Ryan Martin Gets His 87' Grand National
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I grew up in a Grand National and thankfully still own it. My father bought it new in 86 and when he passed in 2011 my brother and I inherited it. This car is my single most favorite possession besides my kids! Awesome to see y’all showing such a special car some love!
You lucky SOB
Wow that's amazing dude, don't ever sell it!!
You are blessed man. Not only but the car but family
My car story is about the same but with a 69’ Mach 1. But always wanted a GN. 👍
@@deweyblanton6722 The 69 fastback is absolutely beautiful. If I win the lottery, lol, I'll Restomod a 69
I have an GNX with plastic still on the seats. My dad passed away last year and passed it to me. Because of this video, I'm finally gonna start it up tomorrow and go for a cruise(if it stops raining).
Send me pics!! How many miles ?
Ryan if u buy the GNX I want to buy your gn!
put some miles on it, but not too many !
@@FireballCamaro Less than 3,000 miles. Pops kept it in a conditioned garage for 30 something years straight.
Shoot me an Email and I got you.
@@NineteenEighty8 Cool. I also have a 440-6. 71 GTX. That low of miles on a GNX....cars are meant to be driven.....but.....check auctions and see what low mile GNX's are going for before driving that one around. Big money.
Killer car. I like ole Ryan Martin. And his crew. Doesn't talk crap ,no excuses, just makes it happen. Action speaks louder than words...get em brother..
Ryan has class my favorite NPK and Street Outlaw
I do believe this is the most comfortable I’ve seen Ryan on camera. He’s actually chatty. Good to his confidence climbing. He’s definitely earned it💪
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These shop talk style videos are among my favorite. It's just cool hearing everyone laughing and talking, seeing everyone relaxed and just enjoying what they do is great..then videos of actually talking about things they're trying to improve on the race cars and testing are right up there too..hell,all the videos are great period!!!!
Buick rated them at 245 horsepower. They were easy to modify at that time. I paid $18,000 for one, brand new, right out the dealer door. Kenne Bell chip, test pipe exhaust, cold ram air induction, and it would make you smile every time.
@@jeffkendel1570
I was driving a white T-type when I saw the Grand National on a Buick car lot. The t-type doesn't have an intercooler for the turbo making 25 less horsepower.
Both cars are awesome.
@@maskedmarauder3278 The T-Type 1986 Regal Turbo, and the Turbo T 1987 Regal both had the same drivetrains as the Grand National.
My 87 GN was built by the sound tech for Pink Floyd. It made 550hp at the wheels. 28psi of boost and methanol squirt. Thing felt like the Gravitron. Miss my Natty
I had one in 89 cheeper and slower then a fox body, but they did work good for a V6. Turbo cars been around for years not first Turbo car trans am had one in the 70s amd many other cars before them. Not good when so called car guys don't know cars. Call race cars street cars. I had mid 10s 1/4 mil fox body in the 80s still had air ps pb c c PW. I dove to work 30 miles each way every day. That's a street car. Should come to Canada some time to street race but we do real shit not this 18 mil start stop. Here it's 1/4 mil on real streets. Not closed street prep like a track.
@@Red_Sector_7
Minus the intercooler.
In 1987 they also had the GNX version on the grand National. It was factory modified. And straight off the floor it was the quickest factory car made. Even quicker than the corvette. It’s my dream car, but it’s always be a dream. Awesome car Ryan!
Love those 87 granny's...that one looks super clean...my pops bought 1 back in 87 ..he since passed and my brother now has it rotting away in his garage in florida..ive tired many times to buy it from him but he refuses to let it go
When I was 17 I worked at Hypertech in Memphis TN. I used to wash the owners cars and I will never forget going to one of his warehouses and seeing all of his Grand nationals. He had to have had 20-30 of them. I fell in love with them that day. That was in 97’ he had some with 0 miles to ones he drove on the weekends.
I bought my 86 last year, I still walk into the garage and grin. Can’t believe I have a GN 😊! Life is short fellas, get those things that make you happy while you can because tomorrow is not promised.
That is one of my favorite cars too! I had an 83 regal, that my dad and I put a Buick big block 455 in, always wanted one of those!
Appreciate the guys who held onto a 3000 mile car with all the paperwork and stored them right. It’s becoming a lost art
I have seen a Ford Model T still in the original shipping box with the rust prevention treatment still on the metal. Amazing car! I have seen pictures of US Army Jeeps in the original crates before shipping off to war. Nothing surprises me anymore with automobiles.
@@Irish_For_Life1842 I only know of two similar stories like that. A ‘71 hemi cuda sitting in an old 76 gas station on the reservation where I grew up. The kids dad bought it new, he snuck it out for a joy ride and blew the tranny. 4 speed, hemi, plum crazy with white interior. It still sitting to this day with a blown trans. Not new but I’d guess it has less than a thousand miles. The other is a first year NSX, my old neighbor in Seattle bought it new and parked it. Not a muscle car but they were impressive at the time for price and performance. Still sitting to this day. Somebody’s gotta do it
@@skeezix8156 Love these car stories!
One of my favorite true car stories involved a Superbird (could be Daytona?). The owner of the car had it for several years and the headers wore out. He placed an order for a replacement set. He went to put them in the car and they weren't even close. We are not talking having to put a small dent for clearance. There was no hope of getting them on. He double checks his order information and the parts box. It all looked OK. He contacts the header company and they send another set out, and another set and another set. Thoroughly frustrated he looked into his VIN information over and researched the vehicle's history. It turns out this was an ever rarer bird than he thought. MOPAR had made two special Superbirds. One went to the Westcoast and one to the Eastcoast to drag race. The cars showed us with the center of gravity. The main centerline left 48% weight on the front and 52% on the back. NHRA knew they had to be illegal and tore them down at every event and could find nothing and had to allow them to race. His car was one of these two. Both were believed lost forever until this discovery!
I grew up with Gbodies. Still have one. My dads best friend had an 87 Ttype since new so I got to grow up with that as well. Few light mods on a cool night it went 12.9s, but was typically a bottom 13 car.
The logo is a turbo but shaped like a 6. I always thought it meant 'Turbo 6' because the engine is a V6. The 70 GS 455 Stage 1 and the 87 GN are my two favorite cars.
Congratulations on your purchase. I had an 86 for 22 years but was forced to sell it in 08 due to the economy crunch. Had green stripe 45lb injectors, prom pac system (held 4 eprom chips), 2.5" duel stainless exhaust, ram air front spoiler, double pumper in the tank, off road pipe with dump cap to replace cat converter, Dennis Kirbin instrument cluster with all VDO gauges and spedo that went up to 160mph and 3 security systems on it. I would recommend eliminating the vent tube that goes from the front of passenger side valve cover to the turbo bell.
just put a K&N breather in the valve cover and put a bell housing on that eliminates the tub input. What happens is the turbo will suck in oil from the valve cover causing oil to get into the turbo and heat from the turbo will cause burn onto the turbo shaft slowing down the turbo speed. Check and see if yours has any missing body bushings. GM eliminated some of them for cost savings in 87. There are some other electronic tricks that can be done. Message me if you want to know more. Plus I do have a new set of heads with a special grind, still have the factory grey plastic valve covers on them. My car never gave me a reason to tear it apart and install them.
Buicks are known for the hood light staying on when the hood is closed and killing the battery. that's why the original owner had that light unplugged. you may want to keep that unplugged. beautiful car welcome to the club!!!!
Ryan , it paid off you going through 25 cars to get this one ! It’s absolutely perfect!
The emblem means Turbo and it’s a 6 cylinder. My husband had one back in the day and regrets selling it. He’s been looking for one for a few years now. You should’ve heard him the entire time we watched the video 😂 he was commenting back in agreement to things you said and was shocked you got the HOLY GRAIL of deals!!! His use to run 11’s. Enjoy!
30k will get one in 2023 7k in 2007 prices sure have changed
Loved these rides back in 1979. Regular Buick regal! Awesome design!
That engine bay is one of the most beautiful things ive ever seen
My neighbour bought one brand new just like yours back in the day I loved it then and even more now I knew he had a great investment and a car destined to have its mark in history a very collectible instant classic.
There’s actually a buddy of mine local in Moore who can teach you more than you’d want to know about. He has one of the fastest GN’s in the US!
W. Avila?
My first car was an 87 Grand National. My dad bought it for me when I was in 10th grade back in 90. I loved that car
Wow what a first car! I bough my first car as a HS senior back in 1973 after working after school and saving every Penney for like 4 years. I bought a mint 1970 Mach 1 Mustang. Still miss that car.
Man, that’s a super clean GN! I don’t get jealous of much, but damn…
Beautiful car. Good video! I owned an '86 GN in 1999. Bolted on a NOS system, destroyed the trans. the same night. Loved the look of the car, but I just never thought it was quick. Availability is scarce and prices are crazy.
I remember seeing a couple of these cars at BIR back in the early 90’s. It was so funny seeing them getting up to do their burnout and all you heard was a small whistle and see the tires smoke up. You had all these other cars that were running 14’s and 13’s with open headers loud as hell. Then these cars would pull up, they’d run faster and you couldn’t barely hear them. Lol. Beautiful cars.
More of these types of videos please!!! "Day at the shop" or "Project of the day" stuff with all you guys is gold!
My favorite car. Kicking myself in the ass for not getting one back in the early 00's when they were cheap. Came up on 3rd and 4th gen F-body's, foxbody mustangs, and Thunderbird SC's and SHO's. Just turned 40 last year.
Waiting to see dyno results . The 87 GN was one of the 80s cars underrated from the factory . In reality it was close to 300 at crank .
In 1987 ASC McLaren converted 547 Grand Nationals to the GNX specification. Every car was put on a chassis dyno before and after the conversion. Stock GNs would put down anywhere from 240 up to 290 RWHP. This put engine flywheel HP anywhere from 290-360 HP depending on the car. When the 1986-87 GNs arrived on the scene back in the day they got a wide variance in drag strip performance in the magazines; a lot of it depended on air temps. One of the 'secret weapons' the Grand National had, was its incredible ability to seemingly gain 30-50 HP instantly when the atmospheric temps turned cold in the Fall and early Spring. Not only would this put cold air into the engine but would also chill the factory air to air intercooler, yielding tremendous stock factory performance. This was shown to astounding effect in the very first magazine drag testing of the 1986 GN. In April/86 Car & Driver got a bone stock '86 GN on stock tires to run a 13.9 @ 99 mph which set the entire automotive world on its' ear. And all of that out of a V6 in a 2-door sedan.
Have always loved the Grand Nationals. Awesome Ryan. Love all the cars you have. I was born in 1960. So all the muscle cars from the late 60's on up to this era have always been my favorites. This car is also on my bucket list. Some Day!!!
I want to thank you , Javi, and the crew for all you do. Have been a fan for years. Reliving my days of street racing from the 70's.
Thanks again guys. Will be watching
What a gorgeous car. A video with murders t type would be bad ass
I had one several years ago and had a real nice gauge package that was made for the dash and it looked like it came from the factory like that.
I worked at a Buick dealership when these cars came out . I've always wanted to own one after driving a brand new one . Now they are almost unattainable I'm so jealous of you lol congrats .
1988 I was in 8th grade and my parents were going to dealers trying to buy one of these. I was so excited. The dealers would not budge on the price because of them being special. They ended up buying a Buick Regal. I was pretty disappointed, but now that I'm an adult and parent I understand the financial decision! But almost!!
Congrats on the new ride Ryan!
I have a 85 Hot Air GN ....I love it! I think maybe even more than my pro touring 69 big block 455c.i - 442!!!
As a GN owner, I welcome y'all to the family!! I fully believe in folks doing what they want with their cars, but I'd be lying if I said that cutting this one wouldn't hurt. I've modded mine and love it. I always make sure that I keep it streetable. I love driving it. Once again, welcome and enjoy.
You just couldn't build mine like i asked you too huh? Just had to go and get you one! Congrats guys, love the car!! Much respect...
love those cars so cool I remembered when they came out. had chances to drive once where I worked at. i remembered the GNX one too but never saw one.
I had one. Sure wish now I never got rid of it. Beautiful!!! Stuart.
My boy has an 87 GN we changed the 3.8 to a 4.1 aluminum heads big injectors 80mm turbo big waste gate n intercooler n fuel pumps. The car is stock suspension full interior n fast as hell. They are great cars good luck n enjoy!!!
My buddies father had a 1987 T Type and that was a quick car back in the day. We had lots of fun showing the Buicks tail light to many Mustangs and Camaros.
Wasn’t the T-Type essentially the same car but with “Radial Tuned Suspension” (or something just a bit cushy)?
Don’t mess with a Man’s car other wise there could be blood spilled ,Respect peoples Cars and we’ll be all good 👍👍❤️🇦🇺
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Man since I got my first 84 regal I love them it is my favorite car! Nothing else and it's cool to see you have one!
A Buick man there. The LeSabre and Regal models rode so nice. Hell of a perfect Grand National!
Love Ryan Martin. He’s honest, compassionate and a winner.
Outstanding gentlemen, great job, great find, and great content. Just wish you had more to watch!
I was a technician at a Buick dealership in the 80s, My wife and I purchased our 86 GN for dealer cost still have it, only modifications a chip and k&n open air filter has 39k still looks as good as it did the day we bought it home.
Gotta love these cars. 300+ at the crank was crazy back then. The foxbodys and irocs of the same year were like 210. And I’m pretty sure the 210/215 was at motor. I only remember one these in person back in the day was a guy used go local drag strip and he ran mid to high 12 1/4s cause everyone paid attention to that from a v6 when people were running 11/12s with big blocks
I need my Grand National back on the road lol
3k original miles of that year, is unheard of! Great find Ryan! You definitely found a Diamond ! This is a great car to hand down to your son
IS THAT LIKE FINDING A DIAMOND IN A GOATS ASS. THAT PRETTY RARE TO.
Not a diamond in the ruff, just a diamond!!
@@stevenk5800 yea ok, tell me where another one is, with only 3k Miles
@@A.D.R.J.Coleman Diamond in the rough=something that is in poor condition but that is likely to become valuable with appropriate care or attention. This car is already a diamond buddy!! Next time you want to use a cool phrase, know the meaning before using it!! What Ryan has is in mint condition! Not a diamond in the rough!!
@@stevenk5800 😂 hell all these years, I've been thinking opposite! 😂 😂 Yes it's a diamond
Loved these cars I graduated in 1987 and you couldn't find them at the dealerships unless they were 25k or more. They 245 h 350 t stock. Can you imagine what you can do if you put a bigger turbo on it and add ons to make it faster. It was already the fastest production car in 1987.
The Fireball Grand National, an equivalent to Lingenfelter, Callaway , Hennessey twist of that era
A must do project, nod to the original engineers as to how far they might have gone with the resources of today.
OK, I'll send you all of Bank and credit card details so you know its me.
Oh I'll send the passwords and pin seperately, only a fool would send them together and I'm not falling for that one Ryan 🙃
The Grand national is one of my absolute favorite vehicles
You know....for years I would drive into car shows, DQ, etc., with mine and the muscle car guys (of which I am one of and own too) would just turn their nose up at my car! Fast forward to today and whenever I take it out, I get thumbs up all the time. It's parked next to my ultra rare 71 440-6 GTX. Whenever my garage door is open and some younger guys walk by or drive by, they always are way more interested in the GN. I just laugh.
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Love the car. I was 17 when it came out and I loved them then. You hit the jackpot with this one. Great job guys. Stay safe and God be with you always. Thanks for the video.
Dont know where Ryan got his information from, but the left over motors did go to Pontiac for the Turbo TAs. They weren't detuned for Pontiac. 1987 was the last year for the Grand National. Pontiac used them in the 1989 20th anniversary TAs. 2 years after the sales on the Grand National. No way they could hurt the sales after the fact. It was the only year of production that Pontiac used a 6 cylinder in the Trans Am. Buick also put that motor in another car to. It was a sleeper car. Buick Regal T-type. They were all produced in the color grey with no Grand National badging at all. They may have been detuned for those cars, seeing how they were produced the same year as the Grand National. Nice car to. Always wanted one of those.
Great car. Congrats ! My friend had one brand new. Art Carr kit in the trans and an adjustable waste gate back then were 2 simple mods and that car would scream.
Very clean GN brother!!! 3k miles is almost unheard of on one of them! Im like you thats one on my bucket list. Keep up the awesome work sir and NPK coming fast 💪🏁
Hanging in the shop are cool videos, little bit of bench racing! Now we need to see you line up with Shawn and his T Type for some street racing! Thanks for the videos ,keep them coming!
Back in the 80's a young guy that worked in a fab shop where I was at the time bought a Grand National brand new. He carried on about how bad the car was to the point we were tired of hearing about it. My coworker (Eddie Tanner) bought and restored old vehicle's on the side at home. Eddie drove a old 304 V8 4 speed CJ 5 Jeep to work the following Friday. We all left to cash our paychecks at lunchtime and by chance we ended up side by side at a traffic light with the young Grand National guy. Eddie told the young man to hit it when the light changed. I swear that old CJ 5 went air born when Eddie popped the clutch. I was holding on to the grab bar (NO SEAT BELT'S) and saw the highway through the rusted out floorboard then looked up to see the speedometer buried. I turned my head looking back and we left the Grand National like it was stuck in the mud. I then proceeded to yelling "back out of it Eddie you got him"!!!!
Just thought I'd share that with you guy's. They are nice cars but avoid those old V8 Jeeps, so you can keep your chin up. LOL
I love that you bought that car. Def one of my fave cars of all time. Do what you want to it. I dont think it will be a car you sell. Amazing find.
Very cool. They definitely nailed it with the turbo 6 emblem.
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Great find, MAKE IT YOURS Before the GNX Buick made a Regal T-Type in 1982 with a turbo. That's all I know except I had one and loved it as a sport boat with some power. Have fun
My first street race was in a tubbed 68 Camaro, when those turbos spooled it left us like sitting still..👍👍👍👍🍻
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God bless you Brian and your family Juan Carlos Lopez from Brownsville Texas
Super clean!!!! Also it's yours and you've worked your ass off for it so don't give a second thought to anything you want to modify on it. Have fun.
That’s a beauty, my brother in law has a 87 GN with all the bells and whistles done by cotton’s performance. Just sits in his garage believe it went low 10’s. Wants to sell it if your wanting something else so you don’t have to mod that car.
Have both , 86 GN and an 89 TTA. Daily drive the GN, the TTA has 42,000 miles, great cars..Also a 1970 Boss 302!! Owned the GN since new
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I love it to see how far you huys have came. Thank you for all your hard work!
Super clean looking Grand National. Really great find
1980 Pontiac had a turbo trans am. That’s the first production turbo car I remember. Imagine if they would’ve got that car right like the Buick guys did!
In 1978 I worked on a 1978 Buick Lesabre 3.8L turbo with carburetor. Back then the guy that owned it blew up the engine. He wanted more power so I pulled them little V6 turbo out and installed a 455 Buick engine in it. In 1987 I bought a Grand National and if I had only known what I know now. WOW!
I grew up in the 80's and that car has always been on my bucket list. They ran 13 seconds bone stock. Wish I could afford one. Should have bought one 20 years ago when u could find a nice one for 8 to 10 grand. Those days are LONG LONG LONG LONG GONE LOL
I raced a Grand National in the 80's in my 69 Lemans convertible on Telegraph road in Detroit, MI and it made me look like I hit the brakes 😆
Man Ryan do what you want. I surely miss mine that's for sure
In 1987 I borrowed a Buick Regal T-Type to take my date to Prom. Basically the same platform as the Grand National except it was white. Another friend did have the earlier model Regal you mentioned with the V6 quad-jet and a turbo. I changed the oil in the beast in shop class a few times.
Thanx for Sharing your Beautiful
87 Grand National
I loved the GN's l.was a Die hard Chevy Fan and couldn't find in my financial situation to buy anything like that, anyway your bucket list is a Great experience 👍
Have a Great Day 👍
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That thing sound so good backing in the garage geezzz
I have a t-type and a gn, there not hard to keep from pinging, make sure timing and ignition system is right, should'nt have any problem. bigger turbo and alky injection and exhaust easiest things to do first. That's how mine started but a long way from that now, seems like upgrades never end. Beautiful car. I paid 15,200 for mine back in 87.
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My dad was a GM executive and he loved G-bodied cars. Every 6 months he would get a new free car. He would have to turn the previous car back in or buy it at a huge discount. let’s just say that both of my grandfathers had Turbo Buicks. I believe they opted for the t-type. 33 percent off sticker was a deal. My brother got his 86 GN as a graduation present. In 1987 my father got an allocation for a GNX. Let’s just say he had contacts. Anyways, that car ran a 12.80 @113mph. It was quicker than a 930 turbo. He actually traded the car in for a slightly used 1988 930 turbo. The owner of the Porsche dealer wanted the GNX so bad that he did a even trade. The GNX had about 3,000 miles when trade in for a 930 Porsche with 8,000 miles. My dad regrets the trade, but his 930 is worth about the same as the GNX now.
So happy to hear that you’re going to modify it. I’ve had mine since December of 1996. Best et 10.70 @ 128mph. I’ll never sell it, I’ve had many offers from friends throughout the years but it’s not going anywhere. Looking forward to seeing the changes you make to it. 👍🏼
Cool! My brother put a jet engine in his Mustang last spring, and the chicks really dig him.
Fun to watch! Back in the day these ran super low 14's or 13.90's bone stock. My Fox went 14.20's on day 1. They had to modify the heads on the 3.8 in order to fit the engine in the GTA and ended up gaining a little hp. Now I have both the TTA and GN Sadly no Fox. Big fan of the first gen Lightning that appears in your shop too!
I owned a turbo TA myself back in 99. The engine that was in it was from the GNX which the only made 500 of and not the standard Grand national engine. The engine had a different, cam, Turbo and better flowing heads. To my knowledge there wer no mods done to fit that engine under the hood, like decking the heads. A quick search on the car tells you exactly why the engine made so much more hp and they didn't hide it.
Same motor different heads and turbo. That's all.
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@@chadchristensen5820 The engine was 100% the same as the GN *except* the TTA got the heads from 3.0L FWD Buick V6 which were narrower so the engine could fit in the Trans Am engine bay. That and an intercooler upgrade to the GNX-style version were the only two modifications done to the GN engine assembly in the Pontiac body. The turbo was the same Garret TBO348 used in the 1986-87 GN. The TTA chip also allowed for 15 psi boost vs. the GN chip which was 13-14 psi. From these slight changes the TTA had a 250 net HP rating vs the 1987 GN rating of 245 HP.
I think I have a car you may find interesting, 1966 chevelle convertible. My favorite car .I tried to by it for 16 years and when the grandmother died I was able to get front the grandson. I'm glad you are able to get the car of your dreams.
Nice find Ryan. I worked for a Buick-GMC dealership as a tech since 1985. So I saw these cars come into the dealership when 1st new. Saw the Typhoons & Syclones come out as well. Fun cars. I had one that made 600+ HP. Had to sell it several few years back because it was just getting too hard to get the car smogged here in California. Somebody from Arizona owns it now. Enjoy the car. It is a 13 sec car off the showroom. In 1986 or 87 we always had these corvette guys coming to visit us from the Chevy dealer come into our showroom complaining how they just got their ass kicked by one of these. It was classic. Lol. Check out Kenny Duttweiler here in Cali for the hot tweak tips.
What a car and the mods sound good. May i also say I've been binge watching your champion ship season on NPK and all i can say is you and your hole team is incredible. Im halfway around the world from South Africa on the west coast in a small town called Saldanha Bay and one day im gonna come and watch a race. Just to be there and here that noice and to feel it would be something. I have blown up 2 phone's but it was well worth it. .....lolol it was cheep phone's. Congratulations and i know next year is going to be just as good if not beter.
Im not in to this car but your ‘69 Camaro is beautiful
Love me that Buick V6 Turbo, especially the IndyCar variants
GM's factory rating for the 1989 Turbo Trans Am was 250 HP, the 1987 GN - 245 HP, the 1987 GNX - 276 HP. The primary differences between the 1989 TTA engine vs. the GN were the 3.0L FWD Buick V6 heads instead of the stock #8445 3.8 castings due to the narrower 3.0L heads allowing the wide engine to be installed on the line in the f-body chassis. Other changes to the TTA was the GNX-style Garrett intercooler [which was the same size but had a different core] and slightly higher boost - 15 psi vs. the 13-14 psi in the Grand National. The same GN engine was otherwise used including the stock Garrett TBO348 turbocharger. The first year for EFI in the Grand National was 1984, which was actually the first worldwide use of the Bosch SFI system on a production car. 1984-85 were the early non-intercooled SFI cars with 200 HP. The induction system was completely redesigned for the 1986 model year to the now legendary intercooled Grand National config.
I love this car congrats it's a treasure...That being said I don't see what the problem is your keeping all the factory parts so you can OG it if you decided to sell it but while you have it your going to make it the way you want to enjoy it to me that is why you buy a dream car in the first place to enjoy it..Keeping the stock parts makes it so it doesn't matter what you do as long as you can put it back to stock if you decide to ever go that route I love it and I love that your respecting the authenticity of the car still...Much love man can't wait to see what you do with it I know it will be done right and tastefully.
Pretty cool that was my neighbor’s car this guy keeps his cars super clean. I also have a 87 GN
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@@FireballCamaro yes I’ve known him and his kids for years. I actually just ran into him at the drugstore about a week ago.
Wow. Cool
Yes they are base coat clear. That car is super clean
"blow on this, too." lol damn, ricky!
Nice video excited to see the final product, the turbo symbol on the sides is also a 6 for six cylinder
I actually got to see an GNX in Angleton TX back in 1992.It was inside a paint shop on the show room floor.It was all original and it had less than 100mls on it.
I had a friend who got into the Grand Nationals years ago. At the time he had a Chevelle with a LS6 454 4:56 gears and a Vega converter. It was fast for the day but everything changed one night at Kennedale Raceway when an old man pulled up beside him in a stock 87 Grand National and smoked him! He put his Chevelle up for sale the next day. He got in to Grand Nationals and with Kenny Dutweiler. He could make a fast car real fast. He had a shop in Saginaw Tx. Not sure what he's doing now but back then he was a Guru.
Always nice to have your dream car ! 👍
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I’ve been around this cars since the came out. My dad bought his new in 86 and still has it. I’ve owned mine for 23 years with 24k miles. Yes it’s a 3k car and it’s best to keep it stock, but doing a downpipe and exhaust isn’t a big deal. Just keep the stick parts and you can always put them back.
For years wd always went to the Buick vs Mustang shiwdowns at Englishtown back in the 90s such awesome times they were
Ps- the emblem is technically a turbo 6…obviously for the turbocharged 231 v6 and the horse power rating was advertised at 235(86) 245(87), GM essentially wouldn’t allow the real numbers to be advertised, because they were so much higher than their flagship corvette! So these cars were always advertised under its actual hp. Which you can clearly see that your car put down the same numbers that the engine was listed at, but in reality the engine actually made like 285 I believe
I'm with you on holding onto it! I've had mine since high school, and just this last summer, I just hit 88k miles on it, on more than one occasion, I've been offered 20-30k! I'm not hurting for money that bad 😂! Mine will stay in the family until the die Im gone, it never gets old cruising in the summer with the t-tops off
Beautiful. Sure do miss my 87 GN. Should of never sold it
I fell in love with these cars in 1994 I was 12 yrs old at that time and my neighbors was young like early 20s (they was roommates) 1 had a GNX the other one had a White Regal T-Type and their freind had a Whtite Tubo TA with gold honeycomb rims they other freind had a Grey T-Type another guy had a White Typhoon with C4 rims (Super Cool), I used to watch them fix and rip them down the street and they paid me to wash the cars dam those was the good Ole day's. The best part was when they used to get on boost and the rear end slowly raised up then it take off sounding like a fighter a jet 🙆🏾♂️.