NorthStar?

[Black Bullet]

Question...I recently bought a 98 Aurora Cause I loved them so much..So I bought the most suped up one I could find..I heard the have the northstar engine in them but I'm not sure if mine has one..The guy I Bought it from says it does but it doesn't say so on the engine cover..Is it suppose too? Or do they all have the northstar in it?

[Indy8]

All 1999 and earlier had 4.0 litre, 32 valve, dual over-head cam, all aluminum V-8 with the Northstar engine management system. What exactly do you mean by "souped up"? That may not be good.

[Black Bullet]

thanx that was wrecking my brain..Suped up as in extra options like wood grain chrome pipes and wheels and all features

[dred98]

Most of the "extra options" were standard on the Classic Aurora - there wasn't many additional extras you could get. The important ones are the autobahn and the moon roof.

[Black Bullet]

Now autobaun what's that?..Don't think I have that is it something with the engine?

[dred98]

Check the page here, there's a description of the autobahn and how to tell if you have it.

http://home.achilles.net/~howardm/aurora/underhood.php

[Black Bullet]

Thanx Dred

[LesGrandsPieds]

Yup, the baby Northstar, as my mechanic likes to call it. He used to work on them for a living in Cadillacs and he swears that the Aurora almost the exact same stuff as the STS, SLS, or DeVille.

[jagchick]

I have a Kelley Blue Book for 98 and the only options offered are:

Autobahn (tires & 3.71 axle ratio)
Gold Graphics
Moon Roof
Engine Bock Heater (plugs in to home outlet)
12-Disc Radio
Bose System
Heated Seats
Chrome Wheels

Everything else in standard and naturally souped up! Oh and the starting price in 98?...$35,960. Enjoy that car.

[dred98]

White diamond paint was another extra cost option,
. . . and the heated seats and the block heater were standard in the Canadian model.

[kayaman420]

Originally Posted by LesGrandsPieds

Yup, the baby Northstar, as my mechanic likes to call it. He used to work on them for a living in Cadillacs and he swears that the Aurora almost the exact same stuff as the STS, SLS, or DeVille.

They are the EXACT same motor. Only difference is .6 liters and 50 HP. Many people believe that GM /Cadillac only gave the Aurora 4.0 liters instead of the Caddy 4.6 so they would not compete against their own product. But the engines are basically identical .