whitedevilTA

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They are only V6's but my friends regal in that video kept side by side with my brothers aluminum headed, big cammed, 750 mech secondary carbed 350 motor. Very impressive for a "V6" that doesn't have a whole ton of money into it.

BlueZee28

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The kid in the Trans Am was cracking me up, he kept rocking forward in his seat every time he shifted like it was a 10 sec. car

ninetyone

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That is because when you are dealing with boost, a little goes a long way. Boost is where it is at. Now a stock regal with the 3800 supercharged engine would not beat an L98. I can post 0-60 times if you like

ninetyone

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1997 Buick Regal GS 0-60 mph 6.5 Quarter mile 15.0

1997 Buick Regal LS 0-60 mph 7.7 Quarter mile 15.8

1998 Buick Regal GS 0-60 mph 6.6 Quarter mile 14.9

2002 Buick Regal LS 0-60 mph 8.0


1990 Chevy Camaro Iroc Z 0-60 mph 5.8 Quarter mile 14.4

Keep in mind the gs is the supercharged regal.

ninetyone

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None of the supercharged Regals, even up to mid 2000's will do 0-60 in under 6 seconds. More like 6.5. The Iroc L98 auto car does it in 5.8 in stock form. That is a BIG BIG difference. That would explain why I kept that supercharged Grand Prix GTP a full 3 car lengths behind me that night another member on here , ShadowZ and I raced. He has a badass 2001 Mustang GT with 373 gears and other mods. So, I would hope that no one would believe that a 240 hp v6 Regal would beat a bolt on L98 car, and BTW with bolt ons our cars are capable of close to 300 hp. Now, I am not saying that the Buick cannot be easily modified and could beat my car. Indeed it can, boost is no joke.

whitedevilTA

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LOL yea thats my brother. He does that in every car he's in. Must just be the way he drives. I had a vid of him racing in his old supercharged mustang and his head rocks toward me in the pass seat when he shifts from 2nd to 3rd hahaha.

I know stock they are not real fast....but just showing how quick they can be with a few little mods. That kid in the same regal that raced my bro took a jeep SRT8 from a roll. That thing is such a sleeper!

ninetyone

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Hell yeah, boost is where its at. I kind of miss having a turbo car.

BlueZee28

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Boost is cool, I wouldn't say "it's where it's at" though... Drive a car that's n/a with a pair between it's legs and you'll change your mind. I reall like a well built n/a car since it's lower maintenance and there's less things that can go wrong. You just have to start with a good platform (not a stock tpi intake system).

UnderCover89TBI

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I agree with both sides. Boost or N/a. I understand N/a can be very powerful with less maintenance than boosted engines, but to make the same amount of power it's not going to be street friendly at all. Whereas you can be a little more modest with a turbo or blower setup. but I like them both. I'd just like to have a fast car either way.

whitedevilTA

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You basically said what I had in mind lol.

I LOVE all motor cars and the instant throttle response is a feeling like no other. As you said though, making close to 600 RWHP in a motor with a stock corvette cam and big turbo while also being an awesome driving car is great too. Gas mileage will stay around stock unless you have a heavy foot, and it will drive nice and sound tame until someone least expects it.

UnderCover89TBI

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Yup. You always wanna go faster...keep the performance industy in business build a fast n/a motor then when you wanna go faster build another motor for boost

ninetyone

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Had another G6 Gt try me again last night. I don't know what these people are thinking. Maybe because the majority of thirdgen's were TBI's? Anyway , i get to a traffic light and this white G6 takes off like crazy. I cruise along as normal , although the sound of my muffler probably sounds like i am really giving it more gas than i am. So, i get to the next light and this time he is beside me pacing me. My car sounds like i am giving it a lot of gas even when i am driving it normally for some reason, in fact the neighbors are always yelling at me to slow down when i am going like 0-25 in my own neighborhood? Anyway, he gets beside me and is pacing me and having a good laugh. We, finally get to another light and it is a 2 lane into 1 merge lane. I am in the front! So, i take off easy in first and let it shift into second. Looks like he is trying to keep up, so i gun it in second!! he hangs with me for a second or two and then becomes a distant memory by the time i hit third. I did have to go WOT tho to lose him. That part i didn't like.LOL I just don't get it tho. The same people that wouldn't even dream of trying to race , say a Nissan 350z think they are going to walk all over me with a new v6? Not to sound like a ***** but You can see how wide the rear tires are on my car and i even have a 5.7 sticker on the back along with a Summit racing parts sticker and corvette c4 emblem on my back window. Uh, hint people? It just gets annoying that's all.

Thirdgen89GTA

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Std G6's with V6 rims are 16x8, same width as our cars stock

They are also about the same weight as our cars are stock. The new DOHC V6 is making 250hp, and responds very well to mods. 3.6L models will crack low 14's with a CAI, and 13's with CAI and a Catback.

You need to get out of the "V8 > all" frame of mind. There are 3.5L Maxima's out there that walk all over my GTA and I've run a 13.3 @ 103mph.

Our cars aren't getting slower, newer cars are getting faster. I've seen newer Civic SI's with nothing more than a CAI and tune go 14.1s.

Its okay to like your V8, but you need to stop trashing "V6" AND "4 banger" cars. You are going to look like an idiot and carry the stereotype further if you blab your mouth and run into one of these cars when they are modded by someone with intelligence.

ninetyone

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Hey man, i agree with you on new cars getting faster. In fact , i don't like the fact that they seem to be getting closer and closer to mine. LOL. Now, i did manage to still beat that G6 GT,but i didn't like how hard i had to run my car to do so. Are you saying a stock Maxima 3.5 beat your LT1 powered GTA? I know that in stock form they are a about a tenth slower 0-60 than a 1990 Iroc 350. IDK, maybe 2011 Maxima is different?

Thirdgen89GTA

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The Nissan 3.5L engine makes 270hp stock.

The LT1 in my GTA made 260hp stock.

I have all bolt-ons plus a tune, and the NHRA estimators say I'm making about 320hp at the crank.

The Nissan Maxima's also do very well with bolt-ons. Was he destroying me? No, but if he got the jump on me that was it, I couldn't catch up. It might have been the same if I got the jump on him, but I expect he would have a higher trap speed.

The Nissan Altima's with the 3.5L are lighter than the maxima's and have the same power levels, also can be had with a 6spd manual.

The point is those V6's you are going on about are already running L98 times, and often gain just as much from mods as an L98 does.

My G6 GTP trapped nearly 94mph in bad air and in bad need of a tune-up. Other people are trapping 96-97mph with them. Being FWD they are harder to get off the line clean, but up top they pull just as hard, or harder than an L98 does stock.