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General Buick Tech / soft brakes

« on: July 30 2013, 12:52:45 PM »

I have installed vacuum brakes a year ago, they have always seemed soft or spongy to me. Is there a sequence for bleeding i.e. front left, front right, back right ,back left, or dosent it make any difference. Was going to bleed them again to see if it helps at all.
Thanks!!

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General Buick Tech / wheel hop...update

« on: July 26 2013, 10:26:59 AM »

Finally had a chance to look into it.
 
Shocks seem fine, as in bounce car test. Get car back corner really going up and down and as soon as you stop bouncing it, it goes down once and comes up to a rest. verdict..shock s fine
 
Did what Steve W suggested and put Hellwig bar in shortest hole and took it for a spin ( pun intended ) and HUGE improvement, can perceive no hop while driving. Get out and look, in a 15yard spin you can see in the mark that there still is some dotted line effect but more of a darker then lighter constant mark. Not the six inch mark then nothing then another six inch mark. The mark is pretty constant across the tire and equal in lenght so i think its as good as I'm going to get it.
 
Thanks for all the help.

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General Buick Tech / alternator strap

« on: July 25 2013, 10:19:36 AM »

Why is this a bad idea, seems like a pretty stout bracket and it keeps the DP from hitting on launch?

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Fabrication / Alky control box

« on: July 25 2013, 10:15:03 AM »

I dont like boxes all over so I hid this in the ashtray area

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General Buick Tech / alky is awesome

« on: July 22 2013, 01:50:37 PM »

finally got some time to get this installed...WO W!!! its way better than I expected and I have done next to no tuning so far. Cant wait to see what it will run at the track when its dialed in. Next track date is sept 29th.
 
Still have the wheel hop problem when doing a burn out. Much worse now with more power. Have helwig rear bar mounted in middle hole. Does using the end hole increase traction or decrease? Also can I lubricate these energy suspension bushings? When installed they already have grease between the bushing and sleeve? If I have it up on a lift, can i push up on one rear tire and tell if I have some binding or wouldnt i be able to tell that way?
 
Thanks for any advice!!!

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General Buick Tech / tt chip setting

« on: June 28 2013, 10:22:05 PM »

Is the timing set at 18 for a chip for 93 octane. I will be tuning for alchy soon and dont know where im starting

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A/C, Heating and Cooling / R-12

« on: June 27 2013, 11:45:25 AM »

Can a guy get a can of this anymore??

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General Buick Tech / WIX oil filter number???

« on: June 21 2013, 11:17:25 AM »

Anyone know the number of the big filter quick, I forgot to look before i left home, want to pick one up today.  Thanks!!

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General Buick Tech / Alky on the way!

« on: May 09 2013, 01:18:34 PM »

Just ordered my kit from Alky Control. I'm so excited to get it I cant stand myself!

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General Buick Tech / Alky, opinions

« on: April 30 2013, 12:10:07 PM »

Question for you gents. I want to waste some money on a car this summer. Here's my option's. Alky for the Buick... I'm not much of a tuner, mostly stock with few basic upgrades, see sig. At track at 15-16 lbs of boost it runs 14.20's ( low profile street radials but still dissapointing ) Or NOS for my 86 vette, its mostly stock and runs 14.5's at the track. Cost is about the same for each option. Which do you guys think would give me the better gain? Lots of knowledge on here, Thanks!!!

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Bitch/Whine/Moan / Hitchfinder and Cequent Performance Products SUCK!!!

« on: February 14 2013, 01:47:52 PM »

I bought a trailer module from them so I could tow a trailer with my 2010 Caddy SRX. It has LED tailights so you need it. Been installed and used for 3 months now, a while back wife is driving car, without a trailer attached and the car starts on fire. The fire was actually their module melting itself to a glob of black plastic. also melted my taillight assembly ($430) Never even blew the inline fuse? Scared the shit out of my 3 year old son, wife's been hacking for days from the god awful smoke that filled the car. Fire department came to her rescue.
 
Send them pic's of module, and car. Since then they have requested several more pic's of car, then fire report, then pic's of the trailer that wasnt even attached, and now the melted part sent to them.
 
What a joke.......... ....NEVER buy anything from these pricks

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General Buick Tech / Wrapping down pipe

« on: January 30 2013, 10:45:32 AM »

Is it worth the effort to do this? Small cost, just wondered if it really has any effect on engine bay temps or if it improves turbo efficiency?

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IHADAV8 Playground / Barret Jackson

« on: January 16 2013, 04:25:23 PM »

I see an 87 GN went for $37,000, looked mostly stock...WOW! Another crosses tommorrow that has quite a few mods. Wonder what it will bring??? My guess is less

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IHADAV8 Playground / Black Air movie

« on: December 06 2012, 05:06:03 PM »

Anyone else on here ordered it yet? I just placed my order and cant wait to watch it!!!

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General Buick Tech / Hellwig rear sway bar

« on: July 16 2012, 03:23:23 PM »

I installed this this weekend, where should I set the adjustable end links? The instructions dont really say anything other that put in end holes. You can adjust the length of the end links by quite a bit. I have them as short as possible now?