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- From: alter@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Eric Alter)
- Subject: Re: Aftermarket turbo kits
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- Message-ID: <1992Sep10.150256.14131@rchland.ibm.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 15:02:56 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep9.173828@krusher.UCSD.Edu>, dlou@KRUSHER.UCSD.EDU|> writes
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- |>
- |> I think the point to be made is that it what you start with is very
- |> important. A big block pickup will take to modification much better
- |> than say a Honda Civic. The former because it was built for heavy
- |> duty applications and probably has lots of room in its performance
- |> envelope while the latter is probably already pushed to the limit and
- |> would require beefing up of many major components as well as carving
- |> out space for new peices.
- |>
- |> --
- |> Dennis Lou || "But Yossarian, what if everyone thought that way?"
- |> dlou@ucsd.edu || "Then I'd be crazy to think any other way!"
- |> [backbone]!ucsd!dlou |+====================================================
- |> dlou@ucsd.BITNET |Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak went to my high school.
-
- Ok, how about adding a turbo or supercharger to small block, HO engines. These
- include the GM 4.6L (ala GMC cyclone), 5.0L HO V8s, 5.7L HO V8s. Are these
- engines included in the easier to modify catagory i.e. able to take
- modification better ?
-
- How about buying a smaller GMC pickup w/4.6L V6 and adding a turbo (poor man's
- cyclone)? Just a thought...
-
- --
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- Eric Alter alter@rchland.vnet.ibm.com
- IBM Corporation Rochester, Mn
-