Steve's Mechanic Blog
An Improvement in Aerodynamics
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I never got around to posting about this back when I first put it on my car months ago. I put some kind of fin thing in the front wheel wells which I initially just thought would be good for reducing a little drag from the wind which would hit the wheels because of the [...]

K&N RF-1024
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Two days ago, I finally put some money down on an air filter for the Grand Prix. Not just any air filter, though; K&N’s RF-1024, one of the biggest filters they make for cars. I installed it today (taking the old filter/box out and putting the new cone on took only ten minutes when done [...]

Before And After
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On June 29th 2011, I put a throttle body with a larger bore on my car. The stock 3100 throttle body bore is 52mm, and the stock 3400 is 56mm. The upgrade isn’t too drastic, especially since it’s only a small section of the intake, but it’s the smallest passage before the airflow gets routed [...]

Painted Front Bumper
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I’ve wanted to paint the bottom part of my car’s bumper black for a while now, but I never got around to doing it until recently. Here’s what it looks like:

Pontiac Grand Prix Engine
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Hello anyone who happens to read this. I am Steve, and I’ll be using this section of my site to post about the automotive-related work I do. Here’s a picture of my car with the hood up.