Actual pace car purchased.

EvanD · May 30, 2013

A couple pics here. More to come. What mods are here. How do I tell whats from GM and whats been changed. It is the actual winston cup pace car. I am trying to figure out if whats been done is safe and whats actually done here?

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Chris142 · May 30, 2013

The air filter and box are aftermarket. Since it has a radiator cap on the radiator I recomend that you get the Dexcool out of it.

sciphi · May 30, 2013

That's about the nicest Thorley air box I've seen. I wonder if it has other Thorley bits on it, such as a downpipe. Based on the stock exhaust manifolds and cowbell exhaust tips, I bet not.

Those amber warning lights sure aren't GM-issue. Neither are what appear to be very lightly tinted taillights.

At the least, it looks to be a very clean 97-03 GPGT. Those are rare as hen's teeth these days, so hold onto it!

daves87rs · May 30, 2013

Nice!

EvanD · May 30, 2013

ok 15k miles so it's like new car. I hate to do it. This is going to become my beater, work. daily driver, econobox.

LScowboy · May 30, 2013

sell it on ebay for collectible value and buy a nice super reliable Honda, Toyota or Subaru

bvance554 · May 30, 2013

I hope you got a good deal. Its ugly

Should be a good daily driver though.

zloveraz · May 31, 2013

Originally Posted By: LScowboy
sell it on ebay for collectible value and buy a nice super reliable Honda, Toyota or Subaru

Best advice yet....

OneEyeJack · May 31, 2013

It looks kind of small next to the guy in the picture.

bvance554 · May 31, 2013

Originally Posted By: zloveraz
Originally Posted By: LScowboy
sell it on ebay for collectible value and buy a nice super reliable Honda, Toyota or Subaru

Best advice yet....

Best idea ever

randomhero439 · May 31, 2013

Originally Posted By: LScowboy
sell it on ebay for collectible value and buy a nice super reliable Honda, Toyota or Subaru

Nice job putting Honda first in that trio

asiancivicmaniac · May 31, 2013

It needs a paint job.

skyactiv · May 31, 2013

The brake fluid looks like it needs changed.

sciphi · May 31, 2013

Did it come with a certificate of authenticity that can be verified?

4D-56 · May 31, 2013

Originally Posted By: LScowboy
sell it on ebay for collectible value and buy a nice super reliable Honda, Toyota or Subaru

Yep.

PhillyJoe · May 31, 2013

This is a hit or miss car. I personally would like it for a weekend car and take it to car shows. Looks like a car that was run at Martinsville in 2002 but why would they run a year old model?
Remember that someone got tired of looking at it in their driveway.
Nice collectible car -should always be a niche market out there. You have to decide it you want to spend that much for a DD.

kkreit01 · May 31, 2013

I don't think anything is special except for all the vinyl, and the aftermarket intake. There's no telling what the previous owner added. Looks like a very clean car if you got a good deal.

04SE · Jun 1, 2013

That pulley on the M90 does not look OEM. Most beginners drop to a 3.4 and that one looks small. I would be scanning it for KR to see if that pulley is safe.

sciphi · Jun 3, 2013

Originally Posted By: 04SE
That pulley on the M90 does not look OEM. Most beginners drop to a 3.4 and that one looks small. I would be scanning it for KR to see if that pulley is safe.

I hope with the intake and pulley it also got a good custom tune. Those L67 3800's were notoriously fickle, and what worked for one motor wouldn't work identically on another. I heard stories of bone-stock GPGT's having 0* KR from the factory, and others having 5-6* KR. Another L36 3800 ran deep into the 14's basically bone stock when most L36 powered cars were 16 second cars. That car was a factory freak.

Virtuoso · Jun 4, 2013

That's a GTP. I wouldn't sell it at all - it should be a very reliable car for you; assuming it wasn't beat to complete death. I would paint it and get rid of the lights and stuff, but hey - that's just me.

I agree that the intake is obviously not stock, and the pulley doesn't look so either. Without good exhaust/intercooling/tuning mods, it's easy to go overboard on the boost.

Funny sciphi mentioning the L36's. When I was running a 5 speed SHO around.. it was a dead ringer for the stock GTP's. But one day I ran across a pretty much stock L36 GT that was just as fast. How? I don't know. But it must have been another factory freak.

Actual pace car purchased.

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