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I had a mechanic (a very good and experienced one, who's worked a lot on rally engines and similar, but of course not on the V6 Turbo, almost nobody in Norway has done that) rebuild my 1983 Turbo (an engine that had been standing in a shop since '83 and until I bought it), which I was going to...

I have a 1983 engine that's going into my '78 Oldsmobile Starfire (long story - bought to be a cheap extra car, turned into a project), and I really hope to get it done this summer. It's been a few years in the making, but the NOS engine is now fully rebuilt, partly by me but mostly by the...

I need studs for my 1983 engine. There are more than one kit at ARP that are meant for the V6 Turbo. Can somebody please give me the correct code for the ones I need? I have found 123-5401, 120-1412 and 120-1402. So I have no idea what kit I need.

During a 4 year "build" (well, a month of teardown and four years of other stuff to do, and now finally assembling) I have managed to loose one of the tw0o bolts that fasten the oil pickup to the block. Can anybody please tell me where it would be easiest to get one of those? They are not...

I have the gaskets ready, but suddenly remembered (well, discovered, after a few years on the shelf) that I had not bought any new bolts for the heads. So I considered using the stock bolts, but after a few words with my mechanic we decided that I should take this to the forum. I am in no hurry...

I'm asssembling the turbo engine for my Oldsmobile Starfire (long story...) with the help of my neighbour, who's a race mechanic (OK, he assembles it and I translate instructions...), but se are both really unsure about the RJC Bulletproof head gasket kit. I have read the instructions, and I...

I am about to finally rebuild a turbo engine for my Oldsmobile Starfire (which has a V6 without turbo as standard). Well, more precisely my neighbour, who's a stellar mechanic with rally experience, is going to do it with me as the nurse handing him the tools! The turbo engine I have is very...

I have found the torque PDF for the 86/87, but my engine is an earlier model, probably 1981 (electronics on the carburetor). Are the torque specs the same as in the PDF? There are no problems with the head bolts, I have a special gasket with a sealant and it's own torques, but I am wondering...

With my friendly, neigbouhood mechanic there's been a bit of work done to the turbo engine for my Oldsmobile Starfire today. But the upper part of the rear main bearing seal was kind of werid. It's a Fel-pro 73740, so not the rope type. Most of it was OK (even though he remarked that it's kind...

I'm using a shoe horn to put an 83 V6 Turbo into an Oldsmobile Starfire '78, and I have one flat exhaust manifold for the driver's side. But I'm starting to think that the passenger's side manifold will build too much as well and come into conflict with stuff. Which is why I would like a flat...