[LatinVenom] My Aggressive GXP is here (9/12/06) + Modifications

[LatinVenom]

I just got back from Tennessee and went to the dealership to take some pictures of the car.
The car for now is bayed and what you are seen is how it came from GM.
It has 10 Miles on the odometer.
The exhaust looks to be a twin of the NA Solstice except for the extra pipe so any of the CatBacks dual exits will fit with no problems (famous last words).
Beau,
I look at the turbo but it is blocked by a heat plate so I could not see who the manufacturer is, once I take possession of the car I can remove it and take a closer look.
The RED stitching looks great on the seats.
It has a window sticker with the OLD price so I think there is more to this, but I will know soon.
The intake looks very similar to the NA Solstice, having the front resonator hook up with the Air Cleaner assembly, so I am hoping the K&N filter will fit with no new design.
You can tell the sway bars are thicker but it is hard to see the difference on the coil overs.
Tires look to be a much better designed than the RSA's and it matches what the Goodyear site description of it.
I have order the F1 GS-D3's but I am wondering if there is a BIG difference, Goodyear rates them a point lower than the GS-D3's, but I do not want to take a chance since they are been traded in.
Fit and finish look very good.
The back grill is not perforated as some people were asking.
Will report on performance once I get possession of the car.
Here are some pictures:

[LatinVenom]

More pictures

[Temple]

All I can say is YUM. Looks nice LV and Congrats!!!

[LatinVenom]

More pictures.

[Uptownmarie]

WOW!!! Congratulations.... when will you take it home? It really makes me wonder if I did the right thing ordering my GXP in Sly when I see your aggressive..... It looks fantastic! Oh, did you notice, I am a proud owner of an Aggressive???

[Temple]

What kind of a deal did you get on your trade in of your tires?

Here is the info I got from Goodyear on the two tires...

Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 Tread Wear 280 Wet 10 Dry 9 Snow 2 Comf 5 Quite 8

Goodyear Eagle F1 GS2 Tread Wear 300 Wet 7 Dry 9 Snow 2 Comf 7 Quite 8

[LatinVenom]

The figures are as follows:
Dry Wet Snow Traction Responsiviness ride confort Quiet Ride
9....10....0.......10...........10................ ..0..................8 Eagle® F1 GS-D3
9....9......0.......9.............10.............. ....0..................8 Eagle® F1 GS-2


They have not coming yet so I will not know until then.

[Beau]

Congratulations LV!
I', 99.5% sure it is the K04. If that is the case, not too big of a deal. The turbocharger isn't integrated into the exhaust manifold which is hot!

Turbonetics is coming out with a new series of turbos called the GT-K stands for GT-Killer, to compete with the Garret line of turbochargers.

You can get one of these to easily out flow the pump. >: ] Single ball bearing units, new turbine wheel technology.

LV, which part of your car has the aftermarket exhaust on it?

[LatinVenom]

At the moment NONE, those are pictures of the standard GM muffler.
I will be replacing what you see with the RKSport dual exit (Magnaflow exhaust system)

[Temple]

Looks like we have diff numbers. I got my numbers from a Goodyear CSR. Wonder which ones are correct. Looks like your Wet number is a bit different than what I found but everything else seems about the same. I think I am going to stick with the GS2's for now as these tires seem pretty close to me...

Originally Posted by LatinVenom The figures are as follows: Dry Wet Snow Traction Responsiviness ride confort Quiet Ride 9....10....0.......10...........10................ ..0..................8 Eagle® F1 GS-D3 9....9......0.......9.............10.............. ....0..................8 Eagle® F1 GS-2 They have not coming yet so I will not know until then.

[LatinVenom]

Originally Posted by Temple Looks like we have diff numbers. I got my numbers from a Goodyear CSR. Wonder which ones are correct. Looks like your Wet number is a bit different than what I found but everything else seems about the same. I think I am going to stick with the GS2's for now as these tires seem pretty close to me...

Temple here is the link to my chart:


http://www.goodyeartires.com/eagle/eagle_allTires.html

[Beau]

Nice LV, you can probably expect up to a 4% change or ~ 10 WHP.

[ChipKid]

WOW!!! Congrats. Can not say enough. Best of luck & enjoy

[51gxp]

Sweet, LV. The Red with the red-stitch interior looks fantastic!!!! Keep the info coming!!!

[GXPinKC]

Congratulations. Love your ride. Please update for the rest of us still anxiously waiting for ours. Have a safe blast!