LS2 + east cost novi/ 87 Buick T-typ conversion, Motor is in
03-01-2011, 01:38 AM
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LS2 + east cost novi/ 87 Buick T-typ conversion, Motor is in LS2/4L65E is in,
everything fit well , motor looks at home, I am very happy!
fuel system, ECM/TCM , wire harness is next
everything fit well , motor looks at home, I am very happy!
fuel system, ECM/TCM , wire harness is next
03-01-2011, 03:17 AM
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by the way the BRP conversion parts worked out Great!
the motor mounts fit perfect, The H-3 oil pan clears with plenty of room, the 1 7/8 long tube headers look sweet and came apart for a realy eazy install.
One thing the tranny cross brace, realy needed to be a 1/2 inch longer, and the footing to mount it to the fram rail needed to be wider, it did not aline up with the factory bolt holes , but we were able to ovel out the holes a bit and get one grade A nut and bolt in on each side, according to my friend it wont go anywhere.
also IMOP it looks like the motor could have sat back another 1/2 inch and maybe a inch lower, but it looks Geat in the T-type engine bay , looks at home like thats what the car should have came with.
The East Coast novi 2000 supercharger system looks perfect, and is mounted a little in front of where the Turbo sits on the little Turbo V6.
I planed this project carefully, I wanted the car to look 100% stock on the out side. Thats going as planed since the supercharger fit under the hood, i also wanted the car to look stock inside , seats, console etc, that is also going as planed so far,
Now as of hearing a loud gear driven supercharger, well thats why the novi was picked, I wanted the car to be pretty quite like the 3.8turbo V6 was ,the novi's helli cut gears are very quite and from a distance can barley be heard unlike a Procharger,
A few cars at the track, mostly new mustangs had a turbo sound, but when i went to the pits to check the cars out i was suprised by seeing a novi supercharger under there hoods.
The cam i spect out is a neg overlap blower cam, (220/235 xxx-xxx xxx+x) this cam will not have much lope to it , should be smooth overall.
Now as of the LS V8 sound and true duel 3" exhaust that i am going to run, well there is nothing i can do about that, and Would i realy want to, Hell no!
the motor mounts fit perfect, The H-3 oil pan clears with plenty of room, the 1 7/8 long tube headers look sweet and came apart for a realy eazy install.
One thing the tranny cross brace, realy needed to be a 1/2 inch longer, and the footing to mount it to the fram rail needed to be wider, it did not aline up with the factory bolt holes , but we were able to ovel out the holes a bit and get one grade A nut and bolt in on each side, according to my friend it wont go anywhere.
also IMOP it looks like the motor could have sat back another 1/2 inch and maybe a inch lower, but it looks Geat in the T-type engine bay , looks at home like thats what the car should have came with.
The East Coast novi 2000 supercharger system looks perfect, and is mounted a little in front of where the Turbo sits on the little Turbo V6.
I planed this project carefully, I wanted the car to look 100% stock on the out side. Thats going as planed since the supercharger fit under the hood, i also wanted the car to look stock inside , seats, console etc, that is also going as planed so far,
Now as of hearing a loud gear driven supercharger, well thats why the novi was picked, I wanted the car to be pretty quite like the 3.8turbo V6 was ,the novi's helli cut gears are very quite and from a distance can barley be heard unlike a Procharger,
A few cars at the track, mostly new mustangs had a turbo sound, but when i went to the pits to check the cars out i was suprised by seeing a novi supercharger under there hoods.
The cam i spect out is a neg overlap blower cam, (220/235 xxx-xxx xxx+x) this cam will not have much lope to it , should be smooth overall.
Now as of the LS V8 sound and true duel 3" exhaust that i am going to run, well there is nothing i can do about that, and Would i realy want to, Hell no!
03-02-2011, 02:08 AM
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Yes , Sam strano recomended, Hotkis front hollow sway bar, konies all around, rear UMI upper/lower conrtol arms , UMI rear sway bar, and i might install new stock springs, The car defently needs new body mounts,
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under each picture you will find three boxes , just copy the last box ( just click on it and it will say "copied" and all you have to do is paste the link into the reply and when you hit "post Quick Reply" youwill see your post and the pic should be showing too 
hope this helps !
hope this helps !
03-05-2011, 07:09 PM
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I love the T-tops on my 01 SS camaro, altho i only took them off maybe 4 times,
I would never buy a T-type or GN that has T tops , the roof has nothing left and T top G-bodys always flexed cracking the paint in the couners and some even twisted and bulckled the quarter pannels,
I didnt put a LS2 V8 in my car with a novi 2000 to only make 500 hp,
She looks great!
03-05-2011, 07:18 PM
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Thank you , I like gun metal grey, silver, black, and some drak blue's the best, but i always though my favorate car , a porsche 911 looked the best in white.
When i went to look at this car, i wasnt sure at first becaus i was looking for a Grand National, they are Black of course, but hard to find as a roller, no motor or tranny. And i was never crazy over chrome bumpers. But when i first seen her , White with black out and the Chrome bumpers, she look beautiful. Shes perfect, and different,
suposenly but not that it realy matters, buick only made 200 Turbo T's in white, with the power seat and with the ASC sun roof on 87. So she is suspose to be very rare,
The Buick GN die hard turbo V6 guys are going to hate me, but she deserved a real powerplant. She has been waiting since 1996 (15 years) for her new heart LOL.
When i went to look at this car, i wasnt sure at first becaus i was looking for a Grand National, they are Black of course, but hard to find as a roller, no motor or tranny. And i was never crazy over chrome bumpers. But when i first seen her , White with black out and the Chrome bumpers, she look beautiful. Shes perfect, and different,
suposenly but not that it realy matters, buick only made 200 Turbo T's in white, with the power seat and with the ASC sun roof on 87. So she is suspose to be very rare,
The Buick GN die hard turbo V6 guys are going to hate me, but she deserved a real powerplant. She has been waiting since 1996 (15 years) for her new heart LOL.
03-06-2011, 12:16 AM
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Thanks man, doing my best to make her into a 2011 GN, if buick was to build another series of the Grand Nationals today i believe they would be LS Powered like the CTSV,
I been saying for years now Buick should design another GN off of the CTS-V platform, i think it would be a perfect start. And i believe they would sell if the price was right.
The last thing i heard i think is was like 5-6 years ago buick was thinking on a building a smaller car with a 4 cyclinder motor with twin turbos, making 300+ HP , but i think that would be stupid if they called it a Grand National, anyway they never went through with it
