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Q: How much is a stock 1987 Buick Grand National GNX worth in mint condition?

A: depends on the miles
the # on the dashboard
are you the original owner ?
do you have all the documentation?

its worth at least $50,000

check out ebay motors

Q: Buick Grand National Question?
I own a 1986 Buick Grand National. On its title, it is listed as a Buick GNA. We know that GN stands for Grand National, but what does the “A” stand for? We have confirmed that it is a true Grand national and its build codes match. Thanks in advance.

A: its the way in which some states title cars ie….i live in indiana have a pt cruiser …title says pt crr might be the same as your grand national g= grand na=national

Q: How much would a used 87′ Buick Grand National cost?

A: hey man yea im lookin for one right now and ive looked everywhere such as ebay, autotrader, craigslist, and ive found that the price is anywhere from $10,000 to like $60K but most that i have found r about $20K

Q: how to take the back seat of a buick grand national out of the car?
trunk latch is broken and cannot get into the trunk so trying to get in through the back seat, but cannot figure out how to get it out.

A: There might be a couple of bolts behind the cushions on the bottom that hold it in. There cushions on the floor have to come out first and there held in with brackets that you have to push the cushions off of. Look at them with a flash light and you will see what I mean. Sometimes there real hard to get out and you might need a extra set of hands to help you.

Q: What is a Plenum On A Buick Grand National?
I hear people talking about a plenum and i have no idea wtf it is, does anybody know what it is? and can give me a decent description of what it is and what it does?

Thank You

A: Technically a Grand national doesnt have one unless you consider the intake manifold itself. The Grand national has an alloy intake manifold with the throttle bore bolted on top. A good example of a engine with a seperate plenum would be a Vortec 350. Usually called the upper and lower intake, the plenum is the upper part that is bolted to the metal intake manifold on the bottom. Combined, they create the intake chamber where fuel and air are combined and sent to individual cylinders for combustion (basic definition). The plenum usually has additional ports for the map sensor and other items. Gasoline must have the correct ratio of air to properly combust. If i remember correctly, its something like 1 part fuel to 14 parts air but dont hold me to that one.
Definition from wikipedia: Plenum chamber a pressurised housing containing a fluid, usually air, at greater than ambient pressure. Such chambers are used within supercharging of internal combustion engines, hovercraft and sometimes steam engines. One function of the plenum is to equalise pressure from a single, perhaps pulsating, source to distribute it evenly between cylinders or over time.
I hope this helps.
ps, for a quick photo of one, go to ebay motors and type in plenum. many for sale for all application. also,type in intake manifold grand national and there are photo of those for sale too. Good Luck!

Q: 85 Buick grand national, 87 ford thunder bird turbo coupe or 88 Chevy Monte Carlo SS?
I couldnt choose one as my favorite, can you?

A: GRAND NATIONAL its worth the most by enthuses and highly respected by the Muscle Car World next would be the
Monte Carlo SS its still a street king today and very respected. The T-Bird I remember those they are hard to find.

My choice will be the Grand National

Q: Buick Grand National (1987) How much?
How much do you think my Buick Grand National is worth? It has under 40,000 original miles and there are only a handful of minor dings and scratches? Its NOT the GNX type but just the 3.8 supercharged engine. Someone has offered 18,000, but I know with the amount they made that year that it could be worth more. What do you guys think?

Thanks

A: I’d have it appraised by a collector car pro and go from there. These cars are going up in value but like all collector cars, condition and history are the most important things.

Yahoo Answers is the wrong place to find an answer to your question. Find the GN web discussion forum and have your car appraised by someone who knows about the car.

Q: how can you tell if it’s a real Buick Grand National?
84 is the year.

A: Grand National and GNX
T-Type Regal coupes, aimed at the performance market, appeared at this time, but the real news came in 1982, when the Regal Grand National appeared. Named for the NASCAR Grand National racing series, this car incorporated a 4.1 L V6 with 125 hp or an optional 180 hp turbocharged 3.8 L V6. There was no Grand National in 1983, but it returned in 1984 wrapped in its familiar all black paint. The turbocharged 3.8 became standard and would continue to be refined with fuel injection and intercooling. In 1987 it reached 245 hp (182 kW).

1987 also offered a lightweight WE4 (Turbo T) option which is extremely rare today. Only 1,547 of this variant were produced. They were painted black and treated to the same blackout package as the Grand National, including bumpers, grille, headlight and taillight trim. The differences between a WE4 and the base Grand National were the interior trim package, wheels, exterior badging, aluminum bumper supports, and aluminum rear brake drums as opposed to the Grand National’s cast iron. The rear spoiler was only available as a dealer installed option.

By 1985, the Grand National was acquiring a reputation as a modern muscle car, but the days of the G-body were numbered. For the final year, 1987, Buick introduced the GNX at a US$11,000 premium. Produced by McLaren/ASC, Buick underrated the GNX at 275 hp and a very substantial 360 lb-ft (488 N·m) of torque which gave this car a 0-60 time of 4.7 seconds. This was created so as to be “Grand National to end all Grand Nationals,” as the next model year converted the chassis to front-wheel drive, which, Buick engineers admitted, simply wouldn’t be able to put down that much power. Changes made included a special Garrett ceramic-impeller turbocharger connected by a ceramic-coated pipe to a better intercooler. A special computer chip, low-restriction exhaust, and reprogrammed Turbo Hydramatic 200-4R transmission with a custom torque converter and transmission fluid cooler completed the drivetrain modifications. Exterior styling changes include vents located on each front fender, 16 inch black mesh style wheels with VR-speed rated tires, and deletion of the hood and fender emblems. The interior changes of the GNX included a serial number on the dash plaque and a revised instrument cluster providing analog Stewart-Warner gauges, including an analog turbo boost gauge.

The acceleration performance of the GNX outpaced the factory’s power claims: 0-60 mph (97 km/h) took just 4.7 s with a 13.4 s/104 mph (167 km/h) quarter-mile. According to contemporary sources, these numbers made the GNX the fastest production sedan ever built. This claim is somewhat controversial—the car had two doors but its interior volume and structure made it a sedan rather than a coupe, and just 547 examples were built. GNX #001 is currently owned by Buick and sometimes makes appearances at car shows around the US. Although many quicker cars have been built, including a number of quicker modern sedans, its performance was truly impressive for the time. A contemporary Porsche 930 hit 60 mph in 5.0 seconds and ran the quarter mile in 13.6 seconds, roughly equivalent to the GNX, which cost much less and could out-accelerate the naturally-aspirated 911 of the day. Ironically, many believe that these performance numbers were the reason the GNX was axed. GM didn’t want one of its own cars outperforming its flagship, the Corvette, and pulled the plug on the Buick program. The muscle cars of the 1960s had the power to beat the GNX, but the tires of the time could not transform this into speed, not to mention the numerous techniques employed in the GNX allowed the car to transfer all the power to the ground, such as a ladder bar that ran from the mid-section of the car to the rear axle, so as to increase traction. This is also the reason why a GNX will actually lift the rear end up when the car is about to launch heavily. The GNX never made much of a road-track competitor to cars like the 911, but it could certainly hold its own on a drag strip.

Another amazing aspect of the Buick Grand National and GNX is the ease of upgrading performance. As electronic technology increased in automobiles over the years, with the implementation of air force-feeders (such as turbochargers and superchargers) and chips controlling the many aspects of the car, increasing performance became that much easier. Simply by spending under a hundred dollars on a race chip and increasing the boost could drop the Grand National’s quarter-mile time from its stock fourteen second range into the high twelve-second range. This alone makes the Grand National a very formidable opponent on the drag strip. Other easy upgrades include installing a larger turbocharger or purchasing larger fuel-injectors capable of supplying the engine with more fuel. The affordability and effectiveness of these upgrades made the Grand National a very popular car for drag-racing. In recent times with stock Corvettes producing quarter-mile times in the eleven second range, Grand Nationals provide an easy way to overcome the current “bad-boy” muscle cars. One can purchase a Grand National and upgrade it for far less money than buying a modern high-performance car and easily produce much quicker quarter-mile times.

1987 Buick Regal Grand NationalThe 1986 and 1987 Buick Grand Nationals and GNXs are now being sought by collectors throughout the United States and abroad. For those enthusiasts who care to maintain these cars as stock, parts are becoming increasingly difficult to come by, as they are drying up quickly. There are a number of vendors still out there with parts for these cars, but some of them are aftermarket. Only a handful of vendors actually stock the authentic NOS parts. Those collectors who wish to maintain mint condition cars will generally only use genuine GM or ACDelco parts from one of the few reputable vendors.

Famously painted in all black, the Grand National and GNX were ferocious drag strip competitors and are highly collectible today. The stealthy appearance coupled with the fact that the Grand National was initially released during the height of Star Wars fever earned it the title Darth Vader Car (Car and Driver covered the model’s introduction with the headline “Darth Vader, your car is ready”). The Grand National returned briefly to the headlines in 2003, when actor Sean Penn’s car was stolen with several guns inside. Also, actress Carmen Electra bought her then rock star husband Dave Navarro a 1987 Grand National as a present.[1]

Q: Anyone know where i can get a carbon fiber hood, trunk, doors, etc. for a 1987 Buick Grand National?
I’ve been looking for carbon fiber parts for some time now and still nothing. Any links or info would help. Thanks

A: try autobodyparts.com

Q: Is there a such thing as a WHITE 1985 Buick Grand National?

A: you could order any color you wanted as long as it was black . Seriously ,anything other than black is a repaint,a clone or none of the above.

Q: I want to swap out the 267 out of my 1987 Cutlass Supreme for a Buick Grand National 3.8l is it possible?
Just wondering what all would be involved in doin this.
its a 231 actually, 6 cylinder
the 231 currently in it is a Buick 3.8l same as the Grand National 3.8 without the Turbo and intercooler and 3:23 rearend, instrument cluster is interchangeable, will need all new wiring and computer, this is all know as of now. Thank You for replys.

A: you,d have to change the transmission,and everything on it,you also need the computer for it,there’s a lot of changing to do exhaust wise,but it can be done,if you have access to all the parts to do this with it wouldn’t be too bad,usually finding all the parts to work with it the hardest part of it,good luck on it.

Q: How long is a 1987 buick regal grand national bumper to bumper?
I need to know because I’m about to have a car trailer built… Thanks in advance!!!

A: Dimensions
Weight1575 kilo / 3472.3 lbs
Length / Width / Height 5095 mm (200.6 in) / 1918 mm (75.5 in) / 1387 mm (54.6 in)
Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) 2746 mm (108.1 in) / 1509 mm (59.4 in) / 1506 mm (59.3 in)

And will leave anything from Tokyo in the dust.

Q: I need a car like a Buick Grand National.?
What is a car that LOOKS similar to a Buick Grand National 1987 and could POSSIBLY be around $3600??

A: How about a 87 Monte Carlo SS or just a regular 87 Buick Regal or depends where you live you might be able to get a cheap Buick Regal T-Type and looks almost the same and has the same engine. you could also try a 85-87 Oldsmobile cutlass 442

Q: What was the stock 0-60 time of a 1987 Buick Grand National?

A: It says under 5 seconds.

Q: I need a car thats like a Buick grand national.?
I just really like the look of the at 2 door look. I think the monte carlo had the same look. Is there any other cars from the 80’s to have that look?

A: The olds Cutlass supreme, the Monte Carlo, The Buick R type, Grand National and GSX (rare) The olds had a hurst and 442 editions and the mntoe had the Royale and SS If you want close to the GN find a R type same engine but single turbo instead of two.

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