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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 04:37 PM
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I was wondering if someone could give me the horsepower for a stock 1993 bonneville, i think just an SE..

And for a 1998 SSE..(will 18 inch chromies and tires change it at all?)
(also, what would the difference be after adding a new air intake, magnaflow/flowmaster muffler, and new tips)
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 05:05 PM
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I belive the 93 has 170 horsepower with 225 Lb. Ft. torque.
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 05:17 PM
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1998 SLE will have 205hp/220tq

intake/exhaust will add ~10hp
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 05:42 PM
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and 18"* will slow it down quite a bit
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 06:06 PM
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depends on how big the chromes are...the less to the rim the better the performance.
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 07:18 PM
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there'* a lot of chrome to them yeah..so that sucks..but good news is that i will be getting an air intake within the next couple of days..thanks to my short temper and deciding to punch the airbox because it wasn't doing what i wanted it to..shattered it..i didnt know it could be broken like that, but then again neither did my pinky finger, hehe...red underlighting goes on tomorrow hopefully, followed by new blue headlights and foglights on wednesday...


so the 98 has 35 more hp than the 93...hell yeah..
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by macho_mike21
1998 SLE will have 205hp/220tq

intake/exhaust will add ~10hp
thats 230 torque
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 07:24 PM
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18 inches, u woulnt have a problem at all.
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 08:31 PM
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The bigger the rotating mass (wheels/tires) the harder your engine will work. So if you have an outlandish tire diameter, like xxx/70/xx, it rob you of power.
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:07 PM
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Chrome can make a noticable difference.
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