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3-2-2015
3-13-2015
I did not rev it over 3500 but it sounds good!
3/25/15
Yes the track is not going to be open for a few more months at least, we are expecting snow tmrw. I am taking the engine out, doing some stuff to the car, and it will not run again until the girdled engine has been dynod with the alum heads and turbos. I have some things I need to do to make the car street legal again, and other things need to be done to pass tech at the track. I am not going to rush for anyone else I am doing it how I want and I am not going to rush out to the track. My life is worth a heck of more with a family to take care of and I don't think it makes me a pussy because I want to upgrade the axles etc to handle the power. I recently found out the engine has bone stock early style rods so it is not going to last long. As many of you know when a rod lets go in a Buick 350 it makes a huge mess, taking out a lot of parts when things start hitting each other... Im sorry but I have seen pictures of 350s that have let go and i certainly do not want to oil down the track and or loose control at speed
WHEN the rods let go. Sonny Seal lost his car over a coolant line they are pretty sure, it happens quick!
I considered taking the car as is to the chassis dyno and cranking the boost to see what it does, and I might still do that.
It must be making about 650 hp as is, would be nice to see the dyno chart and I may still do it.. If the engine blows no big deal on the chassis dyno compared to at 130 mph.
I am out, you guys can wait and buy the book if you want to hear how it turns out or not I don't care... All I know is that this is a hobby for me and I enjoy helping others... I have been helping others on here for years and I really enjoyed it. In fact when I joined I needed a lot of guidance from people on here and I am still learning as we all should.
I am not afraid to hire a pro to build me an engine or do my head porting, its a smart investment! I never claimed to know everything or be a pro engine builder i just love helping people build better Buicks to enjoy. Part of that is compiling information, data, and knowledge about sbb performance. This does not mean I claim to know everything or have the fastest car etc. Someone will always run faster, run to your own goals and enjoy the hobby.
Like Jim in another thread I do deserve to be given a hard time by the 455 guys because i bash their week blocks, but its the 350 crowd that should help join my effort to prove the 350s advantages over the 455 not just give me a hard time.
Even if i never shared any of my future dyno or track times the truth would come out about the potential of these engines. With the heads and intake, it wil be a home run! Thank goodness we kept promoting the potential!!
8/18/15
I have been having a blast with it so far!
Yes the Tubs and Twins car is here in my garage and running very strong. I have had the engine apart a few times lately and I think I have most of the bugs worked out. The car gets a lot of complements, MANY people are surprised by how quite it is! It idles like a stock NA T212 cam 350 till the boost comes on and it is just plain scary fast with the current 20 PSI setting.
My little man Shane Buick Gaskin loves the car! He grins ear to ear when I start it up and he claps and cheers! 
Look daddy there is a Chevy in the rear view! 
And my old car now Owned By Blake at Roadrunner Towing, now a friend of mine lives just down the road! 
8/18/15
Over 6000 I had valve float so I got some better valve springs in there. Revs to 7000 fine now...
Had a head gasket leak at 23 psi, got that fixed by adding arp studs and MLS gaskets. Lowered boost to 20 psi.
Had an electrical issue on the dyno got that sorted out but ran out of dyno time that day...
It is coming along.
Have not got a clean run on the dyno yet, but it is frying the tires at 60 MPH. Working 13 hours night shifts right now but taking the car back to the dyno a week today.
No we did not get any dyno numbers because of a bad connection at the distributor that we did not track down till it was too late to run it again.
It smokes the big meats even at 60 MPH in second gear when you cruise and then ease into the throttle it gets insane when the boost hits, although the street is not good for traction anyway. It does hook up well on clean road, almost breaks your neck when it shifts under full throttle... But you can cruise it around at light throttle and it just drives like a low comp 350.
8/20/15
Well guys just 6 days till it hits the dyno machine. I decided to take it for a spin with the camera rigged up for your viewing pleasure!
I did not have much time so I just did a quick drive but as you can see and hear it runs very strong.
There is a part throttle hesitation that I need to get worked out, hopefully the dyno tuning will get that sorted out. I have a full carb calibration kit and the guys at the shop have done a lot of these blow through setups.
In this video I have it in second gear for pretty much the whole video, I try not to get into boost in first gear as it gets crazy so second gear is where i test the boost out. I also avoid getting into boost in third as it gets to 120+ MPH QUICK and I need to keep my drivers license! It has a 4.56 gear, 3800 stall converter, mild cam, 8:1 compression, pump gas setup.
Yes my spedo is not working, and the rattles you can hear are the windows, as I have not put the new weatherstripping and window sweeps in after the new paint job...
So without further delay I hope you guys enjoy, crank up the computer speakers because this is pure MUSIC to a SBB Lover:
I am trying to be very responsible with it... I have never driven a car with this much power, it is a powerful tool and must be respected... I floored it once in first and I was NOT prepared for the crazy acceleration, tire smoke, and car drifting sideways at speed. At NO point in the video did I floor it, this is just dipping into the throttle for a second or less at a time. It is a HUGE rush!