. Relay goes out and you MUST have a strong leg and fast reaction time. Mine has 2 times due to water dripping shorting the relay, but I just had it hanging out in the open so...tucked it back where it should have been and all is well.

 

[turbojoe1]

I love my SVO but its a pita to work on and parts.....fuggettaboutit

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I found my self at the local dealership a whole lot because of that.
I don't remember why, but i put a vane air meter from a 86 svo in my 88TC. I think is was bigger? Idk, that thing was weird and i always wanted a stand alone unit from Esslinger back then.

 

[turbojoe1]

Oh yeah, John's car has been in the Hot rod mag a few times. Seem that car on Horse power TV also. I did get a little more then 400 out of mine but, i also didn't know what i was doing either. Stupid T3/T4 stuff compared to the turbo's now. Could make it easier, oh and i also spent gobs of money on a stinger performance header and exhaust, not to mention the big D port head. It did sound good. I got in over my head with the BBF swap and chassis work. Took years to sell that stuff.

 

[notacarlo]

I found my self at the local dealership a whole lot because of that.
I don't remember why, but i put a vane air meter from a 86 svo in my 88TC. I think is was bigger? Idk, that thing was weird and i always wanted a stand alone unit from Esslinger back then.

The 88 vam and the 86 SVO vam are the same I believe.

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[turbojoe1]

Hmmm, ya i don't remember. But after mine went out my buddy told me to get the svo one, and then i he had to adjust it, for it to run right. I want to say it felt a little stronger after that.

 

[DIAZ 87]

GTR's are all wheel drive, also have launch control over a host of many other electronic performance features...... They don't have traction problems. 0-60 in 2.7sec stock, thats one hell of a GN to show who the real king is, while the rest of those cars could not. However, i would love to have a GTR for a day, hell maybe longer after that.
Great video

Really!!!!

Me in a blue 2013 with traction problems & my buddy with a 2012 on drag radials with big time traction problems!!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=540206236052174

 

[turbojoe1]

Oh thats cool