I think that y’all are going to find this video interesting. I have yet to find a car that has all of these special features. Let me know if you know of a vehicle that has these special features. Please Like, Subscribe, and Comment!
What I've heard pollution mode was intended for is stop and go traffic, traffic jams, slow creeping traffic, ect. When the car is moving above 5 mph it brings in fresh air then under 5 mph it switches to recirculation so it doesn't draw exhaust from other vehicles into your vehicle.
Very Helpful! I bought a 2009 G8 GT brand new in 2009 and still own this great car. I knew about the Engineering Mode, but not the other four you showed. Many thanks for the video and enjoy that G8!
Excellent work! I'm a long time US Holden fan (G8 GT, 2 GXP's, and 2 SS's) and I cant believe I didn't know about the code reader. I coulda used it one or twice. 🤔 Glad to see new folks showing off a great car 👍 And showing new owners the engineering mode at night is a blast 😆
It might be late coming, but thanks for the important information you shared with me.. I bought mine new and was never told about these cool features.. I appreciate it , thanks!
About to purchase one first thing tomorrow morning and I believe that code reading feature will be very helpful in the sellers decision with my price offering!!!🤣🤣thanks!!!
I've got same car here in Australia from new and didn't know all 5 options you went through great video and remember it's a holden ssv g8 go aussie muscle
In most modern cars, the radio does that, my BMW does this it was the one of the 1st things I was curious about when I bought G8 last week. The other 4, I am definitely going to play with next time I get in it. Thanks for the vid
If you drive it in engineering mode, the instant fuel reading will change modes from L/h or G/h to L/100km or MPG. When you stop moving, it will go back to L/h or G/h.
I've owned my 09 GXP since new and had heard of engineering mode, but never used it. I didn't know the others existed. I have a TPMS problem and hope I can identify which sensor is bad in engineering mode. Thanks
That is an excellent top 5. I did not know about the stealth mode or the turning on the radio features that you shared. I have my active fuel management disabled via tune. We have an '09 GT with the VCM otr cold air intake and Borla exhaust. I bought the car Memorial Day of 2021 with only 47,00 miles from the first owner. Love it!
Thank you very much. That is a great find to get one with 47k miles. I have owned mine for over 7 years and have loved it. It has been a very good car.
Number 2 isn't called stealth mode, but Night mode. There is a lot of confusion even here in Australia between the two. Stealth/Surveillance mode was a mode only available to police ordered vehicles and it was a button near the map lights on the overhead console that would turn off every single light source inside and out in the vehicle. They might have them there in the USA on the Holden Statesman/Chevy caprice police cruisers that were exported over there.
I’ve had my G8 for about 6 years now. In the repair stage from it only having one owner. Went and bought a $200 code reader for it and then found out it checks its own codes. Lol. Wouldnt want any other car. Want to get another one lol
I have a 2009 G8 GT, trying to make the lights like the digital speed on the dash brighter? I did have a smog problem but the complete engine oil flush with cleaner and new synthetic oil blend fixed it after 150 miles driving. all engine light are now off. smog in California is so crazy. frank Chico Northern Cal.
Thanks for this vid!! I only knew about the first one but not the other 4, thanks! So do you gave a V6? It definitely sounds like an 8! I have a 2008 V8 G8 and love it!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching. Yes, my 2009 Pontiac G8 is a GT V8 model. I have owned it for over 7 years and it has a great car. It has an aftermarket cam and a lot of other mods done to it. There is other videos of it here on my channel if you would like to hear more of it, or see it run down the drag strip.
Stealth mode if I remember correctly atleast on my hsv clubsport (Australia) you can change a setting in the normal dash menu where you can still have the tacho light up or not. In my car the setting is under trip computer then night mode
I have a 2009 G8 GT and the check engine light came on the other day. It went back off yesterday, and came back on again today. But When I do the "service mode reset", it says "No items"? Do I need to get an ODB II scanner? Thanx, RonQ
I had no idea this car existed before today. I saw one coming behind me and was like "That's a nice BMW." My mouth nearly hit the floor as it passed me and I saw the Pontiac badge. Tried to speed up to read the badge but this guy was gone.
A base G8 is going to be a V6 and not a V8. I am not sure how much more life will be left in that V6 past 200k miles. I would recommend looking at one with less miles or a G8GT with a V8 engine.
there’s this g8 gt im looking at for $9,500 with 155k miles on it with cai. long tube headers. magnaflow exhaust system and a tune and it’s been taking care of. guy bought it in 2011 and put 75k miles on it he rarely drives it now and it is garage kept but idk how reliable the g8s are. what are your thoughts on it ? should i take the chance?
I have only had 2 issues on my G8 in 7.5 years and 96k miles and that is the alternator went out 1 time and a DOD lifter went out. That is it in all of that time. I’m at 145k miles and it has been very reliable. They are great cars and made very well. Keep up with the maintenance and they will treat you well.
I have a 1500hp 2017 Chevrolet SS. 2011 Caprice 9C3. Soon to be LSA to make about 800hp. I knew like 2 things but the rest I didn't. But I will add a G8 one say also. I like them alot also.
There's a 6th one you missed out on is shutting the car off from the passenger side with the door open will not turn off your radio or interior lights causing a power drain.. You have to open the drivers door to disable it; another one would be the aux cable hook up for a backup camera it plugs into the black box on the top side of your deck in the trunk
There is a lot of different ones that it has for sure, but that is why I stopped at 5 and figured that I would pick what I thought would be the “Top 5” most interesting to people.
@Whiplash TV if you have a 2012 Chevy caprice, you also can clone the hud to blue instead of red it's something I've been working on for a year .. the 11-13 caprice uses alot of g8 body parts
There is a spot on the back of the radio where you can hook up connections to do a backup camera. I believe there is writeups on the Facebook G8 pages.
Stealth mode in my car (holden) has a separate button just for that and it turns everything off headlights turn signals brakes all interior lights dash rpm speed everything and I can still drive like the car is off 😅
Number 6 you can change speedo from MPH - KPH using the left scroll wheel. Whilst driving you depress the scroll button until the menue comes up English / metric scoll to metric and hey presto your in Kmh and ready to cross the border to Canada and not have to guess the speed
@@RyanBassForLife yes it is, and I like the SS. However, for the same amount of money as it costs to get an SS, you can buy a Cadillac CTSV. So I would choose a CTSV over a SS.
@whiplashtv2022 when driving in sport mode, I can't remember if it does it in regular drive also. When you blip the throttle it will downshift so you don't have to floor it and stress the trans with a violent downshift
My guess is pollution mode will make sure you arent exposed to unhealthy exhaust gases while sitting in traffic. I wonder how many people die per year because of this.
Mine has the stock radio, with Kicker 8” rear subs in the deck lid with the rewire mod, the stock amp for them has been turned up to about 80%, and the front center speaker delete which fixes the ohm issue.
@@lindamarquette7351 flip the wires on the rear subs, disconnect and remove the front center speaker, and adjust the subwoofer amp in the trunk and turn it up to around 80%. Also put the radio on manual EQ controls and turn the treble and bass all the way up to +6. I believe I also have “loudness” turned on as well. All of this will help a TON!
@@ryanrobitaille5903 yup, cold is good and that temp gauge isn’t a good representation of actual temperature either. I have the fans coming on sooner than usual as well in the tune.
I think that y’all are going to find this video interesting. I have yet to find a car that has all of these special features. Let me know if you know of a vehicle that has these special features. Please Like, Subscribe, and Comment!
Owned my g8 for 3 years now and literally didn’t know about any of these! Thank you! Only thing i wish i had was an oil pressure gauge.
You’re welcome! I wish I had an oil pressure gauge as well.
I do also. Especially after you replace the oil pressure sensor
Yup
What I've heard pollution mode was intended for is stop and go traffic, traffic jams, slow creeping traffic, ect. When the car is moving above 5 mph it brings in fresh air then under 5 mph it switches to recirculation so it doesn't draw exhaust from other vehicles into your vehicle.
That’s makes very good sense.
@Justin Ferguson 😂😂😂
Very Helpful! I bought a 2009 G8 GT brand new in 2009 and still own this great car. I knew about the Engineering Mode, but not the other four you showed. Many thanks for the video and enjoy that G8!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching and for the nice comment.
The code reader is something all cars need to have lol
100% right!
Excellent work! I'm a long time US Holden fan (G8 GT, 2 GXP's, and 2 SS's) and I cant believe I didn't know about the code reader. I coulda used it one or twice. 🤔 Glad to see new folks showing off a great car 👍 And showing new owners the engineering mode at night is a blast 😆
Dang, that is cool to have 5 cars of this platform. My G8 has been rock solid. Thanks for the comment.
I bought my G8 GT new in 2009. I knew about stealth mode and engineering mode. The others were new to me. Great info, thanks!
You’re welcome
Thanks for the video. While I did know about a couple of themes features I had no idea about a couple of them either. Thanks for the video.
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching.
Awesome video brendon..! This should also be a very informative video for the people looking to buy a G8.
Thanks
Awesome, thanks 4 sharing..
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching.
It might be late coming, but thanks for the important information you shared with me.. I bought mine new and was never told about these cool features.. I appreciate it , thanks!
Never too late at all. Thanks for the comment
Thanks for tips loved them all
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching.
Thanks for sharing I learned something new.
Awesome, thanks
Pretty cool. Thanks for the video. I did not know about pollution mode. Learn something new everyday!
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching.
Cool shirt bro. And very interesting video.
Thanks
thank you very helpful
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching.
Wow, the stealth mode is like the SAAB Nightpanel mode
Cool
Good seeing our Commodores in the good ole USA.
I have the HSV GTS 6.2 6sp manual.
Yours looks mint.
Nice. Thanks, I try to keep it as nice as possible.
code reader is news to me, same with radio and pollution mode. knew about stealth mode and engineering mode
Definitely some neat features!
great vid i knew about those thank you.
Thanks
About to purchase one first thing tomorrow morning and I believe that code reading feature will be very helpful in the sellers decision with my price offering!!!🤣🤣thanks!!!
Good luck!
I use stealth mode a lot as I do long trips in the middle of nowhere. The dash lights are a distraction, so dark is nice to have.
I could see where that could come in handy for that.
I've got same car here in Australia from new and didn't know all 5 options you went through great video and remember it's a holden ssv g8 go aussie muscle
Thanks for the comment! Yes, it is definitely a Holden and has been a great car.
Interesting!
Pollution mode and code reader is new to me... I never knew. Thanks!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching and for the comment.
Awesome!!
I own a g8gt and did not know
Cool!!
Glad I could gelp!
Kool about the Radio.
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Bro I’ve had my G8 for a few weeks and learning everything about it!
That is awesome! Congratulations!
Nice vid. I own a g8 gxp
Thanks, and congratulations on having a rare and amazing sedan!
Just now I got to know about pollution mode it is awesome (( my car is chevrolet caprice - 2009 Holden)) middle east version
Cool! They are great cars.
In most modern cars, the radio does that, my BMW does this it was the one of the 1st things I was curious about when I bought G8 last week. The other 4, I am definitely going to play with next time I get in it. Thanks for the vid
I didn’t know that BMW’s did that as well. You’re welcome
Does it come with Bluetooth? 😅
Nope 👎🏻
The only one I knew about was Engineering Mode. No clue about the other four. Thank you!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
If you drive it in engineering mode, the instant fuel reading will change modes from L/h or G/h to L/100km or MPG. When you stop moving, it will go back to L/h or G/h.
That is very interesting. I have driven in Engineering mode but never realized that it did that.
I've owned my 09 GXP since new and had heard of engineering mode, but never used it. I didn't know the others existed. I have a TPMS problem and hope I can identify which sensor is bad in engineering mode.
Thanks
@Jsb1967 you’re welcome
I didn’t know about the pollution mode tho that is cool
I have never seen it before on another car.
That fucking stealth is beast especially with 5% tints lol
Lol I bet
Very interesting. I'm thinking... how does someone find out these things? I also agree all cars should have the ability to give diagnostic codes.
there’s a thread on G8board from 2008/9, they got the idea from another forum which did all the features of the GTO if you need that either
Just got a 09 gt, thanks sir
Congratulations!
That is an excellent top 5. I did not know about the stealth mode or the turning on the radio features that you shared. I have my active fuel management disabled via tune. We have an '09 GT with the VCM otr cold air intake and Borla exhaust. I bought the car Memorial Day of 2021 with only 47,00 miles from the first owner. Love it!
Thank you very much. That is a great find to get one with 47k miles. I have owned mine for over 7 years and have loved it. It has been a very good car.
@@whiplashtv2022 They are a mesh of the best GM/Holden that money can buy. Hence the best Pontiac ever built.
Number 2 isn't called stealth mode, but Night mode.
There is a lot of confusion even here in Australia between the two.
Stealth/Surveillance mode was a mode only available to police ordered vehicles and it was a button near the map lights on the overhead console that would turn off every single light source inside and out in the vehicle.
They might have them there in the USA on the Holden Statesman/Chevy caprice police cruisers that were exported over there.
Interesting, I have never heard it called night mode here in the USA.
I’ve had my G8 for about 6 years now. In the repair stage from it only having one owner. Went and bought a $200 code reader for it and then found out it checks its own codes. Lol. Wouldnt want any other car. Want to get another one lol
I love my G8 as well. I have had it for over 9 years and plan to keep it for a long time.
I have a 2009 G8 GT, trying to make the lights like the digital speed on the dash brighter? I did have a smog problem but the complete engine oil flush with cleaner and new synthetic oil blend fixed it after 150 miles driving. all engine light are now off. smog in California is so crazy. frank Chico Northern Cal.
About your headlight switch, push the upper right button “should have a plus symbol” and that increases the brightness of the dash lights.
I had a choice between a G8 and a condo. Bought the condo, wish I bought the G8!
Lol, decisions decisions.
thx
You’re welcome, thanks for watching and commenting.
How about closing or opening windows from the keyfob hold lock or unlock buttons to open or close
It didn’t make my top 5 but that is a cool feature.
Thanks for this vid!! I only knew about the first one but not the other 4, thanks! So do you gave a V6? It definitely sounds like an 8! I have a 2008 V8 G8 and love it!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching. Yes, my 2009 Pontiac G8 is a GT V8 model. I have owned it for over 7 years and it has a great car. It has an aftermarket cam and a lot of other mods done to it. There is other videos of it here on my channel if you would like to hear more of it, or see it run down the drag strip.
Stealth mode if I remember correctly atleast on my hsv clubsport (Australia) you can change a setting in the normal dash menu where you can still have the tacho light up or not. In my car the setting is under trip computer then night mode
I will have to look for that, but I don’t think I have ever seen “night mode” under the trip computer. I will double check though.
@@whiplashtv2022 yeah maybe not, it's interesting some of the differences across the pontiac and holden/hsv models of this car
@@PovLs3HsvNightDrives yes it definitely is interesting
I have a 2009 G8 GT and the check engine light came on the other day. It went back off yesterday, and came back on again today. But When I do the "service mode reset", it says "No items"? Do I need to get an ODB II scanner? Thanx, RonQ
Yeah, go ahead and get a GOOD OBD2 scanner like this one.
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Wow… I learned 5 new things today
Awesome!
I had no idea this car existed before today. I saw one coming behind me and was like "That's a nice BMW."
My mouth nearly hit the floor as it passed me and I saw the Pontiac badge. Tried to speed up to read the badge but this guy was gone.
Glad that the video was helpful
There's a base g8 up for sale in my city anything you recommend to look out for? It's listed at 200k miles
A base G8 is going to be a V6 and not a V8. I am not sure how much more life will be left in that V6 past 200k miles. I would recommend looking at one with less miles or a G8GT with a V8 engine.
@@whiplashtv2022 thanks and I thought so but it's easy said than done to find a g8 gt in the Pacific northwest
@@miguelcastillo7168 I understand. You might have to take a little bit of a drive to go get one.
how do you put power steering fluod in your car because i cant find the power steering cap from the hood
The cap is black and the reservoir is near the power steering pump around the front driver side of the engine.
there’s this g8 gt im looking at for $9,500 with 155k miles on it with cai. long tube headers. magnaflow exhaust system and a tune and it’s been taking care of. guy bought it in 2011 and put 75k miles on it he rarely drives it now and it is garage kept but idk how reliable the g8s are. what are your thoughts on it ? should i take the chance?
I have only had 2 issues on my G8 in 7.5 years and 96k miles and that is the alternator went out 1 time and a DOD lifter went out. That is it in all of that time. I’m at 145k miles and it has been very reliable. They are great cars and made very well. Keep up with the maintenance and they will treat you well.
We in the same boat all I see is g8s with 100k miles
@@semajhill4050 it is hard to find them under 100k miles.
Depends on who had it? Should I go off that
@@semajhill4050 if it has been taken care of and regular maintenance has been done then it will last past 200k miles.
I have a 1500hp 2017 Chevrolet SS.
2011 Caprice 9C3. Soon to be LSA to make about 800hp.
I knew like 2 things but the rest I didn't.
But I will add a G8 one say also. I like them alot also.
Thanks for watching. My G8GT has been a great car and extremely reliable. I have owned it for over 7 years now.
@@whiplashtv2022 nice! Hopefully I can get my hands on a GXP one day and a GTO.
Then next step after that is import a Holden ute
Australians build the best American cars
They definitely did a good job on this model
There's a 6th one you missed out on is shutting the car off from the passenger side with the door open will not turn off your radio or interior lights causing a power drain.. You have to open the drivers door to disable it; another one would be the aux cable hook up for a backup camera it plugs into the black box on the top side of your deck in the trunk
There is a lot of different ones that it has for sure, but that is why I stopped at 5 and figured that I would pick what I thought would be the “Top 5” most interesting to people.
@Whiplash TV if you have a 2012 Chevy caprice, you also can clone the hud to blue instead of red it's something I've been working on for a year .. the 11-13 caprice uses alot of g8 body parts
@@flagcityparts that would be really cool for those that have a blue car or want blue instead of red.
What’s this hook up about a back up camera?
There is a spot on the back of the radio where you can hook up connections to do a backup camera. I believe there is writeups on the Facebook G8 pages.
Thanks for the stealth mode!
You’re welcome!
Stealth mode in my car (holden) has a separate button just for that and it turns everything off headlights turn signals brakes all interior lights dash rpm speed everything and I can still drive like the car is off 😅
Oh wow, headlights too huh 🤔 yikes
@@whiplashtv2022 its an ex Australian police car and its there stealth mode lol 😅 they take everything out but that
@ashtincampbell6038 oh gotcha
Number 6 you can change speedo from MPH - KPH using the left scroll wheel. Whilst driving you depress the scroll button until the menue comes up English / metric scoll to metric and hey presto your in Kmh and ready to cross the border to Canada and not have to guess the speed
Facts
What wheel and tire size
19x8.5/19x9.5 245/40/19 285/35/19
Think in UK .We Work this out 4 ourselfs U 4 Real M8
I’m not following what you are saying…
thanks
You’re welcome
I want a Pontiac G8
They are great cars! I have had mine for over 8 years now.
@@whiplashtv2022 nice yeah the Chevy SS is the car thay replaced this car after pontiac went out of business.
@@RyanBassForLife yes it is, and I like the SS. However, for the same amount of money as it costs to get an SS, you can buy a Cadillac CTSV. So I would choose a CTSV over a SS.
@@whiplashtv2022 your right
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Nobody ever talks about the blip shift. It's a great feature
Blip Shift??? Explain please.
@whiplashtv2022 when driving in sport mode, I can't remember if it does it in regular drive also. When you blip the throttle it will downshift so you don't have to floor it and stress the trans with a violent downshift
@@curtjeziorski350 oh ok
My guess is pollution mode will make sure you arent exposed to unhealthy exhaust gases while sitting in traffic.
I wonder how many people die per year because of this.
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Yay thanx my grand prix had stealth mode and hud, i knew the g8 would do it just a matter of finding it. Thanx
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching.
Better off hooking an OBD into the port and getting live reads
Well yeah, that will give you more data, but many don’t know about Maintenance Mode and that it even exists which is the point of the video.
My car has a code and the service reset doesn’t show anything so I don’t believe it’s for all codes
It might not be.
I have a g8 v6 I wish I could get a cam or something for it me day over year I’ll it will be v8
Can I cam the v6 really ??
I am not sure if anyone makes aftermarket cams for that V6…
@@whiplashtv2022 won’t believe it but they actually have cams for 3.6 wow
@@mookster6.062 cool
😮😮😮😮😮😮
I know right
@@whiplashtv2022 exactly, lol
Thanks for watching
What stereo did you put in?
Mine has the stock radio, with Kicker 8” rear subs in the deck lid with the rewire mod, the stock amp for them has been turned up to about 80%, and the front center speaker delete which fixes the ohm issue.
@@whiplashtv2022 Tips on improving sound quality on stock radio? You adjust the amp in trunk?
@@lindamarquette7351 flip the wires on the rear subs, disconnect and remove the front center speaker, and adjust the subwoofer amp in the trunk and turn it up to around 80%. Also put the radio on manual EQ controls and turn the treble and bass all the way up to +6. I believe I also have “loudness” turned on as well. All of this will help a TON!
Pollution mode is for stop and go traffic with a stinky diesel nearby
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Valve stem sensors are gonna go bad I don't know why I need to waste money on that I check my tire pressures just like a older muscle car should.
Yes they definitely will. I have 1 of those tmps sensors out in one of my rear tires right now that I need to get fixed.
We all know wat the last one is for
Oh yeah?
Your car is running cold as can be man
Are you talking about the coolant temp during the “Stealth Mode” portion of the video?
No your gauge while youve been driving around for a while
@@ryanrobitaille5903 I am running a 160 degree thermostat so when I am driving around it does stay nice and cool on the coolant temp gauge.
Aww ok was going to say she's super cold usually sits halfway your like half the halfway
@@ryanrobitaille5903 yup, cold is good and that temp gauge isn’t a good representation of actual temperature either. I have the fans coming on sooner than usual as well in the tune.