Recent content by Hotair85

I think really the best part about our cars is the fact that all generations absolutely love them. My buddy Dan (aka henschman here on the boards) and I both own Turbo Buicks and we believe we're the only Turbo Buick owners in the Northern OK area. We know there's a few guys in OKC, but none...

I gotta say I'm 23 and I've known about our cars since I was in high school. I wanted one and now I have one. This year, I will have owned my car 6 years. I'm not letting go of it, no matter how much people try to persuade me otherwise. I like being different. I love the ignorance of a lot of...

OK here's my logic on all this, Dan-o. Not knowing a damn thing about E85, I would deduce that you need the 60lb injectors to achieve what, say, 30lb injectors or so would with gasoline. E85, I assume, burns a LOT cooler than gasoline. Hence the need for a bigger injector. You need more e85...

I'm in Stillwater, OK but I'm not afraid to travel if you need my help. I'm sure you're getting along fine, but I was a tin knocker and have been doing commercial glass work while here in OK. You're about 4 or 5 hours away from me and the offer is on the table if you need my help. I lived on...

Damn, I'm not trying to run anyone off. You're absolutely right about how I replied. I apologize. I wasn't trying to be a dick, really. You guys just don't seem to know me as well as I'd like, I guess. I should really be on here more. I have owned my GN for 5 years this October and I don't know...

Well here's my reply without trying to sound like a dick: Thanx for the advice, but I have 2 scantools already. I have an OTC 4000 with the appropriate cartridge and T-Link (I like the OTC 4000 because it updates faster). I don't do anything without either of them. I realize there are no...

Jerryl, That may indeed be a thought regarding the chip....didn't think of that. It was a chip handed to me said to be for 37# injectors and 93 Octane. I got it for free and it seemed to wake the car up when I installed it. I have no idea as to what timing is in the chip. What is the timing...

Well, it has come time to swap the trans out. I've had one on the floor that a buddy and I built years ago. The only thing stock is the case and valve body. My main question deals with the headers that I am going to install once the old KCF trans is out. (By the way, if anyone can enlighten...

Yeah, I think so. I might try running some marvel mystery oil through it to see if I can free up that bearing a little, as I think the previous owner of the turbo didn't know how to idle a car down. Oil may have just coked up in there and I'm pretty sure that mystery oil will dissolve that. (I'm...

OK. New info. I think that turbo is all done. I stuck a screw stick through the throttle body and spun it up and afterward, it worked. It spooled up and came on strong. (I forgot how truly brutal the car is with some boost. :D) I went to throw some gas in the car, idling down as I always do...

Well, I'll do that as a last resort. I agree with the sensor hypothesis. I would have to say it would set a code. Maybe some of the other guys will chime in. Anyone who has a clearer head than I....

I was talking about the Manifold Absolute Pressure sensor, yes. I still think I'm barking up the wrong tree. I replaced the wastegate actuator, as I mentioned previously. I thought it might be a tear in the diaphragm. I did notice I had to tweak the rod upward to get the actuator to bolt in...

I'll try tightening the rod further, but I really doubt that's it. The WG puck is intact and moves VERY freely. Checked that too. What about a bad MAP? I have a piggy-backed 3-bar MAP onto the original. I would think that'd set an SES light though and cause my T-link not to read. I'm definitely...

Test pipe to hooker aero-chambers fed by a a 2.5" ATR DP. The pics I have are with the stock turbo, by the way. WG actuator worked fine with the stocker. I put it on the TA-49 and poof, it eats it. Then it fixes itself, then it eats it last week. I mean, you definitely can hear the turbo spool...

I have 37# injectors. From my research when I built the car, that was adequate for the TA-49. I could be wrong, but the same guy who sold me the turbo also sold me the injectors. It worked for him with a similar setup to what I have. Air filter is fine, by the way. I'll try moving it up...