1983 T-Type
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FlintBuick4Life
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Welcome, sweet ride and OMFG $600
53,653 miles, third owner, the guy that had it before me was an idiot, started taking stuff apart and ended up with a vacuum leak somewhere, and also spray painted the car black one week before i decided to buy it. here is the picture of the before the rattle can...by the way my names Jordan and im a college student living in La Crosse, WI...anybody around me?
FlintBuick4Life
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Well it looks good from here:biggrin: I bet it don`t look so hot in person. I like the back seats, leather? I`m a collage student in MI... close, not quite:biggrin:
FlintBuick4Life
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That would be sweet:biggrin: Last time I was on the track('04) with my '78... I had me, my uncle, a full size 15" spare wheel and tire, bumper jack with crowbar, full tool box, some spare parts, all interior, exterior and under hood parts, running a N/A Edel 4bbl setup, alum intake with a bad leaking oil pump, rod knock and still ran 16s @ 90+ mph lmfao:biggrin: Now if I can do that, you can do anything
thats awesome, a 90+ trap is even sweeter, yea i think i should do ok, the goal is to purchase a fiberglass hood, trunk lid, front and rear bumpers, run some alky injection with a small nitrous shot, while running on a welded diff. with slicks...what mods are done to your car FB4L? Also nice burnout vid...
FlintBuick4Life
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It took the whole track to get to 90 tho:biggrin: The fiberglass parts are expensive, but they will help a lot. I haven't done a lot of mods to it yet, just put 8445 heads on, better headers, still running the N/A setup for now... I `m looking for a turbo carb now, mine got stolen a few years back, but it was only a 2bbl anyways:biggrin: I went the other way from everyone else and finished the exterior first. I ripped out the A/C, heater, air vents in the dash, carpet... anything that I didn`t absolutely need to lighten it up some.
FlintBuick4Life
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Yeah, the 8445 heads are the better ones to use. I notice it has a little more top end power. I was driving with a blown head gasket on the other heads for awhile, never noticed it till the other gasket blew clean threw and it still ran while backfiring threw the carb lol I got the heads off my '85 motor and I`m going to use the turbo from it with my carb setup. Not going to be the fastest, but its a start.
FlintBuick4Life
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I would look in the hot air forum and see whats for sale, you can check the for sale section too. If not, make a WTB post. But really, it all depends on what your budget is. You could always go with TA performance alum heads if you have a big fat wallet:biggrin: unlike me
b4black
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You probably already have 8445 heads on an '83. No major differance in heads after 1978.
I would concentrate on getting what you already have running well before you start changing parts. Install boost & knock gauges and see where you are at.
nice car. i think you said you wanted alky injection you know you can make your own kit. BEFORE BLACK - Alcohol Injection
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usetaboost
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FYI to OP. I'm running the same thing in my 87 T. May not be the best, but I am running 22 lbs and 23* timing, and still haven't knocked. Had to add some fuel though, she was getting real thirsty
83turbomon
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Hello, im new to the whole turbo buick world. I currently have a '83 T-type that i picked up for $600, It runs and drives decent, but she has a long way to go.
DAAAAAMNNN Thats sweeet:biggrin: Looks like mine....
