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    turbo-t for sale in se wisconsin/ ne IL area

    I'm putting my buick up for sale. It is a '87 turbo t dark dark red, column shift, crank windows, bench seat, very good condition, 51,000 or so miles, has some race parts but the heads have never been off the motor, no rust. Paint is not perfect there are some scratches and dings but almost all...
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    is my turbo junk?

    Recently when tidying up various things under the hood, i noticed that the stock turbo bracket was holding up my te-44 by only one nut. The bracket doesn't fit correctly, the studs are hitting the exhaust housing. To remedy this i had to remove the exhaust housing. When dooing this a bunch of...
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    SMC e-mail?

    Does anybody know Steve Chlupsa's e-mail? I tried looking on his website but his website won't load. george
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    turboed sbc

    i'm building my first car. i need some information on building a turboed small block. please list your combo if you do. also, some dyno numbers or times would help. thanks, george
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    Any Welders?

    I'm just getting started in tig welding and i'm looking for a welder, i'm not shure what i should buy. i guess the two determining factors are what i'm going to use it for and how much i want to spend. I plan on using it in my garage (single phase) on race car stuff, cages, frames, and thinner...
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    manually shifting

    whenever i'm at the track i just put it in drive and let'er rip' but i was wondering if there is any advantage to manually shifting. if so, what rpm is best? george
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    dumb question

    Is knock the only thing limiting how much boost i run? for example, if i can run 24 psi on 116 octane, why couldn't i run 27 or 28 psi on 116 with alcohol? assuming that the head gaskets stay in place. george
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    heater core

    i've got antifreeze leaking from the rear of the engine compartment on the passenger side. looks to me like a heater core. anybody ever done a heater core? how big of a job is it? george
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    directscan

    i need someone in my area with directscan to help me out, i seems like i have tried everything but i still cant get it going. i just got my whole setup back from chu engineering, he checked it out and said everything is fine. could it be my ecm? or my laptop? i need to swap some stuff out...
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    help with direct scan

    i'm having some problems with directscan. the car came with the hardware, i just recently got a laptop and i'm trying to hook it up. i keep getting a message that the hardware is not detected. i checked all the connections and cables, everything looks fine. i'm running windows 95 on a fujitsu...
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    axles

    what kind of times will the stock axles hold up to?
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    stock heads

    Hi guys, i've decided to rebuild and port a set of stock heads. i'd like to do most of the work myself. i need to know what to watch out for and any tips or tricks you might have. also a recomendation on valves, valve springs, head gaskets, head studs or bolts, and oversize intake gaskets...
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