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Authentic 05-14-2004 05:13 PM

http://www.gmhightechperformance.com..._buick_1_z.jpg



http://www.gmhightechperformance.com..._buick_2_z.jpg

Still think this wicked Buford is race-only? How many racecars have you seen with this much chrome under the bonnet? That enormous 88 turbo stuffs the Stage 2 with 31 pounds of boost, and Hartline's Buick dances around the thousand-horsepower mark on the dyno.





http://www.gmhightechperformance.com..._buick_6_z.jpg

Street car, schmeet car," you say? Think the license plate is simply ornamentation? Scoff if you must--there has been many a Florida Mustang that made the mistake of lining up with this mid-8s monster. The parachute and wheelie bars stay in the shop when street duty beckons. This happens more often than you might think, as the car manages to accumulate a few hundred miles each month.



Turbo: PT88 4 bolt

Boost: 31psi

Intercooler: Charged Air V3

Wastegate: HKS

Race weight: 3,430 pounds



GNX are future classics

FikseRxSeven 05-14-2004 05:19 PM

8.5 on a 3430lbs car..... amazing

Midnightdriver 05-14-2004 05:44 PM

https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png I still like the twin turbo buick that did the burn out on the dyno.

Dysfnctnl85 05-14-2004 10:31 PM

What's all that mess covering the turbine side?

Dave 88 A.E 05-15-2004 05:29 PM

Thats the heat shield.

Dysfnctnl85 05-15-2004 07:16 PM


Originally Posted by Dave 88 A.E' date='May 15 2004, 06:29 PM
Thats the heat shield.

Yeah I figured as much, I was just meaning to say that's a lot of chrome. You know, is it necessary? Hehe.

lxk199 05-24-2004 07:45 AM

That heat shield covering the hotside actually looks nice. Very nice engine bay overall! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif

BrandonDrecksage 05-24-2004 09:14 AM

I love those cars, to bad they only came in slush o matics

venomrx7 05-24-2004 04:27 PM

those damn v6's are incredible. i want a gnx soo bad. or even just a t-type gn, I don't even need a gnx

Authentic 05-24-2004 04:50 PM

yeah but you'd need a auto (chevy th400 also used by the 8.6 second supra, you know that one that is actually soemwhat streetable looking, paul efantis) anything else just can't properly handle the power.



Also with domestics, having an auto doesn't mean you're any slower, just means you might win bracket races that easier.


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