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Old 04-10-2008, 01:52 PM
  
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The numbers given at the original SEMA press release are the real ones. Whatever they told you at NOPI is wrong.

~290 HP and ~310 lbs-ft.

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Old 04-10-2008, 06:34 PM
  
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I am surprise no one made any comments about the NOPI pictures that were posted.

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Will just have to wait and see what is announce, but 290 BHP will not sell the Stage II Kit.
Also remember is for the Cobalt SS and the message from that camp is they want well over 300.
Maybe they will have different Stage Kits and the one for the Solstice will be base on the SD290, but with the BSR and the Westers as competitors advertising 300 + BHP then it may hurt GMPP sales.
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I think it's pretty safe to assume that a GMPP tune is going to be more conservative than the Wester's hot tune.
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Old 04-11-2008, 07:39 AM
  
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I think it's pretty safe to assume that a GMPP tune is going to be more conservative than the Wester's hot tune.

It is, and the numbers I've posted are the Stage II official numbers. It also doesn't make sense to put 290 HP on the RWD car then crank the boost up for the FWD car? I'm pretty sure we'll see the values I've posted as the official specs across the board.
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I think it's pretty safe to assume that a GMPP tune is going to be more conservative than the Wester's hot tune.

Very likely to be the case, but one must keep in mind, the two sensors that are being swapped out with the GMPP, to be able to "see" more than 23psi, which is where Wester's is capped. Does that mean it'll make more power? I'd say more than likely not, I'm sure the fuel maps are far more conservative on the GMPP. I'd say wait and see still. If nothing else, those sensors, and a revised Wester's tune could take advantage of more boost than it currently does.
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It is, and the numbers I've posted are the Stage II official numbers. It also doesn't make sense to put 290 HP on the RWD car then crank the boost up for the FWD car? I'm pretty sure we'll see the values I've posted as the official specs across the board.

If gm can squeeze 43hp out of the coball ss staged kit im sure they can do more on the gxp. A 30hp increase is a bit conservative, unless they have another higher output one planned down the road.

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Very likely to be the case, but one must keep in mind, the two sensors that are being swapped out with the GMPP, to be able to "see" more than 23psi, which is where Wester's is capped. Does that mean it'll make more power? I'd say more than likely not, I'm sure the fuel maps are far more conservative on the GMPP. I'd say wait and see still. If nothing else, those sensors, and a revised Wester's tune could take advantage of more boost than it currently does.

Good point, why would they be installing sensors that can see 30psi yet only increase the power by a mere 30hp.
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Hello everyone I'm new to these forums. I plan on purchasing a GXP coupe when they come out. Anyways I was wondering if this car is easy to hack in to and you can start playing with the tuning yourself, or is it locked like in my Cobalt SS? I'm probably going to be doing a bigger turbo than the stock one, among other things. Thanks
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Hello everyone I'm new to these forums. I plan on purchasing a GXP coupe when they come out. Anyways I was wondering if this car is easy to hack in to and you can start playing with the tuning yourself, or is it locked like in my Cobalt SS? I'm probably going to be doing a bigger turbo than the stock one, among other things. Thanks

Much like the Cobalt SS ... HPTuners has limited support. Wester's Garage has a nice tune
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I am surprise no one made any comments about the NOPI pictures that were posted.

Hey Latin, I thought the pictures were great (up untill the bikini contest pics ). The green Sol was pretty cool, I love army green cars and trucks. The green Sol would have been a bit cooler if it was a satin rather then gloss. It's amazing hwo much better Sols look with wider tires.

Has anyone come up with grill inserts like the SEMA 280 car?
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The numbers given at the original SEMA press release are the real ones. Whatever they told you at NOPI is wrong.

~290 HP and ~310 lbs-ft.


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It is, and the numbers I've posted are the Stage II official numbers. It also doesn't make sense to put 290 HP on the RWD car then crank the boost up for the FWD car? I'm pretty sure we'll see the values I've posted as the official specs across the board.


I disagree... The numbers that will be official are the numbers that GM produces upon release of the kit , if they release it at all.

And for all we know the person at NOPI, might be in direct contact with the engineers at GM who are working on producing the kit..Plans change.. they may have decided for all we know to go with 320 hp kit after seeing what some after market's are producing with there tunes so they can stay competitive..GM wants us to buy there stuff , not westers or anything else..

And unfortunatly just because it was annouced on set-up doesnt make it official.

I hope it is and its a great deal and that somehow GM makes it so it doesnt kill your warranty.

but if and when it comes out thats when we will know the actual numbers the price, and the power it will produce, right now everything else is speculation.
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Old 04-16-2008, 08:37 AM
  
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right now everything else is speculation.

I'm not speculating.
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I'm not speculating.

Nor am I.

Some folks on here have connections... some folks talk out of the 'rear end dynos', but there are some of us here who have proven that they have information which can be relied on. It's up to the individual to decide if they can accept that information as good or not.
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Nor am I.

Some folks on here have connections... some folks talk out of the 'rear end dynos', but there are some of us here who have proven that they have information which can be relied on. It's up to the individual to decide if they can accept that information as good or not.
brentil isn't saying one thing or another as far as what will be, what he's done is produced t