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Hey guys, I ran into some majoring brake problems with my Buick a few days ago. Went and hit the brakes, and nothing there, almost got myself into a good accident. Brakes went right to the floor, and as of right now, i barely have brakes, unless i pump the hell outta the pedal. Even at a stop...

Hey guys this is probably a stupid question, but what else does the map sensor do aside from running the stock boost guage? I am having some problems with my car which i think are map sensor related, and i just noticed the plastic hose connected to the map sensor broke. What other purposes does...

Hey guys can anyone tell me what code 31 and 31 are for the ecm trouble codes? I am not sure and gnttype are still down.. Anyone know? :confused:

Hey guys., Have absoulity no idea what happened, or where to even start. Finally got the car running really good. Started it up today, and it was running like complete garbage. Sounds like a tractor. It does not run smooth at all. Very choppy. I am only hitting like 5 psi boost as well. While...

Ok guys heres the deal. After doing my TM conversion with the electric fan, things seem to be running ok, but i do however notice I start running hot in heavy stop and go traffic. Usually under normal driving conditions I run anywhere from 160-185. But if im in heavy traffic, even for just a few...

Hey guys. Can anyone tell me the easiest way to connect voltemeter and mechnaical oil pressure guage to our cars? volt guage says connect the ground and then connect the positive source to the fuse panel on an acessory terminal so it gets power witht he key in the on position. is that right...

I thought would post this here since this seems to be a general buick problem Just brought the buick out from hibernation. Its running alright, but I'm getting a hard time starting it after its warm. In the morning when its cold, it fires right up. But if i drive it for 10 mins or more...

Hey guys. Just brought the buick out from hibernation. Its running alright, but I'm getting a hard time starting it after its warm. In the morning when its cold, it fires right up. But if i drive it for 10 mins or more, park it for a few mins even up to an hour, it has a hard time starting. It...

Hey i gotta question for all you tranny guru's. I recently converted my car to intercooled with a Ta33c turbo. I had my tranny rebuilt about 7,500 miles ago with a 2800 stall and an art carr shift kit. When it was hotair, it shifted absoulity great. I have the tm intake which relocated the tb to...

Hey I was wondering what the difference between these 2 turbo's are? I heard they use the same compressor wheel? Do they produce the same cfm? and does it bolt right up loke a hotair turbo? I know theres a difference in the way it mends to the intake, but im running the TM Ic kit so the...

hey guys, thought id invite you to take a look at my modified hotair car adapting an intercooler and custom made intake moving the TB onto the pressure side. some of you may have seen this before. Tell me what you think... http://community.webshots.com/user/buicktv6 Thanks

Hey guys I finally got some pics of my ride up. Please have a look-see and tell me what you guys think of it :) http://community.webshots.com/user/buicktv6 regards

I posted this in the general buick section to see what those guys would come up with. I'm also posting it here to see if us hotair guys can figure it out ;) Hey guys, heres something I noticed today on my car. Its currently stored cause of the winter months. I fired er up and let it run and...

Hey guys, heres something I noticed today on my car. Its currently stored cause of the winter months. I fired er up and let it run and idle for a good 15 minutes. Before I shut it down, I was under the hood checking a few things, and I noticed that the drivers side header was glowing cherry red...

Hey guys long time since i posted! :). Anyways I have not driven my car for awhile now since its winter. But before I stored it, I noticed i developed an oil leak. It started off pretyt slow, but now its so bad I can't drive the car. While its running, its pouring out :confused: . I noticed that...

Hey guys. Weird problem here. Just took my car out for a spin, its been sitting for about 2 months or so, Started fine, but i noticed it was running really choppy. When in gear it idles choppy, but after it hits over 2000 rpm's, it runs smooth like it usually does. Also, I have hesitation off...

hey guys, I have 1 injector is leaking a good amount of fuel. its leaking right where the injector connects to the fuel rail. Is there anything I can do to prevent it from leaking? any sealer I can use on those o-rings?? Anything? I am not in any financial state to purchace new ones and i wanna...

Hey guys. I finally got my car up and running, took it out for a cruise. Ran amazing. But I was driving home and I noticed 2 things. 1, one of my injectors is leaking a lot of gas. And 2, the engine developed a tick which is coing from somewhere on the top of the motor. Im not sure ehy. I...

for those of you running the turbomotion V2 kit with the egr bypassed. Did any of you guys have to get an ecm chip reprogrammed to work without the egr? I was told the car will run like crap without the chip reprogrammed to bypass the egr. Any insight?

Hey guys, with my Ta33C turbo, I got what looks like to be a copper gasket for the uppipe. When I took my stocker off, it looks like its this doughnut shaped thick metal piece. one oif the ears is cracked. Am I supposed to use this copper gasket in place of that? or do I have to order one of...