Thread: New, due to girlfriends incompetence.

I am new due to my girlfriends incompetence in her ability to maintain her car. I am a Subaru guy, and don't know much about GM anything, let alone her car.
She has a 2004 GPGT. Now I am here to learn more about it and ask questions.

Although i drive an STi, i think i'll be active on here a lot due to not knowing **** about these cars other than they're slow

I am Chris by the way.

Haha, welcome! I think you'll find a lot of good info here. Also, don't underestimate these cars. You'll find they can be pretty quick for not that much money

Well when i say slow i mean her car, as in she has a 2004 GT. I need some help with it, as there are some issues i cannot figure out. So i'll be reading stickies and what not trying to figure out if they've been answered before and or where to find the answers.

Also i know when i fix her back up it'll be quicker and feel faster than it does now. I know that for 100% sure.
I just did her rotors and pads, R1 E-Line drilled and slotted and Axxis Ultimate ceramic Pads. My buddy owns R1, so i get the rotors for next to nothing. They're already dirt cheap as it is. I just wish my STi rotors where that ****ing cheap. sheesh.

here are few shots of my car, might as well post them. Winter Rims




Summer Rims:

As for the R1 E-Line, they're already dirt cheap for D%S rotors, 200 bucks shipped, you guys can't be that poor

As for what's wrong with the car well a few things,
1. The car's front passenger side brakes, im not sure which pad, is scraping against the rotor, i've changed the pads, the rotors and the clips that the pads sit in, and it's still doing it, making a high pitched squeaking noise whist driving it. I've since taken the wheel off and lubed it all up even more with the caliper and brake grease ****, the noise has gone down a tad, but the only thing i can think of left is the 2 bolts that slide into the slider part of the caliper that you're supposed to grease, which i dumped grease into as well. I'm at a loss there. I'll come back to this later. Oh i also wire brushed and sanded down any rust where the sliders sit and all around the caliper that had rust, so it looks like new ish. The sound has minimized but when you roll the window down it is still there.
2. When you go over a bump, the only way i can describe this is like a match box car who's wheels slide from the right to the left. It seems to do that, and it feels so weird i freak out as if the car is going to fall apart. I believe it might be the sway bar end links are shot or it needs a new sway bar.
3. It needs a new exhaust as her car has this nice grumble to it, but it's only because the exhaust is rusting out by my guess and or might have a hole in it. But it sounds ballsier than it did when she got it. That's how she describes it.
4. The plugs, wires and coil packs need to be replaced for 100% sure. i took them apart and you can see all the rust and corrosion in there and they've never been replaced since stock. The car has an issue when you first start it, it cuts off, and forces you to start it a second time. I believe new plugs and wires and packs will solve this problem.
5. It needs new control arms most likely because what i can only describe as rust/corrosion so bad they look like they thinned out so much, im just waiting for it fall off.
6. It needs new shocks and struts for sure because it rides like complete ****.

The car itself has 110K on the clock as well in case anyone was wondering. Most of the stuff on this car has never been replaced or maintained. So i have a ton of work ahead of me.

I have some pictures of some of the work i did and i'll upload them here in a few.

Originally Posted by 98L36

I saw that first pic and I had to check where you lived at again. I almost woulda swore I've seen your car before...

Well i have a ton of pictures of my car on facebook. I had 2 STi's, got rid of my track car, which is my silver one.
you can see them here.
Automotive Photography | Facebook

ahaha the rotors possible, i can probably get him to do a group buy pricing if there is enough interest. Not sure what the pricing would be on that, but i can ask. I've done group buys for them for the guys over at Club3g.com back when i used to own a 3rd gen eclipse.

The Axxis pads you're SOL on, i get them through Innovative Tuning, and they're not cheap for the ceramics. Even i don't get a discount.

Well in Buffalo we get more snow than most of the US in a single year. This year is odd we're not getting ****. But our salt is retarded here.
Here are her old rotors, and here are the new ones.