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    grand nova...

     



    me and a couple of guys at my shop we're talkin bout our cars and stuff and this one guy's got a grand national and we were joking around talking bout puttin a grand national engine and maybe tranny(i want a stick) in my nova. we kept talking but eventually the conversation got serious, he's gonna call up a guy in jersey he deals with and see how much he could get a grand nation drivetrain for. i'm still leaning towards the BB but something about this idea definetly has a cool factor way up there . i'm just a little unsure about all the work it's gonna take and if it's worth the trouble, and turbo's, fuel injection, control modules.....it seems like more things to go wrong. how much work and money u think i would take, compared to goin with a big block? know anybody that's done something like this? what about power wise?

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    i know it's gonna be a pain, but i'm just wondering about the power. because i want power more than cool points

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    Do it, do it, do it!!

     



    Lots of help available in the Hybrids section of this board:

    www.turbobuicks.com

    Also here:

    www.turbobuick.com

    and the new one:

    www.t6p.com

    and the granddaddy (and best history/tech stuff)

    www.gnttype.org


    I've had two GN's and have the GN motor and tranny in my '36 Chevy now.

    BTW, the Nova swap has been done, so you should be able to get specific help with this swap. Also, you should probably forget having a standard transmission. Turbo motors like automatics (to keep the turbo spooled up.)
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