Proud owner of yet ANOTHER 3800!!! :)

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Re: Proud owner of yet ANOTHER 3800!!! :)

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Well just trolling around here as usual, and thought Id throw up an update.. Flushed the coolant, and am now running Zerex G-05 universal.. I assuming you can mix any 'extended life' coolant with it?

Trans pan dropped, dex 6, filter and trans go shift kit in ( well worth it, shifts greatly improved even without a pcm )


Next on the list, I am going against exactly what I said I wouldn't do.. mods lol .. I wanted to keep it as stock under the hood as possible, but am now on the edge of doing
SD headers - ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/STAINLESS-SS-RA ... e4&vxp=mtr )

Full K&N intake - http://www.knfilters.com/search/product ... od=57-3049 ) ,


3.6 pulley from zzp - http://shop.zzperformance.com/store/p/9 ... ystem.aspx

Overkill PCM - http://www.getoverkilled.ca/3800sc.html


The Pulley and intake I am getting for $200 shipped, and couldn't pass it up, even tho I know I could make my own intake for about $50 or so, I just decided to go with this.

The SD headers is the only option for now, as I am semi limited on 'mod money', and honestlyif they last 3 years, thru minnesota winters, I'll be more than satisfied

Overkill seems to have the best PCM for these cars and is really one of the only options as every other canned tune has issues.. ( 06+ pcms are not supported by HPTuners ) But even in side by side comparisons, monitored on HPtuners Posted much better results and #s than the intense or zzp PCMs


My budget is $1000 and Im hoping to stay under that as I will not be installing the headers, as I just dont have the time , nor the patience if something were to go wrong, so a local exhaust shop is going to do it for $300

Im hoping to have this at the track next month, just to have some fun, and see where Im at.. I was debating pulling the motor, and making it a project car, with cam, heads and rockers, but atm can't afford it, and dont see a reason to pull the motor when its running perfect.


I dunno what it is about this modding BS, but I can thank all of you guys for getting me into it, because the Bonne was the first car I've ever done it to, and even tho it wasn't much, it still led me to do more, and buy other cars just to mod.. Spendy, but extremely fun hobby :)
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Current mods - FWI, Intense 1.0 PCM, 3.4"- 3.5", Intense MPS, AL 104s, 180 Stat , Intense/TG shiftkit, Aeroforce Interceptor scan gauge

Upcoming mods- 1.9 rockers, 105#springs, Headers, 103s, 3.3, tune..
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Re: Proud owner of yet ANOTHER 3800!!! :)

Post by devin1986 »

Don't think I've seen this till now. Very nice car, and it's good to see more MN members.
-2002 Pontiac Bonneville SE
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gone, but I'll never forget it-2000 Buick LeSabre Limited, top swapped, ported gen3, MPS pulley system, FWI, SD headers, hockey puck mod, thrush turbo, 255lb pump, 180 t-stat, 245s on bullitts, and maybe some other things that I forget.
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