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1997 Black GTP - Soon To Be Thumping.

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Russosaur said:
Is that color just the factory color for the lower portions of the bumpers? I was wondering what these would look like on a black car. They look pretty good

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Yeah, thats front/rear bumper color. WA8945. Can't buy it in stores. One 11 oz Aerosol can costs about $33 shipped. Pretty expensive.

REDCOMPG said:
Also Miata > GP ;)
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That's my dads summer ride. Clean little manual car.

Always garage kept. Stored heated in the winter. Mint condition with 55k miles.
 


Re: 1997 Black GTP, Now With GPO's.

More like tires and brakes

If actually went turbo or top swap nobody would believe it.

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GPO = Nice Grand Am

Rockers can break valve springs too if you do it wrong, and go slower with valve float.

I DD'd my XP car for 40K~. This setup had 800~ rpm idle with LS6 springs and a stock chain/dampner. Had about 75-80k on the stock chain when the dampner took a dump.

I didn't really DD the thrasher car, but I did put around 20k on it. It ate up a double roller, and I had the idle set at 625~.

I have facts; from personal experience.
 


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blueguy said:
GPO = Nice Grand Am

Rockers can break valve springs too if you do it wrong, and go slower with valve float.

I DD'd my XP car for 40K~. This setup had 800~ rpm idle with LS6 springs and a stock chain/dampner. Had about 75-80k on the stock chain when the dampner took a dump.

I didn't really DD the thrasher car, but I did put around 20k on it. It ate up a double roller, and I had the idle set at 625~.

I have facts; from personal experience.
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I like the look of my GPO's. Will look much better when the car is cleaned up, and install the chrome grilles behind them better and when I eventually get new rims, it'll all come together.

I like my rocker setup. I really don't have a drive to install a cam in this car, or anytime soon that is. My future plan for performance on this car is to intercool and e85. I feel as if that setup should suffice my needs to go fast. But who knows, everyone wants more, and I will eventually as well I'm sure.

I'm content with the "quickness" of the car now and how she runs. Josh did a great job tuning my car. Its running an 11.0 AFR with 16* of timing with a 3.4 on Gen V, and my other odds and ends. See's about 10.5 psi at the top of second with 0 KR at WOT. Josh and I beat the sh1t out of this car for 4 hours straight in 85*+ weather and couldn't get it to knock until timing was increased past 16*.

It runs solid with zero problems. Now I'm just back to finishing the aesthetics of the car before anything else. Which include new rims/tires and lower. Other than that, I'm basically out of ideas for exterior modifications. Lol
 


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Here are some better pictures I took of the car with the new GPO's. Really loving the look of them.









 
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Its sooooo shinyyyyy

I really really like the look with the gpos, hood, lip, lights

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Car looks bad ass your next rims I think you should stick with 5 spoke chrome but better offset and stuff but I love the comp g wheels
 


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Russosaur said:
Its sooooo shinyyyyy

I really really like the look with the gpos, hood, lip, lights

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Thank you. Time for you too buy all the parts, and your car will be just looking just as good. Only around $2,000 ;)

theaceofspades said:
Car looks bad ass your next rims I think you should stick with 5 spoke chrome but better offset and stuff but I love the comp g wheels
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Have you not seen my other thread?

I created a thread of which rims I should buy, hopefully by next summer.

I've came to my conclusion I'll be purchasing Mustang Saleen Rims 5-spoke chrome, 18x9 with +30 offset. Wrapped in some 245/45/18 tires.

With those rims/tires, and lower. I think everything to the exterior of the car has been done.
 
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DanPrixGTP said:
Thank you. Time for you too buy all the parts, and your car will be just looking just as good. Only around $2,000 ;)



Have you not seen my other thread?

I created a thread of which rims I should buy, hopefully by next summer.

I've came to my conclusion I'll be purchasing Mustang Saleen Rims 5-spoke chrome, 18x9 with +30 offset. Wrapped in some 245/45/18 tires.

With those rims/tires, and lower. I think everything to the exterior of the car has been done.
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Yeah I participated in it lol. And I like it. It's gonna look good I was just reaffirming the idea lol
 
Re: 1997 Black GTP, Now With GPO's; Better Pics.

I'm digging the new green daily you picked up somewhere along the line, too.
 
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