The GoatBoat: 2006 Pontiac GTO

[Senor_Taylor]

Unless it goes ka-blam-O.

Which it won't.

This just caused such a roller coaster of emotions.

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[Tyler.M]

There's a Key and Peele for everything. The only reason the show ended was because there were no more jokes to joke.

[D_Eclipse9916]

FYI I have a Spec clutch/flywheel setup out of my Z06 that drove nice. Needs new disc and friction material but would be cheaper than an ls7 setup


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[Tyler.M]

FYI I have a Spec clutch/flywheel setup out of my Z06 that drove nice. Needs new disc and friction material but would be cheaper than an ls7 setup


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Good to know. I'll hit you up once I get closer to figuring out what I want to do clutch wise.

[Tyler.M]

I'm resurrecting a zombie thread here just to shout out to Matthew Walker for all of the help over the past couple of weeks. Let me give you the low down:

Got the engine back from Coy Miller's Race Engines in Harrisonburg, it was 6 months late and 3,000 over my budget. It's nice though and runs fine. Jason put it back in for me using a Harbor Freight engine hoist and his know-how. Installed poly urethane engine and transmission mounts, replaced all consumables (spark plugs,wires,intake filter). LS7 clutch and fly wheel also installed. This was....June? I think.

Matt helped me get the transmission in last week and we installed a big one piece drive shaft from Hinson as well. It took 4 trips to autozone but we got it done. Bled the clutch, added tranny oil. We also replaced an exhaust gasket but I'll need some time to get the bolts off of the pipe for the other one. Took it on it's maiden voyage down to end of the street and back. The tires are completely bald (I was once a careless sun of a gun) and I have new tires just sitting in my house for whenever I can get the car to the shop. Let it warm up a bit and as soon as Matt pulled away with me fist pumping in celebration in the front yard, the radiator blew. So.

New radiator is on it's way with thermostat, housing, hoses etc. The car sounds pretty nice though and the clutch is a huge improvement over the slip-tastic old one. The one piece driveshaft is a pretty nice unit and I'd like to see what it's like under some fairly spirited driving. Need to break the engine in properly first and that will take some time.

At this point, I'm less than $500.00 away from having the car back on the road which is nice. The not so nice part is that I'll never get the money out of this thing that I've put into it. So I either A: sell it or B: sell it to my dad and let him have an actually nice car for once that I can take out every once in awhile. He loves Pontiac and always wanted a nice V8. Since the drive train is essentially completely redone, I can say with a 75% degree of certainty that this car will last him awhile. The goal right now is to sell it either way. 7 months ago I was planning on staying put, now I'm focused on finally getting out of the 'burg for awhile and that means reducing my fleet to 1 and car payments to 0. 4Runner will be next after this.

[Steve85]

Got the engine back from Coy Miller's Race Engines in Harrisonburg, it was 6 months late and 3,000 over my budget. 

Oh man, I wish I knew you were taking it there, would have steered you away. Same thing with one of my builds...they only did the short block assembly and it took forever. And wasn't right...

Glad you did finally got it back and it seems to be good!

[*insertusernamehere*]

This thing will tickle your ears in a similar fashion to tickling...more delicate things. Can't wait for the motor to break in and to hit 33!!

[Tyler.M]

So, radiator and thermostat/housing are in. I don't know why I remember this being such a PITA with my Jeep and my BMW, but it was relatively pain free. It's running a tick cooler than normal run temp at idle so I'm happy.

Next step, go through everything and check torque specs, brakes, SS lines, mount tires and pay the DMV the tax to get my license plates back in line. Also, insurance sucks on these things; apparently it's higher than a comparable C5 Corvette due to all of the Aussie parts.

Still need to diagnose a slight exhaust leak and replace teh other exhaust gasket. Clutch also needs to bled further, it's still spongey. I'm kicking myself for not putting a new slave master cylinder in when I did the flywheel and clutch plate.

Then... It's engine break in time and I'll be rocking it like it was 2015 all over again, minus a failing oil pump. My dad got the biggest grin on his face when he heard it the other day so I'm hoping this will serve him well for many years to come.

You guys need pictures, the drivetrain is essentially either new or rebuilt at this point, minus the transmission. The driveshaft alone is laughably larger than the old unit; I had to grind down the seatbelt bolts for the rear seats for clearances.

[davej]

That thing was with Coy so long I forgot you still had it! Did you end up doing all the upgrades you were kicking around?
So glad to hear it's back put together and I'm sure you dad will love it.

Now make with the pictures.

[Tyler.M]

That thing was with Coy so long I forgot you still had it! Did you end up doing all the upgrades you were kicking around?
So glad to hear it's back put together and I'm sure you dad will love it.

Now make with the pictures.

I forget what exactly I was kicking around but...full list includes ARP Head studs/bolts, forged pistons and rods. I didn't do cams or an intake but he did rebalance cams. I need to find the list and put it up.

[davej]

and pictures. 
and videos. with noises.

[Tyler.M]

and pictures. 
and videos. with noises.

Hopefully this week! 


Anyone have recommendations on tires? I have a set of BF Goodrich Comp 2/as that I bought to put on but now I'm not sure if that's a good tire or not (I bought these right when the motor went and haven't put them on yet). I just went stock size but I'm wondering if I should've went with a more aggressive option. What's the general consensus on decent tires nowadays? It's been forever since I've shopped for good tires.

[JPolen01]

I think those are the tires I have on my car. They are good for all seasons. Decent grip, little road noise, fancy tread pattern for scene points.

[Tyler.M]

I think those are the tires I have on my car. They are good for all seasons. Decent grip, little road noise, fancy tread pattern for scene points

I don't want this to look too good, brb ordering prius tires

[Senor_Taylor]

There's a reason those tires are on constant back order for Miata/E30 sizes.

What that reason is, I don't know. Maybe it means they're good, maybe bad supply chain management

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[ScottyB]

I have a set of BF Goodrich Comp 2/as that I bought to put on but now I'm not sure if that's a good tire or not (I bought these right when the motor went and haven't put them on yet). I just went stock size but I'm wondering if I should've went with a more aggressive option. What's the general consensus on decent tires nowadays? It's been forever since I've shopped for good tires.

those are what i had on the 2.5RS.  i put about 15k miles on mine before the car was totaled.

for an all season, they are excellent.  i've had about 8 or 9 different brands of all seasons over the years, and i would say the Comp2 A/S is the only all seasons i'd consider buying twice if i had the chance.

grippy, quiet, unstoppable in the rain.  decent sidewall stiffness.  with my struts/springs, alignment and RSB on the impreza i could get about .93g out of them using the g-meter in my phone.  not bad for a 205 width with a 55 series sidewall. if i dialed in more camber it would have been a .95g tire easily.

they aren't true summer-season performance levels of grip so no, they won't really solve traction problems if your last set of all seasons couldn't either.  but great for sporty daily driving, at the price.

[Tyler.M]

Awesome, that's a good review. I've had the tires sitting in my laundry room for about a year and totally forgot the research I put into them, so glad I made a decent choice.
my initial plan was to buy these for a winter sort of tire and then a set of BMW CAL replicas with a wider, more aggressive tire on it. . If I was keeping it, I'd probably do that eventually.

[Tyler.M]

If there was an award for shearing bolts, I think I should get it. Then named mayor of Shearedboltington and put in the hall of fame of people that shear bolts.

Fortunately, just a caliper guide pin. Gotta love RockAuto, got another on the way for 8 buckaroos. Almost considered doing rotors in the shipment too, but held off for now....

[Tyler.M]

Braided SS lines are in. Now I'm wondering if I should just do rotors and the other slide pins while I'm at it.

Since I'm on brakes, any reason to do a higher temp brake fluid or just stick with normal stuff?

[Jake]

Braided SS lines are in. Now I'm wondering if I should just do rotors and the other slide pins while I'm at it.

Since I'm on brakes, any reason to do a higher temp brake fluid or just stick with normal stuff?

Put the lines on, put fresh DOTwhatever fluid from Advance in it, and stop worrying otherwise. Replace rotors when they're too thin, warped enough that the car shakes, or cracked. No need for high-temp unless the car is going to see a bunch of track days.