Recent content by TIMINATOR

Since the pics won't show hidden things, and we can't drive pics anyway, no ones opinions here will mean much. Mine included No one here has a dog in the fight. Pay an expert, or try to steal it for nothing and hope for the best. I have seen and been asked to work on many poor choices of...

H.P. bearings have a groove on the back side to help oil flow to the drivers side lifter galley. I port the factory groove in the block, along with all of the other galleys before assembly. This eliminates the " clicky comp" syndrome. The small crossover groove must supply all of the oil to the...

How much is your real budget? Your choices are: buy something cheap and prolly spend more than you paid for the car on stuff you didn't see. (Money pit) Spend the cash now and enjoy it from day one and not be frustrated, but if this is your first turbo Buick, you better have it thoroughly...

I spent over a couple of months looking here in Arizona for a spare. A total lack of availability made me change my direction. I couldn't even find a non turbo block to drill and tap for a return line. Good luck! TIMINATOR

With obviously a lot of cash outlay, why didn't you go with a custom high quench piston? TIMINATOR

On every engine I build, I retap every hole in the block and heads to make sure they are clean and full depth. I have seen many head bolt holes not threaded deep enough for the stock bolts that were factory installed. With stock engines those may run fine for years before causing gasket leakage...

A high end shop may not know about the intracasies of Turbo Buick clearances and oiling mods and such, but should have the proper equipment and know how to BHJ deck a block and mill heads. Get the line hone and oiling mods done before BHJ decking the block. Both will change main roundness and...

BBC had ARP STUDS.

Bearing clearance looks tight or line hone is bad, or both. Was the oiling system modified/ ported? What brand and weight oil was in there? How about a pic of the deck and cylinder head close up showing the machining finish on both. The old rotary broach finish is waaaay too rough and wavy to...

Before we go any further with "help", we need a few questions answered honestly. How fast is a "rocket ship" to you? Have you ever driven, owned, or ridden in a car that fast? And actually seen time slips from that car? Not "I beat my buddies car and he says it runs------. What are you willing...

Crawl, walk, run, then run real fast.... You can get away with a lot more on an old school N/A car than a turbo Buick. Get away with, and turbo car= disaster!, EXPENSIVE disaster. TIMINATOR

There are only a few stations that sell E 85 out here. Not much corn here. Mostly cotton and animal feed.

I have had enough with parts availability, and computers. The Dodge is big inch, old school carburated,on squeeze. TIMINATOR

After what I have been hearing around here, I wouldn't run E 85 without checking each batch with a hydrometer! TIMINATOR

Phoenix,AZ. I have been asking the street/strip guys lately about their E 85 experiences because I'm building a 512" nasty motored 1972 Challenger that will run 9s on the motor and might dip into the 8s on squeeze. If I put it on E 85 I can get a pretty blue and cloudy Enviornmental license...