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victory · 05-21-08, 01:27

Oh yeah, that $60 piece of steel is what all my mods have been in preparation for. The brakes, the suspension, the intake, the exhaust, the tuner, etc

Plan for the Buick this Saturday:
-wake up
-colder plugs
-new plug wires
-Denso O2 sensor
-Beer
-coolant flush with G05 (no more dexcool)
-180* thermostat
-Scan
-Supercharger pulley
-Beer
-Scan some more
-Tune

Mindflux · 05-21-08, 01:28

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm smaller pulley.

good luck!

I ran G05 in my Corrado, which was a boosted machine as well. Smaller pulleys sure are fun.

victory · 05-21-08, 01:30

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Originally Posted by Mindflux

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm smaller pulley.

good luck!

I ran G05 in my Corrado, which was a boosted machine as well. Smaller pulleys sure are fun.

Sure are, can't wait to get that wagon wheel off the blower!

BigJimZ28 · 05-21-08, 03:04

should be fun
did you get the exhaust finished?

victory · 05-21-08, 03:11

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Originally Posted by BigJimZ28

should be fun
did you get the exhaust finished?

The exhaust itself is done and the bumper inserts are painted and curing. I'm keeping the other thread updated. Should be installing them in Friday.

themightytimmah · 05-21-08, 03:17

Lemme know how it turns out! I've always been afraid of pullying my GP, but if it's risk-free, I would love it.

BigJimZ28 · 05-21-08, 03:20

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Originally Posted by victory

The exhaust itself is done and the bumper inserts are painted and curing. I'm keeping the other thread updated. Should be installing them in Friday.

yea I have been watching the other thread
looks like you are doing a great job
keep us updated

Aurora40 · 05-21-08, 03:26

That Buick logo in the pinstripe is cool. Good luck with the mods, sounds fun! I've been wondering about some cheap mods for our GS, my wife was talking about wanting to dragrace some, and why not start small with the car she already drives to see how she enjoys it. I'm worried about the 185,000 miles on the car though! Not so sure I should mess with what ain't broke!

victory · 05-21-08, 03:28

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Originally Posted by themightytimmah

Lemme know how it turns out! I've always been afraid of pullying my GP, but if it's risk-free, I would love it.

It's not risk free, hence, why i scan the car a bunch before and after the swap. You need a few supporting mods done to the engine to do it safely

A good start would be with an aftermarket cold air intake, a 3" downpipe, resonator delete, 180* thermostat, colder plugs and a PCM. Find someone with a scanner to tell you if the knock sensor is retarding your timing and if it's not, you're ready for a slightly smaller pulley. Scan again to see if you're still knock free after the swap and if you have some, either get it tuned or add some more supporting mods like ported exhaust manifolds or headers. Gets the car into the 13's

victory · 05-21-08, 03:48

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Originally Posted by Aurora40

That Buick logo in the pinstripe is cool. Good luck with the mods, sounds fun! I've been wondering about some cheap mods for our GS, my wife was talking about wanting to dragrace some, and why not start small with the car she already drives to see how she enjoys it. I'm worried about the 185,000 miles on the car though! Not so sure I should mess with what ain't broke!

RegalGS.org we have some guys running fast cars with nearly twice your mileage. the 3800 is essentially bombproof if you do your part. If you don't go much faster than mid-high 13's than the transmission shouldn't give you any problems either.

Mods for the 3800 are dirt cheap. Intake is $200, downpipe is $230, my catback was less than $400 all said and done, Impala police swaybars/trailing arms/strut tower brace was $150, 12" brake upgrade with braided stainless lines is about $350, tuning interface/software can be pricey ($500+) but an off the shelf PCM is only $100.

If you do anything, the downpipe is good bang for the buck and removes the incredibly restrictive u-bend. Something like a wizaired intake is also a good mod and opening up the intake gives a pleasant supercharged scream at WOT. both mods, if anything will increase your MPG's a bit. You can also do free things like rotating the upper motor mounts 90 degrees too...believe it or not, it makes the car launch a fair bit harder.

victory · 05-24-08, 03:58

looks like the pulley is gonna have to wait. After doing the tune up we went around and scanned, and my 02's at WOT were about 870, they should be between 940 and 960. Need to tune the PCMand get it running a bit on the rich side, since the added boost will lean it out far to much as is.

Better to delay satisfaction and not pop a piston.

musthavemuzk · 05-25-08, 10:44

was not expecting to see something like this here at all.

good luck with the pulley swap and mods.
as for the 3800...as was said it will go forever. dropping pulley sizes though takes some smarts about you. hit up the regal site as was mentioned, Club Grand Prix! Your online Grand Prix & G8 resource there are also many state GP sites as well as many 3800 specific sites. ZZP and Intense are the big players in parts for the engine and GP. there is also w-body store and PFYC.
i ran mine last summer stock and hope to do it again this summer stock. while not slow i was also not fast. still had a blast for sure.
i ran 14.5 at 95 with my stock car. 02 GTP 40th Anniversary Coupe.

Monty