Hello good people!

I am in the midst of purchasing a 2000 SLE that has 77,000 miles on the clock. It is in great shape and was owned by the proverbial "old lady". My first question; if I recollect correctly, I only saw one exhaust pipe on this ride. Does that sound right? All the other ones I have seen on here appear to have dual exhaust.

I will post a pic of the car as soon as I have one.

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doc

2000 Pontiac Bonneville SE
1995 Chevrolet Suburban K2500 turbodiesel powered by used vegetable oil.
2005 Ural Tourist sidecar rig
1978 Triumph Bonneville 750
1986 Honda Shadow 500 (for sale)
2008 Triumph Bonneville Black (sold)

Welcome to the club.
I’m no expert for sure, but I’m pretty sure it’s the SSEi”s that have the dual exhaust. My 2000 SE only has one exhaust pipe.

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LocoWBL

SLE's would have two as well. The main pipe splits between the rear suspensions and goes to two mufflers.

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WHITE WHINE - 1992 SSE Supercharged 236.26 ci (.040 Over) 15.090 at 90.2 MPH on old engine w/ slipping trans & melted O2 sensor - Gen 3 M62 and matching TB, Gen 2 Pully, Zillamotorsports Ported LIM, YT 1.72 Roller Rockers, SII FPR & Injectors, Hypertech Thermomaster chip w/ 160 Thermo, TransGo Shift Kit, Infinity/Pioneer Speakers & a 10" Alpine Type R Sub, all the watts, 140 amp Alternator, Ricepipe CAI w/ heatshield, Pilot Angel Eye Foglights, Clear Corners, '02 17" Chrome Bent 5's, Magnaflow F-Body Muffler and Hi-flo Cat, Ceramic Coated Ported Exhaust Manifolds, Fan Override, Monroe Reflex struts, red calipers
2009 G8 GT - Sport Red Metallic, loaded, SOLO Axlebacks, Rotofab Intake, Tuned, autodim mirror, removed intake manifold cover, HSV GTS triple gauge pod, two tone red-hot shifter and HSV SuperSport steering wheel, GXP rear sway bar and diffuser, 3.45 diff and various Camaro suspension bits, LED Taillights

Welcome to the club. Don't forget to post pics of your ride.

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Cadet Blue....Not perfect...But paid for.
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Welcome!!

Your SLE should have dual exhaust, it's possible that one was broken off somehow.

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Bye Bye:

RIP sandrock

I suspect that I actually am the owner of a fancy SE. As I stated in my other similar post, the car has some features that I didn't expect on the SE; leather, auto climate control, spoiler and steering wheel controls, to name a few.

I stopped to check out the car this afternoon. It has only one exhaust tip and it is a standard round pipe on the passenger side of the car.

I pick up the car tomorrow. Will learn more then.

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doc

2000 Pontiac Bonneville SE
1995 Chevrolet Suburban K2500 turbodiesel powered by used vegetable oil.
2005 Ural Tourist sidecar rig
1978 Triumph Bonneville 750
1986 Honda Shadow 500 (for sale)
2008 Triumph Bonneville Black (sold)

welcome to the club...it would be good to see pics of both your Bonne's

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Wayne

Yeah, that makes much more sense. It's basically an SLE without the cladding, 17" wheels and suspension, lol.

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Bye Bye:

RIP sandrock

Yep that would be a loaded SE...

Pretty good chance it will have the 3.05 performance gear ratio too...

Being new to these cars, is this ratio a good thing? Please explain the variations and differences.

Thanks!!

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doc

2000 Pontiac Bonneville SE
1995 Chevrolet Suburban K2500 turbodiesel powered by used vegetable oil.
2005 Ural Tourist sidecar rig
1978 Triumph Bonneville 750
1986 Honda Shadow 500 (for sale)
2008 Triumph Bonneville Black (sold)

Fuel economy Ratio is 2.86.... This is a tall ratio and is sluggish off the line... The 3.05 ratio is more performance oriented and gets you going better, also has a bit of a stall converter to get the engine into its torque curve better... Yes the 3.05 is a nice thing...lol

How would I determine which ratio is in this car?

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doc

2000 Pontiac Bonneville SE
1995 Chevrolet Suburban K2500 turbodiesel powered by used vegetable oil.
2005 Ural Tourist sidecar rig
1978 Triumph Bonneville 750
1986 Honda Shadow 500 (for sale)
2008 Triumph Bonneville Black (sold)

Being that you have an SLE, You have the 3.05 Gear Ratio..lol

viewtopic.php?f=39&t=793

The RPO codes on your spare tire cover will match one of the transaxle ratios in this list.

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WHITE WHINE - 1992 SSE Supercharged 236.26 ci (.040 Over) 15.090 at 90.2 MPH on old engine w/ slipping trans & melted O2 sensor - Gen 3 M62 and matching TB, Gen 2 Pully, Zillamotorsports Ported LIM, YT 1.72 Roller Rockers, SII FPR & Injectors, Hypertech Thermomaster chip w/ 160 Thermo, TransGo Shift Kit, Infinity/Pioneer Speakers & a 10" Alpine Type R Sub, all the watts, 140 amp Alternator, Ricepipe CAI w/ heatshield, Pilot Angel Eye Foglights, Clear Corners, '02 17" Chrome Bent 5's, Magnaflow F-Body Muffler and Hi-flo Cat, Ceramic Coated Ported Exhaust Manifolds, Fan Override, Monroe Reflex struts, red calipers
2009 G8 GT - Sport Red Metallic, loaded, SOLO Axlebacks, Rotofab Intake, Tuned, autodim mirror, removed intake manifold cover, HSV GTS triple gauge pod, two tone red-hot shifter and HSV SuperSport steering wheel, GXP rear sway bar and diffuser, 3.45 diff and various Camaro suspension bits, LED Taillights

It has been determined that I, most likely, have a fancy, heavily optioned SE, not an SLE.

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doc

2000 Pontiac Bonneville SE
1995 Chevrolet Suburban K2500 turbodiesel powered by used vegetable oil.
2005 Ural Tourist sidecar rig
1978 Triumph Bonneville 750
1986 Honda Shadow 500 (for sale)
2008 Triumph Bonneville Black (sold)

Spare tire cover...

FQ3 is 2.86

F83 is 3.05