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Hey G-Body people, So my gas mileage has been a concern of mine for a while. I only recently started recording my gas mileage as I have needed to drive more often, and I'm getting anywhere between 8-10mpg. Its a stock Olds 307 vin Y. Mods are complete removal of emissions system, true dual...

Hey guys, So I recently went with an A/C delete along with the smog pump and got the infamous belt squeal that comes when you do this mod. For a while it was more or less livable after changing the belts. I got it to a point where hard accelerating it or a cold start is what causes it to squeal...

Really quick question. Is it possible, or legal even, to swap VIN numbers between G-body Cutlasses. The idea is to take the VIN off of a diesel (thus smog exempt) Cutlass and slap em onto a non-smog legal Cutlass. California sucks for old cars. Thanks!

HI, just wondering what choices I had in terms of mechanical carburetors for my Olds 307. Essentially there is no ECM so no more need for the CCC carburetor. Basically I don't know too much about carburetors so I want to know basics and good choices as well for an Olds 307, eventually to be put...

Just like the title says, every now and then when I punch it the car will get stuck in full throttle and I'll have to use my e-brake, switch to Neutral, and keep my brakes slammed until I can navigate somewhere safely to stop. For a while it went away when I replaced the throttle return spring...

Hey guys, just had a rather frustrating weekend trying to get what I was led to believe was a 3.73 8.5" 10-bolt posi rear end from a Grand National into my 86 Cutlass. Turns out the rear end was not a direct swap, upper control mounts on the rear end are too wide for my control arms, and the...

Hey G-Body peeps, I have a stock Olds 307 V8 in my '86 Cutlass Salon that I would like to clean up a bit...namely all those damned smog hoses!! Oh yeah and the AC/Heater box has to go too. I live in San Francisco, doesn't really get hot or cold in this part of the country. Mostly what I wanna do...

Hey G-body peeps, I'm in the process of converting my stock 86 Cutlass into a respectable street rod. So far I've gotten my rear end (still needs to be put in), and currently hunting down an Olds 350. From my understanding, my 200r4 transmission was designed to deal with that boat anchor we call...

Hey G-Body peeps, My hours at work have increased, so this means I'll be able to fund summer projects. This summer I wanted to swap rear ends in my '86 Cutlass. Its equipped with a gutless stock 2.14 rear end and would like to know what donor cars would have rear ends that I can use. Granted...

Hi gang, so there's an Olds 425 engine in my area, would this be a direct swap like the olds 350 & 403s are? I have a 200r4 transmission and 2.14 rearend gears in my '86 Cutlass Supreme. Thanks!! And if its legit is it worth the hefty price tag, taken into consideration possible engine build up...

On my local craigslist a guy is selling his 15" super stock wheels with white letter tires for a steal. He said they came off of a 72 Cutlass but I'm not sure that these were even the original wheels. Also he wasn't sure of the offset/backspacing The specs he could give were that the tires were...

On my local craigslist a guy is selling his 15" super stock wheels with white letter tires for a steal. He said they came off of a 72 Cutlass but I'm not sure that these were even the original wheels. Also he wasn't sure of the offset/backspacing The specs he could give were that the tires were...

Hi crew, I was very curious about what the optimum shift points were in my 86 Cutlass, has a stock VIN Y 307 V8 with a 200r4 transmission and 2.14 rear end gear ratio (sad I know). I like to manually shift when I'm trying for speed but I can only really go by feel at what RPM is all my torque or...

Hi, so I could potentially get a good deal on some cragar s/s's with tires that are kinda worn but tires no less. Here's the description: "Staggered front (2) 15X7 and rear(2) 15X8 with Yokohoma 225 60 15 in tires.2 front tires are worn, the rear tires are OK. Lugs,washers and brand new Gorilla...

I was wondering if I could convert my single gate to become a dual gate without actually working at it as seen here on this '79 Cutlass BuickGN.com sells one which can be found here http://buickgn.com/Oldsconsolekits.htm Would it be just a simple swapping of the shift plates or am I missing...

First off, my idiot lights come on as soon as the car is started, the turn signal lights come on, the high beam lights come on as well in my instrument cluster, but I can't see a damn thing in the actual gauges like my speedo or tach. I've checked my instrument fuses and they're fine, even...

Hello, so the more I look at my car '86 Cutlass, the more I feel its in need of a spoiler. I've read somewhere that you can put a spoiler from an 80s 3rd gen Firebird, but is the spoiler itself install-and-go or am I going to need to do some additional modifications to make it mount right? Also...

Hello, I've owned my '86 Cutlass for about 3 months now and love the thing to death. However, having only a Olds 307 and not knowing too much about engine swaps, I was hoping you guys would fill me in. Apparently swapping in 350s, 403s, and 455s are popular with G-Body's, but here are two...

Hi Cutty owners, So from what I've noticed, Cutlass Supremes from 87 and 88 have a different front end from the 81-86 models, known as the "Euro Clip". What's the origin of this name, why do they call it a Euro Clip? Thanks! -Mike

Hello, I'm the proud owner of an 86 Cutlass Supreme with a stock Olds 307 V8 and 4-speed Automatic on the floor. My knowledge with cars is fairly limited. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest), my knowledge is probably at about 2 or 3. Not clueless like most women are when it comes to cars...