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?

 

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%

 

Higher horse turbo 6 and fender flares

 

And I think gauges are different

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

What are your goals with this build?

 

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

 

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.

 

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