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J-Finelli231
Registrace 15. 10. 2011
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Update: Buick Grand National runs 10's!
While I didn't get the magic pass on camera, I did back it up with an 11.0 spinning. Enjoy the video.
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Update and Timeslips on my Buick Grand National Engine freshen up!
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For those of you who have followed the build, I bring you the results! Previous best 11.7 @ 117.9. Mods = 6262, Precision Stock location intercooler, Alky and 25 psi Upgrades - Champion CNC Iron heads, Intake, big plenum, 3" throttle body, Full Throttle roller cam, lifters, T&D rockers.
Buick Grand National: Engine Freshen Up Part 13: Cam Sensor install and final start - Final Video!!
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In this video, I drop in the cam sensor and finally start the engine!
Buick Grand National: Engine Freshen Up Part 12: Installing engine - Priming oil pump
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In this video, I work on getting the engine into the car.
Buick Grand National: Engine Freshen Up: Relocating IAT Sensor to Plenum / Soldering
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In this video, I Relocate my IAT sensor to the plenum so I can read Intake air temps at the Plenum
Buick Grand National: Engine Freshen Up Part 11: Installing intake gasket
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In this video, I install the intake gasket and then skip to all of the top end items
Buick Grand National: Engine Freshen Up Part 10: Measuring pushrod length - adjusting lifter preload
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In this video, I measure from scratch for the proper pushrod length. After purchasing the correct pushrod I install and set the correct lifter preload. 00:00 - Measuring Pushrod length 16:31 - Installing new pushrods and setting lifter preload
Buick Grand National: Engine Freshen Up Part 9: T&D Shaft rocker Freshen up and explanation
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In this video, I deal with the T&D Shaft rockers. these needed to be freshened up due to a previous owner's engine failure.
Buick Grand National: Engine Freshen Up Part 8: Champion CNC Heads - Cometic Head Gaskets
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In this video, I install the Champion heads and Cometic Gaskets.
Buick Grand National: Engine Freshen Up Part 7: Timing cover mods, oil pump set up, oil pan install
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In this video, I modify the timing cover, assemble the oil pump and install the oil pan.
Buick Grand National: Engine Freshen Up Part 6: Degreeing My Camshaft
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In this video, I take the time to Degree in my Full Throttle Camshaft.
Buick Grand National: Engine Freshen Up Part 5: Cam Installation Continued
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Thanks to everyone that called attention to the error in the last video. I am hoping I was able to trim the install out of it to make sure I didn't put bad info out there.
Buick Grand National: Engine Freshen Up Part 4: Cam Installation
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This is just a little more progress. I got the timing cover cleaned up which was a disaster. I also got the cam installed. In the next video, I am planning to degree the camshaft.
Buick Grand National: Engine Freshen Up Part 3: Final Block Prep
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Finishing up the block and getting it painted.
Buick Grand National: Engine Freshen Up Part 2: Cleaning Carbon from Pistons
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Moving along. We need to get these pistons looking fresh.
Buick Grand National: Engine Freshen Up Part 1. Tear down
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Buick Grand National: Engine Freshen Up Part 1. Tear down
2021 Cecil County Magna Buick Nationals
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2021 Cecil County Magna Buick Nationals
Buick Grand National: 4K Cruise POV - Summer Drive
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Buick Grand National: 4K Cruise POV - Summer Drive
Buick Grand National - Full Tuning Lesson! Learn the Basics - TT Chip and AFR tuning 1 Hour Tutorial
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Buick Grand National - Full Tuning Lesson! Learn the Basics - TT Chip and AFR tuning 1 Hour Tutorial
1987 Buick Grand National Walk Around: A Closer Look At Your Average, 11 Sec Buick GN
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1987 Buick Grand National Walk Around: A Closer Look At Your Average, 11 Sec Buick GN
Buick Grand National Parts Review: Gbodyparts replica wheels, Mickey and Hoosier tires
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Buick Grand National Parts Review: Gbodyparts replica wheels, Mickey and Hoosier tires
Out for a drive: Buick Grand National - 7 min of POV GN Engine Sounds
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Out for a drive: Buick Grand National - 7 min of POV GN Engine Sounds
Buick Grand National does 0-60 in 3.7 seconds
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Buick Grand National does 0-60 in 3.7 seconds
Awesome vid, tons of great info. Alky is possibly the first mod anyone should consider for these cars, in my opinion
Hello! What is your hp rating before and after?
Hi, I don't typically measure hp. I usually use 1/4 mile times. Check the last video for the 1/4 times
Hello, Enjoy your video series. Toward the end of this video, you mentioned about selling (i think) about superchargers for Porsche 911's. Do you still do that? If yes, can you drop me an email? Thank you.
Yes. you can email me at Contact@rr-racing.com and check out my other YT channel ((RR Racing))
Justin- Tried finding you on turbobuick, wanted to briefly chat with you if at all possible. thanks for the videos!
@J-Finelli231 I was trying to look for the video of the list of parts you use I couldn’t find it
Good explanation here
You ever come across a 3.8 with a milled fire ring in either the block or heads? I have a lower assembly with that. I’m concerned if I can just not worry about that or do I have to have new fire rings installed in your opinion? I’d rather remove them and just leave the groove, but I’m concerned that I wouldn’t be able to do that
Did you add a bigger fuel return, if so, what did you go with?
Nope, fuel lines were all factory in this video.
Thanks for making this vid
Thanks for making this. Showed me what I already suspected, that narrowband and scanmaster is far too inconsistent. Ordering wide band asap!
So glad. The scanmaster has helped many over the years but knowing the info in this video it's crazy not to have a Wideband these days
As a fairly new GN owner, this is just amazing content. Really appreciate the contribution of knowledge. Great work.
Sweet ride! What is your engine oil and filter combo?
I use the WIX filter. 51036 and Valvoline VR1 10-30
@@J-Finelli231 Right on! Just picked one up with 65k on it. I want to give it a good spring cleaning.
You'll find that is the go-to oil combo for these cars. If you want to ask any other questions i'm happy to help. justinpa81@gmail.com@@CP-pb3pj
Thank you! Conventional or Synthetic?
The Valvoline VR1 is not synthetic @@CP-pb3pj
This is not a POV drive… lol
I'm trying to set the TPS sensor.
Your boy has something he wants to tail you Dave
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I remember buying my GN new in 87 bone stock ran 14.53 @ 95mph a week later I went to the pet store and bought a fish valve for 8 dollars put that on the car and raised the boost went back down and ran 13.90 @ 99mph. Just the beginning where I am now running 8.70s @158mph with a TA Performance aluminum v6 block w/ se-B heads 76/75 turbo,e85 rjc mega cooler,400 Trans w/ tranny brake
This is testament to how great the 86/87 Turbo Regals are when they are properly maintained.
Question the cam gear is supposed to be at 6oclock and crank at 12 oclock two dot pointing at each other at TDC right? Some guy said it doesn't matter if they are both pointing at 12oclock is this true?
Great video!!
The cam sensors he shows are extreme in price. Later less expensive versions are readily available. The 87 cam sensor port is at the top of the chain cover. He had to modify this port due to the double row chain. Now he tries a much earlier OEM sensor that runs off the distributor gear....an inferior setup. Best to use a quality steel chain, & iron gear along with the stock tensioner. The stock gear can be easily modified for +/- 6 degree advance/retard cam timing
Aluminum stage I & II heads are hard to find. They have huge ports, that are not practicle on a street/strip engine. We have another "d0n't kn0w nuthin" in the comments. "Kn0w nuthin" can't spell either it's they're not "there" heavier.
Uh, you spelled practical wrong. 🤦♂
One does not need copper coat on cometics. I have early steal single layer gaskets and I SPARINGLY use CC on them.
Nope, cometics have a viton coating. Anything put on the gasket is contamination. Follow manufacturers recommendations for best results. Install clean and dry.
No new rings and bearings? What is this idi0t doing? At least rings and rod bearings.
The oil feed was increased to 1/2" in 1984. What this idi0t is doing is not needed on an 1987 engine.
This idi0t just insists on doing things the hard way. Use a cut down barrel w/ diesel at least. The razor belongs in an inspection sticker scraper.
Your cam has a non groove front journal. This cam takes a wider front HD bearing, back grooved with dual oil ports. The front bearing must be installed with oil ports @ 2:00 & 7:00. The rear core plug controls the horizontal center of the rollers on the cam lobes. Afterward if any of the rollers are badly off center your cam is defective. The stock front cam thrust spring pushes the cam back against the core plug, or aftermarket types with adjustable horizontal clearance are available. I use the stock spring type with my Competition Cams roller. It is ok to very mildly clearance the lifter skirts, or very carefully and mildly bevel/radius the sharp edges of the cam lobes to fix minor clearance errors in this area......MINOR AS IN VERY SMALL is the key. Otherwise try another brand lifter (just 1) at first, before buying a whole set if needed.
Cleaning the hard way. STUPID! Use a cut down barrel (35 gallon if possible) a 55 gallon will do, or similar. Diesel will cut most of it. A gallon of mineral spirits added helps.
Do you have a email address? I would like email you about my car on the fuel pump and injector, tuning etc
justinpa81@gmail.com
I have a 350 Buick and put together an oil pump for it. When the motor is full hot it won’t go over 30psi. I reckon I need to get my oil pump dialed in. New crank and cam bearings I don’t think engine clearance is the issue.
Are you letting the car shift while tuning wot? I think I heard a shift on a pull. Also why are you not hitting both buttons on the scanmaster to show the mph the number was recorded? That may be the reason you see inconsistency s on the scan master. My scanmaster snapshots are rock solid on 3rd gear pulls with no up or down shift.
Just trying to help. MPH recall is just as important at millivolts and knock.
you still have dome things to learn
Very nice car!! :) Drive it!! I don't like my cars perfect cause I want to drive them!!! Mickey Thompson drag radials which are basic a slick with a groove are best you can get on the street.
This video is GOLD! Thank you for this, Sir! I loved the "Look at those victims," at the end. Those "Scat Snacks," those "Pussy Cats," and "De-horned, de-fanged Demons," to include the , "170!" Lesson in life, don't screw with a Bad Ass Turbo Buick! 😎
Question. are the GN engines the same as the modern 3800 or are they beefier?
Not the same I’m sure at all. I don’t know what the modern motors look like though
Me armaron el motor y no lubrica por un lado qué pasará hay cual sera la falla
Hola mi 231 me lo armamos el motor y por el lado izquierdo no lubrica que pasará hay con la lubricación
New rings and bearings do not cost a lot. Seems to have plenty of "budget" for everything else. Do not follow this "builders" examples. Hot tank your block, and install new bearings, rings, chain, core plugs, and seals.
If you're going to go through the trouble of breaking the motor down for rings and bearings, why not just add pistons? If you're going to add pistons, why not add rods? What about that stock crank? Caps? Where does it end???? The title of this video is engine "freshen up." My goal was to toss a pair of heads on. Not rebuild the engine. Some people do this without even removing the engine from the car.
I was told to separate the cometics by Weber Racing here in Ohio and spray each layer with copper spray-a-gasket and they still seep out of the back of the head. Nothing drastic but it IS annoying
I’m familiar with that method and have done it before. I like it because the layers have contamination between them so I like them cleaned. I don’t like it because it makes a big complicated mess with all the sprayed layers. Cometic themselves have recommended the gaskets be installed dry for at least 20 years. I just spray the outer layer because my block wasn’t machined. If it was, I would have possibly put them on dry. Depend on my mood. This way has sealed for me with 100’s of 30psi pulls over the years
I need to do this to my 64 Special. I'm leaking water at the housing seal.
Too bad you have to be rich to have something like this... its my dream car but they keep going up in value so it sadly will never be obtainable
I know what you mean. I'd like to buy other 80's cars and they're all just stupid prices.
@@J-Finelli231 maybe I will hit the lotto and be able to afford a Buick from the 80’s you know it’s bad when a car from 87 cost more than a brand new 5.0 mustang lol
@@russrtspooling7702 a lot of the cars are over priced from dealers and just sitting for ages. I see cars sell for $25-30k a lot
😂thank you very much for your videos . I've had my gn since 2001 and just now I'm starting to understand this car ! Thanks again 👌👍👍
Did you blow up the engine? Last we heard from you was last summer and you were going to go racing in the fall.
Looks like this would be similar on my 215 Buick v8
8 months without an update.
What a good video seriously…idiot proof
el primer video que veo en youtube que arman un motor completo y bien explicado hasta ahora e visto video que lo arman hasta 3/4
What tire were you running?
Need some more converter
I'm running a very similar engine setup as you but I'm running a 3800 artcarr converter and I have some suspension mods and I'm running the 28" Hoosier drag radials and I'm getting mid 1.40 sixtty foots
What’s ET and MPH? 1.4 is strong.
@@J-Finelli231 consistent low 6.60s and if the weather is good it has gone some 50s at 109 mph I'm not sure what that would be in the quarter mile I've only been at eighth mile tracks with it
@@johnbryant5086 That's really good. Always multiply 1/8 mile ET by 1.56 to get similar 1/4 time.
@@J-Finelli231 thanks man I did not know that
Saying 10.29 I don't think it will go that fast I was thinking maybe 10.60s
What do the upgrades for 2023 look like ?
Great video thanks