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Buick Grand National - Stage Motor on 2040-cars

Year:1984 Mileage:56000
Location:

Tolland, Connecticut, United States

Tolland, Connecticut, United States

I bought this as a stock 1984 GN about 12 years ago.  It was a clean driver with about 45,000 miles on it at the time.  About five years ago I decided to see about improving on the horsepower.  That turned into taking the car off the road for about 3 years and building it a Stage II motor.  DLS Engines did the machining and put the entire motor together.  Then I dropped the engine and the car off with Cotton's Performance to put the car together.  It's now methanol injected and an estimated (not dyno'd) 800 horsepower at the flywheel at 20 pounds of boost on 93 octane.  F.A.S.T. computer, custom fuel delivery, built 200-4R trans, 275-60-15 Mickey Thompson E/T streets, and other improvements to the engine and suspension to handle the power.  Aluminum radiator and twin electric fans along with a separate trans cooler and electric fan to keep it all from melting down.  The a/c is functional.  The car can and has spent plenty of time idling in traffic on hot summer days without any trouble.  I finally got it to the track last year and made three full-power passes after a shakedown run:  One at 11.2, the second at 10.8, and the last at 10.72 @ 132mph.  That's launching off the foot brake at about 3 pounds of boost, and I am not an experienced racer.

The engine was put together with the original intent of making over 1,000 horsepower and getting into the 9's.  But I moved, got a new job, had kids, and getting to the track clearly isn't a priority and won't be for a long time.  That's why the car sees mostly commuting duty, which is why I'm selling it:  More car than I need to drive to work and the grocery store.  You'll also notice that this post doesn't include a long list of manufacturers and specs for all the parts and pieces.  I'm not a mechanic and didn't build the car.  But I did make sure it was done with an eye towards strength and durability because I only wanted to pay to put the car together once. 

The paint is original, and while it's not bad it's not impressive either.  The interior is in really good shape, with only one small tear in the drivers seat that's hardly noticeable.  The rear bumper filler was cracked and ugly before I made that 132mph pass, then one of the cracks let go and now a piece of the bumper filler is missing.  It will not win any show and shine trophies, but it will drive to the track, make consistent 10-second passes, and drive home with the a/c on and no fluids dripping from underneath.  The money was spent on making it go fast reliably, not on making it look good.

Feel free to contact me with questions.

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