Vehicle Owner

Member ID: the94hondaman

Location: Auburn, AL

Vehicle Info

1997 Buick LeSabre

Bought: Jul, 2006

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile15.3 sec @ 92 mph
  • 0-606.7sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP255
  • Weight3462lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

Exterior Styling

  • SYLVANIA Lighting 
  • Michelin Tires 

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    • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.

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Last updated: May 03, 2009

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Dan’s Buick LeSabre
“Grandma's Revenge”

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 the94hondaman's 1997 Buick LeSabre

 Mods:

Ported and Polished intake manifold (port matched to heads)

180* thermostat

Custom tune, skewed injectors, skip shift protect disabled, torque management eliminated, maximum KR allowed reduced

Intense fenderwell cold air intake system with ram air induction

MagnaFlow catalytic converter

Flowmaster 80 series dual exhaust system

Raybestos Advanced technology rotors & ceramic pads

Buick portholes

Custom engine paint & detail

Scangauge II

the94hondaman's 1997 Buick LeSabre

Note that I list the transmission and strut bars as modified. They are in fact stock, but I felt it was noteworthy to mention my car came from the factory with a performance package that includes a strut tower brace and performance gear ratio.

0-60 time comes in the mid to high six second range and the quarter mile arrives in the low to mid 15's.

With the exception of the exhaust and the portholes, the exterior looks mostly stock as you'll see in the pics. Going for the sleeper look.

This car is a regular at a local mostly classic American and muscle car show and has gotten much attention. I have pics from that as well.

Stock, this car came loaded with every possible option from the factory.

Here is an acceleration video, from 35 to 75 mph.  You can see where it skips a gear or two on the downshift:

 

And a video of the car's exhaust from the outside:

 

 

Page 1 - Intro & Videos

Page 2 - Exterior Pictures

Page 3 - Interior Pictures

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rchayes  

Posted by: rchayes

07/22/2009 10:11AM

hey dan just got another Fe3 oldsmobile -come see http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3360743 rob

MadKnight  

Posted by: MadKnight

05/03/2009 11:10PM

I literally drooled over the sound of this LeSabre. Could I ask, what did you pay for this double piped exhaust system? I would really like to go this route if I can save up the cash for it. Props on this car. Simply awesome.

MadKnight  

Posted by: MadKnight

05/03/2009 10:57PM

I literally drooled when I watched (more so listened) to the videos of your car. That is very impressive. Could I ask a couple of questions: What did your exhaust rebuild entail (full rebuild from headers or rebuild from the cat?) Was it difficult to port and polish the manifold? Where did you get your thermostat reprogramed?

030801  

Posted by: 030801

03/26/2009 07:24PM

real nice I love it very clean

gweg_b  

Posted by: gweg_b

03/23/2009 06:24PM

Hey man, nice to see an update!! I really envy your mod list! Your car still looks and sounds great! Like your friend said in the second video, it sounds amazing! I'm pretty sure your LeSabre is officially faster than my Bonneville - great job for a N/A Series II - that thing is a monster! Makes me wish I could finish my LeSabre sooner. Anyway, glad to see some new stuff, and again, that car is just awesome! Keep up the great work, later man!! - Greg

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Member ID: the94hondaman

Location: Auburn, AL