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Old 07-03-2008, 11:20 PM
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i have a 1998 bonneville se 3800 series 2. i was wondering if there are any cheap performance add on'* to make my car faster and quicker to keep my friends from laughing when i want to race them.
Old 07-04-2008, 07:22 AM
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what are you racing against?
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Just to let you know the little performance chips on ebay dont work.
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im up against a 94 acura integura, 2000 dodge durango, and a 92-94 nissan truck. i can take off faster then them but they out run me top speed wise. i was just wondering if theres anything to make top speed faster or get there faster with out a lot of work. k thanks i was wondering if those chips even worked anyway

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Old 07-06-2008, 02:11 AM
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The cheapest and easiest thing to do would be gut your airbox. Do a search on this site and you will find plenty of information on it.

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well i already got a K & N cone air filter and a chrome aluminum tube on it so it sucks plenty of air
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Fuel enrichment!!! Plug off vac. side of regulator for more power!
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Originally Posted by 1badgtp
Fuel enrichment!!! Plug off vac. side of regulator for more power!
That will hurt power, the PCM will engage PE when certain parameters are met.

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i just read aobut the e-turbos. do they really work? do they sound like a turbo? can u run it continously r do u have to turn it off after a while? just wonderning there kinda pricey but if it works the way it sounds like it does then it could b worth it.
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Originally Posted by my1965marlin
i just read aobut the e-turbos. do they really work? do they sound like a turbo? can u run it continously r do u have to turn it off after a while? just wonderning there kinda pricey but if it works the way it sounds like it does then it could b worth it.
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