PontiacEd

Haha, not sure what's next. DoD does seem to net me better MPG on my drives, so it might stay for now...

Hey guys, been a while since I've been on. Been busy with life, school and work. But, this week I made a big change in my Pontiac life, so I figured I'd check in and see what was up, and share with you guys!

I sold my 03 SSEi last Thursday with 203,000 miles. Then, Monday, I picked up this beauty:

You guys are awesome.

The car is nice, but I hate the wheel poke and all that "euro" crap. Tires are supposed to be wider than the wheels...

Links are white in chat. Is that a setting? Almost impossible to see.

Hahaha. Original, no miles!

Looks awesome!!!

Are those Foose wheels?

If you DIY Mike, you know it's done how you want it.

And yes, having easy access to a lift is an amazing thing. Dad agrees that it's been a great investment.

LOL. Couple people on Bonneville Club have duals, and I still don't get the point, really...

I hope you're planning on an Aeroforce Scan Gauge for that pod. Best mod I've done, and I've done a good number of mods.

Gotcha, yeah. They just swapped the chain and gears then

Good luck with everything, I'm keeping my eye on this thread. Let me know if you need anything.

Was the trans originally in a GT? Because the GTP's had 3.29 gears that were underdriven to reach a 2.93 ratio. If it truly has GT gears, it will have the weaker differential, yet the 1:1 drive chain, and you'll need a new axle on that side. I'd have the trans shop inspect/swap your differential and gears, if that is indeed the case.

Your tune makes sense, lol. I did forget about that. Just trying to help you make sure your mods make sense.

Nice Car!!

You said that trans has the GT 3.29? Does that mean it was converted to a non-HD diff? Or do you mean it had the chain changed to 35/35 to make a 3.29 FDR?

Also, what heat range are the plugs you put in? IMHO those E3's are a waste of money. A spark plug cannot make more power, no matter what goofy design it has. You want the heat range to be comparable to the Autolite 104.

What exhaust mods have you done? Before stepping down the pulley, get headers or at least a down-pipe and get rid of that damn u-bend, and get a high-flow cat.

Your custom tune should come AFTER all of this, otherwise you're not making the most of your mods.

I hope this helps. Not trying to shoot you down, but just throwing stuff at a car is going to lead to an empty wallet and a car that isn't what you want.

Nice cars. I absolutely love Bonnevilles. I wanted a GXP, but when I couldn't find one I settled on my GTP. I like the SSEI too, but I've never been a big fan of the front bumpers. If I had one I'd throw a SLE front bumper on the front, but that's just me. And I can't tell, but did you clear your upper tail lights? I thought SSEI's always had the orange, and the GXP was the only trim with clear until 05 with the SLE. Maybe I'm just looking at it wrong?

Do you mean the SE bumper? The 00-04 SLE had the same bumper as the SSEi, and the 05 SLE got the GXP bumper.

IMHO, GXP Fascia > SSEi/SLE > SE.

I just tinted the tails, you can't really see the orange anymore. I am working on another set that will be cleared, though. Just removing the amber lenses from the corners and center-section.

How'd you get the 3.43 ratio? What gears and drive/driven?

Thanks guys.

Ed,

I'm running an eprom emulator with TunerCATs RT. So I can tune on the fly. No burning of chips or flashing downtime needed.

I've got EFI Live v4 for logging and an Actron for quick checks.

The PCM in the car now is the stock 240k mile PCM. I swapped to a different one back before I knew what happened with the old engine. I'm not convinced that PCM is toast though. I know they're painted as crap but I've never had a problem with them in both 95s I've owned.

Gotcha, that makes sense.

I just know there have been quite a few 94-95's that have had PCM's replaced, lol.

Great to see she's back together Mike!

I'm assuming you're still running the stock 95 PCM with your custom EPROM's? How many PCM's have you gone through now? lol

Looking damn good Mike. What ratio rockers are those, just 1.6, for the little less mass/friction?

Glad to see you're keeping a classic Poncho alive. Not a huge fan of the suspension/rims, but to each his own.

Looks good! Those look like Foose Nitrous Thrust wheels to me, my all-time favorite wheel. I just have no car to put them on...

Good to see you came over Will.

Wow Mike, just skimmed this whole thread (still took almost an hour).

Incredible work you've done, I definitely haven't seen the half of it.

When you get a bit, a post on PBC with a summary of what you've done till now would be sweet, gotta stay true to your roots.

Sucks to see about the engine, hope that all makes it back together quickly and runs better than before.

If I'm ever in Philly, I'm definitely going to look you up.

He's in God's Waiting Room, Florida.

Wondering what to do with the 93 and 95 Bonnie?

http://foreverpontiac.com/index.php?showtopic=1879

I believe that should inspire you...

As for teh van, pretty cool you did an L26/L36 hybrid build of sorts. That's the beauty of GM V6s.

Oh, we all know Mike really well, he's been a member at PBC for years, LOL. We've seen his car through all of that.

Howdy Stranger!!

J/K Don.