My father worked for a company that was owned by GM. Anyway he was an executive and got a big discount on GM products so we always had a GM. During the 1980’s his go to was the Oldsmobile Cutlass. Especially the 442’s. For 1986 he ordered a 442, but when it arrived it was the wrong color. So he did not take possession of the car. Anyways, he then decided to get a corvette. I was like finally a cool car. We test drove a corvette and he settled on a black automatic with the Z51 package. Well that’s what I thought. On the day he was supposed to buy it he changed his mind and bought a 1986 Gand National. As you can imagine I was disappointed when he drove up the driveway. Not another G body I said. My dad gets out of the Buick and said “get you ass in the car”. I complied and he took me for a ride. I came back home with a grin from ear to ear. This thing was faster than a Corvette. I could not believe it. I popped the hod and saw that 3.8 and the turbo and I was like no way. My father smiled and said. Will go Vette hunting tonight. We did and smoke 2 that night. The next year he worked his magic with a friend at GM and was able to order a GNX. The 930 turbo killer. He kept the 1986 and I drove it when I got my license. Well for a short period of time. I got caught drag racing. However, it was fun while it lasted.
It’s a shame that GM didn’t put the 5.7 liter tuned port injection L98 in the Monte Carlo SS. That 305 it had was a dog and nothing Super Sport about it.
Give me all the G Bodies!!! El Camino SS, Grand Prix 2+2, Olds Hurst, Monte Carlo Aero Coupe, and of course the star of the video, the GNX and its T-Type brethren.
I LOVE G BODY GMS - I just wish there were any left for hooning. The good ones have all been snatched up, and the bad ones are way to bad to bother with.
If you got the money they're not. I bought a 74k mile grandnational for 24k un molesterecline. had the tires from the 80s that had to be replaced asap do to dry rot. I put 20k to restore the mechanical issues. Got rid of the crap break system all new acc components, new fuel and brake lines, transmission cooler, Slightly bigger turbo, 3inch down pipe, 2.5 inch pypes exhaust, cat delete, bigger injectors, stock rotating assembly, still using the flat tappet cam, led interior lights, razor alky running 20psi of boost. All that equates to 500hp and 600tq. I'm as fast as a stock camaro zl1. I can't compete with the upper echelon like the gt500 or hellcat but if you're not driving one of those or a highly modified car then most wouldn't stand a chance. That low end tourqe pulls from from the bottom hard all the way to redline.
I had a '78 Buick Regal 3.8L Turbo back in the mid 80's that was a ton of fun. The blow through turbo setups back then were simplistic but fairly new to us. Major learning curve and a ton of issues later... good old days. XD ---Just my two cents.
And furthermore, Buick had already took its place at the front of the pack when they built the 1970 Buick GS Stage 1 and GSX stage 1, 17 years before the GNX.
First car I bought was a 1985 Monte "SS", and I write it that was cuz it was a crappy conversion. You could spin the column to put the reverse lights on cuz they took out the shifter and out a floor one in. Engine blew within an hour of buying it. The owner of the crap car lot said I was "racing it" and his friend saw me and blah blah blah. Even if I was racing it - which I wasnt, you should be able to floor a car without the engine crapping out. It also didnt have cats on it. I eventually put a 350 in it and put some new parts on it and it was running really nice, I had a Holley Street Avenger carb on it which made it run/start beautifully. Then one day at a traffic light, I turn left and my back tire with the axel still attached. I stopped immediately so it didnt come out and we just slid it back in after jacking it up - Good ol C-Clip strikes again. After that my buddy convinced me to go all out and tear it down and go from painting the frame to ? Painted frame was as far as it got. But I had the engine still and a rebuilt transmission with a B&M shift kit in it. Thats where I put most of the money beside the cost of the car itself. I ended up taking all the parts and eBay'ing them for a really good amount of money, close to $5k. I couldnt believe it. So I had my nice lil engine with a few arts and its a 350so it can go in anything...then the engine walked away one day when it was on an engine stand in my buddies garage. He claimed he knew nothing - which I think was total BS but I couldnt prove it. There was one possibility that a guy I sold the painted frame to could of done it as he had the means to get it (he had no prob picking up the frame), and he knew the engine was there...Still think it was my "friend". Next car I bought was a 1987 Cutlass Supreme with bucket seats and a real floor shifter. It was the complete opposite of the Monte. I got it for nearly half of what I got scammed out of on the MC and the car ran flawlessly for years. I had a real nice sound system with DVD/TV flip out stereo and I had put a PS2 in there. Multiple times I was at a party and Tekken Tag Tournament would get brought up and after a lil smack talk, out to the Cutty we went. There are so many better options today to do something like that - Hell I would just have a smaller PC hooked right up, and the wireless controllers would of been a godsend too.
Holy cow… I don’t think I count how many inaccuracies are in this video. Still enjoyed it. Good to hear the ACLU has stepped up to help the Jan 6 prisoners, you know, the ones that have been in jail for over a year and not even been charged . Oh my bad, they have done jack$&@!
The T type and Turbo T's with the LC2 option are the sleepers nobody reviews. They were actually faster than the Grand National's do to some weight reduction. aka aluminum wheels and aluminum bumper brackets and they came in all colors they also can be ordered with less options / even more weight reduction. pricing is also less than the GN.
@@brianlarose6110 I'd have to see some real evidence before I'm willing to resign my opinion over to the absolutely absurd idea of Turbo T / T-Type being lighter & faster than Grand Nationals.. Reasons being: If this were true, I believe I'd have heard of it at some point in the past 30 yrs, every moment of which I've spent obsessing over the Grand National, especially the GNX.. I've dived deep into the history and the lore of these vehicles as well as the Ts which I'm actually a fan of as well, so if that what you're saying is true I feel like I would have heard of it at some point outside of some random comment buried in the comments section in RUclips, ya feel? That seems like a pretty significant fact that if it were true would have been expounded upon over and over again in countless videos from these content creators who are all scrambling to find any little piece of minutea to make videos about on the subject of the mid 80s G body's since they've blown up HUGE lately in pop culture, see my point?
@@88_TROUBLE_88 They have identical drive lines and could be specified to be lighter, these are just the facts :o). In reality, any of the turbo cars with an LC2 would have a pretty wide variation of track times due to weather, track prep, and simply one car being faster than the other for no good reason beyond it being built on a Tuesday instead of Friday afternoon. lol I've owned a GN since I was 20, I'm 46 now. ;o)
@@88_TROUBLE_88Its true my friend .....the 1987 Turbo T which replaced the T Type for 1987 was badged with a T inside a square is considered the fastest G Body Regal other than the GNX due to weight savings. The T types did not get any weight savings only the Turbo T We4. So fastest stock G body turbo Buicks would be model year 1987 GNX ...Turbo T ...GN . Buick facts and figures book pages 3 and 4.
Wow, talk about taking video footage from the entire you tube landscape to use in editing, damn dude, you have way more patience than me to make a video.
Great DATA on the Buick grand National, 8:33 on the video Buick GNX functional hood scoop Love it got the same on mine Great Minds think alike NOT4SALE.....lol 😂
My dad has a grand national he haven’t used it in maybe 4-5 years it’s in someone’s garage and he has subs (pioneers) but no amp he beat a mustang in it. we call it the black car.
@@omarescamilla6223 One could just as easily say that the faster 1/4-mile time is an excuse made when it's pointed out that the Buick is complete crap around a road course.
"Beating Ferrari" by building those ugly boxes is a complete misunderstanding of what Ferrari is. Yes, they probably can outperform Ferrari, but they're still ugly mf boxes, and Ferrari is Ferrari. 80s and 90s were weird times. Most classic supercar bodies and most ugly regular car bodies. don't even get me started about those Camaro's and Mustang's. Ugh. Foxbody? More like Boxbody.
Do you have any concept of 80s cars or are you just going off of total bs? To call Buick the worst shows incredible ignorance to the topic. Educate yourself a little more on a topic before posting such a farcical title. If your audience is under 30, you are doing a disservice to them.
If you respect the history, then fine, get excited about a Grand National. If you think the money would be awesome if you win one of them and can flip it, also fine. If you're just enamored with the murdered out color scheme on an old man's body shape, then okay you do you. Those reason are legit I guess. But if you think it's going to be better than any more modern car, then quit lying to yourself...they're Buick Regals from the 1980's. Sure, they're faster than other 1980's Buick Regals, but that's about the only benefit. They're absolute junk compared to practically any modern car.
Modern cars are great . But what cars get the attention at car shows? The 35 plus year old Gbody's not those modern out of the box cars. Those old cars paved the road for the modern cars of today.
One thing you might not know about grandnational they are over engineered. With bolt ons and a slightly bigger turbo, exhaust and up graded fuel system I'm doing about 500hp and 600tq. I'm just as fast as a stock camaro zl1. I'm faster than a scat pack, mustang gt, gt 350, and just about all the modern cars under 50k. My neighbor has one on slicks and he has went nose to nose with a hellcat in the quater mile. My Instagram friend has the buick stage 2 block. He's pushing about 1500hp block can withstand 2000hp. These cars are monsters.
@@jdgreen214 I agree with all of that. I'm just saying that it's nothing special compared to more modern stuff. Heck, with similar mods to what you described on your GN, a late model Volkswagon GTI can make 500-HP out of only TWO LITERS displacement. You've got your GN up to 131-HP per liter, which the GTI almost does when it's completely stock. Add those mods and the modern GTI is pushing 250-HP per liter. And it's just a mid-tier Volkswagon hatch back for crying out loud. A new Nissan GTR makes 565-HP out of a 3.8-liter turbo engine...completely stock! Heck, I've got a 4-liter doing 137-HP per liter...NATURALLY ASPIRATED, with headers being the only mod. Not really a fair comparison because it's a pretty dang expensive engine, but I think it makes the point all the same. I've got plenty of respect for the old Buick and what it could do in it's day. So please don't take me the wrong way. All I'm saying is that modern cars have come a LONG way since then.
@@xtnuser5338 I agree. I also have a 442 restomod my thumbnail picture and in my opinion the deference in that and the grandnational seems a bigger difference between the grandnational and modern cars. I think the biggest difference between the grandnational and modern cars besides the technology and safety features is the transmission. With only 3 gears and an overdrive the down sifts you can fell them especially with a shift kit.
Please do some basic research first. I know it makes for a great title, and i have seen this claimed before but a buick GNXis not faster in a strait line than a ferarri F40. A GNX has 300HP VS F40s 474hp. A ferrari F40 does the standing quarter in 12.1 seconds
Real world testing saw the GNX (276HP, btw) do the quarter mile sprint 12.7 seconds. The Ferrari F40 tested in the same conditions only managed 13. This is documented and easy to find online, regardless of what Ferrari claims the times are.
@@DumbAngelDragon Just curious, where is the documentation that could prove that? All I see is that it finishes the 1/4 in about 12 seconds, or 11.7 seconds, or heck, even 11.2, not a word about it scoring anywhere near 13 seconds, so I'd like to hear back from you on this topic.
That is EXACTLY the whole point! And that is EXACTLY why so many people love the car, and that is EXACTLY why the car is worth SO much money today. It broke ALL the rules Instead of following what everyone else was doing
8:37 The location and the insulated Turbo Box is where, and How ALL Turbos should be Place AWAY from the ENGINE : WHY you may Ask the Turbos get too HOT up to 1875 degrees F . All current EcoTragics Ruin the Engine blocks by Warping the Block. Yes Turbos get Hotter than your Engine. From my Experience, siblings experience, and Co-workers experience. The Co-Workers will not get away from the Turbo, I and Siblings went to Naturally Asperated V8 or V6 . I just Bought the only White 2022 Mustang with a Proper 3rd Pedal 6 Speed Manual Transmission in all of Califorenia August 12, 2022 . I was looking for the White Mach1 Handling Pack, wound up paying $20,000 more a Roush Mustang and the Magneride is Epic. Out the Door is where Shelby Super Snake or the AutoTragic share with the C8 Corvette GT500 Starting price. Never been happier will be uploading Footage probably in a Different Channel for Automotive content this Weekend. 🧑🏻🦱👍🏻🏎️🏁
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Now, this is a bright spot in 1980’s American car history. Well curated, pal!
The Buick GNX was the King of the G-Bodies right from the factory and would surprise many over the years
I have one thank you, #069.
My father worked for a company that was owned by GM. Anyway he was an executive and got a big discount on GM products so we always had a GM. During the 1980’s his go to was the Oldsmobile Cutlass. Especially the 442’s. For 1986 he ordered a 442, but when it arrived it was the wrong color. So he did not take possession of the car. Anyways, he then decided to get a corvette. I was like finally a cool car. We test drove a corvette and he settled on a black automatic with the Z51 package. Well that’s what I thought. On the day he was supposed to buy it he changed his mind and bought a 1986 Gand National. As you can imagine I was disappointed when he drove up the driveway. Not another G body I said. My dad gets out of the Buick and said “get you ass in the car”. I complied and he took me for a ride. I came back home with a grin from ear to ear. This thing was faster than a Corvette. I could not believe it. I popped the hod and saw that 3.8 and the turbo and I was like no way. My father smiled and said. Will go Vette hunting tonight. We did and smoke 2 that night. The next year he worked his magic with a friend at GM and was able to order a GNX. The 930 turbo killer. He kept the 1986 and I drove it when I got my license. Well for a short period of time. I got caught drag racing. However, it was fun while it lasted.
One of my favorite cars from the 80s. That along with the Monte Carlo SS. Thanks for the video review!
It’s a shame that GM didn’t put the 5.7 liter tuned port injection L98 in the Monte Carlo SS. That 305 it had was a dog and nothing Super Sport about it.
Give me all the G Bodies!!! El Camino SS, Grand Prix 2+2, Olds Hurst, Monte Carlo Aero Coupe, and of course the star of the video, the GNX and its T-Type brethren.
I believe it stood for ( Grand National Experimental) not Grand Sport.
This car was hands down the best muscle car of the 80's. Just my opinion. If I won this beautiful beast I'd probably 💩 my pants. 🤣🤣
You guys are almost reaching a mil, keep on moving!!🔥🔥🔥
The grand national is an awesome car to review on 🔥
Almost 1 Million subs congratulations in advance I really like watching ideal media it’s on of my favorite go to car channels :)
I LOVE G BODY GMS - I just wish there were any left for hooning. The good ones have all been snatched up, and the bad ones are way to bad to bother with.
If you got the money they're not. I bought a 74k mile grandnational for 24k un molesterecline. had the tires from the 80s that had to be replaced asap do to dry rot. I put 20k to restore the mechanical issues. Got rid of the crap break system all new acc components, new fuel and brake lines, transmission cooler, Slightly bigger turbo, 3inch down pipe, 2.5 inch pypes exhaust, cat delete, bigger injectors, stock rotating assembly, still using the flat tappet cam, led interior lights, razor alky running 20psi of boost. All that equates to 500hp and 600tq. I'm as fast as a stock camaro zl1. I can't compete with the upper echelon like the gt500 or hellcat but if you're not driving one of those or a highly modified car then most wouldn't stand a chance. That low end tourqe pulls from from the bottom hard all the way to redline.
I had a '78 Buick Regal 3.8L Turbo back in the mid 80's that was a ton of fun. The blow through turbo setups back then were simplistic but fairly new to us. Major learning curve and a ton of issues later... good old days. XD
---Just my two cents.
And furthermore, Buick had already took its place at the front of the pack when they built the 1970 Buick GS Stage 1 and GSX stage 1, 17 years before the GNX.
0:28 some Doug Demuro vibes😁
First car I bought was a 1985 Monte "SS", and I write it that was cuz it was a crappy conversion. You could spin the column to put the reverse lights on cuz they took out the shifter and out a floor one in. Engine blew within an hour of buying it. The owner of the crap car lot said I was "racing it" and his friend saw me and blah blah blah. Even if I was racing it - which I wasnt, you should be able to floor a car without the engine crapping out. It also didnt have cats on it.
I eventually put a 350 in it and put some new parts on it and it was running really nice, I had a Holley Street Avenger carb on it which made it run/start beautifully. Then one day at a traffic light, I turn left and my back tire with the axel still attached. I stopped immediately so it didnt come out and we just slid it back in after jacking it up - Good ol C-Clip strikes again. After that my buddy convinced me to go all out and tear it down and go from painting the frame to ? Painted frame was as far as it got. But I had the engine still and a rebuilt transmission with a B&M shift kit in it. Thats where I put most of the money beside the cost of the car itself. I ended up taking all the parts and eBay'ing them for a really good amount of money, close to $5k. I couldnt believe it. So I had my nice lil engine with a few arts and its a 350so it can go in anything...then the engine walked away one day when it was on an engine stand in my buddies garage. He claimed he knew nothing - which I think was total BS but I couldnt prove it. There was one possibility that a guy I sold the painted frame to could of done it as he had the means to get it (he had no prob picking up the frame), and he knew the engine was there...Still think it was my "friend".
Next car I bought was a 1987 Cutlass Supreme with bucket seats and a real floor shifter. It was the complete opposite of the Monte. I got it for nearly half of what I got scammed out of on the MC and the car ran flawlessly for years. I had a real nice sound system with DVD/TV flip out stereo and I had put a PS2 in there. Multiple times I was at a party and Tekken Tag Tournament would get brought up and after a lil smack talk, out to the Cutty we went. There are so many better options today to do something like that - Hell I would just have a smaller PC hooked right up, and the wireless controllers would of been a godsend too.
Congrats to Ideal.
Buick showed those old dogs had power.
Cmon buick!Buick!! Bring back the gnx
Actually buick is a HOT seller in China 🇨🇳 and make great cars(great cars as in comfortable cars,not sporty cars)
The Chinese car market is still young
Little by little they will come to realize that Buick is nothing compared to the Japanese and Germans
Holy cow… I don’t think I count how many inaccuracies are in this video. Still enjoyed it.
Good to hear the ACLU has stepped up to help the Jan 6 prisoners, you know, the ones that have been in jail for over a year and not even been charged . Oh my bad, they have done jack$&@!
4:46 A Buick Regal was a g-body Chevy???
Dammm looks like super sport I had lol back in the day!!! Never even new about this gnx
Happy 1 mln!
I can guarantee you that in 1984, fun was not “outlawed “.
Right now at this time. Ideal media is at 999K Subs. Hello everyone that is seeing this when Ideal media is at 1M+.
My grandpa had one of these buick gnx back at 80s
Would love to get my hands on one of these it’s a game changer for ever wishing that they bring it back 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
As a kid my mother's ex husband had a sand rail with a grand national V6 with a turbo. That thing was frickn fast as shit!!!!! Plumb purple
gNx stands for grand *S* port experimental?
The T type and Turbo T's with the LC2 option are the sleepers nobody reviews. They were actually faster than the Grand National's do to some weight reduction. aka aluminum wheels and aluminum bumper brackets and they came in all colors they also can be ordered with less options / even more weight reduction. pricing is also less than the GN.
No, thats not true.
@@88_TROUBLE_88 It absolutely is true, but the weight reduction isn't making too much of a difference, 150 lbs maybe.
@@brianlarose6110 I'd have to see some real evidence before I'm willing to resign my opinion over to the absolutely absurd idea of Turbo T / T-Type being lighter & faster than Grand Nationals.. Reasons being: If this were true, I believe I'd have heard of it at some point in the past 30 yrs, every moment of which I've spent obsessing over the Grand National, especially the GNX.. I've dived deep into the history and the lore of these vehicles as well as the Ts which I'm actually a fan of as well, so if that what you're saying is true I feel like I would have heard of it at some point outside of some random comment buried in the comments section in RUclips, ya feel?
That seems like a pretty significant fact that if it were true would have been expounded upon over and over again in countless videos from these content creators who are all scrambling to find any little piece of minutea to make videos about on the subject of the mid 80s G body's since they've blown up HUGE lately in pop culture, see my point?
@@88_TROUBLE_88 They have identical drive lines and could be specified to be lighter, these are just the facts :o). In reality, any of the turbo cars with an LC2 would have a pretty wide variation of track times due to weather, track prep, and simply one car being faster than the other for no good reason beyond it being built on a Tuesday instead of Friday afternoon. lol I've owned a GN since I was 20, I'm 46 now. ;o)
@@88_TROUBLE_88Its true my friend .....the 1987 Turbo T which replaced the T Type for 1987 was badged with a T inside a square is considered the fastest G Body Regal other than the GNX due to weight savings. The T types did not get any weight savings only the Turbo T We4. So fastest stock G body turbo Buicks would be model year 1987 GNX ...Turbo T ...GN . Buick facts and figures book pages 3 and 4.
Grand National Experimental. You mistakenly said Grand Sport Experimental
My dad actually had a few of these throughout the years
So close to a million subscribers
Brad, do you know anything about the 1968 lincon continentalz.
Wow, talk about taking video footage from the entire you tube landscape to use in editing, damn dude, you have way more patience than me to make a video.
Happy 1M sub in advance
Great DATA on the Buick grand National, 8:33 on the video Buick GNX functional hood scoop Love it got the same on mine Great Minds think alike NOT4SALE.....lol 😂
Great, another omaze commercial.. At least its for a car I love
Crazy muscle cars 4ever 💪
8:42. “Grand Sport Experimental” You gotta fact check buddy
This was no muscle car. The grand National was a sports car the first of its kind.
My dad has a grand national he haven’t used it in maybe 4-5 years it’s in someone’s garage and he has subs (pioneers) but no amp he beat a mustang in it. we call it the black car.
My favorite American made car.
Dude you called it a grand sport experimental. It's a grand national experimental.
yes I caught that too. Good job.
They needed to put the 3800sc into the 80s cavalier...
Would stomp the sledgehammer amgs
I am with an 84 cavalier
Yeah it would stop amgs of the time. But it would be complete junk.
My dad had one when I was growing up, sad he had to sell it
On pto today so thank you😂
Not grand sport experimental. It's grandnational experimental. The 70s was the GS and GSX.
Can you do a video about Dodge?
Love see the burnout coming from the GN but it’s a LS swap
the worst company? no... not at all... not the greatest... but definitely not the worst.
Wow…. Now everyone loves the car? Thanks for driving up the price.
If i have one goal in life that must be fulfilled at all costs, it’s to own one these darth vader mobiles at some stage in life
Only 1k subs for 1M 😍😍
I own a GNX
a diecast one! lol
One of the only good 1980s american cars
Faster than an F40? Even on circuit tracks?
F40 was not really designed for drag racing.
I love the excuses!
@@omarescamilla6223 One could just as easily say that the faster 1/4-mile time is an excuse made when it's pointed out that the Buick is complete crap around a road course.
@@omarescamilla6223 no excuse just the video is wrong.f40 is way faster everywhere.quartr mile 12.1 vs 13.5
1 mil before next post?
1984 fun has been outlawed rising gas prices and corporate overlords have killed the muscle car. Are you sure you're not talking about 2022?
That’s was not grandpas car. That was dads Buick.
Buick is the worst car company? How do you figure that? Probably because Ferraris are so reliable and inexpensive to maintain.
The grand national isn’t a muscle car
I absolutely love the car but by definition it isn’t a muscle car
The Company is bad now, this car was the last good one that they made.
I almost bought one a long time ago!
Ur serious?
Bet you wish you bought it now, huh. 😁
did McLaren work on the 84 GNX?
There was no 84 GNX, just 1987. Before then it was just a Regal Grand National, and it was all in house.
Finally you guys are talking about real cars not those overseas Mickey Mouse cars!.....😁
it’s a GNX, had to click!
Buick in the 2020s did the wrong thing the should create a concept of the regal then the sport muscle is in production now :D
Bro Stop Lying
I had a grand national
"Beating Ferrari" by building those ugly boxes is a complete misunderstanding of what Ferrari is. Yes, they probably can outperform Ferrari, but they're still ugly mf boxes, and Ferrari is Ferrari.
80s and 90s were weird times. Most classic supercar bodies and most ugly regular car bodies. don't even get me started about those Camaro's and Mustang's. Ugh. Foxbody? More like Boxbody.
Do you have any concept of 80s cars or are you just going off of total bs? To call Buick the worst shows incredible ignorance to the topic. Educate yourself a little more on a topic before posting such a farcical title. If your audience is under 30, you are doing a disservice to them.
Hey I make custom car seat covers and floor mats, just ask me what you want/ send a design or image to me and I’ll make them👍😎
Winners of what?
The car America made to beat Ferrari was the gt40
how is buick the worst car company ever ???? literally some of the most beautiful cars came with the buick badge
I think he refers to the brand nowadays in America
Here before 1mil
OMG
This car looks like chic hics
Sad that foto attention u must use the name of Enzo
Men in black car😊
If you respect the history, then fine, get excited about a Grand National. If you think the money would be awesome if you win one of them and can flip it, also fine. If you're just enamored with the murdered out color scheme on an old man's body shape, then okay you do you. Those reason are legit I guess. But if you think it's going to be better than any more modern car, then quit lying to yourself...they're Buick Regals from the 1980's. Sure, they're faster than other 1980's Buick Regals, but that's about the only benefit. They're absolute junk compared to practically any modern car.
Absolute junk compared to modern cars until your seat module goes out and your car no longer works.
Modern cars are great . But what cars get the attention at car shows? The 35 plus year old Gbody's not those modern out of the box cars. Those old cars paved the road for the modern cars of today.
One thing you might not know about grandnational they are over engineered. With bolt ons and a slightly bigger turbo, exhaust and up graded fuel system I'm doing about 500hp and 600tq. I'm just as fast as a stock camaro zl1. I'm faster than a scat pack, mustang gt, gt 350, and just about all the modern cars under 50k. My neighbor has one on slicks and he has went nose to nose with a hellcat in the quater mile. My Instagram friend has the buick stage 2 block. He's pushing about 1500hp block can withstand 2000hp. These cars are monsters.
@@jdgreen214 I agree with all of that. I'm just saying that it's nothing special compared to more modern stuff. Heck, with similar mods to what you described on your GN, a late model Volkswagon GTI can make 500-HP out of only TWO LITERS displacement. You've got your GN up to 131-HP per liter, which the GTI almost does when it's completely stock. Add those mods and the modern GTI is pushing 250-HP per liter. And it's just a mid-tier Volkswagon hatch back for crying out loud. A new Nissan GTR makes 565-HP out of a 3.8-liter turbo engine...completely stock!
Heck, I've got a 4-liter doing 137-HP per liter...NATURALLY ASPIRATED, with headers being the only mod. Not really a fair comparison because it's a pretty dang expensive engine, but I think it makes the point all the same.
I've got plenty of respect for the old Buick and what it could do in it's day. So please don't take me the wrong way. All I'm saying is that modern cars have come a LONG way since then.
@@xtnuser5338 I agree. I also have a 442 restomod my thumbnail picture and in my opinion the deference in that and the grandnational seems a bigger difference between the grandnational and modern cars. I think the biggest difference between the grandnational and modern cars besides the technology and safety features is the transmission. With only 3 gears and an overdrive the down sifts you can fell them especially with a shift kit.
ACLU??? yeah no thanks. end video.
I ain't got no chance to win it, just because I'm from germany 🙄
Not true. You'd just have to pay for shipping. Unless of course they stipulate it in the rules on which country isn't allowed to enter the contest.
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Please do some basic research first. I know it makes for a great title, and i have seen this claimed before but a buick GNXis not faster in a strait line than a ferarri F40. A GNX has 300HP VS F40s 474hp. A ferrari F40 does the standing quarter in 12.1 seconds
Real world testing saw the GNX (276HP, btw) do the quarter mile sprint 12.7 seconds. The Ferrari F40 tested in the same conditions only managed 13. This is documented and easy to find online, regardless of what Ferrari claims the times are.
@@DumbAngelDragon Just curious, where is the documentation that could prove that? All I see is that it finishes the 1/4 in about 12 seconds, or 11.7 seconds, or heck, even 11.2, not a word about it scoring anywhere near 13 seconds, so I'd like to hear back from you on this topic.
Come on guys "faster than F40" really.Half a second slower than F40 from 0-60, Maybe 100 hp less and a lot heavyer but sure its faster yeah.
250 hp less xaxaxa
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But it's a V6 🙄
That is EXACTLY the whole point! And that is EXACTLY why so many people love the car, and that is EXACTLY why the car is worth SO much money today. It broke ALL the rules Instead of following what everyone else was doing
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it was not faster than f40 at least not stock
8:37 The location and the insulated Turbo Box is where, and How ALL Turbos should be Place AWAY from the ENGINE : WHY you may Ask the Turbos get too HOT up to 1875 degrees F . All current EcoTragics Ruin the Engine blocks by Warping the Block. Yes Turbos get Hotter than your Engine.
From my Experience, siblings experience, and Co-workers experience. The Co-Workers will not get away from the Turbo, I and Siblings went to Naturally Asperated V8 or V6 . I just Bought the only White 2022 Mustang with a Proper 3rd Pedal 6 Speed Manual Transmission in all of Califorenia August 12, 2022 . I was looking for the White Mach1 Handling Pack, wound up paying $20,000 more a Roush Mustang and the Magneride is Epic. Out the Door is where Shelby Super Snake or the AutoTragic share with the C8 Corvette GT500 Starting price.
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And just so everybody knows the cyclone and the typhoon was a Buick built truck but not too many people actually know that
8:42 you stated that GNX stood for Grand "Sport" Experimental. 😡. ... I am now unsubscribing from your channel.
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