Brade4 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 How much hp does one have that is factory? Would a cold air intake help add some> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterThanYou23 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 240hp stock. The k&n cold air intake kit says it can add up to 13 more horse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy airjer W Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Until it gets oil all over your MAF sensor. Then it will be way under powered if it even starts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozy Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 As stated above, they have 240 FWHP stock. [Note from admin: Please read forum policy before posting again. Thank you.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crothmeier Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 my buddy has one of these and the MAF sensor and a buncha other stuff went bad. $1000 fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zamboni Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Gut the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brade4 Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 Really?? Yikes maybe not a good idea. Would a K and N performance filter hurt anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoaru99 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Filter alone probably isn't worth much in terms of power gain.A friend of mine has a Bonneville SSEi with a bunch of power tweaks. That thing goes pretty good for a bigger car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zamboni Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 The Bonneville SSEi and the Grand Prix Supercharged both have the 3800 with a supercharger on them. Gutting the airbox will get you around 5-7 more HP, and a pretty decent sound to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsofish Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 The problem with the K&N filters is that when you have to clean and re-oil them, it's too easy to put too much oil on them. That extra oil is what gets up the air tube and clogs things up. They aren't necessarily bad though. If you decide to get one, it's pretty easy to pop out the MAF sensor, inspect it to make sure there isn't anything building up on it, and give it a spray with some MAF cleaner to be sure. If you really overdid it with the oil, you would have problems for sure. The filter itself probably won't do much, but you would notice something from the CAI.A better option would be to get an undersized supercharger pulley. It's a pretty popular mod on your engine. Most people go with a 3.4" pulley. This mod will make the supercharge spin faster, giving you more boost. They say 25-30hp more. The pulley itself is under $100, but you need a specialize tool if you want to do it right. Still, it's more bang for your buck than the intake mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoaru99 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 The Bonneville SSEi and the Grand Prix Supercharged both have the 3800 with a supercharger on them. Gutting the airbox will get you around 5-7 more HP, and a pretty decent sound to it. Yeah, I understand about using the same/similar supercharged engine. I was only saying he's gone further than just air cleaners, with custom PROM work, compressor pulleys, exhaust, injector flow match, tranny work, etc., etc.Dunno how it is on the Pontiacs, but I've mostly gutted the air intake on my '91 Z-28 Camaro. The caution for that car is to be careful in the rain/water puddles because the resulting splash can soak the air filters with the baffles removed.Not a big deal for me because the Camaro gets driven only in nice weather, but on a daily driver it might be a different story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy airjer W Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Theres another mod along those lines I see people typing about. Not sure what 3.8's specifically but they install aftermarket rolling rockers and pushrods that are available as a kit. They get more lift out of the valves which apparently helps quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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