Thread: New owner of 2006 Grand Prix GT!!! *pics*

Originally Posted by TexasTanker19kilo20

Nice and welcome to GPF.

Thanks man , Good to be here!

Originally Posted by DanPrixGTP

You will find lots of good information on this site.

Dont ever do a stage kit from a website.

Follow this post. Read, read, and read again.

http://www.grandprixforums.net/safel...0-a-67580.html

lol Already read that VERY good post tho.. With having my Fully built dyno tuned SRT-4, I understand how a full tune will help .. and my Intense racing stg 1 SSEi I am aware of the crap "canned tune" that comes with kits.. I also agree in that thread you linked about a few DIY things.. Yea, I think $150+ for a piece of hose and a filter ( FWI ) is insane, but I just want a clean look under the hood.. But being out of the 3800 scene for a few years I haven't searched the forums much on a clean DIY CAI.. I have an Aeroforce gauge in my SSEi but that because Im running a 3.4 pulley and we have crap gas up here.. ( 93 )


If I could just put a 3.6 pulley on this without a Canned tune PCM I would.. I dont have HPTuners, nor does anyone in the area.. What I will do for sure on this car.. Probably my first mod ( mods ) are

-Coolant flush to get the DEXcool out of it
-ZZP Race DP ( catless )
-TransGo Shift kit ( or if there is something better , please let me know ) I know its just accumulator springs, but it does help.. It sure did in my SSEi at least


After that I will look into:

- Some sort of clean looking reasonable priced CAI setup
- 180* T-stat
- 605s


I did see on Intense racings site that the 06+ Gps need a 2004-2005 PCM??? Is that in general or just for HPTuners tuning?

Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch

You need exhaust mods to run anything smaller than the stock pulley. A downpipe is not enough to run a 3.6 in my opinion, it will still knock.



93 octane gas is good gas if you ask me. And think of a 3.6 like a 3.4 setup, the Gen V blower is better than the Gen 3 in the 97-03 cars.


06-07 pcms are not "tune-able" thats why a 04-05 is needed.

A thermostat change is not needed either, many people will say different.

And all 01+ cars run a cat diag in the PCM, so you'll need to have a cat converter or a tuner handy to get away from not needed one.

Crap .. so your saying thers no easy way ( just buying a stage pcm ) out of this? actually before I go any further... Do the 06 GP GTs have a U bend?

Originally Posted by courtney kiesow

nice gp..i rlly like the srt

Thanks man, I miss the SRT
the GP feels so fat and slow lol, but is an awesome car

Originally Posted by courtney kiesow

i miss my srt4 too...and ima girl by the way lol

lol yea the Screen name kinda gave it away

Originally Posted by NegativeOne13

Nice pickup man. Looks like you didn't go wrong.

Headers, tune, plugs, intake, shift kit, and call it a day. Benefit even better from headers for ~ the same price. No need to drop pulley unless you want to.

thats what I wanna know .. I remember speed daddy, slp ebay, and ton of other headers for this car, but since it doesnt have a restrictive U bend, it seems to me a set of headers might be worth it over a PLog...... Its like this.. I dont wanna spend MOD money on this thing.. all I wanna do is open it up, but it seems with this 06 PCm my options are limited

Originally Posted by Fraschy

Welcome! That is so sad about your srt4! I would love to see videos of that thing.

they are in the "other vehicles " section... cant miss it

Originally Posted by courtney kiesow

i wasnt sure..u said man so i thought id let ya kno

Im used to the norm.... 99% dudes... But being on SRT forums for a while I Guess I should have looked at screen names and every other detail, because they usually bury you for minor mistakes