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: New family sedan


rclinton
10-10-2008, 01:12 PM
Wife and I decided on our new famly car. 09 Pontiac G8 GT

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g112/usmcbob/DSCN0267.jpg

6.0 liter 90 Degree V-8 alum block/heads
OHV 2 valves per cylinder 10.4:1 compression
361HP @ 5300 RPM 385 LB-FT @ 4400 RPM
11.3LB / HP

roadrage1
10-10-2008, 03:52 PM
Nice car!:thumbsup3:

Classic1989
10-11-2008, 08:31 AM
Man those things look kind of like a bemmer from the side :thumbsup3: Nice wheels :drool5:

darren6114
10-11-2008, 04:58 PM
nice ride. I see your also from j-ville i havent seen your c3 around though you ever drive it to work?

rclinton
10-11-2008, 05:41 PM
nice ride. I see your also from j-ville i havent seen your c3 around though you ever drive it to work?

I have the dash out at the moment. Final chapter in the rebuild.

Black Label Vette
10-11-2008, 06:04 PM
Nice car and there is alot of performance upgrades for them already!!!

Bad Tolz-Wolfratshausen
10-12-2008, 10:07 AM
Man those things look kind of like a bemmer from the side :thumbsup3: Nice wheels :drool5:

:iagree: yes, looks like 7 series BMW. Looks very fast. :burnout:

darren6114
10-12-2008, 08:07 PM
see you parked in front of the phrog do you work on the air station?

DynamicTuningSolutions
10-13-2008, 12:47 AM
Great choice! Looking at them right now as well. Need the "family truckster". :lol:

rclinton
10-13-2008, 03:48 AM
see you parked in front of the phrog do you work on the air station?

Actually I am the Station XO up at Cherry Point. Picture was taken when I ws the CO of HMM-261 years ago.

Armybrat
10-13-2008, 05:46 AM
Sweet ride! Congrats :cheers:

darren6114
10-16-2008, 05:24 AM
A lonly Sgt here but all the same i love the picture. I really want one in front of one of my cobra's

BAD-C5
10-16-2008, 05:25 AM
Wife and I decided on our new famly car. 09 Pontiac G8 GT

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g112/usmcbob/DSCN0267.jpg

6.0 liter 90 Degree V-8 alum block/heads
OHV 2 valves per cylinder 10.4:1 compression
361HP @ 5300 RPM 385 LB-FT @ 4400 RPM
11.3LB / HP
So how do you like the car so far?

rclinton
10-16-2008, 07:21 AM
A lonly Sgt here but all the same i love the picture. I really want one in front of one of my cobra's

You know better than that, NCO's are the backbone of the Marine Corps. They say you can do anything n your last day. That pic was taken the day before my change of command.

rclinton
10-16-2008, 07:28 AM
So how do you like the car so far?

I have about 1000 miles on it and have completed the mods on the car that Pontiac should have done. Roto-Fab Cold Air Intake, relocated the Air Inlet Temp sensor, and had the ECM/TCM reflashed about 400/400 now. I'm loving the car. It is sneaky quick..... It rides so smooth that if you don't watch out you're in triple digits. Getting about 21 around town. Like I said earlier, its not a vette, thats why I have my '80 for real fun, it is what it is...a nice sports sedan for the money. It is a sleeper though, with the mods I have the car runs high 12's.

BAD-C5
10-16-2008, 07:54 AM
I have about 1000 miles on it and have completed the mods on the car that Pontiac should have done. Roto-Fab Cold Air Intake, relocated the Air Inlet Temp sensor, and had the ECM/TCM reflashed about 400/400 now. I'm loving the car. It is sneaky quick..... It rides so smooth that if you don't watch out you're in triple digits. Getting about 21 around town. Like I said earlier, its not a vette, thats why I have my '80 for real fun, it is what it is...a nice sports sedan for the money. It is a sleeper though, with the mods I have the car runs high 12's.
thats great, glad to hear you are enjoying the car.

The Detail Dude
10-16-2008, 08:13 AM
WOW!!! Good Choice! That's what I have....:rofl:

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n449/DetailMike/030-1.jpg

rclinton
10-16-2008, 11:00 AM
WOW!!! Good Choice! That's what I have....:rofl:

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n449/DetailMike/030-1.jpg

Congrats on the car. If you haven't already done the Venom, Roto-Fab and HSRK mods, you're in for a wonderful surprise.

Popin
10-17-2008, 09:59 AM
Pontiac did a great job with the G8, how does it drive? Power?

darren6114
10-19-2008, 03:28 AM
My wife has a friend with the g8 she loves it and i wish my wife wanted a new car because i would try to push this one on her but she wants one of those suv things. gosh I hate those things. horrible mpg and well SLOW

rclinton
10-20-2008, 03:33 AM
Pontiac did a great job with the G8, how does it drive? Power?

It drives like a dream, stays planted to the pavement and for a 4000 pound car, its sneaky quick. sub 5 sec 60, low 13's in the 1/4 and pulls strong well into triple digits. With the mods I did I'm getting 22 around town. Certainly not my vette, but a great sedan.

utbt10
01-28-2009, 06:59 PM
my son bought one of these. fun car to drive.

diver531
01-28-2009, 08:08 PM
ok ok somebodies gotta say it ... yeah it's a nice car but your wife is a helluva lot better looking than that damn car !!!!!! Boyahhh on both !!!!!!!!

CorvetteDon
10-02-2009, 06:27 PM
G8 is world class!