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Old 02-20-2007, 12:28 AM
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I have money to put into my car, I push my car (im 18 yrs old) and love it to perform well
I just got a job that i have to commute alot and i was wondering what to do to my car to help its efficency and life.

I pretty much asking whats a ideal mod to help it perform.
I think i wanna get brand new spark plugs and shocks.

98 SSE bonneville No previous mods
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first off, what kind/year of car do you have? ( it helps to put it in you siggy, i'll assume its a bonneville)
have you done anything to the car at all?

a cai is a good first performance and efficiency thing, and a 180* thermostat is another good first one too

try here first:
http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...e=article&k=91
tech info (at the top of the page) is a good place to start
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thanks for the link
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Originally Posted by maxx11778
thanks for the link
yup
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Also read up on the uim/lim failure thread. At least enough to know what you need to do when you have a catastrophic failure and what those signs are as well as how to know when your in the beginning stages (coolant loss with no observable leaks)




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