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Got the GN hybrid out to the track finally.

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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 06:54 AM
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Got the GN hybrid out to the track finally.

Finally got this beast out and to the track. First I weighed in at 2830 with me in the car.


With the combo in my sig running my open dump Y pipe I managed a best of....

60' 1.761
330 5.024
1/8 89.74
1000 10.155
1/4 12.196
mph 110.36

And a best MPH of 112.7 with a 1.8 60' final ET 12.250

Seems strang I don't have more MPH than that? I was only running 15lbs of boost and creeping up to 17 or so. This eng and turbo combo should support 26+lbs of boost no problem.

Still I left with a big grin on my face, can't wait to crank the boost up and see what she's got!

I'll try to get the video up asap...

p.s. I know the hoods ugly... I'm working on it!
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 08:06 AM
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what size welds do you got back there
15x10? do they clear the calibers?
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 09:07 AM
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cool.
good time for a 2800 pound FC... I dunno what GNpowered FC's run but 12.1 is pretty damn quick... sure the car's ugly but it hauls ***!
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by kabooski
what size welds do you got back there
15x10? do they clear the calibers?

15x8... 5 1/2 backspacing w/ a small spacer... clears fine... 28x10inch tire.
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 11:39 AM
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good time for a 2800 pound FC... I dunno what GNpowered FC's run but 12.1 is pretty damn quick... sure the car's ugly but it hauls ***!
The car itself is only 2650, with a half tank of fuel. The rest of that weight is my fat ***.

12.1 is running low boost, with an ok short time. With a good short time and 10 more lbs of boost car should be low 11's... Can't wait!

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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 05:57 PM
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do you think 15x10's would fit back there?
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by kabooski
do you think 15x10's would fit back there?
15" rims 10" wide? Depends how tall the tire is. I'm running a 28x10 inch tire with no problems.. Depends on teh back spacing of the wheel though. Of course it won't work on the stock rims....
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Old Nov 25, 2004 | 09:37 PM
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Update, the car went 11.99....grats adam, just need to figure out the top end hesitation so you can get a low 11.
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Old Nov 26, 2004 | 10:03 AM
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siiiiiiiiiiick!
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 08:54 AM
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Is there a kit for this swap or is it all custom?
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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 05:09 PM
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No it's pretty much all custom, although there are a few guys on the turbobuicks.com sight that are selling complete kits they have made.
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