The use 93 octane as well.

 

Word.
Thanks again for getting this newbie started guys.

 

Thats what most people do but recently one of our members found a pretty cheap fix if ur good with a soldering gun. check it out here is the link to the thread.

https://montecarloforum.com/forum/sh...=gauge+cluster

 

How much torque can the trannies handle before they start taking craps on you?

From what I'm reading, I might be able to jump into the 12's for a decent price and stay reliable.

 

Hmm cant honestly tell you...hopefully another member can. one of the things to watch out for that i forgot to mention that sum1 else just mentioned in another thread is the body control module. it is a fairly common problem

 

Got a link?

 

Were the supercharged models in 04-05 available in yellow or white? All I see is red and black.

 

You'll find zzp probably the best solution for aftermarket parts. there are a few other websites like wbodystore.com and 3800performance.com but IMO nothing is better than zzp since they have a fab workshop and seem to have not only an abundance of knowledge about the W-body platform, but custom make parts to fit. i've only bought from them for performance. I wish i would've started out with an L67 (supercharged monte) but when i bought the car i didnt know they had 2 engine platforms available as i needed a car since my rental car was on its last day haha. glad i bought the monte though, fun to drive and fun to mod. started bone stock, now my next mod will be a turbo kit! as far as handling, i have lowered my car and put tubular trailing arms on the rear, along with a stiffer strut tower brace and its made a huge difference. I just wish the seat has bigger bolsters haha.
Welcome to the forums and i hope you decide to pick up a monte, lots of fun to drive and i love see'em on the road.

 

Oh man, I missed out on this whole thread lol.

If you get yourself a good 05 supercharged monte, put about $500-$1000 into it, I think you'll have the car you want.

The aftermarket for the 3800 series engines are very good. And reliability, I like to think my car is a good example. I'm running 160,000 miles on my 2000 Monte SS, and the only major thing I've had to replace was the transmission and that's just from running it stupid. (But again, with the amount of these cars on the road, I was just able to drop in a used tranny and it wasn't that bad)

 

04 came in yellow, drk blue, black, silver, white, red. The 05 came in this incredible color called Laser Blue metallic, drk berry metallic, silver, black , red, silver, drk grey metallic.

So yes - I don't have the brochures in front of me to give you the exact names of the colors and there might be some colors that were available on the other Models of montes and not the SC models.