Cars of all makes have been a life-long obsession and

always been a major part of my business and personal

life. Competition racing has covered a few decades with

various makes at the drag strip.

 

  Buicks from early Valve-in-Head straight 8's, Nailheads,

and big-block V-8's have been part of my experience.

After my first ride in a 1986 turbo Regal, this became

a passion that still exsists!

 

  My first 1987 T-Type mainly sits in my garage after a

couple years of racing, and then on the show circuit. With

only 9000 miles, it is my prized possession. The GN is

VERY nice and the race car is lots of fun.

 

  Having worked on turbo Buicks since they first came out

1978, they remain my favorite, especially the intercooled

versions.

 

  The race car, Whitey, hit the track years ago as a 12 second

driver that quickly trashed a rod. Next motor got it to the low

11's. From there it went eventially into the 10's.

 

  Since it was a race car from the start in the mid-90's, it was

not necessary to make compromises as you would a street

driver. We used this car as our local "mule" to try items

and concepts to evaluate their worth. This has given us a

great learning experience and has been fun - most of the

time!

 

  The latest project is the TA Performance aluminum motor.

The alum block is one of the 2 prototypes originally made

for evaluation. The TA heads are the first production run

of castings. Over 100 miles of street driving was done to

break in the new engine and verify all operating parameters

were in spec.

 

  Track performance has been as expected with times in the

low 10's at 20-22 psi. This will improve as we tune, add boost

and make other changes. The suspension has just under gone

its best addition - a HR Parts anti-roll bar. It previously had

HR adjustable uppers and tubular lower arms and various

other mods but still twisted at launch. This was cured be the

HR bar.

 

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