Craiglist Find: Turbo GrandPrix

http://buffalo.craigslist.org/car/550932475.html

http://images.craigslist.org/010112010202010304200801259367f313eb187eea5400113d.jpg

Looks good thought some people might be interested.

Has anyone ever built one of these cars? I always wondered what kind of numbers these cars can put out.

I saw this on the local GP forum…oh man. If I had money to blow, I’d own it. Bigger turbo, A/A IC, built trans…we hoo 13’s lol.

the 3.1 has quite a bit less potential when compared to similar engines. Like genIII 60* motors since the head design is so much more efficient.

Yeah, if I was to reeeeeally build it, I’d do a 3500 top swap or just swap in a 3500. I also hear 3400 with a 3500 top end is good too. I dunno. After seeing what the turbocharged 3800 is doing, its hard to consider a 3x00, unless you got deep pockets for tougher internals.

the make crazy torque. i know a guy that swapped the engine/harness into a 91 cutlass supreme attached to the getrag 5-speed of that era and it makes crazy torque and decent power. made a nice sleeper.

Brian

That’s pretty cool.

Those things are pretty rare. Think they meant McLaren instead of McLearn though.

I’d buy it to burn it.

What’s that age old quote about polishing a turd?

Bet you won’t

Actually, I wont. I dont want to give cash to someone who clearly has zero taste and perpetuate the horrible cycle of shit cars.

:blah: guess we all have differnt views…I dont like all euro cars…wouldnt be a dick and say I’d want to burn it but, not my kind of car.

you’re just as bad with the 944, the buttcrack of all porsches and a rusthole 240Z. :wink:

Brian

remember hugs not drugs…hugs…lots of them. mike if i track the trans am can you drive it for me?

Yeah, because the car that saved the company and is better than the 914, the 924 (all models) and the 928 and a nearly rust free 240z (which is an icon in the japanese sports car world) are comparable to a piece of shit Turbo Grand Am. Get a clue.

woo, someone’s happy. Fight him lol.

haha

usually the first one to revert to personal attacks is the one with the weaker argument

the k car saved chrysler but that doesnt make it any good… :blah: lol

rustfree? maybe compared to a beetle driving around a saltmine :wink:

Brian

auto?

<3 :snky:

Educate yourself about these cars. The have a pretty big intercooler from the factory and a built trans (designed to handle about 370TQ) from the factory. GM had their hands in very little of what was done to these cars. McLaren Engines did a lot of it with what they were given to work with. Here is a link to an older thread that i posted a lot of information in. http://nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?p=797094