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« on: June 18 2015, 06:35:27 PM »
67 Lemans, I was 15. This was our backyard at home where Dad and I built our 1st shop. Before that is was Esso and Exxon gas stations.
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« on: June 01 2015, 06:48:21 PM »
Had a great time last weekend. Met so many new people. Finally got to meet Dave, Bruce, Paul and many others.. The car show was a huge success. Friday's Test and Tune was fun. I went red 1st round of the Gamblers race. It was depressing Saturday night listening to the rain knowing Sunday was probably going to be a washout, and it was. I finally got adjusted to my 2step, ran back to back 11.52, 11.53. I was overwhelmed by the reaction of the car leaving at 6psi and was fighting red lights all day Friday. Finally got my spot on the tree close at -.014. I was hoping to go rounds to do better but that's the way it goes. I'll probably go to Maple Grove or Cecil County this weekend to finish adjusting. Since I camp at the track, I was really looking forward to Sunday racing and seeing everybody. We had reservations at the campground we stayed Thursday for the way home, we cancelled that and drove straight thru Sunday 8:45 and getting home 4:45 that afternoon. It was a miserable drive the last 3 hours. We hit heavy rain. the Rt 80 hills took out my left side exhaust manifold gasket and probably warped the manifold. That makes for an irritating ticking noise and wondering if it's gonna melt a spark plug boot. I limped it home though and it really isn't a difficult repair.
At the last moment Sunday AM I talked with a neighboring camper named Bob. He new a better route from the track to RT80. I followed him for 2 hours to Youngstown. I figured if we couldn't race the Buick's why not race the Motorhomes??? Another truck followed us and we caravaned and than went our separate ways at Youngstown.
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« on: May 27 2015, 12:15:07 PM »
How is everybody doing? The news we're seeing here is amazing. Everybody be safe.
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« on: May 22 2015, 06:55:33 PM »
Heading out to BPG Thursday. Stopping overnight in the Youngstown area on the way. Doing the T n T Friday. Seems like a good relief from the normal rat race. May head home some time in September!
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« on: May 13 2015, 06:18:10 PM »
I've been getting an excessive amount of "junk" phone calls lately. My Bose speakers are always playing Pandora at the computer. So on a number I don't recognize, the phone leans on the speaker and gets to hear my playlist. It's funny the irony, "Closing Time" enjoy telemarketer!!
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« on: August 23 2014, 10:03:44 PM »
Anybody familiar with the hookup of an AMS-500 boost controller? Since we only race footbrake without a trans brake, without two step, input1 for staging and input2 ramping become a challenge.
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« on: April 27 2014, 07:13:30 PM »
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« on: February 08 2014, 11:37:31 AM »
I'm trying to get a couple days off. Looking at hopping a train somewhere in Amtraks routes south and west, mostly west. San Diego and Seattle are on the top of the list. Figure I'm gonna catch a sleeper car, chill for 3-4 days and head back. Any train stops along the way that might be interesting?
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« on: December 03 2013, 03:36:03 PM »
I have a friend that helps me with the GN once in a while. Here's a pic of a turbo install HE Performance just completed. You may hear more of Mr. Eby after this hits the streets. The car just went back into the customer's hand Friday.
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« on: September 03 2013, 02:41:48 PM »
Came to the conclusion that I suck at bracket racing the GN. Gonna sell everything. Asking 25K.
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« on: August 25 2013, 06:40:00 PM »
First time this weekend we were at the track since June. The car til than was running flawlessly, if we could've dialed an 11.40 all would be right with the world. We've been mostly doing car/truck shows this summer cause Maple Grove has a busy schedule other than points races, end of June early July I have a busy fireworks schedule. So, this weekend after all the employee BS is ironed out, I saw a track opportunity Fri.-Sun. Friday = Test and tune, Sat. Sun = points race. I figured I'd unload the car Fri night and be ready to go. 1st pass is a 12.23 and the car didn't feel right at all. Hooked up the computer and the PL settings all read default. That's happened before, so I figured glad I'm here doing what I'm, doing, shoulda been better prepared  . Reset and run. Next 3 passes were back to 11.5 and 6X, car felt good for a Friday night, usually damp with minimal track prep. Went back up to the lanes after the final run to pick up my buddy, as I was idling and waiting for a few minutes, the car starts searching at idle and stalls. We head back to the trailer and it shuts off prob 15 times, didn't think I was gonna make it. It acted like TPS or MAP, so I quickly thru my spares at it and nothing changed: stall after start, baby the throttle to run, try to accelerate and it would die. It was late, and thank goodness racing didn't start til 10 Sat AM. After I IV'd my coffee for the morning, got the computer out and discovered #2 setting went to 30, usually 125. So I readjust it, car does the same thing. Go thru the rest of the list, #9 is reading 30 also. Reset it and all was good. Drove around the pits and felt normal. We're gonna race today!!. Thomas puts in 2 good time shots. We're in the lanes for eliminations, one of the track crew walks by, see's our 11.50 dial and no rollbar and says to me: cutting it close aren't you? I say yea, but really don't want to put a bar in it. He says I understand and moves on. We make the run, lose on an 11.496 @11.50 dial. Call it a night. Next day Thomas techs, gets the word: slow it down or get a bar. We've been running low 11.4's for awhile and not gotten any grief. Our time shots in the AM are 11.4's but til the car heats up and the sun gets warm, we're usually high 11.4's. That lets the door open for Thomas to adjust. I figure for Sunday I'll just back the boost controller and we'll run 11.8 or 11.9 from my notes. Salt in the wound though: we only get one time shot. The car didn't like that pass at all: detonation and 14.XXX (boost controller wasn't happy)??. Put the controller back to where it's been, minus a turn, figured we're gonna lose or get thrown out. We dial 11.55, come in at 11.56, lose at the tree. Thomas beats himself up and we review from the Jr. days how when changes to the car are necessary, chances of winning the race are minimized. Bottom line: how can only 2 settings change on a PL setup. If just cleaning the board connections are the answer, PL is gonna be history. If I have a bad PL, I may consider getting a replacement.
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« on: August 13 2013, 05:42:29 PM »
Once more another major adjustment is gonna be made. One of my techs gave his 2 week. I'm OK with it, but at 56 it's getting sorta old. Thomas is gonna fill the void, but there is a huge adjustment between a rookie and a veteran. I think Matt's biggest reasons were: pay and the aggravation of the job. I really don't think that the average person understands what it takes to repair a car. If we continue to see taking a vehicle to a repair shop as a community service instead of a business, guys like me are doomed. I see the comments on the boards about the cost of parts and sorta see red. Are the parts sales also a community service? Gouging? Sometimes. Making an honest living. Usually. I pay my tax, insurance, software, tool, and day to day bills and evaluate where it all comes from. Than I have customers bitch cause I charge too much and an employee bitch cause I don't pay enough and wonder why it takes so much for my feet to hit the floor in the morning. Anyway, one of the reasons I like this board, other than it's the best Turbo Buick board, I can vent. I will bang my head against the wall and Mark will let me say: shit, fuck, damn, asshole, ..... thanks Mark 
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« on: April 25 2013, 07:06:15 PM »
I worked with a friend early on with a setup to test a boost controller. I was trying to find a "set point" for mine and brought his idea out of mothballs. I used a standard shop air regulator and replaced the gauge with a 0-80 which gives a finer reading. I disconnected the compressor line, fed regulated air and than watched the wastegate lever to move from it's at rest position. I found that testing it from zero to 4.5 turns out it didn't increase at 3.5 turns out, it actually decreased. Just something I was messin with, I'm sure alot of you already know it, but I am always struggling with building boost when staging.
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« on: January 17 2013, 04:00:13 PM »
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« on: December 07 2012, 06:54:05 PM »
Looking forward to our Finale' banquet tomorrow. We took 3rd place, better luck next year? We'll see the much anticipated Black Air movie after grub. MAGNA get togethers are always a treat. Maybe I'll take some pictures. The weather isn't looking good.
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