# Buick to reintroduce Grand National GNX.

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buick-to-reintroduce-grand-national-gnx/265611
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive
**Created:** [November 27, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buick-to-reintroduce-grand-national-gnx/265611 "2012-11-27T20:49:04Z")
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### Author: ![toomanycamaros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@toomanycamaros](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/toomanycamaros)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buick-to-reintroduce-grand-national-gnx/265611/21 "2012-11-28T17:58:56Z")

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> [@Wow...who would have thunk it...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-who-would-have-thunk-it/51148/19):
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> They give it the lt1 name cause every other lt1 was a semi minor change to a current motor that brought out huge results . Just like the solid roller ltwon back in the day ,made way more stock power than a base 5.7 lt , the 2nd gen ltwon was lightyears better than a t.p.I setup and this one is far better than a ls3 …

what really matters is what’s in this pic

[http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/334895\_10151190689483930\_1067803216\_o.jpg](http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/334895_10151190689483930_1067803216_o.jpg)

That’s a DFI injection system and I doubt timing chains will be an issue, because based on the front cover in the first pic it looks like they are sticking with a pushrod configuration. However those are the newer generation of coils. Prior statements preticated on those pics being of what GM actually plans on releasing to the public.

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