i got a buddy who just got a gto and all of a sudden hes hot Shi7. we raced around a few times and i hang with him till about the middle of third gear cause he cant drive lol. but ne way i almost got about a grand saved up and was just wonderin what every 1 thought would be a nice upgrade so i could either beat him or at least stay even. i got a 2.0 with an injen cai and thats it right now. thanks

 

get stage two and 2.8 pulley to start, then get full exhaust, that should get you close.

 

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What year GTO?

 

It's not that he sux at driving(well maybe he does), but that shifter is so sloppy that I don't know how anyone could be fast with it. Just wait till he gets a B&M shifter and he'll tear you up. You will need about 260hp to hang with him stock(that is for a 05 or 06).

 

^^ yeah it does suck, its not bad at first but after 18,000 miles on mine it was mooshy and sloppy, the GMM ripshift kicks butt.

 

Right the ripshift is sweet too. I have a couple of buddies with GTO's. one 06 one 05. I drove the 06, and man what a ride. It is nothing like my 69, the new ones are so smooth and once you turn off t/c you can do some nasty stuff to those tires.

 

yeah he has a 04 5.7 and its not just the shifter the dude really cant drive hes had the car for 2 months blew up his clutch, wrecked it ,and got it impounded aleady lol.

but i was thinking the intense stage 4 kit looked pretty promising has ne1 messed with that at all

 

The 5.7 shouldn't take too much to beat. a stage 4 should definitly take it down from a roll that is.

 

I think you should find a new friend. lol If he's causing that much carnage and trouble he's a bad influence on you.

Anyway, I know this isn't what you want to hear but you should consider modding to suit yourself and not to keep up with your friends. It's much more satisfying. Good luck either way though.

 

You'll still need about 235 hp for the 5.7L. What hp does the intense stage 4 put out?

 

well i have been wanting to mod myself forever i can just never save up money it always goes sumhere but now that i have the money i waana make shure its well spent
"i wanna go fast"
the stage four kit said it put down 60hp and 60tq im pretty shure

 

You have to be careful with the STG kits like those, because they have more of a mail in tune which is not specific to each car. Every car is different, and if that tune isn't set right for your ride, then you may have motor issues.

 

if u know someone who can tune ur cars with hptuners then the stage 4 kit is awsome get the 60 pounders and the 2.8 pulley and ull love it

 

does ne1 no a good tune shop within an hour of the cecil county drag strip

 

Don't get stage 2 and a 2.8 to start. Dumb idea. Get a stage kit from Tag or somone.