**Paging 3800 crew, I want your input. **
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full size intercooler and drop pulley sizes 
How does an intercooler work? To understand how an intercooler works one must first understand that all knock is a cause of heat either directly or indirectly. The spinning internals of the M90 output a lot of heat which is absorbed by the air which is also superheated as it's compressed. The temperature increases exponentially with each drop of a pulley size. To remedy the problem and eliminate knock we use the intercooler to cool the temperature of the air exiting the supercharger. By doing this you are now capable of running pulley sizes that would otherwise require more involved modifications such as a cam.
All W Body Store Intercoolers feature:
•Significantly lowers knock, cools the charged air, and reduces stress on the motor while making more power
•3/4" lines & fittings
•Unparalled quality - All parts are CNC machined
•Easier Installation!
•2.25" thick core clears most hoods
•Gains of 40 - 50 wheel horsepower! (see above)
How does an intercooler work? To understand how an intercooler works one must first understand that all knock is a cause of heat either directly or indirectly. The spinning internals of the M90 output a lot of heat which is absorbed by the air which is also superheated as it's compressed. The temperature increases exponentially with each drop of a pulley size. To remedy the problem and eliminate knock we use the intercooler to cool the temperature of the air exiting the supercharger. By doing this you are now capable of running pulley sizes that would otherwise require more involved modifications such as a cam.
All W Body Store Intercoolers feature:
•Significantly lowers knock, cools the charged air, and reduces stress on the motor while making more power
•3/4" lines & fittings
•Unparalled quality - All parts are CNC machined
•Easier Installation!
•2.25" thick core clears most hoods
•Gains of 40 - 50 wheel horsepower! (see above)
Remember I'm a total noob.
After I had about 90,000 miles on mine, replacing the stock suspension with mild lowering springs and fresh struts, as well as adding beefier sway bars and strut tower braces firmed up the ride plenty and made it much nicer to drive. That was probably one of the more significant mods I made to the car. That and some nice 17-inch wheels with good tires really changed how the car drove day to day.
I never really got into modding my car. My favorite mod though was my tints and subs. Subs like I have would probably be a little much for your taste, but any amount of bass is better than stock in my opinion. If I were you I'd just get some nice speakers to replace the Blose/Delcrap ones and an amplifier to run to them so you have nice crisp treble and decent bass too.
Gotcha thanks. Considering I have been in a rollover accident before. (not driving so no women driver jokes here) this seems like an important fact to know.
An upgraded sway bar will resist body roll as you make a corner or sudden lane change. Keeps the car more balanced and flat.
Quick youtube vid for a visual.
My shits actually pretty loud right now. According to him, its way louder than Mike's new GTP and I didn't think it had anything other than stock speakers but its pretty good volume.
Well to be honest, I'm not sure exactly what I want to do with it. My first goal is basically to acquire a base set of knowledge about what-does-what type things and then go from there.
This isn't a bad starting point of what to read:
http://www.subatomicdesign.com/gtp/forum/ClubGPFAQ.htm
Other than that I would just cruise clubgp through the write ups/stickies as there is a lot of good info in there. Pretty much everything I learned about 3800's other than working on them was on clubgp.
Id say headers will give u best bang for buck if you want performance. As far as appearance. HID's and new headlight capsules will make the night driving experience that much better. Although id say just do maintenance on the car and keep it clean. Most females neglect todo these simple things.
I definitely think aesthetic mods are something I'd be into. My hesitation lies in well, cost of course and then the fact that my car sits outside in the snow all winter which being from Florida isn't something I'm used to putting a vehicle thru. Does that realistically affect anything?
I'd be more worried about the salt. If it is very clean underneath I'd get it undercoated now while it's good. my car has really bad rot underneath because the first 2 years I owned it I was a stupid teenager and didn't think about how salt would effect it. Then I just let it get worse and worse and for the past year you've been able to see the rust from it when the passenger door is open.
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