My "All About My Buick" Thread

[I Love Factory ECMs]

What vendor told you that?

Self Experienced (long story short,3 motors,$30,000,lawsuit won,started over again with XFI unit,problem Gone!) an other GN experts that have hit "the wall",80's ECM aren't made for 600+ hp modern builds,you can try to get it to work,but best to get the right parts in first place, An aftermarket ECM

[SuperSix]

[Steve Wood]

Your experiences don't seem to match the majority   to each his own, I guess

[motorhead]

I guess it is a good thing I am not making 600hp yet. 425 if I am lucky.

[I Love Factory ECMs]

I guess it is a good thing I am not making 600hp yet. 425 if I am lucky.

I must missed something,i read the first post about your build,Less the i guess bonestock motor an 3:08's,everything else you have should of put you in low 11's...60's series turbo an 83lbsr's on Alky an the rest the additive's an only 12's? With Bonestock motor,still under dealer factory warrenty, i bolted on one 150hp NOS kit an ran 11.99@119 with tall L60 McCeary's,stock chip,19-20psi on NOS. With all your mods an money spent,an aftermarket ECM good investment (only about $3000 an plug right in, in less then hour!) ,Love you ride by the way, in the cornering photo's it's Tight, no slag..
Enjoy!

[motorhead]

I guess it is a good thing I am not making 600hp yet. 425 if I am lucky.

I must missed something,i read the first post about your build,Less the i guess bonestock motor an 3:08's,everything else you have should of put you in low 11's...60's series turbo an 83lbsr's on Alky an the rest the additive's an only 12's? With Bonestock motor,still under dealer factory warrenty, i bolted on one 150hp NOS kit an ran 11.99@119 with tall L60 McCeary's,stock chip,19-20psi on NOS. With all your mods an money spent,an aftermarket ECM good investment (only about $3000 an plug right in, in less then hour!) ,Love you ride by the way, in the cornering photo's it's Tight, no slag..
Enjoy!

Okay we aren't exactly comparing apples to apples here. Yes, the engine is a stone stock 100K+mile long block with the original head gaskets and bearings (a few seals and valve springs had been replaced 10 years ago)... and it went 11.90 on low profile DRs thank you very much. A lot of the "money spent" was on the concept of keeping it together (no knock and a 11:1 AFR), and to date I have been pretty successful at not fragging this 25 year old lump. And also as you stated the car doesn't subscribe to any traditional suspension formula, which leaves a lot of performance potential on the table.

I am hoping to run the car again in October with some good air and the taller drag radials to see what it can do.

Glad you are enjoying the thread. 

[I Love Factory ECMs]

My car Suspenionaly set-up as well,Aerospace Prostreet Disk brakes all round (9" in the back) BMR full set control arms upper/lower front rear,Q1A's custom rated coil over all around,28mm rear sway,22mm front adjustable on hime joints,Urethane bushing in frame an All suspension components ,less a Bronze Bushing in upper rear passenger side A-Arm bushing (They melt due to downpipes),all frame bracing including the weld in on the rear lower's with 16 gauge steel rearseat firewall (to save my a-pillar from cracking my paint) It's lowerd 1 1/2" in front an 2" in the rear running 295/40-18's in back an 255/40-18 in front Falken Anzenis r615's   8^)   I fire it up again for first time next week (knocking on wood) the builds in the central FL section,motors a whole other story...;^) Enjoy!

[motorhead]

My car Suspenionaly set-up as well,Aerospace Prostreet Disk brakes all round (9" in the back) BMR full set control arms upper/lower front rear,Q1A's custom rated coil over all around,28mm rear sway,22mm front adjustable on hime joints,Urethane bushing in frame an All suspension components ,less a Bronze Bushing in upper rear passenger side A-Arm bushing (They melt due to downpipes),all frame bracing including the weld in on the rear lower's with 16 gauge steel rearseat firewall (to save my a-pillar from cracking my paint) It's lowerd 1 1/2" in front an 2" in the rear running 295/40-18's in back an 255/40-18 in front Falken Anzenis r615's   8^)   I fire it up again for first time next week (knocking on wood) the builds in the central FL section,motors a whole other story...;^) Enjoy!

Um... okay. But, why are you plugging your car in my thread? I mean there is a certain irony in this given I created this thread to avoid doing the same to others... but, still I find it a little odd. And believe it or not I am well aware of your car and the "money spent". I am just not sure if in this dick measuring contest I want to pull mine all the way out or not? 

[I Love Factory ECMs]

My car Suspenionaly set-up as well,Aerospace Prostreet Disk brakes all round (9" in the back) BMR full set control arms upper/lower front rear,Q1A's custom rated coil over all around,28mm rear sway,22mm front adjustable on hime joints,Urethane bushing in frame an All suspension components ,less a Bronze Bushing in upper rear passenger side A-Arm bushing (They melt due to downpipes),all frame bracing including the weld in on the rear lower's with 16 gauge steel rearseat firewall (to save my a-pillar from cracking my paint) It's lowerd 1 1/2" in front an 2" in the rear running 295/40-18's in back an 255/40-18 in front Falken Anzenis r615's   8^)   I fire it up again for first time next week (knocking on wood) the builds in the central FL section,motors a whole other story...;^) Enjoy!

Um... okay. But, why are you plugging your car in my thread? I mean there is a certain irony in this given I created this thread to avoid doing the same to others... but, still I find it a little odd. And believe it or not I am well aware of your car and the "money spent". I am just not sure if in this dick measuring contest I want to pull mine all the way out or not? 

Just passing on some useful info for later in your build, But that's cool,I'm gone

[motorhead]

Hey... no harm. Just curious is all.

I do suppose the specs on my suspension aren't very detailed in this thread.

[motorhead]

Well she is all ready to go for the last auto-x of the season. Had to fix a broken exhaust hanger... seems to be getting around?

[Steve Wood]

Looks like I have one as well

[earlbrown]

Me too. (and a new current draw that killing my battery)

[Steve Wood]

I always start by disconnecting all connectors on the delay relay, but I suspect you made that "improvement" many years ago. 

I guess you verified that you do have a draw and did not assume the new battery is good.

[motorhead]

From Sunday...