New from Belgium..??

[Macbuick]

Hello guys,

My name is David, I'm 39, I live in Namur in Belgium.....
I have a Pro-Touring 72 Buick Skylark fitted with a Procharger P1SC.
I also have a 71 El Camino and a 68 Pontaic Catalina Station wagon.

The engine will be started in a few weeks, I 'm waiting for my last order from SUMMIT....

David

[pavement pounde]

Hi, show us some pictures please.
I think I live 3 hours away frm you.

[Michael]

Hi David, and welcome to SCH! Happy to have you aboard.

Would love to see some photos of these great cars you have. And feel free to add them to the SCH Garage.

[vinces427bb]

welcome to the site
is the skylark still buick powered?

[Macbuick]

is the skylark still buick powered?

yes still Buick power ! I didn't choose the easy way

Thanks everybody, here are some pictures:







The El Camino (called The Grinch):






and the Buick :







Engine:
V8 350ci,
-bored 0.30,
-TA Performance high volume oil pump and regulator,
-mild ported heads,
-Scott Brown cam
-TA intake,
-TA headers ceramic coated,
- 2,5" Flowmaster exhaust with Super 40 mufflers,
-MSD billet distributor with 6AL moul and MSD coil, BTM.
-TA (Ron Davis) radiator with dual 16" fans,
-ATI Procharger + Intercooler
-Quick Fuel blown through 650 carb
-Aeromotive fuel pump.

Wheels:
American Racing Salt Flat Painted/polished 8x17 and 9.5x17

Tires:
Hankook Ventus Sport 235-45-17 and 275-40-17

Brakes:
Baer
front: Track 13" ,
rear: Touring 12"

Chassis:
-Hotchkiss sway bars front.
-Hellwig sway bar rear.
-Eibach springs
-Prothane bushings suspension and body.
-Eaton LSD.
-TCI aluminum th-350 pan.
-Lower CPP arm
-Upper SC&C arm with tall ball joint.
Chassis will be sandblasted and powdercoated in satin black.

Interior:
-Recaro seats. Will be recover with the same design as the original bench seat to match the rear seat.
-B&M Pro-Stick.
-Autometer Monster tach and gauges .
-Center console.
-All the wood trim will be removed.

[Michael]

WOW! What a great collection of rides!!!

Thanks very much for sharing them with us.

Don't forget to add the El Camino and the Catalina to the SCH Garage!

[vinces427bb]

that's a wide varity of cars,
they all look great

[pavement pounde]

Very nice sir !

[Macbuick]

the first start !!!

but problem with the BTM, no ground on the green wire, I had to use only the 6AL to start the engine.......

[Macbuick]

The white loop on the BTM was not cut !!

Now it's ok....




I just have to tune the carb !

the exhaust fumes smel damn rich !

[pavement pounde]

looking great !

[Macbuick]

Can someone tell me if I have to change my idle jets as it idles way too rich !
I tried to lean with the 4 mixture screws but it didn't help !

I thing I will have to buy a kit of QFT jets to tune my carb !

[vinces427bb]

what do you have for initial advance timing for the distributor ??
does the distribitor have a vacuum advance pod?
what are you using for plugs? what are they gapped at??
what is the BTM set to pull timing out per boost pressure?
what is your initial fuel pressure set at 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5#?? it is a boost referenced regulator?

i had issues with lots of plugs fouling (accel and NGK) changed to some champions and closed the gap to 0.030"
the initial advance should be set much higher than stock = like 12-18* of initial advance and total timing limited to stock settings of about 30-36* - i'm not sure of what is a good recommendation for buick engines, the BTM should pull out some timing x* @ each x.x-psi of boost.
here is some hipo buick info link: http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.ph...-your-Buick-V8
i'm not running a BTM as i was instructed that it really wasn't needed for boost pressure i was running, (14+psi)

i was fighting the rich running and suspected/changed the power valve assembly several times, =no changes seen...
i changed the plugs to Champions with a small 0.030"-gap and it started burning the richer mixture...
was nothing wrong with the carb that was set-up as a blow thru by the CarbShop....

i would see if you can get the mixture to burn at idle/low rpm's and know that a rich condition is normal for these engines to protect from lean out.

[Macbuick]

what do you have for initial advance timing for the distributor ??
does the distribitor have a vacuum advance pod?
what are you using for plugs? what are they gapped at??
what is the BTM set to pull timing out per boost pressure?
what is your initial fuel pressure set at 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5#?? it is a boost referenced regulator?

i had issues with lots of plugs fouling (accel and NGK) changed to some champions and closed the gap to 0.030"
the initial advance should be set much higher than stock = like 12-18* of initial advance and total timing limited to stock settings of about 30-36* - i'm not sure of what is a good recommendation for buick engines, the BTM should pull out some timing x* @ each x.x-psi of boost.
here is some hipo buick info link: http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.ph...-your-Buick-V8
i'm not running a BTM as i was instructed that it really wasn't needed for boost pressure i was running, (14+psi)

i was fighting the rich running and suspected/changed the power valve assembly several times, =no changes seen...
i changed the plugs to Champions with a small 0.030"-gap and it started burning the richer mixture...
was nothing wrong with the carb that was set-up as a blow thru by the CarbShop....

i would see if you can get the mixture to burn at idle/low rpm's and know that a rich condition is normal for these engines to protect from lean out.

Thanks for your advices,
I 'm gonna look for colder spark plugs -and non platinium!- (as also indicated by Procharger)

I have (for instance) 36° Total advance, 15 initial
No advance pod on the MSD distributor,
I'm currently running Ac Delco R45TS which are apparently too hot. gap= 0.040..
BTM is not yet set to retard,
fuel pressure is 6 psi
fuel regulator is referenced on the carb hat.

[Macbuick]

So I gapped the spark to 0.030 in place of 0.040....and my AFR shows that it's richer than previously !! ??