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It was absolutely beautiful today - sunny and upper 70's. It's been forever since I've posted any pics! Sorry about the lack of angles, but at least the scenery changes.
I still love how the sun turns the paint purple when it's at the right angle.
I got some 4500k HID's for the projector fogs and WOW, what a difference at night! I could literally use them alone as headlights
One tiny cloud happened to come by and it actually made things look sorta cool I thought.
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Here's a quick run. Coolant and trans @180*. I was too conservative on the launch - just a tiny preload and I took a little too long getting into WOT - still somewhere at, or just a tad under, 14 to 100 though.
Nice to see the younger but quicker brother pulled out for a little whorage
Sapphire -1999 SSEi Metallic Navy Blue
fuelforthesoul1999 wrote:Sapphire, of course, god that's the automobile equivalent of Halle Berry, you just want her.......
Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with BBQ!!
Nice pics and *dang* does that thing move. I had to watch it like 3 times, its intoxicating how fast that thing makes it to 100.
Awesome car...absolutely the epitome of my dream 99 SSEi
John Now: '15 Toyota Prius III | 134 hp 2ZR-FXE | Silver | 36k
Now: '03 Honda CR-V AWD | Slow 4-Cylinder | Dirt | 180k Then: '07 Ford Fusion SEL | 221hp Gen I VVT Duratec 3.0 V6 | Tungsten Silver | 150k
Then: '99 Toyota Avalon XL | 200hp 1MZ-FE 3.0 V6 | Diamond White | 189k | Sold: July 2015
Then: '11 Ford Fusion SEL | 240hp Gen II VVT Duratec 3.0 V6 | Ingot Silver | 84k | Totaled: Oct 23 '14 (Rear-Ended)
Then: '96 Buick Park Avenue Ultra | 240hp Series II L67 | Medium Dark Lichen | Bought: JAN 11 @ 135k | Accident: FEB 3 '12 | Crushed: MAR 1 '13 @ 153K
Then: '98 Pontiac Bonneville SSE | 205hp Series II 3800 L36 | Topaz Firemist | Bought: NOV '09 @ 74k | Accident: MAY 28 '10 | Crushed: MAR 15 '11 @ 84k
Then: '93 Pontiac Bonneville SE | 170hp Series I 3800 L27 | Dark Yellow Green | Bought: JULY '07 @ 92k | Sold: JULY '12 @ 118k
Then: '89 Pontiac Bonneville LE | 165hp 3800 LN3 | Medium Garnet Red | Bought: JAN '05 @ 117k | Sold: SEP 30 '07 @ 152k
I love your 99 SSEi, it's really one of the nicest of our generation on the forum. Also that's my favorite color for the 96 to 99s. I really like the exhaust tips and how you have the chrome painted Pontiac letters in the back to match the chrome wheels and chrome tips. Very nice, very clean.
1997 SSEi | Bright White | 170,000+ Miles | Stock | Best 1/4: 15.374
I like how your tranny holds 2nd till almost 80. Mine shifts at 65, pussy.
Bye Bye: RIP sandrock
Sirius wrote:Think about it. You’re tooling down the road in your Prius, knowing full-well that this thing being green is as big a sham as federally mandated ethanol-enriched gas, Russia pulling out of Ukraine, and Obamacare.
00Beast wrote:I like how your tranny holds 2nd till almost 80. Mine shifts at 65, pussy.
Even higher. 1-2 shift is @ 50, 2-3 is @ 90
John Now: '15 Toyota Prius III | 134 hp 2ZR-FXE | Silver | 36k
Now: '03 Honda CR-V AWD | Slow 4-Cylinder | Dirt | 180k Then: '07 Ford Fusion SEL | 221hp Gen I VVT Duratec 3.0 V6 | Tungsten Silver | 150k
Then: '99 Toyota Avalon XL | 200hp 1MZ-FE 3.0 V6 | Diamond White | 189k | Sold: July 2015
Then: '11 Ford Fusion SEL | 240hp Gen II VVT Duratec 3.0 V6 | Ingot Silver | 84k | Totaled: Oct 23 '14 (Rear-Ended)
Then: '96 Buick Park Avenue Ultra | 240hp Series II L67 | Medium Dark Lichen | Bought: JAN 11 @ 135k | Accident: FEB 3 '12 | Crushed: MAR 1 '13 @ 153K
Then: '98 Pontiac Bonneville SSE | 205hp Series II 3800 L36 | Topaz Firemist | Bought: NOV '09 @ 74k | Accident: MAY 28 '10 | Crushed: MAR 15 '11 @ 84k
Then: '93 Pontiac Bonneville SE | 170hp Series I 3800 L27 | Dark Yellow Green | Bought: JULY '07 @ 92k | Sold: JULY '12 @ 118k
Then: '89 Pontiac Bonneville LE | 165hp 3800 LN3 | Medium Garnet Red | Bought: JAN '05 @ 117k | Sold: SEP 30 '07 @ 152k
Looks awesome. I had a hard time telling myself whenever I saw the purple tint in my sister's 99 MB SSEi that it was the paint - not pollen and the angle of the sunlight.... it's a really weird, yet AWESOME effect with the heavy metallic look in it.
wjcollier07 wrote:
00Beast wrote:I like how your tranny holds 2nd till almost 80. Mine shifts at 65, pussy.
Even higher. 1-2 shift is @ 50, 2-3 is @ 90
1-2 @ 50 is what I saw also. He must've still been conservative on the throttle -my stock valve-trained 99 SSEi with the ZZP 1.0 PCM in NORMAL shift mode does not make the WOT 1-2 shift until 52mph. 95 MPH for the 2-3 shift if I'm lucky, otherwise it's typically around 99-102 mph. Haven't found the 3-4 shift yet.
DHP Powrtuner & Tech 2 1998 GTP Coupe 1999 SSEi 70k miles
2000 Silverado 2500 Ext Cab 4x4/6.0L/4L80E
2000 Trans Am WS6 LQ3 (LQ4 w/LS3 top end) 4L60E 2001 SLE
2002 Monte Carlo SS Top-swapped FSIC Gen V TOG's, Mezeire..... 2002 GTP 40th Anniv Ed Coupe 2004 GTP Comp G 'Bottom-swapped'
2012 Nissan Maxima SV Premium • Super Black • Charcoal • VQ35DE • Bose • Factory HID • 5000k LED Int/Ext
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I like the 6th pic it looks nice
