Buick When starting new posts, please specify YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, ENGINE type, and whatever modifications you have made.

Bringing back a beauty

Old May 24, 2012 | 12:16 AM
  #1  
sleeper riv's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
From: upstate new york
sleeper riv is on a distinguished road
Default Bringing back a beauty

HI i have 1995 buick riviera the car is so ulgy and awsome!!!! i dont know why the stoped making them its got 170,000 miles on a first gen 3800 supercharged engine and it needs some love but with enough money and time it will be a true buick sleeper car for thos of you that dont know what a sleeper car is. its a car that you see at a stop light, and think i could smoke that old junk buick. but when the light turns green the only thing your smoking is the exust as it pulles away from you.... ive had it for a month so far and ive reinforsed the frame, put new air ride shocks did a lower and upper intake manifold gasket and changed the supercharger clupler i got it all back togher and i think i switched a vacume line around because the cars ideling high and still starting hard also running a little hot the supercharger isent clanking like it useto but im gitting a high pitch grind noise from it at idle. i think i need new berrings in the back of it can you change them?if so where can i order them ? also what do you guys think of cutting out the port on the bottom of the supercharger, does it increse performance? and i know a smaller pully does the trick but how small should i go befor need to retro fit or "cobing" a inercoller to the ac condencer i just want some ideas to make this old buick a bad boy on the street!!! thanks
Reply
Old May 24, 2012 | 03:57 AM
  #2  
LoveNutz's Avatar
Senior Member
Posts like a Turbo
 
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 261
Likes: 0
From: Rochester, NY
LoveNutz is on a distinguished road
Default

Welcome to the forum! There are a lot of great people here that can help you out with all your Buick wants and needs lol. Where are you at in upstate NY? I'm in Rochester.
Reply
Old May 24, 2012 | 05:06 AM
  #3  
Mike's Avatar
Retired
Certified Car Nut
 
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 17,960
Likes: 1,839
From: Dark Side, AZ
Mike has a reputation beyond reputeMike has a reputation beyond reputeMike has a reputation beyond reputeMike has a reputation beyond reputeMike has a reputation beyond reputeMike has a reputation beyond reputeMike has a reputation beyond reputeMike has a reputation beyond reputeMike has a reputation beyond reputeMike has a reputation beyond reputeMike has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Hailing from the Elmira area here!! Welcome to the forum Scott.

Here is a decent source for SC parts... http://shop.zzperformance.com/store/...ton-Parts.aspx

Pulley size? Not sure about that. You can only go so far before tuning is needed and a intercooler is needed.
Reply
Old May 25, 2012 | 08:42 AM
  #4  
sseidriver97's Avatar
Senior Member

True Car Nut
 
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 7,124
Likes: 6
From: Portage mi
sseidriver97 is on a distinguished road
Default

welcome to the forum glad to have ya
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
shanerdaner
General GM Chat
6
Dec 30, 2007 02:58 PM
petraman
Lounge
6
Oct 6, 2007 08:46 PM
ptrfair
Performance, Brainstorming & Tuning
4
Sep 2, 2007 07:17 PM
hamill
General GM Chat
13
Jun 7, 2006 09:37 PM
SSEi95
Lounge
2
Nov 6, 2003 12:13 PM


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:06 PM.