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thinking about picking up a Regal and throwing a 5.3 Turbo in it, so beside the fender vents, spoiler, hood and being completely black, are their any other differences?

pweterss

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blacked out grill,wheels,gnx badges and the tranny had an oil cooler gnx emblem on the steering wheel and dash i think the rest was mechanical but not 100%

Bad Penny

Higher horse turbo 6 and fender flares

Bad Penny

And I think gauges are different

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so I get an 84-87 Regal, GNX Fender Flares, GNX Hood, GNX Spoiler and spray er black?

RPD_Vette84

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well they werent all GNX's. there was only like 300ish GNX's made, the rest were Gand Nationals. look it up

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the GN and GNX's are diffrent, physically and mechanically

fast01z28

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They had unique two tone seats with the turbo logo on them. steering wheel had the logo in the center. they also had a different rear end i think.

pweterss

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aside from the wheels you got it, they were almost the same except some cosmetics the biggets difference was power/performance wich in your case dosent matter since you are putting in a 5.3 go to turbobuicks.com and you will find everything you need to make a clone gnx wont be too expensive

pweterss

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should be a nice build i love the look of the car but the engine is verey fussy but man drives beautifly, I still miss mine

djsanchez2

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Didn't the GNX also have a ladderbar looking torque arm set-up and no upper control arms to help plant the power?

https://secure.mysuperpageshosting.c...ce.com/gnx.htm





They also had a brace behind the rear seat to box in the rear half of the car for strength.
http://home.comcast.net/~buickgnx/GNX/susp.htm

tntsnbs

Suspension, gnx badges, fender flares, mechanical gauges, 55rwhp more, ceramic wheels for the turbo, bigger tires, a little more aggressive tune, about 2 more psi over the GN, transmission cooler and only 547 made in 1987, you couldn't touch a low mileage one for less than 60k plus.. there were over 22k gn's made in 87, I happen to own a 1987 Turbo T, only 1,347 made in 87 with only 16k miles on the clock, lightweight and faster than the GN in stock form.

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thanks for the responses, I've got the itch to do a g body t top after my f body is done

1BADGN

What are your goals with this build?

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1BADGN, cruising, the occassional donut/drift here and there with a t56, it'll be quite some time down the line, still working on my z28

1BADGN

Here is a good read for you:
Love it or hate it: its still awesome. 6 speed GN

5.3 Turbo in a GN

Based on your goals, your are better off sticking with the LC2 turbo V6.

The LC2 will take 600hp reliably with the right build/tune.

However, if you are dead set on the swap, you are better off buying a black NA Regal, instead of a GN, to put a V8 in.

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1BADGN, I don't have the stones to molest a GN