Like a GNX but not

Kinja'd!!! "Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
03/04/2016 at 11:17 • Filed to: None

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Friend and I are slapping a turbo on this Buick 3800-powered ex-naturally aspirated Pontiac Bonneville SE. Should be fun when it’s done, though it needs moar RWD. Should be good for around 375hp until the trans explodes.

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DISCUSSION (19)


Kinja'd!!! SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/04/2016 at 11:21

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Needs moar mid-mounted.


Kinja'd!!! MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/04/2016 at 11:24

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Can we start an OPPO pool on how long the trans lasts?


Kinja'd!!! Funktheduck > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
03/04/2016 at 11:25

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Mileage, time, or number of burn outs?


Kinja'd!!! CalzoneGolem > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
03/04/2016 at 11:26

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We’ll take 10 mile chunks. I’ll take the first 10 miles.


Kinja'd!!! MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > CalzoneGolem
03/04/2016 at 11:28

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I think I’ll give it to the 60-70 mile gap.


Kinja'd!!! BeaterGT > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/04/2016 at 11:28

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Love it. Super sleeper.


Kinja'd!!! MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Funktheduck
03/04/2016 at 11:29

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it’s so tricky but I think we’ll go mileage.

I mean, it may implode on the first burn out. lol

my bet is about 60-70 miles.


Kinja'd!!! Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > BeaterGT
03/04/2016 at 11:32

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I don’t think a bonneville with dark chrome wheels, slotted and cross-drilled rotors, red calipers, and blacked out trim is really a sleeper, lol.


Kinja'd!!! Nibbles > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
03/04/2016 at 11:33

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If it’s factory, I’ll take 130 miles. If it’s beefed up, I’ll take 180 miles.


Kinja'd!!! Funktheduck > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
03/04/2016 at 11:43

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It's tough because if driven fairly gently it shouldn't be too bad. But, I doubt that'll happen so I'm goin for 20-30 miles. I think they'll go easy for the first 10 or so just to make sure the engine doesn't blow and then they'll light it up.


Kinja'd!!! Snuze: Needs another Swede > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/04/2016 at 11:52

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Well it kind of is because nobody really expects these sleds to be fast. Not 375hp fast anyways.


Kinja'd!!! Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Snuze: Needs another Swede
03/04/2016 at 12:03

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True. The supercharged ones are a hoot, though.


Kinja'd!!! Your boy, BJR > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/04/2016 at 12:13

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This gen wasn't supercharged. The hot model got the Northstar instead.


Kinja'd!!! Snuze: Needs another Swede > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/04/2016 at 12:21

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I used to have a Grand Prix GT, always lusted after the GTP with the blower.


Kinja'd!!! Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Your boy, BJR
03/04/2016 at 12:22

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I know what I’m about, son.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_B…


Kinja'd!!! Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Snuze: Needs another Swede
03/04/2016 at 12:23

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One of the best 2000s pontiacs.

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Kinja'd!!! MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Funktheduck
03/04/2016 at 12:27

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fair points.


Kinja'd!!! BeaterGT > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/04/2016 at 13:32

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Really? I do because it still looks like a old woman’s car at first sight. Trust me, it’s only after it blows by someone does it get checked for details.


Kinja'd!!! Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
03/04/2016 at 17:57

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1 hard launch.