89 Buick Century 3.3 performance chip

[Frederic Breitwieser]

> I know it's an odd request, but does anyone know of a company or a
> individual who has a performance chip for this E.C.U. Maybe there is a 
factory one I
> could use? I have to drive this car for a while, and was looking for a 
way
> to pep it up a little. It's my mother car, and she thinks it could run a

Not an odd request at all Marty, the FWD GM vehicles can be modified and 
brought "up to snuff" with a little effort.  There is a gentleman by the 
name of Dave who has the website 
http://members.aol.com/efiperform/efi.html.

Check out the site, and drop Dave an email, he's been selling these chips 
for a while, and can create custom ones depending on your needs.  I've 
already contacted him about my issues, as I'm building a mid-engine sports 
car utilizing a 1986 Buick 3.8L from a FWD vehicle, and he's going to 
provide the chip to support a Turbo, similar to the 3.8L GN setup.  They 
have  Buick Century (FWD) on the website, so go for it :)

> appreciated. One other thing, would it be possable to bolt in the newer
> 3.8 Buick motor into this car. Maybe when the motor blows up, after I 
play

Physically, the 4.3L GM engine will fit, however like with all EFI engine 
swaps, you need the wiring harness, all the sensors, the ECM, and the 
cabling between the ECM and the engine.  If you miss something, its a pain 
to get that stuff down the road.  The 3.8L should be able to be upgraded 
with a Turbo, which I believe is less work than an entire engine swap. 
 Prefabricating headers is not ::that:: difficult, as the Century has some 
room under the hood.  Not a lot mind you, but some :).  Just some clever 
re-routing :)

Funny, I'm a Ford guy too :)

Frederic Breitwieser
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