To acknowledge Bob Cook for his record achievement and to help give back to the community we are offering flat rate ground shipping equal to his record breaking quarter mile time. This means for a limited time only you can get anything shipped UPS ground for a flat rate of $8.94!

Congratulations to Bob Cook who in one pass managed to take down three 3800 records in his Morad Parts Company donated, INTENSE powered and tuned, B &R Racing fabricated Turbo Grand Prix GT.

Bob managed an incredible 1.388 60′ launch on his way to a record run of 8.949 @ 157.08 breaking the 1/4 mile MPH record, the GM 3800 Series II/III FWD E.T. record, the overall GM 3800 Series II/III E.T. record to become the first GM Series II/III FWD vehicle to break 8 seconds.

The INTENSE G8 took a trip to Back Street Performance in Medina, Ohio to get it Pedderized. We weren’t sure exactly what suspension parts we needed to hit our 200mph run so we worked with Brandon Atwood at Pedders and Rich Johnson at Back Street Performance. They both recommended the Pedders Track II suspension system. This kit included new struts, shocks, sway bars and every imaginable bushing (cradle, control arms, differential, sway bar, etc.).

The installation went smoothly and Back Street Performance took great care during the whole procedure to make sure things were done exactly right and did everything possible to protect the car from being damaged in any way. They are consumate professionals and we recommend them to anyone looking to have work done in the Medina area.

Back Street Performance is on a really rough road. Driving in yesterday morning, we were actually dreading the trip home thinking it would be unbearable with a stiffer suspension. But it wasn’t. It was definitely stiffer, but there were still no rattles at all. On the country roads, the car begins to excel. From about 10 mph and up you can feel the difference in steering response. The faster you crank the steering wheel, the more you can feel the difference. We estimate that at least half of the stock body roll is now gone. Everything is much more responsive.

The brakes are better than before, and the car even accelerates harder than it did without losing traction. In a nutshell, the new suspension system feels like it’s letting the tires do their job much better – whether it’s in acceleration, cornering or deceleration. If it’s not a steady state, the car is easily outperforming what is used to be.

Cruising on the highway is also improved. The car just ‘feels’ so much more alert and ready. If you set the cruise control on 120 mph for example (not that we did this or recommend it to anyone), the car feels amazing. I think it’s as stable and sure-footed now at 120 mph as the average car feels at 60 mph.

We’ve driven a lot of hot cars over the years, and we don’t believe any of them have handled as well as our Pedderized G8 GT. The only exception was a Z51 Corvette, but we would take this handling over that car’s teeth rattling, bone jarring and brain scrambling ride any day.