'96 SE looking to make quicker
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'96 SE looking to make quicker
I'm a 17 year old proud owner of a 1996 SE
this is my first car and i bought it with my own money so i'm on a budget
i was wondering if anyone knew of any easy, low money mods that i can do to
A) make this car quicker, i need to go faster already
B) make it look good cheap!
thanks for any help
this is my first car and i bought it with my own money so i'm on a budget
i was wondering if anyone knew of any easy, low money mods that i can do to
A) make this car quicker, i need to go faster already
B) make it look good cheap!
thanks for any help
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I agree, after getting her in good running shape, intake and exhaust is a good place to start. Maybe from there a performance PCM?
If you're on a tight budget you can start by gutting your stock air box.
A far as making it look good cheap, a good washing and waxing is all these cars need to look really good. You can do little things like getting clear front corners and some silverstar marker lights.
Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
you first mods should be a good tune up
then you can add a CAI and high flow cat
then you can add a CAI and high flow cat
If you're on a tight budget you can start by gutting your stock air box.
A far as making it look good cheap, a good washing and waxing is all these cars need to look really good. You can do little things like getting clear front corners and some silverstar marker lights.
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Definitely get a CAI. There are a ton of threads on here of how to make one. A fender well intake is good too but I think the 3.5" tubing is too big for at least a close to stock n/a engine. (At least thats what Hector from ADTR found out a while back)
And the best bang for you buck exhaust wise would be ported exhaust manifolds. I would tell you to go to www.hulkspeed.com but I've read alot about the new owner being flakey.. www.wbodystore.com has them too, but if you get them, e-mail them to make sure you get a rear manifold that will fit your H-body car. The link is http://wbodystore.com/wbody/product_...4d91d2dcaf7a22
And the best bang for you buck exhaust wise would be ported exhaust manifolds. I would tell you to go to www.hulkspeed.com but I've read alot about the new owner being flakey.. www.wbodystore.com has them too, but if you get them, e-mail them to make sure you get a rear manifold that will fit your H-body car. The link is http://wbodystore.com/wbody/product_...4d91d2dcaf7a22
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Originally Posted by corvettecrazy
jack: there is no PCM for 96 bonne'* but the idea of a jet chip is floating around here somewhere, some say that sould work.
Except that we've heard the DHP powertuner works on the 96.
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I would guess that DHP or Intense could actually reprogram a '96 PCM, as long as it'* from an L36 application. There are no engine/transaxle differences between a '96 SE and a '97 SE/SLE (like mine). If they can make one for my '97, I see no reason why they couldn't do a '96.
Note that I am not talking about an L67/SSEi.... We've already had that discussion
Note that I am not talking about an L67/SSEi.... We've already had that discussion
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i am still wondering has anyone tried the w-body store DP on a bonneville. does it connect well to the cat? Or any of the other ones out on the market (texan'*, ect). Anyone out there with any answers?
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Originally Posted by TJ'sblackbonne
i am still wondering has anyone tried the w-body store DP on a bonneville. does it connect well to the cat? Or any of the other ones out on the market (texan'*, ect). Anyone out there with any answers?