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    cars and coffee vb yesterday

    Did cars and coffee virginia beach yesterday and met Get Down Granny finally had another turbobuick guy to talk to and chewed his ear off. Hopefully we can get a few more guys together in the future somewhere.
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    Alky kit installed and sat for a long period

    getting ready to start using ALKYCONTROL kit for the first time since it was installed in mid-2010. I unfortunatly was having problems with the car that my budget didnt allow me to fix now im ready to start using it and will need to check for leaks etc. Is there a dye or anything I can put in...
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    cars and coffee

    anyone go to cars and coffe williamsburg or virginia beach? If the weathers good im going to try and goto c&c williamsburg this weekend.
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    turbobuick.com nationals

    where do i buy ticket i see VIP ticket giveaway just trying to find out how much they cost to see if i can swing this trip. Thanks Dave
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    air filter cleaning?

    I have an old Kenne Bell air filter from one of the "ram air" kits which has been removed except the filter. Does anyone know how your supposed to clean these or am I better off just going and buying a new filter? Thanks Dave
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    alternator voltage questions

    I did some searching and it seems if the alternators in our cars arent running at pretty close to a full 14 volts it can cause problems. Mine at idle will drop down to low 11 volts at the back of the alternator and into the 10s on the scanmaster im wondering if this can be the cause of some of...
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    cam sensor failure?

    the other day while cruising down the interstate my car started bucking then backfiring loudly and died i pulled over and managed to get it restarted powerlogger showed a code 41 cam sensor failure. is there anything i need to do or check before replacing it do i need to get the whole thing or...
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    PL 3rd gear run/newbie tuning advice

    Hey guys just getting my car into shape and starting to make some runs with it im attaching a powerlogger file to see if anyone can give me some tuning/glaring problems advice. It does look like im running out of injecter and I might be a tad rich but I cant tell much more than that. I have a...
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    Car bucking while cruising 60mph

    my car has done this several times where it would buck just cruising down the road. It doesnt feel like the motor surging more like transmission is trying to shift rapidly in and out of gear. The shifter seems to work ok but when going through the gears the console doesnt match up with the gear...
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    rear tire size

    Im shortly going to be running a new set of drag radials on the rear but im trying to figure out what size/brand to get. I have gta fronts all around and am currently looking at a 255/50r16 mickey thompson et radial. I wanted to know if i could go up in size to a 275 or if im kind of stuck at...
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    state inspection

    Anybody know if ill pass state inspection with no pcv valve mine was removed when I bought the car need to know if i need to to go buy one and hook it up for the inspection. No sniffer test only visiual. or any recomendations for a station in the hampton roads perferably peninsula area
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    alkycontrol rubber washer for nozzel

    I lost one of the rubber washers that goes on the nozzel in the up pipe and cant seem to find it anywhere. Does anyone have any idea where i could get another one. It is an alkycontrol kit.
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    boost controllers?

    I see that some people have and recommend boost controllers at what point do they become necessary/recommended? The main reason im asking is im going to be installing an alky kit a and running a higher boost level but ill only be running a TA49. It doesnt seem like i need it but it might help...
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    6x9 speaker mounting

    I have a set of polk 6x9s and i got a set of the 4x10-6x9 brackets from ebay but the trunk rod is making a bit of contact with the magnet. I wanted to know if this is ok or if there is a way to make a little more room somehow or if Id need to buy a different set of speakers, I was hoping to use...
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    wtb pass side wper arm

    wtb pass side wiper arm please pm me if you have one available
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    guage cluster swap

    does anyone know if a guage cluster from an 86-86 cutlass supreme would be a direct swap i had one many years ago it had a much nicer more modern look to it with round guages as opposed to the sweeping speedo which ive never been a fan of.
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    what sets the redline on these motors

    what is the limiting factor for the redline on these motors? just curious if its the valvetrain or the bottom end. I ask because I ran into a local guy whos fairly heavily modded and was shifting around 6500 or so when i was talking with him.
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    replacement maf question

    has anybody ordered a mass airflow from one of the EBAY dealers? tried doing some searches on here but didnt find anything. There are some for sale from rock auto and Grand National Specialties. Id love to do a impala ss maf and translator but its a little out of the budget right now. for...
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    tv adjuster stuck

    i tried adjusting the transmission in my GN the other day its an 87 with a rebuilt 200r4 in it. the shift points are low and the shifts are soft i was going to try to do an adjustment but when i try to press in the "D" button it wont move at all do i have to undo something first can it rust in...
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    200r4 adjustment stuck?

    i tried adjusting the transmission in my GN theother days its an 87 with a rebuilt 200r4 in it. the shift points are low and the shifts are soft i was going to try to do an adjustment but when i try to press in the "D" button it wont move at all do i have to undo something first can it rust in...
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