1986 Buick GX1
GX1 #001 [The One and Only]
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Kind of a waste of time disguising them because 98% people out there don't know what they are anyway.... These cars haven't been made for thirty years, so you think some 20 year old kid in a Honda or a VW is gonna know what a GN is.....doubtful..... You could write it down the sides of the car and they still won't know.... Meanwhile some guy wearing an argyle sweater vest who's name is 'Long Duck Dong' will be blowing by you in his 290hp Nissan Maxima. I gotta say and I'm sure y'all will think I'm an asshole, but, I can't stand the idea of someone wanting to keeping a "stock" appearance for the sake of fooling people.
Although I do agree that even in the '80's and '90's the brand Xers were not quite sure what was stock on the TR's, most TR owners now days either don't know or don't remember what their own cars looked like completely stock, exactly, including me.
I been around long enough to know who to let build and not let build my motor , I already have the machine shop in mind, but thanks. I kind of wanted a "stock" appearing motor ported stock heads and intake . Anyone can notice a pair of aftermarket heads. As for the turbo I'll be sticking with my TA5469 that I have on the car. Have a 3k PTC converter. The whole motto of the car is to be Decieving with my clear coat gone on the deck lids and black bumper fillers in a debadged light blue turbo T.
However, I'm kind of in the same boat. I was reluctant to go away from my old Bowling Green Customs waste gate elbow to a THDP style mostly because of how they looked with the cut out turbo shield. Once I made a different turbo shield I was able to trim it so it looked like it was suppose to be that way, in my mind anyway.
For me, it's not so much that I'm trying to fool people, I just like the way it looks and don't want to deviate too much while improving the looks and performance.
I do get the whole unassuming concept, it is a lot of fun watching them pick their doors up off the side of the road. Lol