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- From: golder@homer.kodak.com (Patrick Golder)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Aftermarket turbo kits
- Message-ID: <3643@eastman.UUCP>
- Date: 10 Sep 92 13:44:18 GMT
- References: <1992Sep8.150907.13210@athena.mit.edu> <5630167@hplsla.hp.com> <1992Sep9.185045.16702@spdc.ti.com>
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- Organization: UC Berkeley IC CAD Group
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- In article <1992Sep9.185045.16702@spdc.ti.com>, serafin@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mike Serafin) writes:
- |> In article <5630167@hplsla.hp.com> genet@hplsla.hp.com (Gene Taylor) writes:
- |> >>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.
- |> >
- |> >my $.02
- |> >-Gene
- |>
- |> Ok, but where do I find a factory built turbocharged F250 4x4, 460ci, 5sp,
- |> pickup?
-
- If you had read the whole article, which includes the original posting,
- you would have seen that the car being considered was an Eclipse, which
- is available from the factory in a turbo version.
-