hey ive got a '96 Bonneville SE (its my first car) and im wondering what kind of parts i can get for it.im particularly interested in an exhaust system. but i also dont have much money.any input from you guys would be helpful
thanks

Welcome aboard.. glad to have you join our elite club.

Most ( if not all ) will always tell you to get a 180 T-stat ( to prolong the life of your engine ) then a tranny cooler.

As for the exhaust question.. you can either go flomaster, Dynomax, or Magnaflow. They do not make one specifically for the bonneville.. but look it up as a Camaro 3.8 and it'll fit just the same. I wouldn't recommend opening up too much of your exhaust since you're still in stock form.. ( doing so would loose back pressure which in turns lowers your torque, but marginally gains you in the top end of HP.. but seriously.. who ( other then Rice ) drives around at 5000rpm or so ? )

check out the tech info section, and if you go to www.zzperformance.com you can find a free mods section.
I've only pulled my MAF screen and gutted my air box, but I feel like the car is more responsive than before.

I forgot about that

you should be able to get dual (from muffler back ) and a muffler installed for under 200 bills, any exaust shop should be able to do that. You could also make a cold air intake for about 60 bucks that would work pretty good. but if you buy a CAI then it gets to be pricey. other than that things start to get expensive, i probably forgot something.....

eh, good luck

ok first of all what makes the 180 thermostat so much better than the stock 195? i mean does 15 degrees make that much difference? also would that have any harmful side effects to my car? i mean i like the stock performance already, i cut my driving teeth on a '87 Ranger so you can imagine how much i love this car
and if the exhaust would cause problems and only help at 5000rpm i dont want that i was mainly lookin for sound and added performance but if it would downgrade it then no
and if i went dual exhaust id need body work done right? and how hard is all this stuff to put on? i would assume the t-stat is easy to install but what about an intake? i mean im no mr. goodwrench. and buying stuff and having ur mechanic put it on just makes it more expensive.thanks for all ur input though

Read up...good for what ails ya

http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/techinfo/?article=52

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hey drifter420 howd you go about lightin up the "pontiac" on the trunk? thats cool lookin.