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Old 01-23-2003, 02:33 PM
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I know this may be a very stupid question. But in the videos part of this forum, I saw a race between a Maxima, a 350z, and a GTP. The camera was inside the GTP and it blew the other cars away. Does anybody have any pictures of a GTP? I wonna see what it looks like.
Old 01-23-2003, 03:57 PM
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It a big kinda ugly sedan made by pontiac. Its actually a Grand Prix GTP. (which is the supercharged version) I drive one, its pretty cool, but its not a Z. I will be selling it soon, you interested???

Here is a picture. Sorry about the trees...

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Here is a photo. This was my previous commuter car. Sold it for something a little better at handling tight parking garages.
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I have that video of the Z racing a GTP and a a Maxima,..it was off Honda-tech.com and the Z was owned by the GTP and it was a track model as well,.I was a little disapointed but he just barley beat the Maxima that had a I.E

here I'll post the vid if I can!
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oh...so that's a GTP..

damn i didn't know it's THAT fast...killed the 350 like nothing...
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well stock they are mag tested at 6.5 and 14.5 I think. of course in real life their have been those that have done better. their real weakness is handling, I have driven one, many times, actually 2, (dad and sister own them). and they handle like a brick, and the biggest peeve is a turning radius that an 18wheeler would be ashamed of.

but as with any factory boosted car, a pulley and a chip and your gone. the chat on the video seems to indicate the GTP was running at around a 13.9quarter mile... youll notice that Zs HAVE done 13.7. what does this mean? not much, it just shows the Z driver got less than a 13.9, not exactly uncommon, its a drivers race.
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here is the video your talking about.

http://home.attbi.com/~preludelc/vids/350zgtpmax.wmv

and the other with the Z vs the civic

http://home.attbi.com/~preludelc/vids/civicrsx.wmv

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Yep,..tahts the one's I saw on H-T

That Civic is slow as ***** to have a Turbo kit,...should have smote that RSX,...
but the GTP/Maxima vid,..I don't know what to say,..but I'm gonna perfect my launch!! That is the key.....I tell ya right now,..I'm not gonna loose to a Maxima--(NO OFFENCE To MAX Drivers-boosted and Modded I'm sure the're Great!) but I've beaten some Luxuary Sedans like that in my modded 00'GSR oddles of times,...now I got a Z,..I'm gonna get the launch down Pat and @least hang better then that!!!!!

OT:Going to Fayetteville Sat,..have 2 friend's w/ S2000's(both 02's--fastest year and both guys only weight like damn 100lbs wet,.hahah) so I'm sure we'll race and They both got Digi's so we'll record I'm sure!

I'll post when we race!! I've yet to see that race yet!

WISh ME LUCk!!!
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cool man, good luck with the race, I cant wait to see the vids!
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Originally posted by ares
well stock they are mag tested at 6.5 and 14.5 I think. of course in real life their have been those that have done better. their real weakness is handling, I have driven one, many times, actually 2, (dad and sister own them). and they handle like a brick, and the biggest peeve is a turning radius that an 18wheeler would be ashamed of.
HAHA!! That's pretty funny..a car handling like a brick!!
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Go watch that GTP vid again and tell me that's a REAL race.

Take it to the track...
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