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    Picked up some nice Special Edition parts!

    Honestly I dont know if anyone cares or not but I went to the junkyard by my house and found a Special Edition Grandprix that has caught on fire. I pulled the DIC the roof rails, The door badges and the entire deck lid. So im assuming this guy is gonna charge me like $200 bucks for everything...
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    Transmission went out :/

    So I change the oil and finally figure out the vacuum leak issue when I took it for a test drive the car will literally just stay in nutral I put it in first gear and I hear a nasty grinding noise. Im thinking tranny pump not sure yet. SO heres my next question would it even be worth it to put...
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    PCV valve Location and Vaccuum diagram?

    So Im throwing a P0171 code in my grand prix gt and ive yet to figure out why the bank is lean. So far i havent been able to find a vaccuum leak but Ive never replace the pcv valve in it either. I cant tell a loss of power but sometimes the car will pulse and when i come to a stop the car will...
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    Vacuum Line Part Number?

    So Ive been fighting with a vacuum leak for a while now and I finally found it! Only problem is I dont know what you would call this line. It is the Vacuum line that goes into the throttle body then comes out to the evap system. it is a 2 line system the other hose goes to the Fuel pressure...
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    Car pulses at idle like a cam

    So here recently my car is pulsing at idle when I open the hood I can a fast ticking noise and then the sound of the car retarding the timing. I pulled codes and the only code I got was that the car was running to lean which was code P0171 I feel like thats a really generic code. My car is a...
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    Had a bit of a scarle today

    So i went on a drive today and found a nice open road and decided to open up my grand prix gt today got to about 90you then let off and exited on the highway when i noticed my temp gauge was a little to high for coasting (210) so i kept a steady pace and the temp gauge started climbing more at...
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    jakobkays's 98 Grand Prix GT

    This Was the first Day I bought my 1998 Grand Prix GT I paid 2,000 dollars for her and it has a rebuilt engine and transmission and 20% tint all around. Original Miles on the Chassis The first mod I did was a Short Ram Intake. Just Painted the wheels last night probably going to do...
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    Painting my 5 stars black?

    So I have the newer five star wheels kinda like the pregens and Im conisdering painting them black to go for a murdered out look. Has anyone else done this? Id really like to see what it will look like
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    Debating on exhaust...

    So I feel like I would feel better if I could have a second opinion on exhaust for the GT Now Obviously Im going to do the simple U-Bend delete. But Im curious what kind of mufflers I should run. Should I run magnaflows, Flowmasters, Cheap turbo muffler ect ect. Im looking for a nice deep idle...
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    Car wont stay running after installing cai

    So i just installed my home made cold air intake i took it around the blocl and ot stalled out 3 times and is pulsing when idleing when i can get it to run help please!?
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    K&N filter Question?

    So I was wondering if I should go with a K&N drop in filter from the factory box or the Cone filter with a elbo. Which has more of a nice sound? And what size pvc should I pick up for the accordian tube?
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    Camshaft Question?

    So I was wondering do I need to remove the engine when installing a aftermarket camshaft? It kinda looks that way but I was wondering if anyone has did it without removing the engine. As far as I see If im going to remove the engine I might as well just buy a wrecked gtp and put the engine and...
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    WOT question?

    So I was just curious that what is the best way to go about getting the best power when hitting the throttle in my gp. Would it make more power if I eased into the throttle more and more or if i just hammer it? If anyone does track racing when the light hits green do you floor it or...
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    Wheel Paint question?

    I have a 98 grand prix with the five star wheels. Im looking to do a black and white theme on my car has anyone painted there five spokes white? Id really like to see a pic before I do it. Just to see if i would like it or not.
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    Changing the steering wheel to aftermarket?

    So I dont know about you guys but I absolutley hate the factory steering wheel in my 1998 GP GT its ugly bulky and I cant even use the stupid audio controls because I have a aftermarket stereo installed. Oh and not to mention the air bag I hate those things so much. Now what would be required in...
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