3800 1997 SHO VS. 1997 GTP

[slowchevy]

http://motortrend.automotive.com/38051/112-9610-american-car-faceoff/index.html

interesting read :smile:

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[Mook]

not auto new. to general car it goes

 

[Fish]

R

 

[Yaj Yak]

 

[slowchevy]

shut the fuck up

 

[Yaj Yak]

lol.

 

[bikrboy128]

wow, because this is new and exciting..

 

[Fish]

At first, I was asking myself why there were white lines covering some of the oranges. Then I sat back and looked at the whole picture.

 

[bikrboy128]

At first, I was asking myself why there were white lines covering some of the oranges. Then I sat back and looked at the whole picture.

i did the same thing

 

[Blakkflame]

i did the same thing

Yea me too. Its mindfuck man.

 

[MuffHugger]

I thought they were editing out nipples. Then I realized that it was an 'E'. I have a sick mind.

 

[syP]

id still take the GTP.

 

[Mickey]

White GTP four door I think its safe to say that the GTP looks a million times better than the 3rd gen SHO. Will anyone argue that?

 

[01Cobra]

White GTP four door I think its safe to say that the GTP looks a million times better than the 3rd gen SHO. Will anyone argue that?

Yeah. I liked the egg, it grew on me after a while.

Loaded to the hilt, electronic suspension, and damn comfy seats. Not as fast as the GTP but very smooth.

 

[Mickey]

Yeah. I liked the egg, it grew on me after a while.

Loaded to the hilt, electronic suspension, and damn comfy seats. Not as fast as the GTP but very smooth.

I think the SHO was a huge improvement on the regular ones but I think the GTP is a beauty.

 

[01Cobra]

I actually think that the new style is the best. I know you GTP guys love the supercharger but the GXP is the ride I want for a daily driver.

 

[Euro]

I thought they were editing out nipples. Then I realized that it was an 'E'. I have a sick mind.

bahaha same here.

 

[AlmightyBirdman]

Who the hell designed that spoiler

 

[LSx S10]

Who the hell designed that spoiler

i think its for a mini cooper but they just got lazy

i hate that style sho. my stepsister had one and i had to do a full tune up on it, what a bitch. if anyone has done it you know what im talking about. on top of that the car was just falling apart. ford quality ftw

 

[01Cobra]

i think its for a mini cooper but they just got lazy

i hate that style sho. my stepsister had one and i had to do a full tune up on it, what a bitch. if anyone has done it you know what im talking about. on top of that the car was just falling apart. ford quality ftw

Sounds like you got a lemon.

I put 150k on my 97 and just did oil changes and suspension. My dad has 137k on his 98 and just did oil changes and suspension. You can pile miles upon miles on these motors.

As far as doing a tune on it if you know wtf you are doing it is a cake walk. Looks tight in there but not so much after you learn how to take off the intake manifold. And if you are doing a "full tune" on it you will want to take it off and drop some cleaner in it. At that point you have full access to the coils and plugs in the rear.

 

[Primalzer]

1997+ SHO's looks are ehh, I've seen better, but the 1995's and 94's are very good looking in my opinion. I'd rather have a 1995 SHO over any year GTP or 1997 and up SHO

 

[Dasfinc]

The 96-99 SHO's spoilers are often referred to as 'skateboards'

and yes, I'd rather have a 92-95 SHO instead ford DD, but for freeway cruising I'd want a 3rd gen 96-99 SHO.

 

[01Cobra]

The 96-99 SHO's spoilers are often referred to as 'skateboards'

and yes, I'd rather have a 92-95 SHO instead ford DD, but for freeway cruising I'd want a 3rd gen 96-99 SHO.

I think the fact that the water pumps,various other sensors, and transmissions go out so easily on the 89-95 sho makes it less of a daily driver and more of a daily fixer. Nice SHO when it is running right though.

My 97 was consistent every day. Turn key and drive. My 93 seemed to have an issue every other week.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

did the 3rd gens come in a manual?


all i got from that article was that they handle roughly the same, the SHO has better brakes, the GTP is faster and this article has no relevance today in the used car market.

 

[bikrboy128]

did the 3rd gens come in a manual?

nope. it only had the shitty ford 4spd.