Recent content by turbojoes

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    109 block, heads, and misc for sale Pick up only

    interested, sent a pm
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    complete 109 NA long block, pickup/meet half way only

    Interested, Left you a pm.
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    Maybe interested in your motor. Call me 313-655-0141. Thanks joe

    Maybe interested in your motor. Call me 313-655-0141. Thanks joe
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    crossover flange stretched out too much?

    I have an aftermarket crossover pipe for sale (cheap)for stock headers if you think your crossover flange is warped. I'm a michigander also. Its an applied technologys ss 2 1/4" i believe.
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    Battery Drain 86-87 GN

    I had the same problem also, light in the trunk was staying on. Try pulling the bulb and see what happens.
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    Full Throttle Speed open house

    What time does the event go on till? My son has a baseball game saturday so i wouldn't be able to make it till early evening.
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    Woodward Dream Cruise 2014

    There is always a grand national meet on the wed before the cruise at the moose lodge on woodward and square lake rd.
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    Losing boost at anything over a quarter throttle

    Like i said earlier your torque converter.
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    Buick Raceday September 8, 2013 Norwalk

    I blew out my exhaust header gasket again (headers must be worped) and the car only ran with 13-14 lbs of boost and was only running 11.6x. Then in the start of the racing i get up to the line and start to boost up the car and i must not of pressed hard enough on the tbrake button and the car...
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    Buick Raceday September 8, 2013 Norwalk

    Usually test is at 9 and 12:30 starts eliminations
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    Losing boost at anything over a quarter throttle

    Well mine would drop boost everytime the trans shifted a gear. How many lbs boost do you drop?
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    Losing boost at anything over a quarter throttle

    If you drive the car full throttle does the boost eventually come back up? I had a problem kinda like this before and it ended up being a bad torque converter. Mine would loose boost and slowly come back up. Took me a long time to finally figure it out.
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    Losing boost at anything over a quarter throttle

    Did you check to see if the turbo spins freely? Bad bearing?
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    Losing boost at anything over a quarter throttle

    Check all your vacuum lines and make sure they are hooked up right and that they are not cracked. Also check the boost solenoid to make sure its working right (you could wire the wastegate rod closed and see if boost goes up). Make sure no exhaust leaks before the turbo (headers or cross over...
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    Buick Raceday September 8, 2013 Norwalk

    I'll be there sunday. Hopefully we get a good turnout.
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