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- From: ben@monmouth.edu (Bennett Broder)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Aftermarket turbo kits
- Message-ID: <7566@monmouth.edu>
- Date: 14 Sep 92 15:32:10 GMT
- References: <5630167@hplsla.hp.com> <1992Sep9.235936.20640@spdc.ti.com> <1992Sep10.162809.23625@news.nd.edu>
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- In article <1992Sep10.162809.23625@news.nd.edu> mikeb@nowaksg.chem.nd.edu (Michael George Buening) writes:
- >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.
- +[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.
-
- In this application, he would still be better off trading his car for
- one with a factory turbo. There are many other upgrades, e.g. 16" wheels
- with low profile tires vs. 14" wheels with standard performance tires, etc,
- that enable the car to better make use of the increased power of the turbo
- engine.
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