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I live near St Louis, when the Cardinals was in the World Series 2 years ago, i was sitting at home having a few beers, watchin them get beat. I went to bed after there was no chance of them winning. About 11:30pm, a friend called. He ran outta gas on the highway after partying all night, asked...

I have 13700 on mine after rebuild, still running strong. I had a friend do mine in Cahokia near St Louis. I took him all the specs and tolerances. He cut me a deal cause ive known him a long time, he also did my duttweiler neck for my intercooler.

1987 Buick Grand National. 13,700 miles on rebuilt engine and transmission. TE-44 turbo, 50lb injectors, RJC power plate, Champion GN-1 aluminum heads and ported intake, LT-1 MAF and translator, Duttweiler neck on intercooler, billet center main caps, TRW forged pistons, Edelbrock 204/214 cam...

I forgot, also includes a laptop with turbolink

1987 Buick Grand National, 115,753 miles, 9200 miles on rebuilt engine and transmission. TE-44 turbo, GN1 aluminum heads, ported intake, Duttweiler neck on stock intercooler, Turbo Saver oil filter kit, RJC power plate, 204/214 cam, billet center main caps, ARP head studs, rod and main bolts...

I bought a tranny from Bowtie Overdrives, its not a GN tranny. Its built for 600hp but it doesnt shift right. I was wondering whats involved in just replacing the valve body outta my original tranny into this tranny. The factory valve body has a shift kit already. How hard will this be with the...

Anyone bought a test pipe from RMT Performance off of E-Bay? If so, do they fit well?? I need 3" test pipe.

Cahokia Shop I had a friend of mine do my engine. If you hung at Gateway in the 70's and 80's, uve probably seen him. Bob Cunningham is his name. Ive got 10,000 miles on my engine now, with no problems. I did research on here for all the necessary rebuild specs, i explained to him the problems...

I bought a 200r4 from Bowtie Overdrives, its doin good, but the shift points arent right, gonna swap my factory valve body into it, which had a shift kit installed already. Im just wondering about check balls falling out when removing and where they should be when i replace the valve body. This...

The cruise at the old Fenton Kmart still going on??

Whats the best way to get to Creve Coeur park from Belleville il? I need directions!!!

Ill be there if its on for sure!!

My car does this too, im not sure about these tanks, but some have a check ball in them to prevent fuel spillage in case of a rollover, id imagine this restricts flow a bit, just guessing here though!!

I just got my car tested, and it passed, Whew!!!! Anyway, Illinois runs your car on a dyno. They take an emissions sample at 34mph and 57mph, and take a composite reading of the 2 tests. Hydrocarbons standard is 1.051 grams and CO standard is 10.715 grams. They also check your gas cap for...

IM about to get my car tested, im in Illinois and my car will be run on a dyno while being tested, any advice? IM running a 204/214 cam, 50lb injectors, catalytic convertor is brand new, no EGR valve, 3000 stall. I wont be driving it on the dyno, so u think unhooking the turbo linkage will help...

Hello, im a GN owner in Belleville Il, had my car running for 2 weeks till the tranny went out, gonna try to rebuild it myself, then ill be at Gateway, hopefully in the 11's, might need to borrow some slicks though. Hope to see you guys sooooooon!!!!

Finally got my car running good and lost 3rd gear. Who do u recommend near St Louis for a tranny rebuild???

I just lost 3rd gear on a 106000 mile 200r4. Debating on rebuilding it myself. What updated parts would you recommend and where can i get some info on rebuilding procedures?? IM probably pushing close to 500 hp i hope, lol.

Im not sure what the torque was, gotta talk to my engine builder. Theres no water in the oil, ive been keeping an eye on that, and it hasnt been leaking anywhere else all week. Ive got about 30 miles on the engine so far. Was thinkin about retorquing the heads, but it seems to have quit...

Ive been to Diekmans, hes about 45 min from me, not sure where Mike is, he might be closer. Ive been playing with it all week, its getting better, i just have a lot to learn still about tuning this car. I read alot on here. I had a water leak which looked like it was coming from between the head...