Supercharged 427 GTO Drive

[@craigzz123]

Had a 2006 gto here in the U.S. It had some giddy up. People were surprised. They didn't know what it was. LOL! Loved it big time. Blue with Blue leather. Wish I kept it.

[@bom_LS2_gto]

@craigzz123 pretty sure blue on blue was a decently rare spec for any year, hopefully you grab another soon before they age enough to pick up in price!

[@craigzz123]

According to one website, only 125 were produced with the combo of impulse blue with blue leather, automatic and 18" rims. Drove it on Woodward (detroit area) quite a bit.

[@bom_LS2_gto]

@@craigzz123 I think the widely accepted production numbers are usually on Mark Quitter Racing's website, but that figure sounds right. The diehard blue guys REALLY search for the blue/blue 18" cars if they're original.

[@jimparsons61]

I still have mine and likewise I love mine.It's the same color as yours with the blue interior mostly stock. Pipes and Air in take.

[@foxxrider250r]

Man I love this car.

[@bom_LS2_gto]

Wanna be my neighbor? My current ones don't agree 😂

[@foxxrider250r]

@@bom_LS2_gto Hell yeah if i can in on some of that farm work!!

[@bom_LS2_gto]

@@foxxrider250r oh God no I don't work on a farm, I'm a federal trade enforcement agent through the USDA and GIPSA, farmers generally hate us because some will haul shitty grain and get caught by us

[@foxxrider250r]

@@bom_LS2_gto ah shit my bad I thought your years of summers saved up meant you worked on a farm🤣 glad you're keeping the shitty grain off the streets!

[@bom_LS2_gto]

@@foxxrider250r beats the hell out of being a janitor, did that for a couple years on double shifts in high school. Absolutely sucked 😂

[@kristalpalace]

Nice, well done.

[@peterstruckphoto]

Sounds very pleasant! Just needs working tachometer

[@bom_LS2_gto]

That'll be taken care of when it's back for a retune in the coming months!

[@eagerbordercollie3200]

And the steering wheel straight

[@bom_LS2_gto]

@@eagerbordercollie3200 fuck me, I never noticed I need an alignment?

[@eagerbordercollie3200]

Where did you get the orange for the sides of green doors? Love the car

[@bom_LS2_gto]

They were redone with that material by a local upholstery. Was very fortunate that they had the material as a perfect match in stock, and quickly became one of my favorite parts of the interior

[@StickShiftMuscle]

What compression did you go with for the 427 for boost? I was thinking for my 2004 to just go NA 427 with 11.1 compression, heads and cam or do a lower compression build for boost

[@bom_LS2_gto]

Mine is a pretty mild 10.1:1. I was originally shooting for an 11-11.5:1 ratio, but nobody had the pistons I was looking for. Car does just fine with it's current setup on both E and pump 93 due to the conservative timing and mild CR. If you'll be staying N/A, I'd be far more concerned about the cylinder head/camshaft/intake combo than the small efficiency percentage that a higher compression would net you even with E85 or a higher octane fuel imo

[@bom_LS2_gto]

Also wouldn't be terribly concerned about boosting an LS with an 11-11.5:1 CR if you'll be running E or have a good ECM setup that's got more safeguards and adjustability than a factory computer ever could. 10/10 would Holley again, especially since your 04 would maintain cruise control

[@StickShiftMuscle]

@@bom_LS2_gto appreciate the reply. 10.1:1 isn't bad compression at all and depending how big of a cam you go the dynamic compression will change alot. My N/A 8.1 liter 496 big block has a dynamic compression of 9.1:1 due to the camshaft even though static is 10.5:1. So using 91 octane is easily doable. It's a carburetor engine so no computers there for that build. In my C3 Corvette

[@nastynate3246]

Where is that steering wheel from? This is my favorite gto build

[@bom_LS2_gto]

Came from Redline Goods! I'd be much more inclined with hindsight to get an authentic HSV wheel to have Gary West out of Australia to retrim it. Much more OEM looking and feeling, still has comfortable bolstering at 3 and 9. Likely something I'll pursue in the coming years if prices don't go absolutely nuts

[@cdwag23]

I was waiting to see a pull

[@bom_LS2_gto]

Good thing there's other videos of doing pulls

[@tderriancoats3629]

Sweet

[@fructose5992]

I swear every GTO I've seen has the worst alignment, including mine :/

[@bom_LS2_gto]

I obviously needed an alignment, got one, and it's been perfect ever since. Got all the bushings and suspension triangulation done after the 417K install and the rack bushing, been money ever since. Also helps I always bring the one specific alignment guy I go to whatever he wants for lunch, no questions asked whenever he has any car of mine.

[@lancehunt2699]

Damn. Waisted 5 minutes smh

[@bom_LS2_gto]

I've been waiting my whole life to take that 5 minutes from you

[@lancehunt2699]

@@bom_LS2_gto i can tell. So pointless