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    Gem of a shirt

    Since I have sold my car, I feel like the TR God's are making me pay for it! This shirt just popped on my my facebook account and this is how I ALWAYS felt when going out fishing with my car: https://teespring.com/get-your-grand-national-shirt#pid=2&cid=2122&sid=front I still may buy it just...
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    The Rarest 1987 Buick....

    Pics added below of car after recent cleaning. Please see below! What makes this car so special? There were 20,193 GN’s made in 1987, 4,268 Base Turbos, 1,547 WE4’s,1035 Limited Turbo Regals and 547 GNX’s produced for a total of 27,590. Of these cars, Buick only allowed a black car with black...
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    Vacuum Brake Issues

    All, I installed vacuum brakes last year and all has been well. Today when driving back from work, the peddle felt weird and the brake light came on. I was able to stop the car, but the brakes felt week. I check fluid and it was fine. What else should I be looking for? A quick search...
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    DS Header Heat Shield

    Mine broke off today, and I was able to fish it out before I lost it for good. Im going to guess that running without it will ruin the steering joint near the rear cylinder. Is it a big deal not to have the heat shield on it?
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    vacuum Pedal

    All, Trying to get my car going again, losing the powermaster as I ruined a pair of underwear the other day. I need a vacuum pedal to finish off my swap. Shipping to 04849 Thank you all for the help!
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    Volt Booster

    I am looking for a Red Armstrong Quad Air volt booster. I want one in working order like pictured below. Thank you for looking.
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    The Classis "help me ID this turbo" thread

    Found a guy on Craigslist with some buick parts, and he sent me these pictures. Said that it is 2.375 (60mm) on the intake. .60 ar Garrett M24. He doesnt seem to know much more. Can someone help me ID this thing, as I am clueless (for all I know this could be a stock turbo with a persision...
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    first time to the track

    First time ever racing. I had a blast and ran some pretty good times for a lightly modified car. 16 psi, 15 degs of timing, O2 800 on 235 street tires. Left at 0 psi the first run and ran an 8.599 @ 78.5 mph. Cut a 1.88 60'. Second run tried holding 2 psi and tires went up in smoke on my way...
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    headliner clips

    I found rears but the sides have been discontinued. I know they are quite rare but I only need 1 to at least even numbered. I broke 3 of the six when removing it. Thank you for looking. Sent from my DROIDX using Turbo Buick. please mind the auto-correct
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    Translator PLUS

    Looking for a translator plus. I want to be able to adjust my timing on my extender chip. Thank you for your time.
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    body bushing

    I know this subject has been beaten to death. I thought I had marked a thread with step by step instructions but couldn't find it (search doesn't seem as powerful on my phone). I have a touch of rust starting on my inner rocker panels and cannot reach it to scrape it with how close the frame...
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    fuel pressure regulator

    I have been chasing down knock that has come and gone and has happened at different boost levels. I am quite sure it is real. I think it might be my fpr. Does this sound right? I have a Kirban style regulator with the billet adjustable top. I checked to see if fp was rising with boost...
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    weight of car

    I went to the dump to weigh my car just out if curiosity. Full tank of fuel, full interior, al rims, al bumper supports, power windows locks and trunk, concert sound, power seat, and me (200 lbs or so) and she weighed 3680. I am actually surprised that she is that light.
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    What is this noise?

    Just cracking the throttle I can hear this noise coming from behind the intake by the coil pack. Please let me know if this doesnt work.
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    a few noise and boost questions

    Started the car up after sitting for a week(bad weather) and have a few observations that I know someone could help with. Had the hood up listening to the engine and very lightly cracked the throttle and by the back of the intake I can here a crackling noise for just a second then goes away...
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    novice tuning help

    I have been tuning my car from a 3 rd gear 45 mph roll. Boost is set using a mbc to 16 psi and if I see any kr, it is always less than 1 deg with O2 at around 770 to 790. If I get onto it from a dead stop I get a touch of knock at the 1/2 shift but now I am seeing lean knock around 65 mph of...
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    fuel pressure

    Well spring is finally here and I bailed the car out of winter storage. Car made it through no problem. I returned my chip settings to where I had them, and during my check ups, I attached my newly purchased actron fuel pressure gage. To my surprise my base pressure, line off, was 55. So I got...
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    Chip Questions

    Mostly a question for the Chip programers, but I'm sure many of you can help answer this. In the great state of Maine a few years back they switched to 91 octane. A lot of stations around my area are getting 93 octane again. My question is, should I get a 93 chip, or just tune for the...
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    Volt light on

    About 1 mile from work my volt light came on. I shut off my lights, and turned off my radio, and made it here no problem. Scanmaster is showing 11.3-11.8 volts. Did my alternator die? Nothing was loose on the back of it, nor any other major power wires. I have a local napa and tools at work...
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    Best choice for a 'posi'

    I am ready to do away with the peg leg in my car. I do not want a full on locker or spool. This is a 99% street car. I dont want to chirp tires around the corner, but I always want it to engage. Just like anyone, I dont want to spend a ton of money, but want something that will be reliable...
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