1987 Buick GN Turbo V-6 - 10-Second TR

Don't you love it when a plan comes together? Hannibal from "The A-Team" certainly did, although it was hard to believe that a plan was considered "complete" when five-minute machine gun barrages aimed at random henchmen resulted in no deaths and few injuries. These guys could have used a few days on the range with Ermey-we can hear it now: "PRIVATE B.A. BARACUS, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO TO MY BELOVED CORPS?"

Jack Cotton loves it when plans come together as well-although we didn't see any guns or grenades around his Agawam, Massachusetts, shop, we did find a 101,000-mile '87 GN that is damn close to the end of a full-on 10-second buildup. With a brand-new rear end and race-ready suspension, a solid fuel system, notched frame rails, and a long block all built up and ready to go, there were only a few more items to cover before this puppy could be cracked off and broken in at the racetrack.

Part of this month's story will cover the basic reassembly of this Grand National; however, four of the items that we cover are crucial to the performance, driveability, and longevity of these turbo cars. Matching up the correct turbo and torque converter is a must to ensure that performance goals are met, while still allowing for decent street manners. Also coming into play is intercooler and ECU selection-while most aftermarket offerings of these two items would perform OK, there are certain choices that can be made that will make a big difference in your TR's overall performance.

Cotton's is getting real close to finishing this GN-and I pity the fool who lines up against Frankie's bad GN!