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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 10:11 PM
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I'm tired of my ford escort, i want some bigger balls.

I have a 96 Bonneville SSei on the way, I just want to know of all the mods, what should i do first?

keep in mine brand new sport tire (sorry im retarted i cant remember how to spell perilli)
nice chrome rims. and an underdrive pulley, other than that its all stock, any help is much appeciated
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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 10:30 PM
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frist thing would be a good tune up
do the rice pipe mod with a GOOD heatshield
then a 3.4 pulley
high flow cat
Fbody muffler of your choice


that should get you started
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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 10:43 PM
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what would that pull me up to in hp

and where?

and what rice mod?

sorry for the newbie-ness
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
frist thing would be a good tune up
do the rice pipe mod with a GOOD heatshield
then a 3.4 pulley
high flow cat
Fbody muffler of your choice


that should get you started
dont forget the 180* thermostat
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 08:22 AM
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Ok..
Pat..he already said he has a pulley on the car.
Scott..it'* spelled Pirelli (in another language that means sticky tires that wear out superfast)

An SSEi, welcome to the supercharged club. Even stock you'd be happy with the power compared to your mouse mobile. (I had an EXP and can say that one). With the pulley already on there it is going to be very nice.

From there most would do the "rice pipe mod" which consists of a cold air intake pipe designed for hondas from Autozone. They have a standard one on the shelf for round $30, then adding a K&N RX-4750 on the end. Insulate it from normal engine heat and you have a nice cold air intake.

Then you probably want to look to the exhaust and make sure the catalyitic is replaced with a free flowing one. (Ebay $60-80) and club standard seems to be a magnaflow or flowmaster muffler for an F-body (f bird).
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Ok..
Pat..he already said he has a pulley on the car.
UD pulley Bill not SC
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 03:27 PM
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Yeah oh and a set of headers never hurt! Oh and I am glad you got a nice car with some guts!
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Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Ok..
Pat..he already said he has a pulley on the car.
UD pulley Bill not SC
Are there underdrive pullies for Series II? I figured you meant SC pulley as well.
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by jwikoff99
Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Ok..
Pat..he already said he has a pulley on the car.
UD pulley Bill not SC
Are there underdrive pullies for Series II? I figured you meant SC pulley as well.
im pretty sure that they make one for the WP
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
Originally Posted by jwikoff99
Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Ok..
Pat..he already said he has a pulley on the car.
UD pulley Bill not SC
Are there underdrive pullies for Series II? I figured you meant SC pulley as well.
im pretty sure that they make one for the WP
And for the alternator also.
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