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Owners Club - Sounds good to me I will stop by.
Sway bars - Saner is a slow but they do make a great bar. Well worth it. I love my rear bar and can't wait to get the front one.
Black and Orange Peel - I love my Black SSEi. No paint problems. If you want to pay to have it fixed, take it to a good body shop. I use one araound me that friends have also used to solve similar problems. Basically buff all the imperections out and redo the clear coat.
Exhaust Tone - Somebody mention wanting a more aggressive tone. Intense has the most, a full custom system, I am probably next with mine. I just replace the stock muffler with Flowmaster deltaflow muffler and kept the stock tips. Looks stock but a lot more aggressive. It does have some drone, though not as bad now that the PCM has adjusted.
Mods - Any of the new people looking to increase the performance. Intense and I are feeling lonely:-)
Just wondering if there are any dialectic pronounciations or is it a universal "bonn-a-vill" Stateside?
theiceman
As far as I can see, Heidi - you are the first woman to join the forum here and we give you a special round of applause for your mechanical proclivities. Best wishes as you and hubby search for a new Bonnie to replace the 97.
Great posts everyone - nice to see such active participation by all.
Regarding get together - it would be great to have a digital camera and take a pic of as many of us as can be there then post onto the gallery in our owner's club - this is getting exciting!
Everyone - have a great day. I saw crocuses poking up in my yard today - Hallelujah!
Ken
Rear swaybars help the handling. Saner has them, but delivery time is slow.
If you can stand it put a 3.4 pulley on. Makes a huge difference. Starts to put you in a little bit of warranty trouble if you have drivetrain problems, but... Several of are down to 3.25 pullies, intense was down to a 3.0 now back to a 3.25 I think.
Those are a good start, then once you have the fever :-)
Rick
I'm hoping that will satisfy my needs and that it all will all work together.
Any input?
Thanks
Rick
We have to use what we can from
performance parts for the GTP. The
CAI from Thrasher-ep.com is easy to
modify it just needs a corner cut
out. Its plexiglass. It took me a
hour to install. I can forward you
some pictures that Thrasher sent
me if you post your email address.
BTW - We he-ah in New England don't pronounce the T in PONTIAC - do others make it silent as well?
Ken
What do you recommend as the best way to get a new pulley installed?
I saw in earlier posts that it takes a special pulley to get the old one off, and I have no idea how you get the new one on. Is it pressed on? Does the removal & installation take place while the unit is still mounted, or is the compressor removed? As you might be able to guess, I have neither the tools nor the skill to do it myself. I believe in paying people for the skills they have. But, I don't want to take this job to someone that really doesn't know what they are doing, and end up with a hack job. Suggestions anyone?
I have to admit that I don't know what autotaps is. (are?)
The Thrasher CAI is easily modifed refiner, intense and dmckeown( at least he did) all use it with mods. I am trying to build my own from scratch. Alot of work.
Pulley: Go with a 3.4 or a 3.25. Depends on your plans. A 3.25 will give you the most power at lower RPMs but you can sacrifice some at high-end without additional mods. A few hundred post back intense listed his mods. Take a look.
Also throw in a 180 degree thermo will help with a smaller pulley.
All work is done with the supercharger in place.
Where do you live? A local GT club could help you out with a puller and you could proabably get someone to help you with the swap. I have done 3 swaps. It takes only a half hour or so.
Also Rob at Extreme Performance can sell you the pulley and rent you a tool. I can't find his number at the moment, but if you serach teh forum you will find it. I have posted it a few times. Good Guy.
PS Autotap is a tool for reading vehicle diagnostic information from the OBDII port on our cars. A nice asset if you do a lot of modding or repairs.
Is there that much difference between the 3.5 and 3.4 inch pulley or are you talking about the difference from stock?
refiner: my e-mail is now posted. I am interested in the CAI pictures. Thanks
snickle: check your e-mail.
The PCS (as Oldsmobile calls it) is great. I had the opportunity to try it on purpose when the parking lot at work iced up this winter. It works at all times, accelerating, braking, or coasting. I tried to make the car spin out, but the system kicked in and controlled it.
btw- just general info- car now has 14,400 miles on her and still running great- no problems!!
Chuck
Perhaps invite any NJ owners of Aurora, Regal, Impala, Grand Prix, Cadillac, etc? I have seen no response at LeSabre forum when I did mention it there. Could be fun to compare note with other GM owners. Maybe even some 300M or Intrepid owners might be interested.
I would refrain from inviting the Euro and Asian loving GM bashers though.
What do you guys think?
Ken
snickle - I order the 3.4 pulley from Rob, your right he is a real nice guy. If anyone is interested in the smaller pulley you can contact Rob at 810-530-3554. I am going to install the pulley and then look into the CAI. Thanks for the help guys!
In Yahoo clubs it's under "Bonneville Intensity" at:
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/bonnevilleintensity
and in Yahoo groups it's ssepontiac at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ssepontiac
Chuck - I like the food court, however parking around there is a pain. Maybe Sears would be better since there lots of space over there.
Peace
Kevin
KZM
Early this week, while taking a lunch time walk, I was passed by a stunningly gorgeous new SE in Galaxy Silver - you may remember my poetic rendering of that breath stealing encounter. Then yesterday, in the visitor lot right outside my office was parked it's identical twin - every bit as magnificent looking and this time I got a close up look - CT plates this time - not the Maine tags I'd seen on the first one. After having seen no more than 2 or 3 SE models since January, here were twin apparitions. No - I wasn't able to find the driver unfortunately.
Today - again at lunch, driving my Bonnie up the street, a THIRD silver SE passed by - and I made a quick turn-around. I found it within a couple minutes and met the driver - a young guy that looks like a professional athlete - no old timer in this SE! This car was a 2001 registered to Mass - none of the ones seen previously. Mr. Athlete bought this car as a 10K mile preowned model - as I did, and he paid $17K - just a grand more than I did for my 2000 in January this year. Super deal for a $26K car still in it's model year.
Can't believe I've seen 3 identical cars on my road in one week - must be a good omen of some sort!
The skies are clouding up and rain is forecasted for the fans at Fenway Park's first home game today - at least I've already seen the (Galaxy) Silver lining!
Ken
Ken- i also agree- the more the merrier- including any intrepid/300m owners.-but GM bashers- what for??- why ruin a great day?? -who cares what they think or drive!!
Have a Happy
CHUCK
Someone can give me directions to this location. My email address is in my profile.
Ken
I hope this helps:
Take the I-80 WEST towards NETCONG/DEL WATER GAP.
Take the exit number 35A, towards DOVER.
Merge onto MT HOPE AVE.
At first light, Turn RIGHT.
Stay right, follow access road around to Sears parking lot.
Look for wild herd of Bonnevilles.
Kevin
KZM
Ken
Cuz - 730 fun-filled miles
Spring has finally arrived up here in the tundra and while there's still snow on our lawns (in April???!!!), it's not melting unto the roads any more. A few more rains & the winter grunge will be washed away & out will come Zaino and his crew for a nice photo session. It may be a month or so before I post pix but post I will.
Speaking of pix, I especially liked pturner's close-up of the Alpine NAV unit that he got installed by the dealer. Tell us about it Rick - does it work well? How much extra did all that stereo/NAV equipment cost anyway?
theiceman
This time I want to explain the name change of this discussion.
Since we have moved to our new platform, we no longer have the requirement to stop and restart discussions after the numbers of posts exceed a certain limit. Since this discussion can continue as long as anyone has anything to say about Bonnevilles (!), there is no longer a need for the "2" that has been part of this discussion name. Down the road, that could confuse our newer members so I have removed it.
We've altered the name slightly of the original Bonneville discussion in the Archives to indicate that is where it resides.
(A side note - as I just posted in "Meet the Members", I'm happy to see everyone having a good time in your new club.)
Carry on!
Pat
Host
Sedans and Women's Auto Center Message Boards
theiceman
I think it was tpken that told me you folks were too "old" for change? Hah!
Henri
BTW, Love your '99 Aurora. That was the car that first made me consider changing my import buying ways. Ended up with a Bonneville but could have been happy either way.
theiceman
But you cannot list anything for sale here in Town Hall per your Terms of Use (see link on the left sidebar).
Thanks.
Pat
Host
Sedans and Women's Auto Center Message Boards
I am a surveyor, mostly on pipeline and other cross-country utilities. I travel alot and have used GPS at work for the last 10 years. If you remember the Gulf War footage of missiles entering bathroom windows, you can understand that you can get to where you want to go via GPS.
The voice guidance is pleasant and kind and will not go off on you if you miss a turn, unlike some navigators! Instead it will lead you back to or around your mistake. Great for dark and stormy nights.
In some areas the maps are not up to date, mostly in extreme rural locations or very new road construction. If you are familiar with the area you may find different ways to go, but it will always guide you to your destination. I have moved to Chicago and use it everyday. It knows this city, but the city streets have been the same forever.
The stereo is like a reference studio. Well defined fidelity throughout the spectrum. Put some drivin' blues in the player and you're good for a 1000 mile cruise.
$5200 american to the dealer. The group that installed it and made everthing else work with the unique Pontiac electronics (save the steering wheel controls and the radio part of the HUD), get the applause.
Glad you're coming - I'm looking forward to seeing that Aurora.
Ken
Indy Automotive Electronics
800-748-0422
Talk to Tyler Orton or the installer Micheal
I'm sure they remember my Bonneville.
With this audio setup I quit thinking that if I buy this or that it will sound alittle bit better. Nothing needs to be added. This thing is awesome and what a great listening room!
Tell me about the module to get the steering wheel controls back.
Thanks
NOT THE PRINCESS!
Wish I could join you at the meet but I'll have to wait for you to schedule one closer to Boston.
Stephen
I changed the oil pressure switch and had the engine flushed, but the oil pressure is still low. The mechanic put a mechanical gauge on the engine to verify the low pressure. Please help!
Thanks
First time I was in the left hand lane doing about 70 mph (along with other cars) there was a Black C5 in the right lane. He did not react when other passed him, but when I went buy he stepped on it and left me staring at tail lights.
Later that week a red C5 comes up from behind like a bat out of hell slows down next to me smiles and punches it. I did a little better on that one, still way out classed.
I had washed my car on Monday.