Turbo Buicks
My Buick Turbo Regal
Performance Statistics
Current Project #1 - Replacing clapped out stereo
with a new system (a project which, of course, snowballed). I'm
not looking for anything extreme,just decent sound for the $ invested:
- Eclipse CD8053 Head
Unit
- CDT EF-51 Neo 5.25"
component speakers
- CDT CL-69 6x9 woofers
- Precision Power
DCX1000.4 1000 watt 4 channel amplifier (remanufactured)
- Second Skin
Sound matting (plus coating on the doors) the entire passenger cabin
- Replaced headliner
(and shell)
- Replacing carpet
- Adding lighted rear
view mirror
Roof/wheelwells/doors are sound matted, headliner and lighted rear view mirror are
in. (Visors need recovering.) Still need to install
Spectrum coating on doors (cabin side sheetmetal... where all the holes
are). I lost momentum, so I put the seats back it to drive it
around for a while, so I need to pull the interior and carpt out so
sound matting can be installed, and then
I can run wires and put in the new carpet. Speaker pods
for the lower door panels are built, but need sanding and finishing
(fabric wrapped HDF frames, coated with fiberglass resin):
THEN I can FINALLY do the stereo system install!!!
Current Project #2
- Finish up that dang engine!!
- Need to pick a cam (it will be closish to stock
as I really like all the bottom end torque) and it can be assemebled.
- Other than that, I do
believe we are ready for assembly!!
General Highlights:
- 1986 Buick Regal T-Type
- Turbocharged 3.8L /
231ci
Sequential Port Fuel Injected
- Stock Long Block and heads (~130,000 miles) except...
- Timing chain &
valve springs replaced @ 107,000 miles
- Paint is poo!
- Still has the
Powermaster Brakes. :)
- Split Bench Leather
- PW, PDL, A/C, P-Trunk
Release, Lighted Visor
Mechanical / Performance Highlights / Upgrades:
- Walbro 340 Fuel Pump,
50# MSD Injectors, Accufab Fuel Pressure
Regulator
- 3" Impala SS MAF,
Translator Plus, Bailey Engineering High Mass Air
Flow Chip (Extender - 23* base)
- Precision
Turbo & Engine PTE-52 Turbo, Charged Air Systems
(CAS) V2 Front Mount Intercooler, Tinman's Cold
Air Kit
- Stock Headers, Applied
Technologies & Research 2.5"
Down Pipe, Random Technology Cat
- Cotton's Performance
Aluminized 2-3/4" Dual Exhaust, Stainless
Steel Walker UltraFlow Mufflers
- Performance Transmission
of Sacramento rebuilt 200-4R
- Performance Transmission
supplied 9/11 Converter with ~3000
RPM Stall
- Energy Suspension
Polyurethane Trans Mount (on a Monte Carlo
cross member), & Body & Suspension Bushings
- ATR Rear Sway Bar,
home Boxed Lower Control Arms, KYB Shocks, Rear
Seat & Front Frame Braces
- Rear Tires: 275/50/15
Nitto Drag Radial (Soon to switch to M/Ts for a summer tire)
- Scan Tools & Data
Recorders: Scanmaster, TurboLink,
Direct Scan
I'D LIKE TO THANK, IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
- My wife, Barbara, for puttin' up with me and my
hobbies.
- "TurboDave" Huinker and "PHIL9674"
as my first inspirations to not give up and to learn about these cars.
- All of the very helpful individuals (way too many to list) at Turbobuick.com , Turbobuicks.com , Turbo6Power.com and Gnttype.org for providing guidance
during my learning curve, which hasn't ended yet.
- All of the great folks I have met, and the friends I have made
through the Northern
California Turbo Buicks Club.
- Ed V., Jerry H., and Phil H..
Turbo Regal Technical
Information
On this site:
Turbo
Regal
Scan Tools and Data Recorders
Walbro
Fuel Pump Flow Rates
Fuels, Detonation, and Preignition
Boost
Sensing with Direct Scan
On other sites:
Chad's "The Need For Speed!"
website
The Turbo Regal website
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