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General Buick Tech / Re: My 1986 Grand National (re) Build Thread

« on: July 01 2015, 09:06:01 PM »

Is this plug from the EGR solenoid? I think it was what my old heated O2 was plugged into, but I cant remember.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Muffler Comparison Chart

« on: July 01 2015, 08:57:03 PM »

I thought about going the 4" route, but I want it to be quiet so we can drive the car for more than an hour without being sick of it. That is really the main thing that I miss from when the car was stock.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Muffler Comparison Chart

« on: July 01 2015, 09:09:55 AM »

I've been trying to order the RJC setup for months, they havent been able to get someone to bend the tubes I guess.


now that you mention it, its about time I call and see how they are coming with that.


I'm really close to fabbing my own with a dynomax vt 3" feeding into a stock location crossover. Since the crossover muffler is long gone on my car, can someone show pics of the mounting used by the stock muffler? I've searched all over and found nothing.


So far I have my "test pipe" which is a ATR pitbull with a catalyst flange welded to it, and I have a piece of an ATR 3" single shot that I'll run to the dynomax VT, then I need to fab mounts for the stock location, and pipes to get over the axle.

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General Buick Tech / Re: My 1986 Grand National (re) Build Thread

« on: June 24 2015, 09:14:42 AM »

I probably didnt need the HR mounts, but my stockers were pretty worn out and oil soaked so I didnt want to mess with them.

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General Buick Tech / Re: My 1986 Grand National (re) Build Thread

« on: June 24 2015, 07:20:30 AM »

Top of my up pipe rubbed the hood insulator with both HR engine mounts and a precision stretched SLIC. I removed the passenger side engine mount and went with a stock one there. Then put in an HR poly tranny mount. No rubbing after that. 


LT1 MAF measures almost 3 1/4 on the outside diameter. Have to stretch a 3 inch coupler to fit it but it will go on. 

I did the exact same thing with the actuator by welding it to the existing clamp on a TE44. It appeared to line up well in the vid

Should have stayed on the dudes screen name a little longer in the vid.  Did you blast him on a feedback thread?

OK, I already ordered the HR trans mount, we'll see how that works out, if not I'm going back to stock mounts. That would really suck after spending all that money on poly mounts.
 
I guess my cool air filter cone only works with the stock MAF then.
 

So you can only get a parallel flow part that can't be flushed should the compressor kak?

Sorry, I'm not picking up what you're putting down here.

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General Buick Tech / Re: My 1986 Grand National (re) Build Thread

« on: June 23 2015, 08:41:31 AM »

finally got over the hump on a lot of things. I had to put someone on blast too, some of these jokers on the other board are ridiculous.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaJPdSpsMMg
 
 

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For Sale/Trade/Want To Buy / Re: Terry Houston Downpipe, KYB Gas Adjust shocks, AL P/S reservoir, fuel rail T

« on: June 17 2015, 07:42:44 AM »

yes

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General Buick Tech / Re: Plenum Spacer-Any Advantage?

« on: June 17 2015, 07:40:52 AM »

The one I briefly tried sure did a good job of making things like IC pipes line up really poorly.
I only run one on my dirt track car to keep the carb cool so the fuel doesnt boil in the bowls after shut down.

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General Buick Tech / Re: My 1986 Grand National (re) Build Thread

« on: June 16 2015, 05:56:36 PM »

Thank YOU for picking up that wire loom for me! I have the actuator on the turbo, I just welded it to the compressor clamp. About to go install the FMIC right meow.

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General Buick Tech / Re: My 1986 Grand National (re) Build Thread

« on: June 16 2015, 12:38:40 PM »

Thanks
I searched like crazy and couldnt find that thread. Anyhow, that was where I supposed it went just based on the length and size, but I wanted to make sure. I have a strap on the back of the driver side head to the body, but I was thinking about running one from the engine to the frame somewhere too.

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General Buick Tech / Re: My 1986 Grand National (re) Build Thread

« on: June 16 2015, 12:21:17 AM »

last week's video: https://youtu.be/7ppF1XEm4Q8

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General Buick Tech / Re: My 1986 Grand National (re) Build Thread

« on: June 15 2015, 01:21:03 PM »

 
First time on the ground this year... new shocks all around, new rear control arms, no more airbags

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General Buick Tech / Re: My 1986 Grand National (re) Build Thread

« on: June 15 2015, 12:26:33 PM »

I'm slacking on videos, I know... I have 2 shot but not edited and uploaded...
 
Anyhow, where does the ground cable from the battery go? I forgot to label it, and I thought it was someplace obvious... but its not appearing to me right away. thanks in advance.

I'm getting close now, hot side of the exhaust is complete, mini starter is in, a/c condenser is swapped. I ported the wastegate hole on the garrett .63 housing, and aligned it with the oversized puck on the RJC pipe. I'm hoping this mod will help control the boost and minimize boost creep, since the cross sectional area of this port is now significantly larger. I'm getting ready to take the bumper off for the intercooler install this week. Then I need to order the next round of stuff, (fans, sway bar, translator) and we should be ready to fire and start road testing.

Unfortunately I'm still waiting on my 3" crossover exhaust from RJC, so I'll likely have to rig something up to get it on the road for now. That means it will be loud and annoying for a while, I fear.

In case anyone is interested, here is a side by side of my old THDP and the new RJC DP. oh snap! I just realized I forgot to weld the WB02 bung in the DP... well that's gotta come back off.
 
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1dnryrKjf5k/VX7ewuspd9I/AAAAAAAADPE/DOkW9Bc9AQM/w809-h455-no/2015-06-15.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2jZyA-QoNDw/VX7ewg_gsgI/AAAAAAAADPE/cfeA9aQgNSY/w809-h455-no/2015-06-15.jpg

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General Buick Tech / Re: AXIS translator

« on: June 13 2015, 12:26:24 PM »

hmmm... I was considering going to something simpler anyhow... and I need a get a translator anyhow. If it has WB02 correction this might be right up my alley.


I'll be reading up on this...

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General Buick Tech / Re: brake system math

« on: June 08 2015, 02:43:20 PM »

and how much more grip do your 275 drag radials make compared to the 215 all seasons that the original bias was designed for?