Pontiac’s Last Hurrah: G8 GT

[@kalani1987]

The AFM on mine finally gave out recently. Only had 126k miles. I was thinking to sell the car and take the loss but I decided to put a new engine in it. Too good to get rid of it

[@Bmstaudy]

@@kalani1987 really glad you decided to keep it I love everything about these cars here’s to many more miles

[@matthowell8985]

One of my buddies from work bought one of these in 2009 new. He took us for a ride in it, and it was almost terrifying how fast it got to 140mph. The cylinder deactivation was really annoying and probably it's biggest downfall

[@Bmstaudy]

It’s funny you said this because in the video I said it’s governed at 137 but I’ve seen and heard people going 155 and I wasn’t 100% sure. 137 seemed really low for a car like this, but I’m glad you cleared the air and that sounds like an awesome car. What color was it?

[@matthowell8985]

@@Bmstaudy I remember by the time we got off of the freeway on-ramp. We were doing one fifteen , maybe one twenty. Hispedometer red 140 and then he started changing lanes.And it felt like the vehicle was lifting and dropping as we switched lanes.

[@matthowell8985]

@Bmstaudy I had another buddy at work at the same time that bought the gto. His top speed was much higher at one seventy and it was a much louder. You just couldn't put all your friends in it

[@Bmstaudy]

Sounds like a fun car, but I gotta give it to those gtos they move really well!

[@wizzyyo6158]

Such a timeless car!

[@Bmstaudy]

I agree, aged like fine wine!

[@Mrdoitall3344]

Bro it’s reminds me of the Chevy ss sedan same engine bay and all guarantee they are related somehow

[@Bmstaudy]

Good eye, the g8 gxp and ss both have the ls3 and a lot of people say that the ss is the little brother to the g8

[@Mrdoitall3344]

@@Bmstaudy more like the favorite cousin you only get to see once a year 😂

[@Bmstaudy]

@@Mrdoitall3344 haha couldn’t be more right

[@zeckor.]

Do some Holden research and you’ll find out they are the same car but different generations. Holden Commodore VE-VF

[@MRMORGAN817]

Embolize the valve shut down with a Dyno Tune

[@Bmstaudy]

Definitely a popular thing I see a lot of people doing

[@WhaleRacer]

You can also drive it around in "manual" mode so it wont go into 4 cylinder mode. The 4 cylinder mode seems to be hard on the transmission too.

[@Bmstaudy]

@@WhaleRacer do these have the same lifter issues as other LS styled engines

[@WhaleRacer]

@@Bmstaudy Yes. If it is your car and ya plan to keep it for a while its best to use the "manual" trick while cruising and keep up on oil changes till you can do a cam and lifter swap.

[@Bmstaudy]

@@WhaleRacer it’s not my car, but I appreciate the info!

[@bradyfailing8231]

Thought that was a 458 in the thumbnail

[@Bmstaudy]

@@bradyfailing8231 common misconception