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IHADAV8 Playground / Yo!!

« on: May 26 2015, 01:41:11 PM »

Just dropping a line to say hello to all of you gents. All is well my way. Project Buick is about to be in effect. Went to the Streetcar Takeover(or showdown) this past memorial day weekend. It gave me the bug all over again. Im uploading a few vids now.  Please excuse the quality if it sucks. I was too excited watching the races oppose to recording them.

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General Buick Tech / Could be overreacting

« on: October 07 2014, 09:03:36 AM »

Hey gents, I haven't really been testing and tuning my car, but the last time i attempted, I hadn't been able to get the O2's up in third gear. The TT chip was burned for 17 lbs of boost, and in 1st and 2nd gear, that was completely fine, but 3rd gear is another story. My main goal is to go WOT in 3rd, so I did the overkill thing and dropped the boost down to about 12-13 lbs and took the FP up. I believe I set the WOT fueling to 140. I'll have to double check. I'm going to check sometime this week, but even with the boost lowered, I cannot get close to 780-790(more like 720-730) for O2's in 3rd. I know I need to remove a lot of fuel for 1st gear WOT because it's filthy rich, but I can tune around that. My FP is raising as it should, and when I had the boost at 17 lbs, my FP hit 60 lbs and held steady. I started this thread to record my own data and potentially get some insight on some potential issues. Thanks for reading and I will have exact numbers up soon so we know where to go.


P.S. my lazy butt still havent cleaned my air filter. Lol.

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Paint and Body / Finally Got em on

« on: September 29 2014, 11:57:25 PM »

Finally got around to putting these wheels on after a year. I really like the look besides the fact that the car is dirty.   I went with 18's all the way around. Still got a long way to go tho

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General Buick Tech / Vacuum brakes

« on: September 12 2014, 09:23:43 AM »

Good morning gents.  I meant to ask this question a while ago. My brakes were switched over to vacuum brakes years back.  Sometimes I notice after I hit the gas really good and then immediately tap the brake, the brake pedal is hard for a second before going back soft and allowing to stop properly. What do i need to fix this problem? Thanks

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General Buick Tech / Weird cooling issue

« on: July 14 2014, 09:14:25 AM »

Hello gents!  I wanted to post this up because I'm having an issue that's a bit odd to me. From what I've read before about the cooling system, when cruising on the highway our cars should remain cool(er) than stop and go traffic. I seem to have the opposite going on as it seems when I'm on the highway, my car runs a bit warmer than usual, but when I slow down and get into stop light driving, it cools better. Just the other day(low 80's) I was on the highway, and the car got up to about 188. That's pretty warm seeing that it cooled back down to 172 when I got off the highway. I am running the F-Body radiator with the Dual Fans(LOVE EM) and I've NEVER had a cooling issue with this setup. Sitting still this combo cools until the fans kick off.


I had a theory and I wanted to know if I was way off base with my thinking: I haven't fixed my TC issue as it is still NOT locking up.  I've noticed that when I'm trying to maintain speed on the highway(65 MPH or so) I'm damn near/constantly going into boost. Coupling that with more load in 4th gear I figured the engine is getting warmer due to the work needed to maintain speed. Am I in the ball park with my thinking?


Also, does a L/U TC generate more heat when it's unlocked at cruising speeds? If so, how does the heat from the tranny cooler effect the cooling ability of the radiator itself? Thanks!

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A/C, Heating and Cooling / What do i need?

« on: June 29 2014, 02:41:11 PM »

Attempted to put some freon in the car today and found the port to be leaking badly on thr black canister. Do i have to replace whole canister? TIA

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General Buick Tech / Potential purchase

« on: May 09 2014, 01:20:26 PM »

Got an opportunity to get a SLIC for $180 from the other board.  Guy is getting out of Buicks and he just wants the stuff gone.  What can it hurt right?  Im taking the chance

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General Buick Tech / Quick input

« on: April 30 2014, 08:41:19 AM »

I need to replace my hood shocks, which should be straight forward, but the head broke off one of the bolts. Need the easiest and safest way of getting this bolt out without ruining the hole itself.  is it possible?  Thanks.  I can send a photo if needed.

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IHADAV8 Playground / Im still here

« on: December 04 2013, 12:54:17 PM »

Just posting to let you guys know I'm still alive!!!((those of you who care anyway).  lol

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IHADAV8 Playground / What's the deal?

« on: September 24 2013, 04:20:03 PM »

I finally got around to reading the blazer/s10 brake upgrade on tb.kom.  I read every page, and I've seen many requests to making that thread a sticky.  It's not a sticky from what I can see, but they have the Baer Brake(only wealthy can afford) install as a sticky.  Does anybody know why?  I know it's not relevant here but was just curious since i know a few guys bounce back and forth between boards. Hello to everyone!!

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IHADAV8 Playground / Yo

« on: August 16 2013, 04:16:49 PM »

Do we have a dedicated place to place photos of members cars on here?  Just curious to see what you guys are driving nowadays(buicks mostly) but anything will do i guess!

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General Buick Tech / Info I'd been seeking for a while

« on: August 16 2013, 11:13:31 AM »

Post 33 answered every question that I have/had.  Thanks Steve.  Majority of folks are running progressive kits, and that's cool, but my $$$$/wife tells me other wise, and seeing that I already have this kit, this post helped me out a lot.  Im only posting here so I have somewhere I an immediately turn to as I don't visit that board that often. Hopefully this can help other bums/cheapos like my self.


http://www.turbobuicks.com/forums/buick-v6-turbo-tech/4682-alky-3.html

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IHADAV8 Playground / Excited!!!

« on: August 11 2013, 09:22:34 PM »

Hey guys, just found another site to buy T-top component parts from!!! And, it's cheaper.  The center rail section that I need for my car is $100 more at GBP than it is at this new site.  Compare and take a look!!
http://www.gbodyparts.com/product_info.php?cPath=46_22_23&products_id=56&osCsid=25be4b0d87c4a96fba3ed84e89ca364b
 
http://www.dixiemontecarlodepot.com/Product/Detail.aspx?s=DM40203&d=1465&p=1

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IHADAV8 Playground / Happy birthday Cuz(Charles Long)

« on: July 31 2013, 09:26:57 AM »

This dude is getting up there in age!!!! J/k.

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General Buick Tech / Really?

« on: July 19 2013, 09:44:01 AM »

I'm finally getting around to this motor mount deal, and when I looked at RJC, the motormounts were expensive....l ike way over a $100 expensive. I looked at rock auto, and I'm assuming that I have to be looking at the wrong ones, because they are cheap....Very cheap.  Please explain before I purchase.  Thanks