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« on: April 19 2012, 05:26:16 PM »
I found a place that cleans and flow tests injectors for $18 a piece. I use 42 LB injectors, whats a good price for new ones, Eric at TT sells them for $229.
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« on: April 13 2012, 10:23:55 PM »
Worked a deal with friend on the paint job. I'll be removing all the badges and trim and all. Question is this, is there a GM specific satin black for the trim, headlight bezels, grill and such? Want to freshen up all these parts so car looks like new again.
Thanks!!!
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« on: April 09 2012, 03:12:00 PM »
I was replacing the front rotors and pads on my daily driver and noticed the left front shock was leaking oil. Called the parts store and they couldnt find replacements. Called the dealership.... ...$499 a shock, $1250 to have them replace both fronts  . Called a different parts store today and they can get them for me for $165 a shock. I now see how GM made record profits last year. They should be ashamed
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« on: April 08 2012, 08:51:13 AM »
Got this resolved last year with some parts replacement and tuning. Get her back out this spring and the dam thing is knocking again!!! Will check fuel pressure is rising appropriately first, O2 is about 800 and boost is only 15 lbs. can't turn boost any lower as rod has no tension now when placed on arm. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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« on: March 16 2012, 10:15:51 AM »
Okay I know its been beat to death but....... if your motor has 60,000 miles on it why do you need to use an oil with high zddp in it? I dont understand why after the cam is broken in that it is needed?
Thanks!
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« on: January 18 2012, 03:15:47 PM »
Anyone else see the 87 GN on the auction last night? 15,000 miles, had GNX rims, very nice looking. Went for $21,000. I thought that was a pretty low price for it???
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« on: December 23 2011, 10:56:17 AM »
Would there be any gain from a dump pipe on a stock GN with basic upgrades? I saw this cool electric butterfly valve for exhaust on the show "Gears" and it got me thinking. I like the sound of my flowmaster exhaust but as I've read here they suck for performance on these cars. I could put a y in the pipe before the connection to the gutted cat and put this valve on the end of the y. When I want to run at the track ( or at a light) I could just flip the switch.
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« on: October 17 2011, 04:18:49 PM »
The shocks in the car now maybe have 5000 miles on them, problem is this. Since I put the 17 inch tires on ride had suffered, but not that bad, I can live with it. On the rear I have the 17 x 10's and I think its to much extra weight for the shocks?? Roads here in WI mostly suck and the rear seems to really get bounced around? Recently I hear a new noise from the rear also, havent dug in to see what it is yet. Would different shocks help??
Thanks!
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« on: August 18 2011, 03:14:51 PM »
I want to install a knock alarm in the car. The wife is starting to drive it more and she is getting a bit of a heavy foot from the light. I KNOW she dosent look at the SM and wouldnt know knock if she heard it. Who sells a good one. I would like to get one I've seen before that is like a gauge with green,yellow,red lights and an audible alarm. I've been searching but cant find what I want. Any help would be appreciated.
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« on: August 15 2011, 02:02:55 PM »
Finally going to upgrade exhaust system. Looking in the summit catalog and they have 2 Pypes systems for $370. One is called the violator system and one is the race pro. Is one better than the other? I'm assuming its a different sounding muffler thats the difference. Anyone have experience with either?
Thanks
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« on: August 15 2011, 12:37:37 PM »
Was following the buick to a car show this weekend, noticed something and have a stupid question. When she would accelerate from a stop using maybe 10 lbs. of boost the car would puff a small amount of black smoke at each shift. Bad thing or normal?? Also when she lifts on the gas it puffs a bit of blue smoke, I knew it was burning a small amount of oil, maybe 3/4 quart in 3000 miles, so I figure that was that issue.
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« on: May 26 2011, 11:43:42 AM »
Was out goofing around yesterday and have a question. Car is running good but with a WOT run from a light it produces 16lbs. of boost through 1st and second but drops to 13-14ish in 3rd?? NO knock and 800 is my lowest reading at 75mph. If I increase boost I start to get a little knock in 1st. Have my TT chip set at 135 for WOT fuel in all gears, timing is base chip setting.
Also it shifts at about 5500, is that a bit to high? If so is there any way to correct it without a trip to the tranny shop. Its a new rebuild on the tranny maybe 2500 miles ago. Other than the question about the shift point it works fine.
Thanks guys!!
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« on: May 18 2011, 12:27:01 PM »
My wheel is pretty rough, I did do a repair I found where you can fix it then paint it but it dosent hold up. I also dont like the "skinny" wheel. Is there anyplace that a guy can get the wheel recovered, with some added thickness, that will still look factory. I dont want just a grey leather wheel cover, it came with one of those hiding the issues but I dont like the look of a cover.
Thanks for any direction
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« on: May 06 2011, 10:35:15 AM »
Got this yesterday
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« on: May 04 2011, 10:19:48 AM »
Finally got it out this morning. Last year I put wider tires on and it seems to wander all over the uneven pavement. With the stock tires it wasnt to bad, the wider one's really amplified the problem. Is it very costly to tighten up the front end? What would be involved? The car only has 55000 miles on it but maybe tie-rod ends are worn?? Or maybe its something else? I dont know much about this??
Thanks alot!
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