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Member ID: Rods87GN

Location: San Diego, CA

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1987 Buick Grand National

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

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

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    • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.

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Last updated: May 07, 2009

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Rodney’s Buick Grand National

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Rods87GN's 1987 Buick Grand National

 

 


Best eighth mile time so far is:

ET- 7.30
MPH- 94.14
60'- 1.67

This was on a 5 psi transbrake launch and 28 psi at the end. ...still needs more tuning and work on getting a better launch.  Launches any higher than 5 psi resulted in more tirespin.

 

**UPDATE 11-24-08**   I think I had bad valvesprings because I couldn't trap any higher than 94 mph in the 1/8th.  Replaced the head gaskets last month and found 3 of the valvesprings had broken inner dampers.  I installed beehive springs instead and the car feels like it has more top end pull...hopefully it made a difference but the car runs much better now.

 

 

BLOCK: Stock 109 w/ ARP main studs and billet center main caps

CRANKSHAFT:  CAT forged, stock stoke, internal balance

RODS: K1 forged

PISTONS: Wiseco forged

*Shortblock prepped and assembled by Weber Racing Equipment *

HEADS: Stock 8445s, fully ported by Frank Garbacz

VALVES: Stock intake, Sealed Power exhaust

SPRINGS: Pacaloy 1218 beehive

ROCKER ARMS: Stock w/ heavy duty rocker shafts

CAMSHAFT: Comp Cams 210 / 215 hydraulic roller

INTAKE / THROTTLE BODY: Stock lower ported by Frank Garbacz, stock doghouse and TB (unported!)

TURBO: Limit Engineering TE-45A  (.63 exh housing)

INTERCOOLER: PTE front mount 

HEADERS: Stock!

EXHAUST: ATR 2.5" dual exhaust w/ Dynomax Ultraflow mufflers

DOWNPIPE: Terry Houston 3"

 

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ALCOHOL INJECTION: Alkycontrol progressive kit

INJECTORS: 60lb Mototron

FUEL PUMP: Walbro 340 w/ Racetronix hot wire kit

ENGINE MANAGEMENT: Stock ECM, TurboTweak alky chip, LS1 MAF, Translator

TRANSMISSION: 200-4R (CZ valvebody, billet drum, billet input shaft, rollerized, and Stage-Rite style transbrake), built by Brian Hofer

CONVERTER: Pats 10" 3400 lockup 

REAREND: Stock G80 rearend w/ 3.42s

BRAKES: Stock fronts, S10 wheel cylinders, 2 organic long shoes, converted to vacuum

FRONT SUSPENSION: Gbodyparts.com tubular upper control arms , swaybar removed, stock springs, 90/10 shocks

REAR SUSPENSION: UMI tubular lowers, UMI adjustable uppers, Full Throttle (ATR style) swaybar, passenger side airbag, stock springs, 50/50 shocks

WHEELS / TIRES: Centerline Telstar, 15x6 w/Kumho 215/70R-15 radials (front), Centerline Telstar, 15x8 w/ Mickey Thompson 275/60R-15 ET Street Drag radials (rear)  

 

Rods87GN's 1987 Buick Grand National

 

RADIATOR: F-body 

FANS: Spal dual 11" fans w/Caspers wiring harness

TRANSMISSION COOLER: B&M Supercooler 

BOOST CONTROLLER: Greddy Profec B Spec II electronic

ENGINE MONITORING / DATALOGGING: Scanmaster, Directscan, Conley audible knock detector

GAUGES: Autometer Z-Series (160 mph speedo, 0-8000 tach, oil psi, water temp, fuel psi, 30/30 boost/vac gauge), GNX style gauge panel by Bent 6.

 

 

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STUFF TO GET SOON

Powerlogger / PLX Wideband O2 setup / Turbotweak 6.0 chip

T&D roller rockers

 

 

 

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PAGE 3: MISC. PHOTOS
 

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laspiedras  

Posted by: laspiedras

07/23/2009 08:57AM

Sweet National, luv all the mods. nicely done 5***** all the way

MoparRob07  

Posted by: MoparRob07

03/19/2009 12:21PM

Rodney, love your GN man! I believe I've seen you run at Racelegal before. Great lookin' Buick! Hope to see ya at the car show on the 28th. Anyways, 5 *s four you ride! L8r, Rob

1215350cut  

Posted by: 1215350cut

03/12/2009 11:37AM

sweet gn whats qtr time??

laurie36  

Posted by: laurie36

02/15/2009 07:24PM

Not bad times, but at 28# and your set up, you should have run high 6's at least. 94 is kinda low though, hopefully you found the problem with the valve springs. 5psi launch on a transbrake??? With the MT's you can brake to at least 10psi and use the foot brake. She looks good BTW......Keep us posted. :-)

bigt86gn  

Posted by: bigt86gn

02/12/2009 09:28PM

very nice car check mine out

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Member ID: Rods87GN

Location: San Diego, CA