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Title: So i take the buick to the track
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on June 24, 2006, 01:58:31 AM
on hard goodyear radials and it gives me a

8.324 @83.36  with 13 psi  leaving with no boost at the line


cant wait to get some real tires on her so i can let it loose:D
Title: So i take the buick to the track
Post by: Haystack on June 24, 2006, 02:21:26 AM
Thats about a 13 second 1/4 or so isnt it? good job.
Title: So i take the buick to the track
Post by: tbirdscott on June 24, 2006, 02:30:14 AM
Not bad for an old grocery getter :tg:
Title: So i take the buick to the track
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on June 24, 2006, 03:17:56 AM
Quote from: tbirdscott
Not bad for an old grocery getter :tg:



thanks guys, personally i was a hair dissapointed going to get some tires to see if i can break into the 7's:D
Title: So i take the buick to the track
Post by: Pressure cooked chicken on June 24, 2006, 09:43:57 PM
Tires make all the difference in the world. Back when I had my GN, I experimented with tires and it was interesting. Keep in mind this was 1/4 mile with a TE60, larger IC, alky injection and a 3000 stall converter. Regular old radials went 12.92. BFG drag radials were next and went 12.66. Last was the ET Streets and they busted out a 12.14 which I later improved to a 11.42 with a bigger exhaust and fuel pump. Best 60' with the ET's was a 1.58.....whooeeee!
Title: So i take the buick to the track
Post by: 32VFoxBird on June 25, 2006, 01:18:56 PM
when did yo get rid of the stang?
Title: So i take the buick to the track
Post by: tbirdscott on June 25, 2006, 01:52:15 PM
Quote from: 5ohbird
when did yo get rid of the stang?

http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=8530
Title: So i take the buick to the track
Post by: 32VFoxBird on June 25, 2006, 02:29:29 PM
Quote from: tbirdscott
http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=8530

thanks

i knew there had have been a thread on it. ;)
Title: So i take the buick to the track
Post by: jleews6 on June 25, 2006, 05:55:10 PM
Make sure you have alot of fuel. Buicks can run real good but they need ALOT of fuel.
My last one was a WE4 with 70 K on it. It went 12.0 @110 and it was just a bolt on car. Stock turbo,injectors,intake,cooler,ect. ect.

I have owned a bunch of them since the early 90s and if I can help you at all just let me know.
Here is a picture of my friends GN.

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/jleews6/P9301993.jpg)

It makes 1000 hp to the tires on pump gas.
Title: So i take the buick to the track
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on June 25, 2006, 08:03:47 PM
Quote from: Haystack
Thats about a 13 second 1/4 or so isnt it? good job.


Shoulda been a 12.9 or so run. If it was pulling hard on the top end, could have been a 12.7 or quicker.

What kind of short time did it pull???
Title: So i take the buick to the track
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on June 25, 2006, 11:07:44 PM
Quote from: TurboCoupe50
Shoulda been a 12.9 or so run. If it was pulling hard on the top end, could have been a 12.7 or quicker.

What kind of short time did it pull???



1.935  it also spins at shifts. 

i tried a few higher boost runs, 60 fts got worse and worse as the night went on no matter how much i babied it.

the car should be capable of some low 1.50's on some good tires
Title: So i take the buick to the track
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on June 26, 2006, 01:02:52 AM
My best 1/4 NA run was 13.11@105, with a 1.90 short... 1/8 was 8.42@82.99 so you probably would have had a 12.9 time....
Title: So i take the buick to the track
Post by: Blackout on June 26, 2006, 02:40:37 AM
You know, I would really like to have a GN.  My wife has been bugging me for a while now to get her a Cutlass or a Monte Carlo.  She likes that kind of body style...... I should just get a GN for her.  I showed her one the other day (One of my buddie's cars)  and she loved it.  Wich means I'd get to drive it sometimes! LOL ..... of course.... that means she would have to drive the TC sometimes too......Ah well! LOL
Title: So i take the buick to the track
Post by: jleews6 on June 26, 2006, 07:49:41 AM
Quote from: Birdman
You know, I would really like to have a GN.  My wife has been bugging me for a while now to get her a Cutlass or a Monte Carlo.  She likes that kind of body style...... I should just get a GN for her.  I showed her one the other day (One of my buddie's cars)  and she loved it.  Wich means I'd get to drive it sometimes! LOL ..... of course.... that means she would have to drive the TC sometimes too......Ah well! LOL


If you get her a turbo Buick she will be hooked for life. My wife is picky when it comes to cars and she has had all kinds of cool cars "03 Cobras,ws6 T/As,mark7s,Mark 8s" and the list goes on and on and to this day she still says that her turbo Buicks are her favorite.
They are very comfy,They get great gas mileage,They are very reliable and they can run low 12s for around $700.
How can you beat that?:D
Title: So i take the buick to the track
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on June 26, 2006, 10:48:31 PM
found the problem :( tranny is dead