Quick Tip – NAPA Heating/Cooling Group Parts Locator

admin — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:31:10 +0000

It’s no secret that TRSource.com likes NAPA replacement parts for our developmental test Turbo Regal. Consistent quality, convenient locations, good inventory, and if they don’t have it in stock, they can usually get it in just a few hours.

We’ve discovered an online tool that can make finding replacement parts much easier. Navigate your web browser to the NAPA Heating/Cooling Group site. You’ll find everything you ever wanted to know about NAPA’s line of replacement parts for our Turbo Regal’s heating and cooling system. But you also find two great tools to make locating those parts a breeze.

Click on “Parts Lookup Tools” on the top menu and you’ll be presented with a parts lookup that searches by Application, Interchange, Part Number, or the usual Year/Make/Model/Engine combination. This will get you a list of common replacement parts for our Turbo Regals.

If that’s not enough, click on the VIN Decoder link and you’ll be redirected to the NAPA VIN Decoder site. Type in your Turbo Regal’s vehicle identification number and you’ll get a list of common replacement parts for the heating and cooling system.

Print it and throw it in the glove box – you’ll always have a quick-reference for your Turbo Regal!

Product Review – RJC Racing Airflow Distribution Power Plate

admin — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:11:40 +0000

It was inevitable. What started as a simple fuel line replacement has turned into the usual long downtime with a lot more changes than we originally planned to make. Once we had the front of the LC2 disassembled to replace the fuel feed and return lines, other parts just started jumping off and pretty soon we were staring into that big open lower intake manifold plenum.

The hole just looked so big and inefficient at feeding the turbo engine, we had to stuff it full of something to improve airflow distribution to all six cylinders. Take a look at our second product review as we install the RJC Racing Airflow Distribution Power Plate on the TRSource.com developmental test Turbo Regal. As usual, be sure to comment with your questions or feedback!

Product Review – RJC Racing Airflow Distribution Power Plate

Product Review – Stainless Steel Fuel Feed and Return Lines

admin — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:58:47 +0000

Well, it had to happen. Driving home a few days ago and I started to smell fuel leaking. I pulled off the road and looked under the hood. No obvious leak around the fuel rail, but there was a strong gasoline smell. I limped Darth Buick home to the Garage Mahal and once I started looking deeper, discovered the feed line from the frame rail line to the fuel rail had a pinhole leak caused by 24 years of rubbing against something.

Sixty psi of fuel pressure leaking from a 3/8″ line is never a good thing. So I hopped online to one of our favorite vendors and ordered up a set of replacement lines, in stainless steel no less. Now we have an excuse to start the long list of planned upgrades to the TRSource.com developmental test Turbo Regal. So take a look at our first product review, and be sure to comment!

Product Review – Stainless Steel Fuel Feed and Return Lines

Hot Rod Power Tour 2011

admin — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:36:12 +0000

TRSource.com will be participating in the 2011 Hot Rod Power Tour! It’s our first time and we’re VERY excited to say the least. The tour dates and cities are:

Saturday June 4, Cocoa Beach, FL Port Canaveral
Sunday June 5, Valdosta, GA South Georgia Motorsports Park
Monday June 6, Montgomery, AL Montgomery Motorsports Park
Tuesday June 7, Nashville, TN LP Field
Wednesday June 8, Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Thursday June 9, Muskegon, MI Downtown Muskegon
Friday June 10, Detroit, MI Metro Beach Metropark
Saturday June 11, Detroit, MI Long Haulers Ceremony (Location TBD)

Click on 2011 Hot Rod Power Tour for more information. You can also get all of the Hot Rod Power Tour updates by texting “HRPT” to “59925″.

We’ll see you there!

Welcome

admin — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 21:26:04 +0000

Welcome to TRSource.com – the resource for Intercooled Turbo Regals. TRSource.com is dedicated to the maintenance and modification of 1986-87 Buick Regals powered by the LC2 engine, including the T-Type, Turbo T and Grand National. Although we’re dedicated to the Intercooled LC2, much of the information here will also apply to the “hot-air” non-intercooled Turbo Buicks and even the 1989 Turbo Trans Am.

TRSource.com is intended to be the “one-stop” source for intercooled TR information. We’ll include:

reference material you can use
the latest technical information for monitoring and tuning your Turbo Regal
periodic maintenance – how to keep your Turbo Regal a top performer
in-depth product reviews – we buy it, install it, evaluate it, and report back to you
performance upgrades – a staged approach to increasing power and handling
coverage of Buick and Turbo Regal events (maybe some other models as well…)

Our future plans include establishing a discussion forum and bringing some exciting new products to market. So visit us often and let us know what you think.

TRSource.com – THE resource for Intercooled Turbo Regals!