From about 2600 rpm all the way up to 5300 it feels fantastic, and sounds nice on the way up there, too.

I can catch about 7/8 throttle at 3200, then I can generally go to WOT about 3600 without downshifting back to first, and from there on it's a typical fantastic Grand Prix experience.

Hold WOT all the way through 3rd and it takes a long time to get the grin off your face.

Or get the ticket paid for, if you happen to be having an un-lucky day.

My gf in her substantially modified 2004 Moustang V-6 was thrilled the day she could hit 100mph from a stop sign to a certain point on this lonely, straight back country road we drive.

The best I could get to was 94, then the cold air intake got that up to 96, now with the U-bend delete I can get to 101 (speed limited?) at the same point. She's devestated and is looking for some way to add HP to her car, because she can't stand it that my 10 year old GP with triple the miles is faster than her 3 year old Mustang with the long tube headers and the CAI and all the other mods she's done to it.

Pedigree. Pontiacs have it, her's doesn't.