03 SSEI

[mfcordova2008]

hey guys and gals i finally took some pics after working on the car since i got it in jauary.
did some work to it

Tune up
Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus
Cold air intake "not the intense racing fwi"
HID 8000K
Pioneer InDash
3M Head Light Restoration "Thanks to TrueWildMan on showing me how good this works"

[wake]

looks great, i love the color!

[JG2000SE]

Nice ride!

Can we get a pic of the cold air intake and underhood?

[00Beast]

Looking good!

I'd like to see your CAI, to see if we can help you improve it. If you don't have the filter outside of the engine bay or a box around it, you're losing power, and it's a Hot Air Intake. Just trying to help ya out.

[vogie01]

Love the color with the tint and the fact that it is an 03!! Are you planning on clearing the corners?

[mfcordova2008]

Looking good!

I'd like to see your CAI, to see if we can help you improve it. If you don't have the filter outside of the engine bay or a box around it, you're losing power, and it's a Hot Air Intake. Just trying to help ya out.

Yup its cold air intake i went online to intense racing and i looked at what they were offering lol i just went to auto zone picked me up a intake tube for 20 dollars went home and dropped a k&n threw the hole that was were the old air box was took me about 5min to do the filter is near sitting on the the plastic thats under the front bumper so i know its getting cold air will some what since summer is coming and the temp out here is getting in the 100 and for clearing the corners im thinking about it but i dont know if ill mess the lights up from doing that i know u just put it in the over on low temp to do it just afraid of melting or messing it up. tomorrow ill take some under the hood pics and indash just wondering what other mods i can do just to make the ssei stand out more...

im planning on retinting the whole car again 2 percent and maybe doing exhaust but wifey says i have to pay my bike off first before i plan doing anything else which hopefully i can pay it off by this coming up july


thanks for the comments appreciate it

[2000Silverbullet]

One of the best looking car designs GM has produced.

[99BonnevilleSE]

One of the best looking car designs GM has produced.

Exactly! It's sad GM doesn't have a true full size sports sedan anymore. I love my Dad's Lucerne, but it can't compete looks wise in a sports competition against a Bonneville.

[harofreak00]

Your SSEi badges are sitting too high, was your car ever wrecked?

[2000Silverbullet]

True. The bottom of the badge should be 3/4" above the top of the molding.
They appear to be twice as high on his car.

[00Beast]

Good Catch haro. I didn't even notice that.

[2000Silverbullet]

GM is very fussy about exact placement of emblems.
It makes huge visual difference.
The car may have been repainted, is very likely.

[mfcordova2008]

Your SSEi badges are sitting too high, was your car ever wrecked?

no not wrecked i even noticed that since my mother had a ssei also the owner the had it befor me had it i guess u can say a touch up on the whole car. cause the lady i bought it from just lives a few houses down and she always took care of it . well i took care of it cause she always had me changing oil and maintaining the maintenance on the car and when it was time for her to sell it cause she got a beamer she offered me a low price offer i couldnt refuse and bought the car

[2000Silverbullet]

Well looked after and lady driven. The best kind. You scored a great deal.

[mfcordova2008]

im thinking on doing some engine dress up but just dont know what to do ive seen people have air breathers were u put the oil what does it do. also want to paint the super charger and valve covers black any one recommending on doing this



the cai the tube is just from autozone 20 dollars rather them spending 179 i save 159 dollars in my pocket to do more stuff



then my pioneer indash wished it had gps but oh well something to amuse my daughter on trips then getting asked million questions on were we are going. thinking on doing head rest tv's but dont know were to get them that are going to be good quality and if its going to look stupid cause i dont wanna cut into the head rest leather

[2000Silverbullet]

Nice Pioneer player. Who needs a 12 disc player when you can plug in 16 MB usb stick.

Forget adding a breather to your valve cover. Not necessary.
Unless you are going to remove your entire upper end....I would recommend it to replace the intake manifold gasket, if you haven't done it yet.......don't paint the SC.

Your intake air set up is not optimum but the effect of hearing the whine will be there.

[01bonneSC]

Theres a reason INTENSE has that kit.

Also, you dont watch the screen while you drive do you?

[mfcordova2008]

lol no i dont watch the screen and i dont need a usb stick lol i can put about 20 movies on a single dl dvd disc using divx love divx.

and no i have not put new intake manifold gaskets yet i probably should

explain to me y intense cai is so great and whats the diff between what i did and they do

[01bonneSC]

You have a lot of turbulance going into the TB and over the MAF sensor.

How smooth is the inside of the tubing? Also you used the factory elbow which obviously isnt smooth.

How did you hold your PCM down?

[mfcordova2008]

well since i had it done the day i posted up the pic im going to zip tie it down for now its just held down

well since there is turbulence ill just have to look at the set up and figure out a new way