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Old 04-21-2009, 02:50 PM
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So I had this idea of taking the 97 Bonneville SE I have and throwing in a supercharged engine.

Is the body exactly the same with just a different trim, as the SSE or SSEi?

What parts and such would have to be swapped out for this project to work?

Is it essentially the same thing with the bare minimum stuff?

Also, I have no idea what I'm talking about what it comes to cars, but I'm good at reading instructions and putting stuff together.

Is this project too big for me? Haha.
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What I'm saying is, if I bought a junked SSE and threw all the upgraded parts into my SE, would it be the same exact car?

And what all would need to be changed to turn an SE into an SSE?
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short answer no not a easy fast simple job long answer do a search on it here. there is a step by step to do it. or option 3 buy the swap kit from zzp it comes with all you need minus the supercharger.if you had a junked one imo i would swap engine and tranny before trying to add a charger but like i said just my thoughts
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Not that easy. Trans, engine, harness, PCM, dash. All this needs to be changed. I may have missed a few things. never did it so can't say for sure.
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Originally Posted by Danthurs
Not that easy. Trans, engine, harness, PCM, dash. All this needs to be changed. I may have missed a few things. never did it so can't say for sure.
ohh good point i was just thinking to get engine in forgot about all the interior differences
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