Et prædo triticum, my 99 GLS - Page 3

Redog · 05-19-2014, 09:39 PM

The question is: did you build up the motor to handle the boost? You have over 200K on the car and youre going boost?

aleros_eat_rice · 05-20-2014, 03:18 AM

No, I wouldn't think of boosting the stock motor with that many miles. There's a few other things I need to do before boosting. In a perfect world, I would get the MMS 3400 race block and drop it in before boosting. Which isn't a bad idea, I just need to start saving for that as well.

I have been researching outside of the internet, too. I've found shops that could make the plumbing, fab shops who could make flanges and whatnot if I need it when I get there.

Nas Escobar · 05-20-2014, 03:51 AM

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That's why I thought of the Cat turbo. Caterpillar is proven tough, and since they arw designed for use in industial applications, they are made to last.

But I see what you're getting at. The touble is finding a stocck turbo car at a junkyard local to me. They sometimes strip turbos and s/c's off as soon as they come in. I will check it out, though.

They have a Buick Riviera stock s/c, and I checked under the hood. The blower was gone. I asked about it, and they said they pulled it out to sell separately.

You live in Virginia... an asshattery of a state that chooses to call itself a "commonwealth" yet there is no wealth in common... in fact there's more discrepancy that similarity. I used to live in the Northern section and it was hard as eff to find a job, let alone assistance to get my foot in a job. Now I'm in DC and they're helping me get an internship to learn a trade, but that's beyond the point. My point is that in Virginia, they will do anything they can to eff you over. Last time I checked, they automatically crush anything older than 15 years. That's why I can never find anything in Virginia's junkyards.

If you're willing, you can make a road trip to Baltimore, there's actually a couple of yards that don't mess with the cars. Old, new, etc it's all there. The yards I go to don't take out turbos and superchargers for their own benefit. You can also give Brandywine out in Prince George's county MD a call, but they're more along the lines of taking the engine out, so no turbos there.

If you feel it's too far, you can also try Pick A Part in Fredericksburg, although I personally hate them for being so inconsistent with their turnout time and general irresponsibility. There's also Chesterfield in Richmond but meh... kinda hard to find Saab parts there.

Also, I can't really tell you which Saab turbo fits. I specifically had said that's a search on the 60degreev6 forum. All you have to do is put .com on that phrase and it will come up. Read around there, ask but don't get too excited or you might get a re run of your first days here. lol

What shops are you talking to? Are they chain stuff like meinekee or real speed shops. I've heard there's a speed shop out in Virginia Beach that's good with GM stuff, but never heard the name.

aleros_eat_rice · 05-20-2014, 04:04 AM

There are several pro shops out here. There was one in Yorktown that showed promise, but turns out they only do v8 motors.

Nas Escobar · 05-20-2014, 04:14 AM

That's kinda wack... but oh well, their problem in 5 10 years when most people want to be tuning FWD V6 stuff.

The real crazy part is going to be tuning Hyundais.

aleros_eat_rice · 05-20-2014, 01:55 PM

When they told me that, I thought about asking "what about the Aurora 4.0 v8?"

negolien · 05-20-2014, 02:16 PM

Only difference between you guys and ricers is it's a GM. Ohh sweet you can get to the next red light fastest...

Nas Escobar · 05-20-2014, 08:34 PM

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When they told me that, I thought about asking "what about the Aurora 4.0 v8?"

You should have thought of the most asinine FWD engine to tune and ask them if they would do it...

Ask em if they can tune a 5.3 2006 Impala SS or a 99 Cadillac Deville with the Northstar engine.