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General Buick Tech / Re: Looking at tuning and ECU upgrades

« on: November 09 2020, 03:45:16 AM »

Ya. That is usually my Philosophy too. Buy em once. Ok. Looking into chip n injectors packages. I wonder if it would be better to send him back this chip I have which isnt doing me any good or just ordering a new one and selling this one to someone that may want it. It's for 36# 91-93 octane and I can't remember the timing numbers. Will go look and update.

Thanks for the help

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General Buick Tech / Re: Looking at tuning and ECU upgrades

« on: November 08 2020, 08:25:21 PM »

No e85 (none around) chevron 94 octane with alky. Rarely race gas.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Looking at tuning and ECU upgrades

« on: November 08 2020, 01:27:57 PM »

Alrighty then. No aftetmarket ECU. I am just a techy type person and want to get into custom tuning..was kinda looking forward to this part most of all to be honest. But I guess the aftermarket ecu can wait. Geez there goes my fun. Lol. I do have one of his chips but need to get it reprogrammed for the setup I have now. I was actually most interested in his ecu-GN upgrade as I thought that it was the latest and greatest by the man himself. If I do decide that was my first choice. So I am just gonna do chip n injectors then. If I am gonna stay this way, what injectors should I do? I guess with the alky I don't need any more than the 40whatever pound ones Hey?

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General Buick Tech / Looking at tuning and ECU upgrades

« on: November 08 2020, 03:16:48 AM »

Hey all. Me again. Lol

Looking into ECU upgrades. I want to be able to do my own tuning. These are a few available options out there. FAST, MS3 Pro, ecu-GN from turbotweak, etc... what is the best overall choice for my basically stock w alky and injectors GN? I guess price is always a factor but I will spend more to have the unit that works best. I would prefer to be able to use Bluetooth and tablet to log into it and make changes (on the fly if possible) and also be able to have it display real time data on screen with customizable guages like torque pro does in my Regal GS Supercharged.  Is there such a unit that will plug into the GN and somehow also then plug into my GS and tune it Also? I guess that would be tough to do as a stand alone ecu but is there such an option? Or would i be best buying one for this car and then another option for my ODB2 fleet? So guessing separate systems for each... what's my best bang for buck option? My future upgrades are going to be mild. Injectors, maybe just a newer gen turbo, and that's about it. Not gonna go crazy. Want to keep things mainly stockish on the GN. Thanks for the help so far... gonna do some cosmetic maintenance, little bit of drivetrain maintenance and tuning upgrades over the winter to be fresh for spring.

CHRIS 86GN

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General Buick Tech / Re: On to transmission fluid/filter change. What's the best plan?

« on: November 08 2020, 02:49:11 AM »

Did the trans fluid and filter change. So far so good. Thanks for the advice! Now onto the next thing... looking at ecu/tuning options. See separate post.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Bradys build

« on: November 03 2020, 07:05:44 AM »

Reading your thread... I'm going through some similar things you are. Just to add from your first question is about that little box with the lights on it in the engine bay... my car has one too. What it does is gives your engine computer full 100% pedal reference voltage at like 80 or 90% pedal mainly used for if you were drag racing the car. So instead of the car fluctuating slightly at WOT the box sees anything over 80-90% (can't remember the exact % but something like that) and automatically gives the computer 100% solid so if your foot is making the pedal fluctuate slightly it won't make a difference becuase the computer will be seeing a WOT voltage at max and therefore making sure it doesn't back off any settings at all ecen slightly so you will get steady maximum performance throughout your run. I didn't know if you knew that or not... anyways good luck

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General Buick Tech / On to transmission fluid/filter change. What's the best plan?

« on: October 28 2020, 03:51:12 AM »

Hope no one minds me asking so many questions. But I like to post my experiences just to document them for anyone else that may have the same questions.
So this is where I'm at... time to do tranny filter and fluid change. I heard it was best to leave a good amount of your trans fluid so it doesn't shock the system and cause problems with it being too clean and decided on this https://lucasoil.com/products/transmission/2012-11-05-17-14-3 and also grabbed a bottle of this https://lucasoil.com/products/problem-solvers-utility/lucas-oil-automatic-transmission-fluid-conditioner as a preventative measure additive. Any thoughts on this product or have a better alternative?

I picked up the Fram filter and gasket kit ###### as that was what was available not a huge Fram fan but it will do. Came with the trans pan gasket so I dont have to order it separately. Should be fine.

I'm gonna put the oil change bucket under the trans pan and line around it with cardboard and newspaper in case there is any splash or spill any tips or tricks on doing it? Should be straightforwar d.

Will be probably doing it within the next day or two.

Thx Chris 86 GN

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General Buick Tech / Re: Is there a diagram of all the vacuum lines anywhere? I can't find one anywhere.

« on: October 27 2020, 05:44:14 AM »

Thanks guys! That's more like what I was looking for. I am gonna go work on the car (gonna do a tranny fluid and filter change (will make a separate post on that) and I will look at the vacuum lines too. Gonna check out the hoses and see whats what. And yes. I have watched a bunch of your videos and they are helpful. Will post back and let you know what I find.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Is there a diagram of all the vacuum lines anywhere? I can't find one anywhere.

« on: October 24 2020, 03:56:16 AM »

Ok. I have seen this too, but I want to see how and what alllll the lines connect to. I think i am missing a hose or two and even may have a few in the wrong places. The car was in a body shop for a long time and i am trying to get it sorted...

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General Buick Tech / Re: USING ACDelco R43TS plugs for mostly stock car w/alky? Or is there better?

« on: October 23 2020, 03:29:35 PM »

Ok  I will. What about iridiums? I found that they smoothed out the idle on my 3800 n/a reatta and the 3800SC Regal GS. How do they work w turbo Buicks?

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General Buick Tech / Re: Is there a diagram of all the vacuum lines anywhere? I can't find one anywhere.

« on: October 23 2020, 03:21:40 PM »

Thanks for the help... however I am more specifically looking for the routing of the hoses around the turbo and the wastegate with the y connection and that area.  Is there a diagram that shows all of those connections along with the others? Am I just missing something? Or is it a secret? Lol

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General Buick Tech / Is there a diagram of all the vacuum lines anywhere? I can't find one anywhere.

« on: October 23 2020, 05:19:39 AM »

Hey again lol...

I'm onto making sure all my vacuum lines are correct and functional. Is there anywhere or anyone have a comprehensive vacuum diagram for all the vacuum lines including the turbo and wastegate and have the specs on how big the vacuum lines are supposed to be? I have looked everywhere and can't seem to find a suitable one. I found one for the ac and heater lines but not any for the engine vacuum lines. Am I missing it somewhere? I want to make sure all my lines and checks valves and anything else related to the vacuum is good. Can someone point me in the right direction for such info please? I seriously can't find any solid references for this. Thx.
CHRIS 86GN

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General Buick Tech / Re: USING ACDelco R43TS plugs for mostly stock car w/alky? Or is there better?

« on: October 23 2020, 03:39:12 AM »

Ya
 I'm starting not to trust these guys there I just get a deal thru them so I go. They are also the biggest chain in my area so that's what I'm used to. But they have no clue what a turbo Buick is.

So as an NGK plug, which one would be the best one to use? I'm gonna keep the Delco ones and then try the NGK ones too. A TR6? Does that sound right?

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General Buick Tech / USING ACDelco R43TS plugs for mostly stock car w/alky? Or is there better?

« on: October 21 2020, 11:35:49 PM »

Hey all ,

Always used R43TS plugs on my car but I now have Alky system. Is the R43TS still my best choice? The guys at my local parts store says that they show the R44TS as the listed plug for the 3.8 Turbo. I always used the R43TS plugs so I told him that's what I want. Doing a comprehensive search about spark plugs online and here just mainly opened up more confusion because there are so many options and opinions but no real solid tests or evidence supporting the results. Just peoples butt dyno saying one is better than the other. 

I have used iridiums in the regal GS Supercharged and Reatta with so far good results. How do they work with our engines and boost levels?

Last of all... I noticed that I got 2 different manufactured ACDelco R43TS plugs... ones made in the US and ones made in China. They look similar however there is some substantial differences in the plugs and it got me wondering what the differences actually are between the two. I asked the guy at the parts store (on the phone) if they had any other US made ones in stock because I explained to him that they were slightly different and he said that they should be manufactured to the same specs and shouldnt be a difference and "in the 25 years I have been doing this i haven't had to warranty a ACDelco plug due to manufacturers defects..." well... maybe because the previous ACDelco units were made in the US and the new ones are a product of China. Who knows. In my opinion looking closely at them side by side the US ones looked to be make of better metals as they had a more solid and copper look to them unlike the Chins built ones looked a bit less quality in the materials. Hard to explain but I did see s difference. Maybe before I put them in I will bring them back to them and ask the guy before I say anything to look at these two identical plugs and tell me what you see andnyournopuni om of which he thinks is a better plug just based on appearance. See what he says before i point out what the difference is. Has anyone compared between the two? Should I ask other locations if they have any if the US stock to send me them and return the China units? I have 2 US and 4 China. Would it hurt to mix them?

Just wondering.

CHRIS 86GN with Alky and 5.7TT chip

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General Buick Tech / Re: Fixed the fuel pressure, car still won't start. No spark now...

« on: October 21 2020, 07:15:12 AM »

Just an update... ordered a new ignition module and coil pack from Lordco (local auto parts chain) said it would take 2 or 3 days to come in. Replaced both and car started without further incident so it was one of the two.

Thanks for all the input and help.