# Goodbye Buick... Hello GTO :)

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/goodbye-buick-hello-gto/25905>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [March 14, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/goodbye-buick-hello-gto/25905 "2007-03-14T22:21:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/goodbye-buick-hello-gto/25905/61 "2007-03-16T13:46:32Z")

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[quote=“Dr.Stevil,post:58,topic:25905"”]

awesome :tup: thanks for the info.

out of curiosity… what is the speed cutoff on these cars? Had her up to around 120 or so last night on a long stretch of road but didnt want to get arrested or have something not so kosher happen and so I backed off of it.

How many Goat owners are there on here? We really should do a cruise :tup:

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It maxes just short of 160, if my avatar was active you could see that  
that was a fun ride on the 990.

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**Author:** ![rj-92](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rj-92/32/7310_2.png) [@rj-92](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rj-92)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/goodbye-buick-hello-gto/25905/62 "2007-03-16T14:26:35Z")

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[quote=“MonteCarloChick,post:43,topic:25905"”]

wtf?! Since when do you have one?

I’m so out of the loop :meh:

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I bought mine on Dec 26th. You won’t see it out for a lil while yet. And in case you were wondering, I still have the SHO and it IS faster than the GTO. 😉

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**Author:** ![traumadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@traumadog](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/traumadog)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/goodbye-buick-hello-gto/25905/63 "2007-03-16T20:15:25Z")

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[quote=“Dr.Stevil,post:56,topic:25905"”]

…first, especially for the first gens… did any of you experiance any problems with the tires rubbing on the strut? I read about it on LS1gto and it doesnt seem widespread, but it deffinitly worries me especially with the way I drive at times :D…

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Actually, there is only one generation of the new GTO (though it spans the VY and VZ Monaro - the VY Monaro still had the gas tank down behind the rear axle).

As for strut rub, I’ve had a minor case of it - easily solved when I got my Voxx wheels (was a +40 offset vs. +48 stock). And I have an early-build car (Oct '03).

Now that I have the stock 18’s, I’ll have to see if it happens again.

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**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/goodbye-buick-hello-gto/25905/64 "2007-03-16T21:48:37Z")

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[quote=“rj-92,post:62,topic:25905"”]

I bought mine on Dec 26th. You won’t see it out for a lil while yet. And in case you were wondering, I still have the SHO and it IS faster than the GTO. 😉

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Your six-cylinder sounds like a cammed eight - never thought I’d hear a KOB sound like that.

Stevil, you have mail :tup:

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