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    Some people say my video was disrespectful

    I still get people saying what about the other racers you held up, I can say no one at the track was upset at all, The whole thing was the guy running the lights was telling the racers to stop doing the big burnouts so a friend told me to go up and do a GN burnout and I got nothing but thumbs up...
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    6870 BB Precision Ver 66 bb Turbonetics

    My post just got to big and I have been getting questions like well did you ever get it on, Do you like it so he is the deal, For the ones that know know or remember, My car 1987 grand national 3.8 JE with total seal filed rings Champion GT1 aluminum heads 1.65 shaft mount rockers Comp part #...
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    6870 Turbo

    Well first this is what I have - 1987 grand national 3.8 JE with total seal filed rings Champion GT1 aluminum heads 1.65 shaft mount rockers Comp part # 69-400-8 Cam Girdle Egale Crank Eagle H-Rods Hemco plenum Accufab 70mm throttle body Big front mount Intercooler 83lb injectors Meth...
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    Does engraving hurt the value of a gun

    Just wounding with the price of the stainless steel colt 357 python 2/1 inch barrel value going crazy does it being engraved hurt it's value
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    Will the 6466 boost faster than the 6766 on the same set up

    Just wondering at low boost 20-22 psi will the 6466 boost faster than the 6766 on the same setup, A small hp difference so I don't think you would ever push one to the limit, Do have to add a guy from precision said the 6766 would be a better choice at low boost?
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    6466 or 6766

    I was planing on replacing my 66 BB turbo never been ported, with a 6466 BB but a friend was racing the car at the NMCA race at Norwalk and the transmission went out or the torque converter went south, Anyway a guy from Precision Turbo was at the race and my friend talked with him about my car...
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    Just getting some ideas

    I had a well known guy build my 2004R in my 87 GN, It had a Art Carr no lock in it for years so he put all harden parts that wasn't already in it and a new PI lockup converter, The guy that works on my car hates the 2004R and tried to talk me into putting a T400 in it but it is not a all out...
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    30-40 passes on the 200 getting old

    Was just wondering and a little bitching on the runs you can get on a built 200 tranny, I really don't want to pay the kind of money it would take to put a 4L65 in the car, I was told some where in the $6,000+ range and it is a street car to nice to turn into a race car but if that would fix it...
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    Low 10 sec. Grand National just beats a 5200 pound SSR

    A 87 low 10 sec. GN just beat a 04 5200 pound SSR at the finish line, That doesn't mean the GN is slow just one bad SSR, The GN runs 10.40 at 131, I was in the SSR oh and I own the GN to
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    Best turbo for this set up

    I have asked this before without to much help so here goes, I got my 87 Grand National some years back, It looked better than a new one, I parked my new black Jeep Grand Cherokee beside it and the GN with the original paint just blew it away, Very few people has set in the right seat and my wife...
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    A view of a race you don't see to often

    My 87 GN with a rear view
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    Brayton Engineering Stage 2 USAC Engine

    Posting this engine for sale for a friend that used to run the USAC midget series. This engine is a 166ci 3.66 bore 2.625 stroke. aluminum block that was cast by brayton, 6 bolt mains, dry sump, belt drive external pump, the internals are some high end forgings but i didnt disassemble the engine...
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    What would be the best Turbo for me

    I have been hearing a lot about the new turbos, My car runs real good for what it has, Rides like a Caddy on the street and gets about 23 mpg, I would trust it to go cross country, It is a street car that I like racing it now and then, It runs 10.40 at 131 on 22 pounds of boost with the alky set...
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    THS rules question on cyl heads

    have a question on allowed cylinder heads for ths. this maybe be a silly question but are the 6-bolt champion gn1 heads considered a stage 2 head? or are they legal since they are on a 109 engine? the written rules are a little vauge in the description. would like to participate in some ths...
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    Am I running out of turbo

    I have been told I am at the limit of my turbo so I thought I would throw this out and see what you think and what you would do or change, My car is mostly a street car, It rides like a Caddy, Has ice cold ac and gets good mileage but I do like to race it, Here is my build- 1987 grand national...
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    Does anyone know anything about this engine

    Trying to find out something about this motor, It come in a carry case with stickers from different race tracks, A guy said it was destroked to run in a midget, He did say it would run at 11,000 rpms all day, It has stage 2 heads that are way over kill of any I have ever seen, A guy said it was...
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    stock suspension drag setup???

    looking for some advice and/or guidelines on some suspensions settings for a 87 gn... i wont post all the mods becaue its alot but last time the car was out it went 10.93 @ 125 @ muncie dragway but with a horrible 60ft in my opinion (1.60) foot brake car with a lee thompson built trans with a...
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    Cometic Headgaskets

    I was wondering I keep having trouble with the head gaskets leaking and some guys that knows what they are talking about said it was the Cometics at boost over 21 psi on the Buicks, Just wondering what you think and what are most running, This is driving me nuts, It runs fine up to about 19...
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    Question about this diecast

    I don't know much about diecast prices, Is this diecast worth much as they made very few, A firend wants one because he has a car just like it 1:18th scale1987 Buick Drag Grand Nationals, produced by GMP
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    Question for Razor

    I have a question the alky seems to be working on my Grand National, Set on 2-3 and on pump gas it run a best of 11.18 in 90+ heat with no knock with a Eric 104 chip but feels slow on the big end, Run 7.00 1/8 at 98 mph and 11.18 at 119 in the 1/4, Stock block 66 bb turbo 60 lb. injectors and so...
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