Thread: The elusive free modification

Ok so this is my first post here. This site has been tremendously helpful already. I love my car, and its clear you all do too.
But on to what this is all about. I am a college student with less than 500 dollars to my name. Because of this, I'm looking for some fun, free (or nearly free) modifications for my 02 grand prix gt. Does anyone know of anything decent?

I don't want something that is going to blow up my car, and I've already checked out the "safely modding...." thread. I recently cut my stock airbox (looking at replacing it with a cone) but are there more mods like that out there?

Flip the dog bone bushing. Make yourself a custom open cone, look under parts for sale and there is a link in a thread to a very nice cone for 20 bucks on ebay. Do an intake for less than 40 bucks. And if you know someone with a welder, cut out the u-bend. That would make small noticeable improvements.

Link added for cone. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AEM-9...item56420dc53f

Engine bay on my '98 daily...



Also...keep in mind...the open cone and u-bend delete would probably be it for me...I'd tint the windows if you haven't and use the rest for booze money...get a car you can mod after college when your makin' bank.

Forget the mods, keep the money to impress the chicks

Might as well...GT ain't impressin' anyone since your Grandma and Aunt Patty has one too...

My Uncle Rod has one too.

when you removed the stock airbox, where did you put your pcm?

I set it there on the frame...it ain't goin' anywhere.

I got some 1/2" thick single sided sticky foam tape from Oreillys... can prolly get it at any parts store for a couple bux to pad the pcm, but Im just paranoid that way, didn't want metal on metal bouncing computer She stays put on the padding, but just a thought if your like me

Look under how to safely mod your 3800... it describes it's purpose and how to in there. Even had pictures!

Originally Posted by heathersmanforlife

What is "flip the dog bone bushing" how do you do it and what does it do?

http://www.grandprixforums.net/safel...car-17482.html

yeah i saw the pcm's housing is watertight so i wasn't sure if i could just tape it to something lol. Ok thanks for the heads up. I might have a little fun this weekend then time to see about that U bend.

I used a velcro strip for my pcm....been in the same spot for 5 years....damn good alien technology