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OK. What is it, what does it do and do we need it if emissions are not an issue?

Had a real nice day here yesterday so I opened the hood of the Beast. There's a "thingy" at the front, drivers side of the carb that is silver and has a single wire coming out of it. Two things, what is it and where the heck does the wire go since I can't find anywhere it might plug in? Could...

How many electronic components do our cars have (like the ECM) and are there replacements available if they go on the fritz?

Just found this website and they have some interesting stuff. Anyone dealt with them or know anything about them?

Got talking to a friend the other day about our cars and he told me that the rear subframe area on the Regals is notorious for rotting out. Is there a way to get at this area way up inside other than pulling the whole thing out to check?

First, a Happy New Year to everyone. Can anyone tell me where to get a guage pod for the "A" pillar and any upgrades for our headlights. I've heard of an H-4 conversion. Thanx.

Sorry guys but I gotta bug you one more time this weekend. Are the Haynes books on these cars any good or do you have a better recommendation for a repair manual?

Well, I read about the brake torque thing to help elliminate turbo lag and went out to a local backroad to give it a try. So I'm sat there with both feet to the floor and it feels like nothing is any different. Then I let it lurch forward a foot to see if the engine's RPM will climb. Still...

Read the postings from a search on nitrous and a few were considering but hadn't tried yet. Anyone follow thru on this? I would think a small shot would not do a lot of harm and would help the lag problem.

I did a search on heads but really couldn't find anything that answers my question. Being a previous Chevy person, I could name a half dozen sets of heads, how good they are and their flow rates. but draw a complete blank on the Buicks. Are the stock heads on my 83 a sore point or are they...

OK. I have to admit it. I don't know what the downpipe is, what the stock size is and what it should be upgraded to.?

I was cruising performance info on the Net today and came across some opions stating that you should not use lower gears(numerically higher) with the 200r4. Can anyone confirm or refute this?

Are the electric fuel pump shortcomings as prevelant in our before black cars as the fuel injected vehicles?

If the turbo dies on our cars or it was removed, will the engine continue to function as a regular 6 cylinder 3.8?

Spent a lot of time searching posts on the brakes last night and can't say I'm pleased with the bad rep of the Powermaster system. A couple of guys mentioned keeping them maintained. Exactly what does that entail? Thanx.:confused:

Only had the 83 TR for 2500K but after spending 3 hrs on the site last nite I'm thinking "what have I done?" :eek: I read about detonation, knocking downpipes, cracked headers, vacuum line nightmares, subframe rustout, electrical snafus and of course the dreaded Powermaster system...

Found out today while trying to get the beast certified for sale that the drivers floorpan is about to give out. I can only find one source for sheetmetal and they want $250 for the drivers side. Any suggestions on a cheaper source ? Thanx guys.:mad:

I've checked all the stock stuff as best I can. The car runs good and accelerates pretty good.(Since I don't know what it's supposed to be like). I get a knock or two in between gears, otherwise it pulls hard. Does this mean I'm at my performance limit since any increase in boost would...

OK guys, this may seem really basic but I've just had my '83 T for a little while and the learning curve is slow. I've tried reading everthing I can on this site and my feelings range from "give me back my simple chevy 350" to "turbo 6's are COOL!". My '83 is a real slug off the...