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09-24-2008, 03:53 AM
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6.0 Liter Vortec V8
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Rosemeadow, NSW Australia
Drives: 1984 Holden VH Commodore Vacationer 253 V8
2006 A
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Re: 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP Power Bumped to 415hp/415ftlbs
^ Gee, what a disappointment! Those calipers should be red!
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09-25-2008, 12:29 AM
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7.0 Liter LS7 V8
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Pacific Paradise, Australia
Drives: VZ Wagon and JSII sedan
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Re: 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP Power Bumped to 415hp/415ftlbs
Nice pics menace. Where did you get them from?
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09-25-2008, 07:31 AM
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7.0 Liter LS7 V8
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Re: 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP Power Bumped to 415hp/415ftlbs
I'll bet he's testing the freakin wheels off it too.
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09-25-2008, 07:37 PM
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5.3 Liter Vortec V8
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Melbourne (no, not that one!)
Drives: Monaro Barbados 6M
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Re: 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP Power Bumped to 415hp/415ftlbs
I'm not sure why GM is going to Brembo for brakes unless the new PBR six-potters are NFG. Brembo are great brakes, I have a set of Goldline magnesium callipers and carriers on my MuZ which will lift the back wheel with two fingers on the brake lever, but god they wear fast, and are expensive for discs and pads.
A lot of Ford/FPV owners with the Brembo option are very upset to discover the discs wear as fast as the pads, and in 15,000km you can be up for $5K OEM to replace both! The Harrops HSV uses are a little better, but they aren't cheap, either! Same with the AP Lockheeds used on some earlier HSVs, very, very exxy hardware. Plus Brembos are a typically Euro, hi-carbon, squeally brake at less than warp speeds. On the track or a quick drive you don't notice; on the road with the missus and dirt magnets on the way to your inlaws (oh joy) it gets a tad annoying.
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