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1986 Buick Grand National - BGN00875B.XHP.04
Extreme High Performance Award Member

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GNREGISTRY ID: BGN00875B - Ray " BUTCH" Tumbry

E-MAIL: butchtumbry@cs.com

CLASS:  XHP - Extreme High Performance in Competition ( 7 - 10 second cars )

PART A - OWNERSHIP:  Vehicle was purchased in August of 1989 from Salem, Ohio. It was a stolen recovery. It had 39,000 miles on it when purchased. Repaired and repainted in the spring of 1990. Current mileage is 57,806 with the same 14 year old paint. It has over 400 Drag Passes on the original long block. I finished 5th in EFI points in 2004 in the NMCA Street Car Association.

PART B -MOTOR: 

 
  • 57,806 mile stock long block
  • Stock intercooler with a stock ported neck
  • 009 Injectors, 7th Injector
  • TA49 TURBO with .63 housing
  • Houston 3 inch downpipe
  • Volt booster
  • Underdrive pulley
  • 160 Thermostat
  • Kenney Bell Ram Air Kit
  • Adjustable Regulator
  • Red Armstrong 93/108 Chips
  • I have run over 28 pounds of boost with this combination

PART C - TRANNY:  57,806 mile bone stock transmission, converter with Mobil 1 Transmission fluid. Stock rear end, original posi-unit, gears / axles also uses Mobil 1 gear lube.

PART D - SUSPENSION: 57,806 mile original power master set up S-10 rear wheel cylinders, organic rear shoes, original rear bushings with one air bag on right side. Best 60 FT time of 1.562 on 26x8.5 inch M/T Drag Slicks on Weld Super Lite Rims, 15x3.5 Front Drag Stars with 25x4.5 inch Goodyear Front Runners. For the street, I have a set of Eagle 17 inch wheels, 17x8 on the front with Dunlop 235/40/17 and 17x9.5 on the rear with Dunlop 245/40/17.

PART E - BODY & PAINT:  One repaint over the stock paint that had 39,000 miles on it. The repaint is 14 years old and has 17,000 miles on it. It was repainted with PPG NCT 1100. Front bumper has been replaced with a fiberglass one in 1995. The interior is all original with 57,806 miles on it. The only gauge in the car is an autometer 35 pound liquid filled boost gauge. The windshield still has a 1990 vehicle tech pass from the Muscle Car Nationals at Norwalk Raceway Park.

PART F - PERFORMANCE: Best of 11.54@117.98 in November of 1996 at Norwalk Raceway Park. Vehicle has been running the NMCA EFI Class in 2004. This car will run EFI G 12:00 Index or EFI H 12:50 Index at the NMCA World Final in Columbus. I qualified 6th for Sunday, ran the EFI Quick 8 on Saturday night and ran 11.97@115 but got beat in the semi final on Sunday. I was beaten in the 3rd round of competition, as I had a bad light and ran under the 12:00 Index with a 11.97. All this can be verified by visiting http://www.nmca-racing.com and clicking on "World Final Results/Points".

 


1986 Buick Grand National - BGN00875B.XHP.04
Extreme High Performance Award Member

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