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    Raw fuel dripping out of the turbo elbow flapper hole? How is it...

    What has happened?? I have raw gas dripping out of the turbo waste gate elbow where the attuator rod attaches. One minute all was fine and the next all heck broke loose. We were at Texas motor speedway a few weeks back doing laps for charity and on the 3rd lap i was blowing smoke out the back...
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    Rr

    I installed a pair of Alpine main amps and a 7 inch flip up Pioneer audio/video reciever and a single 12 inch JBL sub for the moment. I will probably build a box in the next day or 2 and use the JL 12's that i have laying around the house when i can figure out how to build it and make it work in...
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    Blow out clips missing, any fix?

    My blow out clips have been missing for years, all it has showing is the metal tab. Has anyone come up with a good repair for this? Thanks
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    Check valve before the PVC valve??

    I was doing some mainance on the car and decided to pull the pvc valve to check it out. I have never seen any mention of the one way ?? check valve that is between it and the hard metal line going to the vaccum block. How is it suppose to function? I can not blow thru it, i can get compressed...
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    GN will not boost more than 16-17 psi with alky kit

    A few years back i installed Razor's alky kit and a TurboTweak alky chip. My car does not boost above 17 psi. I am pretty sure the alky chip was burned for 22-24 psi or that appears to be written on the back of the chip. My reciept from TurboTweak shows that i answered all the questions about...
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    How do you remove the dash plaque above the glovebox?

    I need to remove the plastic insert above the glove box due to a broken guage i installed there 10 years ago and i have forgotten how i did it. I have not stayed at a Holiday in recently to jog my memory.:) Thanks
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    Retested Texas emissions today and pased with plenty to spare

    A few weeks back i went for my annual TX inspection and failed for the 1st time in years. I originally passed the high speed (25mph) part of the test and failed the low speed (15mph) part. The low speed HC was 281 and it had to be below 152 and the CO% was 1.96 and had to be below 0.86...
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    Failed the LOW SPEED Texas Inspection, what do i??

    For the 1st time in years i failed the Texas State annual inspection. In years past it has always been close but i have sqeaked by without a CAT on the car. This year the LOW SPEED EMISSION RESULTS (15MPH) failed and pretty bad. I passed the HIGH SPEED EMISSION RESULTS (25MPH) although it was...
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    136,000 miles what should i do?

    I bought this car in the early 1990's with 30k on the clock. I have put over 100k myself. Good fun miles and nothing 2 stupid. I have all the basic upgrades, 3" down pipe, RJC plate, blue top injectors ( i know a little lite) 3 or 4 inch mass air pipe with 9 inch cone K @ N, Upgraded the valve...
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    18# of boost what am i doing wrong??Alky installed

    A few months back i installed Razors alky kit and bought a chip from Turbo Tweak for my combo. Car runs great but 17 to 18 pounds of boost is all it will build.( ZERO, 0 nock :) ) I have an adjustable wastegate but does not seem to matter which way i go. I see they make a wastegate for 21psi and...
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    My heads have never been off my car, have yours?

    My car has 136k miles on it and the heads have never been off. Still running the factory turbo. I bought the car in 1991 and have drive3n it over 100k of the miles. I have done all the bolt ones and upgraded the injectors, valve springs, rjc, razors alky kit and the list goes on and on. It does...
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    I messed with the adjustable turbo rod now i am lost?

    Is there a correct way to set the adjustable att. rod for the turbo. In a fleeting moment of stupidity i adjusted it without making a reference mark. Now i have no clue as to wether i am "in" or "out" from where it was originally.
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    Different spot for radiator overflow bottle?

    Anyone have a clean install for a radiator overflow bottle when you can not use the stock one anymore? I installed a Alky kit this weekend and i can not make the overflow bottle that was included work to my satisfaction. Anyone using something different? Thanks.
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    Installed Razors ALKY kit this weekend

    I ordered Razors Alky kit on monday and it was delivered on Friday. I did not get a chance to install it until Saturday evening. I opened all the parts and laid them out. A few less than happy thoughts flashed thru my head. I made a quick run thru of the instuctions and i dug in. I had the...
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    Any pics of Razors kit installed??

    Is there any pics of various componets installed under the hood for me to look at? I am a picture type installer. I just want to see what the overall install looks like. My kit came into today and i am ready to get started. I can not figure out where the pump actually is suppose to go. I guess i...
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    What ALKY fuel to run?

    What type of fuel do you run thru your alky injection kit? Is any better than others? VP has a few choices, M1 (straight) M3 with lube added and M5. I ordered Razors kit yesterday and he spent a good 10 minutes answering my questions and somehow i forgot the fuel question. I decided to ask you...
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    Ordered Razors ALKY kit today, might as well replace turbo and injectors, Help please

    Last week i posted about a upcomming race with a childhood friend and i was thinking about ordering Razors alky kit. I ordered the alky kit and a chip from turbo tweak. I know that my injectors are to small and that has kind of bugged me for the last few years. So after i got off the phone...
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    Powermater unit and Autozone (years ago)

    I was in autozone yesterday getting a part for my vette and asked the guy about a powermaster unit for the turbo buick. He told me that they no longer carry them. I bought mine there many years ago under a lifetime warranty. The parts guy was of no help. If i need another one is my warranty...
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    Alky injection to finish. ( I know this has probably been beat to death)

    For about the last 12 years i had had to listen to a friend of mine brag about how fast his 1968 Dodge Charger is. The car has a rebuilt 383 and i would be willing to bet that real good parts WERE NOT used in the rebuilding stage. Of course for the last 12 years the car has not been driven due...
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    how long have you owned your Turbo Buick?

    I bought mine in 1990 ( with 32,000 miles all stock) i wanted to buy one new in 1987 but money was a issue. To this day i wish i would have bought a new one and just made payments. The sad part of all of this is the car i bought in 1990 never ran all that great, rough idle and a few various...
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