Hello everyone, I'm Rob, I have finally come upon my dream car, a Grand National! 1986 to be specific. I've always been a fan of g body cars, mostly the Monte Carlo but just a bit more the Grand National. I came across a deal I didn't want to pass up and didn't want to look back on as the "I wish I did" type of story. So I transferred all my savings and took out a small loan and got it. I now also have my 88 SS for sale lol. The previous owner had unfortunately passed away three years ago and his wife decided to finally move on from it. So, fortunately for me I acquired a damn near excellent condition 86 with 55xxx miles on it! I knew 86 or 87 was what I wanted and I was happy to get my hands on such a limited produced car. Now I have a question for everyone, I know this is probably an annoying and over spoken topic, and just to defend myself on asking this, I have tried to find the true answer and can't, just a lot of words, I'm trying to find some actual data. The question is, the actual difference between the 86 and 87, I know about the slight interior and exterior changes, the electronic climate control, the oil lines, and the power steering change, and the emissions change in the chip. Was there a true difference in torque and horsepower or was it the same and just a numbers game? Does anyone have proof, not just the obvious that it was in different points in the rpm curve? Sorry in advance if I have managed to search everywhere and not find the answer under my nose.. . I've done that before lol. Nice to meet everyone !
