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[Mike]

Well, its not fast, but it isnt slow either. The 160 horsepower is plenty of pep for my needs. I've never had trouble pulling out into busy traffic or onto the highway. I'd say in order of quickest to slowest off the line, in my house would be...

the '04 Cavi with the 2.2 liter Ecotec. Put your foot in it and that thing really moves.
My GP (slower than the Cavi but not much)
The 89 Skyhawk with the 2.0 (a very distant third)
and lastly, leading way way way in the back is the E-150 with the 5.0. It is simply just not enough engine to haul that much ass around with any sort of speed.

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

i thought it would be a good show to race my 'new' Lumina against my old regal. both are 91s, and near full loads. both auto too.
any guesses on who wins the race? heres some info

1991 buick regal (Frank)
250,000kms
3800 Series 1. last oil change was over 4 months ago!! haha -not mine.....
FE3 suspension
RActive Muffler, no pipes changed. infact its still routed over the rear leaf, not under.

AND
1991 Chevrolet Lumina Z34.
125,000km (as with the buick, this is give or take a good amount)
3.4L DOHC -recent work includes new air box and new gaskets from under the LIM to the top of the motor.
oil changed abour 2,000km ago. maybe 3000... not getting changed again till spring though.
and its lugging around a trunk full of junk, including my 75lbs worth of sub woofer box...

exhaust has all been replaced (from collector to tips) with 2 1/2" mandrel bent pipes with magnaflow mufflers and tips.

so who bets on who, a race from 0 - 100kmh

[DiscoStudd]

so who bets on who, a race from 0 - 100kmh

Z34 wins.  I couldn't keep up with any LQ1's when I had my Regal.  They pull hard all the way up to redline, whereas the L27 peters out somewhere 4500-5000 RPM.

I want to run my wife's 07 Impy against an LQ1.  It would be a pretty even fight.  I bet if I slapped a CAI on the 07, it might eek out a win.

the '04 Cavi with the 2.2 liter Ecotec. Put your foot in it and that thing really moves.

I had an 04 Malibu Classic that had the ECOtec.  That motor was definitely a screamer!  I think it was pretty evenly matched with the L82, power-wise.  I remember it had quite a bit of top end power, but like every DOHC 4-banger, it sounded like a wounded banshee when it got up above 5000 RPM...
Post Merge: December 08, 2009, 02:20:21 AM

-oh and one vert regal i know of in 1st gen!!

Is this the one?

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

i dunno. the one i saw had some numbers on the side, i know its posted on this forum somewhere...  it also didnt have the front little windows (i dont think) and normal regal alloys

[bender01]

http://www.gmwbody.com/forum/general-1-1-5-gen-w-body-discussion/regal-'vert/msg24288/#msg24288
 this topic?

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

I guess there was two, this was the one i was thinking of thanks bender!

i still think the cutty looks better
Post Merge: December 08, 2009, 11:04:31 AMive gotta admit, that first one looks cheap. those have gotta be hubcaps, and its not even a GS model. i bet it has a 2.8 in it! lol

in our trailer hitch listings book at work, we list a Gen1 Wbody Buick Regal GS with dual exhaust (listed as a GS model) but ive yet to see one. any clarification here?

[EuroSS]

and yet they use the turbo 6  decal and it aint

[Jay]

Never seen the first one before.

Definitely Photoshopped. Those are Century wheels.
Post Merge: December 08, 2009, 04:09:27 PM

and yet they use the turbo 6  decal and it aint

One: That is NOT a turbo 6 decal.

Two: many 3.0s and 3.8s got it even though they were N/A.

[EuroSS]

noope and wrong. my exfather in law has those on a gs. and it was ONLY ever used on a G/N  GNX. oh sorry they were in color




Post Merge: December 08, 2009, 04:25:52 PMcorrection, also on the t-type and riviera turbo
Post Merge: December 08, 2009, 04:28:44 PM1979 saw the debut of the first front wheel drive Riviera on a trimmer, 114 in (2,900 mm) wheelbase, once again sharing its mechanical design and platform with the Cadillac Eldorado and Oldsmobile Toronado. The Olds 403 and 350 were dropped, but the Buick 350 remained, as did a new turbocharged Buick V6 of 231 cu in (3.79 L) displacement with 185 hp (138 kW). The Riviera became Motor Trend's Car of the Year. Sales more than doubled, to 52,181 for 1979 and 48,621 for the very similar 1980 models.[2]

1981 saw the Turbo renamed T-Type

Post Merge: December 08, 2009, 04:32:04 PMhttp://www.rivowners.org/features/evolution/evpt79.html

[Jay]

I don't see a turbo, do you?

My 1987 Somerset GN with a N/A 3.0 had them as well.

So did 1986 Century Gran Sports that had N/A 3.8s.

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

i gotta agree with mechanic on it NOT being a turbo 6 logo, but more of a buick performance logo, like a FAST 6. lol
but i do disagree with manic on that the first convertible regal in this thread isnt photoshopped, why waste time putting in door handles?

[Jay]

That's a chop. I've seen the original pic in a brochure and it's a Limited coupe.

[Mike]

I've always kind of wondered why they didn't make a vert version of all the Ws.

[DiscoStudd]

Where the hell did you get a pic of my old car?!?!?

[Mike]

Interior is different. Yours is red, the other is charcoal