as far as reliable and how many miles before the need to be rebuilt: we don't really know yet. there's a guy on another SVT website that is intake, midpipe, cat-back, pullied, and tuned with something like 108K miles on his car and has been pullied since like 40K miles and he was running low 12's on his street tires just a few weeks ago. So that should give you some idea.
terminator, gto's are fast but heavy, a terminator is a sweet car
Because the Terminator's aren't heavy?!?! They weigh 3600 or more depending on options. The only reason that they are fast are because they have 400+hp and have a slightly better power to weight ratio than the GTO does. You can not call a Termi light in any way.
Ups of the cobra is that its a cobra
Downs its the older body style
ups of GTO: its a six liter v8
Downs: its a rebadged Vauxhall
it costs a lot more to fill up
and it represents the laziness of Pontiac's engineers to put together a real GTO resurrection so they just took a car from their Australia branch
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Black 2006 GT T-2 Torsen Diff, 3.73 gears, FRPP 90MM CAI, SCT X-Cal 3 tuner/ Speed Inc. dyno tune, FRPP catbacks, Steeda Triaxe w/ Hurst stick and T handle, SVT strut mounts, FRPP strut brace, Steeda UDP, JBA long tube headers, JBA O/R H-pipe, CHE LCAs, CHE anti-squat brackets, Steeda adj. UCA, FRPP blue valve covers
304 rwph, 322 rwtq
1968 Convertible PROJECT candy apple red 289 2V (swapped to edelbrock 600 cfm performer and performer intake manifold with a mild cam)
I debated on a 06 GTO or a 2003 Cobra for awhile. . . The 03-04 cobra's stock are slightly quicker than the GTO. Less than 2k in mods and tuning and your up 150HP. I'm extremely happy I chose the cobra over the GTO. Plus, they look alot better. GTO's don't stand out, a Cobra sure turns heads.
Ups of the cobra is that its a cobra
Downs its the older body style
ups of GTO: its a six liter v8
Downs: its a rebadged Vauxhall
it costs a lot more to fill up
and it represents the laziness of Pontiac's engineers to put together a real GTO resurrection so they just took a car from their Australia branch
IMO, the older body style is an upside. But thats the usual statement that comes from a guy who for some reason buy's an 05+ GT over a 03/04 cobra.
And the GTO is a rebadged Holden Monaro. The Vauxhall is also a rebadged Monaro. The Monaro was designed in australia and vauxhall is a european GM subsidary.
I bought mine 03 with 15k on it for $21k in perfect condition.
GTO looks like a family car, cobra looks like muscle. And of course everyone here is gonna say cobra , YOUR ON A COBRA FORUM!
Go to GTO s forum and ask the same thing. It will be gto all the way.
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1988 coupe race car 2700lbs 366rwhp
1965 2+2 fast back 4 speed tri power
1968 gt/cs 347 5 speed
1970 mach 1 428scj 4 speed v code 410 rwhp stock
1990 gt drag car 780hp on motor
1994 gt, 1998 svt cobra
2003 svt cobra 456rwhp
I own a Cobra and I say Cobra over the GTO any day. Now if it were a 1966 GTO that would be different. Drive one of each and I gurantee you will go for the Cobra. Even if it cost a little more. LOL I would not take two GTO's for one cobra. Once you turn the key, you are hooked.
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2003 SVT Cobra vert. Tourch Red 458 rwhp at 474 rwtq. mods 2.810 pulley, steeda cold air, cat back - flowmaster exhaust, sct tune, 15.8 boost, boost overlay.
