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- From: genet@hplsla.hp.com (Gene Taylor)
- Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 15:32:57 GMT
- Subject: Re: Aftermarket turbo kits
- Message-ID: <5630167@hplsla.hp.com>
- Organization: HP Lake Stevens, WA
- Path: sparky!uunet!usc!sdd.hp.com!hp-cv!hp-pcd!hplsla!genet
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- References: <1992Sep8.150907.13210@athena.mit.edu>
- Lines: 39
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- >In article tafrakes@athena.mit.edu (T. Andy Frakes) writes:
- >|> Can someone give me some info on aftermarket turbo kits? I'm mainly
- >|> looking for the following info:
- >|>
- >|> 1) Where to get them. Approx. cost w/ and w/o installation.
- >|>
- >|> 2) How well they function (much difference from factory installed?)
- >|>
- >|> 3) Ease of installation (how much is involved)
- >|>
- >|>
- >|> I'm thinking of adding a turbo to a '92 Eclipse (1.8L). Any other
- >|> suggestions would also be appreciated.
- >|>
- >|> -Andy
- >
- >Why don't you just trade your car in on one with the factory turbo?
- >You'll save yourself a lot of time, money, & headaches in the long run,
- >and you'll have a car you can take to a competent mechanic for
- >maintenance. You'll also have better resale value.
- >----------
-
- I second this motion. I've tried to convert vehicles from what I had
- into what I thought I wanted and it was always 10 times the effort and
- money that I expected and it never turned out exactly the way it was
- planned. In all cases, it would have been cheaper to buy it than
- convert it.
-
- Are you ready to go through the entire engine? You know the turbo is
- going to add horsepower. Are your pistons, rods, and crank designed
- to handle the extra power? What about the transmission and the rest
- of the drive train? Extra power means extra heat; is the cooling
- system designed to handle it?
-
- You can't just bolt power goodies like this on an engine unless it
- was desinged for it or unless you don't care if you blow it up.
-
- my $.02
- -Gene
-