we'll be flying down to miami. but we may be taking a road trip to washington from NY and possible north from NY too.
I cant wait to have a parts scrounge while im there for the GN and ive also just bought a 55 Chev pickup as a project too
if im lucky i may get to drive my wifes uncles G Body...
Hey guys/girls
Not so much as my intro BUT ill be in the USA for the whole of April
I'm hoping to catch some drag racing or some car shows while im over
Ill be based in Long Island NY most of the time and will be heading down to Florida to Disney world too.
I'm also hoping to fly to the west...
I had PBM lifters in my engine when it arrived i found them quite noisey even after adjusting them properly. After pulling the motor out and reassembling i found at least 4 lifters stuck and wouldnt bleed off or just seized. So i ordered 853-12's they turned up from stateside after a long wait...
Im in the process of converting over to Haltech engine management..
been a little messing around so far. ive had to convert it to a later model buick crank wheel with 2 rings not 1
this also deletes the cam angle sensor as a pickup (ive seen on the net they use a similar setup and convert...
The 60lb chip was in car when I bought it. Had gn1 heads,STD throttle body,212-218 hyd roller cam and a 62-1 turbo and NO Alky.
I presume the previous owner ordered the chip to suit
Turbo Buick PowerLogger Scan Tool fitted to ECU complete $250 SOLD
2x tweakchips a 60lb chip and 80lb to suit Alky $50ea
MAF translator to suit LS style MAF and the 80mm MAF $250
60lb injectors x6 $150 SOLD
Scan tool with upgraded chip $200 SOLD
Alky single nozzle kit with 3Bar...
just finished doing 2nd bank today
the moroso instuctions say its for strength and can help reduce harmonics in the engine. with the block levelled up on the engine stand its only a small amount of grout really...ill update when the cars running again if i notice any temp change
heres the details for the Haltech ECU ill be installing
Haltech – Engine Management Systems Platinum Sport GM
they told me with only a few pin changes it is a plug in conversion to the GN.
the VN commodore they list was the first 3.8ltr V6 released in Australia using the Buick engine back in...
Is part filling the TB engine with engine grout (hard block) something thats deemed needed? when i say part filled up to the lowest part of the water pump galleries on the front of the block.
Any other people doing this with their engine builds?
thanks
Sean
TB newbie