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Originally Posted by ChopsZ
I'm not talking about the new American V8's, I'm referring to the ones that were available around the time of the OP's 2005 GTO.
All of this is sheer nonsense, and I'm not going to get into a debate about it either.
Any competent driver with a manual and good traction can meet those numbers. It has nothing to do with magazine reviews or an automatic transmission. Hell, there's even multiple threads on this very forum with members posting those numbers in their totally stock MT Z's. All you have to do is do a search.
Now all of a sudden it's an impossible task and those numbers can only be achieved under extremely perfect and/or bazaar conditions?
Oh, and let's not forget the extra 40 lbs or so for the AT as well as the greater drivetrain loss over the MT.
Either way, it boils down to which driver is better, and who cares anyway? Does it really matter that much?
In the end, my facts are NOT "all wrong".
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I'm as competent as it gets. The fastest I pushed my car doing about 20 runs was 13.0 before mods. It was one out of 20.
It matters when you're kicking inaccuracies about BOTH vehicles. I have seat time in both. I have over 5 years in my Z.
All I have to do is search? I've been here since the beginning my man. I know everyone here who has put a credible time down. But anyway....
Some of us don't have to fanboy up and make up numbers to feel pride for our cars... others not so much.