A Fabricobbler's Guide to the Turbo Buick Galaxy- Cutlass Rehash

[81cutlass]

You know.... Holley terminators for the Buick 3.8 are a thing........

I'm excited to see this one go.

They do? Got a link (that's not the $3200 dominator kit)?

This is what I'm shooting for. I have his LS coil conversation kit and it's a good piece for a fair price.

EBL SFI-6 Flash

Secondary is MS3. It's almost 3x the price but 3x the features.

Buick Grand National 1984-1987 MS3Pro PNP ECU

Buick Grand National PNP ECU Fits 1984-1987 Buick Regal / 3.8 Turbo V6, including Grand National, T-Type, and GNXP Pro.

www.diyautotune.com

 

[81cutlass]

Turbo plan

VSR 61/62 T4 .82ar Cast Journal

turbo4less.com

Bigger than I need but on a 4.1 shouldnt spool bad with combination of a 3200ish converter.

Going aussie style and welding gate to the housing.

 

[Northernregal]

Holley has support for setting up the Terminator on the 3.8. But you would have to wire it yourself from an unterminated harness. More money than a megasquirt though...

 

[Rktpwrd]

“Crotch goblins”!!

I f’near fell off the couch when I read that!
🤣🤣🤣

 

[fleming442]

Crotch goblins are on the back burner for the time being...

They're always the last thing you expect, and it doesn't stop once they're born.

 

[81cutlass]

They're always the last thing you expect, and it doesn't stop once they're born.

 

[Turbo Zach]

You just wait!😈

 

[81cutlass]

Parts collection has begun.

Wife's friend's dad posted some 3.42 8.5 gears for sale 6 months ago on FB. Recognized the name but never asked. We were back in her home town for Christmas and stopped at their place and I asked if he still had them. Sure did. $30 for a little used set. Nice.

Planning to semi copy my 8.5 build in my 2+2 for this car. Already have a 3.73 posi 30 spline disk 8.5 that I originally built for my 2+2 but replaced with a stock with rear since it's a zr2 width 62" one. My 2+2 just used g body tubes that a sleeved into the 8.5 housing.

Planning possibly to do a little different path on this one just to experiment and replace the GM ends with torino 9" ends. I need shorter axles and to narrow this housing anyway. I already have the LCA brackets welded on so it's basically cut the GM outer bearings/flange off and weld on moser 9" ends with gm disk pattern. (These)

7900 - Small GM Car Housing Ends (uses 9" Ford large bearing & non c-clip axles) - Moser Engineering

7900 - Small GM Car Housing Ends (uses 9" Ford large bearing & non c-clip axles) New forged, CNC machined housing ends for use with Small GM type backing plates & caliper brackets. These ends utilize the Large Ford Bearing (3.150" OD). OEM Drum Brakes will require the backing plate to be bored...

www.moserengineering.com

The negative here is it's $300 additional to put 9" ends on a rear vs keeping c clips. Moser 30 spline 8.5 GN c clip axles are $270 vs $500+$100 for 9" style axles+ends.

TBD on that one. It's more i"s $300 worth it" to learn and try something new.

Oh, and I ordered my Wuhan War Whistle and wastegate for my cheap t4 conversion.

 

[gnvair]

There is also ECU GN from Turbo Tweak and MS3 Pro plug and play. Both are very popular with the Buick guys. Then of course you still have a lot of guys using the old FAST XFI (which came out in 2001).
Cruz Performance was the only place offering a plug and play Holley set up.
I have been out of the loop for awhile so this may no longer be true. https://www.cruzperformance.com/product-page/cruz-performance-holley-terminator-x-turbo-buick-kit

 

[motorheadmike]

Oh, and I ordered my Wuhan War Whistle and wastegate for my cheap t4 conversion.