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- From: mikeb@nowaksg.chem.nd.edu (Michael George Buening)
- Subject: Re: Aftermarket turbo kits
- Message-ID: <1992Sep10.162809.23625@news.nd.edu>
- Sender: news@news.nd.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: University of Notre Dame
- References: <1992Sep8.150907.13210@athena.mit.edu> <5630167@hplsla.hp.com> <1992Sep9.235936.20640@spdc.ti.com>
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- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 16:28:09 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep9.235936.20640@spdc.ti.com> orr@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Ken Orr) writes:
- >In article <5630167@hplsla.hp.com> genet@hplsla.hp.com (Gene Taylor) writes:
- >>>In article tafrakes@athena.mit.edu (T. Andy Frakes) writes:
- >>>|> 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.
- >>>----------
- >>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
- [lots of stuff deleted]
- Although I agree with the statements that you can't (or rather shouldn't)
- simply bolt on a turbo without a lot of other considerations, what do you
- netfolk think about simply engine swaping instead of buying a whole new car?
- Just a thought.
-
- --Michael Buening
- internet:mikeb@nowaksg.chem.nd.edu
-