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- From: r4s@icf.hrb.com (Robert M. Sanders)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Ford Probe GT specs & questions
- Message-ID: <1992Sep8.114648.19533@icf.hrb.com>
- Date: 8 Sep 92 16:46:48 GMT
- Organization: HRB Systems, Inc.
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- Hi y'all,
- I've been reading with interest the discussion going on in rec.autos
- about the Ford Probe and various engines. The questions I had though I
- thought belonged here, so here goes.....
-
- 1) I've got a 1992 GT with the 2.2L 4cyl turbo engine. All the ratings
- I've seen give it around 145 hp. Is this accurate? My roommate
- thinks it should be closer to 180 or so after being in it.
- 2) Being new to sticks, and not having a racetrack handy, I've never
- really pushed the car to top speed, or really floored it. What
- is the top speed and accelerations for this beastie?
- 3) Another novice question regarding the turbo. I haven't played
- around with it enough to find this out yet (deliberate experimentation
- I mean, I've had the car 8 months and have put 14.5K on it already), but
- what are the conditions for it to engaged, and what things can seriously
- damaged it? Excessive overboost, long duration low-to-mid boost, etc.
-
- Any answers to the above would be appreciated, thanks......
-
-
- Rob
-
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