you need a combination to get in the glove box?
How about some vids of that torquemonster in action!!!
MY DD turbo'd whatcha think? Not Ford or Import :)
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How about some vids of that torquemonster in action!!!
clean car bro!!!
What does the console in front of the shifter do?
Damn nice work!! Can I sleep in your rear seats?? LOL
Lol thanks again guys ok to clear up some questions:
-Vids will come soon after I finish my tuning on the car......both street and track vids maybe even a dyno.
-Box in front of the shifter is the drivers information computer, vehicle avg speed, econ instant and average, miles to empty gas, calander, compass and maintenance computer
-Yes the glove box has a combo lock.......yeah I don't know either they are all like that until 1996 when they changed the interior
-I just fixed the exhaust leak, nothing a little home made sheet copper gasket could not fix
More stuff soon, this weekend is for tuning Thanks for the compliment, the turbo is rated to 360 hp and with the bigger turbine wheel it is probably more like 400 hp. I will probably never get there! I'm running 22# TPI injectors which is the limiting factor right now for power.......that and the stock bottom end
-Vids will come soon after I finish my tuning on the car......both street and track vids maybe even a dyno.
-Box in front of the shifter is the drivers information computer, vehicle avg speed, econ instant and average, miles to empty gas, calander, compass and maintenance computer
-Yes the glove box has a combo lock.......yeah I don't know either they are all like that until 1996 when they changed the interior
-I just fixed the exhaust leak, nothing a little home made sheet copper gasket could not fix
More stuff soon, this weekend is for tuning
Thanks for the compliment, the turbo is rated to 360 hp and with the bigger turbine wheel it is probably more like 400 hp. I will probably never get there! I'm running 22# TPI injectors which is the limiting factor right now for power.......that and the stock bottom end 
Those seats look soo comfortable!
Me too... ;-)
I love it.
Some pictures from todays cruise in. A little video too at 10 psi part throttle. Walk around video is second one.
Ken
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really clean!!! nice job keeping it that way! deffinately a nice sleeper!!!
updates!!!!!!!!
UPDATE: Ok we have been doing a lot of tuning and this thing is getting fast as hell now! I surprised myself earlier today when I powershifted 1-2 and the thing spun the front tires. I'm sure you guys are like yeah big deal......well the tires on the car are cooper zeon zpt's 245/50/16! Thats a big chunk of tire to break free!
Anyways I fixed the exhaust leak, turned out to be the rear crossover ball and socket joint was warped from years of use so I got some of this stuff below called thermosteel from autozone for like $6.99. I loosened the joint, stuffed the goopy mixture in there, tightened it up, smeared some around the outside and let it sit overnight. Start the car up and let it idle for a few minutes to finish the cure and no more leaky crossover I had tried to tighten the rear flange to make it stop leaking, even tried copper shims, I tightened it so much I broke the damn stud off the rear exhaust manifold. Luckly I had a spare rear manifold for a turbo grand prix in the garage with good studs and it only cost me 1.5 hours work to change it and put in a new gasket.
Otherwise I have been busy tidying up the engine compartment. I made a EGR blockooff plate out of some 300 series stainless at work and used a copper flare pipe cap to block off the crossover pipe where the egr pipe was. I just won and auction on ebay for a combo EGT/Boost gauge and I'm going to mount the thermocouple for the EGP where this cap is.
I have also been doing a lot of heat shielding. Let me tell you thermotech works! That reflective wrap really cut down the charge pipe temp and the header wrap around the turbo and downpipe really helped as well. Enough talk enjoy the pics at the park near my house and of the updates!
Ken
UPDATE: Ok we have been doing a lot of tuning and this thing is getting fast as hell now! I surprised myself earlier today when I powershifted 1-2 and the thing spun the front tires. I'm sure you guys are like yeah big deal......well the tires on the car are cooper zeon zpt's 245/50/16! Thats a big chunk of tire to break free!
Anyways I fixed the exhaust leak, turned out to be the rear crossover ball and socket joint was warped from years of use so I got some of this stuff below called thermosteel from autozone for like $6.99. I loosened the joint, stuffed the goopy mixture in there, tightened it up, smeared some around the outside and let it sit overnight. Start the car up and let it idle for a few minutes to finish the cure and no more leaky crossover
I had tried to tighten the rear flange to make it stop leaking, even tried copper shims, I tightened it so much I broke the damn stud off the rear exhaust manifold. Luckly I had a spare rear manifold for a turbo grand prix in the garage with good studs and it only cost me 1.5 hours work to change it and put in a new gasket.Otherwise I have been busy tidying up the engine compartment. I made a EGR blockooff plate out of some 300 series stainless at work and used a copper flare pipe cap to block off the crossover pipe where the egr pipe was. I just won and auction on ebay for a combo EGT/Boost gauge and I'm going to mount the thermocouple for the EGP where this cap is.
I have also been doing a lot of heat shielding. Let me tell you thermotech works! That reflective wrap really cut down the charge pipe temp and the header wrap around the turbo and downpipe really helped as well. Enough talk enjoy the pics at the park near my house and of the updates!
Ken
Very cool daily. I think the interior looks like it was trying to be futuristic in 88. I love that is is a 5 speed very cool.
Thanks
thats cool as hell right there.
Well Larry (GPSE3400) and I hit Island Dragway in NJ today! What a great day for it, since it rained all day Saturday they were only running cars with street tires since water was creeping out of the cracks in the track. So unlimited runs ( I got like 9 in a 4 hour period) and no wait. So here are the results, mods in my sig. Yeah the car is silent! I'm running a stock 88 SE exhaust still, I'm getting an exhaust built this weekend for it. I'm running like 12 psi on a semi DIY tune that Flybynite and I made.
This guy trailered in this camaro, he beat me but I think his pride was hurt a bit by this launch )
Best Run: 14.556 @ 93.75 MPH
This was against a turbo civic with no interior, he said he was running 14s but I saw him run a 13.85 so I knew what to expect, needless to say he was surprised by the TGPSE with full interior and a full tank of gas! He did not catch me until after the 1/8 mile. He gave lots of respect to the "grandma car" as he called it
Second Best Run: 14.6 Flat @ 93.43 MPH
Most of the sixty foots were in the 2.12 -2.13 range. Not bad for the first time in the 1/4 with this car, oh yeah it is only a little 2.8 :laugh:
Ken
This guy trailered in this camaro, he beat me but I think his pride was hurt a bit by this launch )
Best Run: 14.556 @ 93.75 MPH
This was against a turbo civic with no interior, he said he was running 14s but I saw him run a 13.85 so I knew what to expect, needless to say he was surprised by the TGPSE with full interior and a full tank of gas! He did not catch me until after the 1/8 mile. He gave lots of respect to the "grandma car" as he called it
Second Best Run: 14.6 Flat @ 93.43 MPH
Most of the sixty foots were in the 2.12 -2.13 range. Not bad for the first time in the 1/4 with this car, oh yeah it is only a little 2.8 :laugh:
Ken
note, keep an eye out for white ponitac's in Binghamton.
once again very cool. thanks for the vids
once again very cool. thanks for the vids
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