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General Buick Tech / Re: nittos

« on: October 24 2014, 11:21:06 PM »

Save your money up girls. Here's Dusty cranking out a 4.47 at 167 with a 1.15 short time in the 1/8th...with a pair of MT 275/60/15 DR Pros.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vWiJ0v8w-M

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General Buick Tech / Re: Cheapass Mid 10 Engine Build

« on: October 23 2014, 10:52:06 PM »

Jason...nothin g is indestructible . I recall Grumpy saying he broke a crank driving to the corner store...and I cracked two cylinders with moderate boost. You also have to take into consideration the parts we're using have been around since 1987...from God knows how may owners...and have likely had the living shit kicked out of them. I have everything magnufluxed... but I also know the parts are on borrowed time.

Oh, I also cracked a rocker...score d up a cylinder from a piston pin coming loose...and I also set off a sonic boom that broke windows in a 10 mile radius when I severely overboosted an engine.

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General Buick Tech / Re: nittos

« on: October 23 2014, 05:56:54 PM »

Brad when you run your slicks do you run bias-ply fronts also?

Radials...over inflated.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Cheapass Mid 10 Engine Build

« on: October 23 2014, 05:08:00 PM »

The stock pistons will crack across the top following the line of the wrist pin in the low 10's with repeated high boost runs from the pressure. Bison had a pic in his avatar a while back of one that was cracked...with "wink" written below it. He also ran that 9 with the 6265 a couple weeks back...with a stock bottom end. The stock engines are durable...with no KR.

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General Buick Tech / Re: nittos

« on: October 23 2014, 04:57:41 PM »

I'd do what Larry said...grab your choice of DR's for the street. For the track get a pair of used GN rims...or something with the same bolt pattern with a 4" backspace. Sniff out a pair of used 28x9 slicks. They'll stick no matter what the trap prep is like. To quote Larry. "Spinnin' ain't winnin'.

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General Buick Tech / Re: nittos

« on: October 23 2014, 04:52:39 PM »

29x9 any issues running a tire that tall?

On my car with the 3" ATR exhaust...they'll hit on the tail pipes. The 28x9's barely clear. Larry...it really depends on where your tail pipes sit.

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General Buick Tech / Re: jason's education thread

« on: October 23 2014, 12:10:03 AM »

Great pic Larry.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Cheapass Mid 10 Engine Build

« on: October 23 2014, 12:04:35 AM »

I tried to pattern the car after Grumpys as much as possible. Russ Merritt is Grumpys son in law...and those are Russ' wires on my car in the pic...availabl e thru RJC.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Cheapass Mid 10 Engine Build

« on: October 22 2014, 11:33:35 PM »

brad, are you using a stock wastegate?

RJC 3" internally gated DP...with Jasons biggie puck...with the exhaust housing ported as far as I could take it. If Grumpy could do it with a 67...then I could do it with a 62. Exhaust is handled with an original ATR 3" SS dual setup with Pitbulls.

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General Buick Tech / Re: sizing injs for turbo

« on: October 22 2014, 05:35:26 PM »

Not sure...but 60's will crack the 9's with alky...and mid 10's are the max for 60's with race gas with a 60 series turbo. What size turbo...and how fast you wanna go...and with alky or race gas?

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General Buick Tech / Re: Cheapass Mid 10 Engine Build

« on: October 22 2014, 05:31:39 PM »

Are you running a stock intercooler as well?  Also, your're using the stock nylon timing gear?

Cam gear is steel...and I honestly can't remember the brand. FMIC Super Extreme from TR Custom. Fit like a glove. I ran a 6.90 last year with a stretched SLIC. Only reason I swapped out to a FMIC is to keep the car more consistent for back to back runs. Keep your eyeballs peeled for a Precision stretched SLIC.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Cheapass Mid 10 Engine Build

« on: October 22 2014, 05:25:08 PM »

looks like between a 981 and a 941 in comp

6:05 am correction from Joe this morning...lol. 130 lbs at 1.750

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General Buick Tech / Re: Cheapass Mid 10 Engine Build

« on: October 21 2014, 11:18:34 PM »

Brad, which valve springs are you using?  brand and number, I mean

Steve...here's the info you requested from Joe:

130 lbs at 1.700
340 lbs at 1.250

His text didn't say what brand or part number.

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General Buick Tech / Re: My forged pistons...

« on: October 21 2014, 11:13:45 PM »

wasn't that what Dan (Grumpy) running...I would like a new crank, myself

I have a std/std and a 20/30 crank...and a 4.1 and a 3.8 block. The 6466 is currently only available in a DBB version...and it's pricey. Wondering if Bison could build it in a JB version. Steve...would that turbo have enuf flow at 28 PSI for these TA SE heads I have here? Dans block was girdled.

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A/C, Heating and Cooling / Re: Compressor making noise

« on: October 21 2014, 10:30:17 PM »

Be a tuff guy like me...and roll down the windows.