Turbo cars!
10-13-2002, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by PistonKilla' date='Oct 12 2002, 04:18 PM
What other turbo cars are out there for cheap? I really wanna drive a turbo but i cant find any T11's around here that I can buy
you can swap in an sr for 3500 including a full 3" exhaust and boost controller. (maybe 230-250-whp)
10-15-2002, 09:47 PM
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cheap turbo cars ive been looking and researching them for awhile my list is composed of:
nissan/datsun 280zx turbo(late 70's early 80's)
nissan/datsun 300zx turbo(80's)
toyota supra mk 3?(86.5 to 92) might get lucky
MITSUBISHI STARION!!!!! cheap somewhat easy to find, powerful 4cyl turbo, rear wheel drive, good group ofowners/enthusiasts, good selection of aftermarket parts, good tunability
two in the local autotrader for under 2k....
imo
nissan/datsun 280zx turbo(late 70's early 80's)
nissan/datsun 300zx turbo(80's)
toyota supra mk 3?(86.5 to 92) might get lucky
MITSUBISHI STARION!!!!! cheap somewhat easy to find, powerful 4cyl turbo, rear wheel drive, good group ofowners/enthusiasts, good selection of aftermarket parts, good tunability
two in the local autotrader for under 2k....
imo
10-16-2002, 03:32 AM
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Originally Posted by n/aandlovingit' date='Oct 16 2002, 02:47 AM
cheap turbo cars ive been looking and researching them for awhile my list is composed of:
nissan/datsun 280zx turbo(late 70's early 80's)
nissan/datsun 300zx turbo(80's)
toyota supra mk 3?(86.5 to 92) might get lucky
MITSUBISHI STARION!!!!! cheap somewhat easy to find, powerful 4cyl turbo, rear wheel drive, good group ofowners/enthusiasts, good selection of aftermarket parts, good tunability
two in the local autotrader for under 2k....
imo
nissan/datsun 280zx turbo(late 70's early 80's)
nissan/datsun 300zx turbo(80's)
toyota supra mk 3?(86.5 to 92) might get lucky
MITSUBISHI STARION!!!!! cheap somewhat easy to find, powerful 4cyl turbo, rear wheel drive, good group ofowners/enthusiasts, good selection of aftermarket parts, good tunability
two in the local autotrader for under 2k....
imo
But they also seem to go like hell, very torquey motor (long stroke) good for turbo, and some models/years were imsa raced iirc? so the gas tank is huge and drivetrain very beefy on those models. Just some of my limited knowlege of the car, sounds like it would be a fun car to modify for racing, if you can find one with no rust.
10-18-2002, 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by UniqueTII' date='Oct 17 2002, 11:47 AM
Omni GLHS and Charger GLHT.
10-18-2002, 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by pengaru' date='Oct 16 2002, 03:32 AM
[quote name='n/aandlovingit' date='Oct 16 2002, 02:47 AM']cheap turbo cars ive been looking and researching them for awhile my list is composed of:
nissan/datsun 280zx turbo(late 70's early 80's)
nissan/datsun 300zx turbo(80's)
toyota supra mk 3?(86.5 to 92) might get lucky
MITSUBISHI STARION!!!!! cheap somewhat easy to find, powerful 4cyl turbo, rear wheel drive, good group ofowners/enthusiasts, good selection of aftermarket parts, good tunability
two in the local autotrader for under 2k....
imo
nissan/datsun 280zx turbo(late 70's early 80's)
nissan/datsun 300zx turbo(80's)
toyota supra mk 3?(86.5 to 92) might get lucky
MITSUBISHI STARION!!!!! cheap somewhat easy to find, powerful 4cyl turbo, rear wheel drive, good group ofowners/enthusiasts, good selection of aftermarket parts, good tunability
two in the local autotrader for under 2k....
imo
But they also seem to go like hell, very torquey motor (long stroke) good for turbo, and some models/years were imsa raced iirc? so the gas tank is huge and drivetrain very beefy on those models. Just some of my limited knowlege of the car, sounds like it would be a fun car to modify for racing, if you can find one with no rust.[/quote]
Starion was THE car to mod back in the 80's and early 90's.
And of course the Grand National
Chrysler had alot of turbo cars in the 80's, you could always pick yourself up a fine turbo Lebaron, or even a turbo New Yorker, lol
10-18-2002, 08:59 AM
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Audi 5000 Turbo Quattro - can be had practically free, makes 160hp stock but 225 with chip and wastegate spring from APR, weighs only about 3200lb (pretty light for a biggish sedan), can be tuned up pretty much as far as you want to go.
There's a guy in Sweden who builds these 10 valve turbo fives up to over 700hp. They are pretty bullet proof.
And the quattro will be nice in New England. Actually wherever and whenever conditions aren't perfect. Launching with one or two wheels on a gravel patch? It doesn't care . . . just grips and goes.
J
There's a guy in Sweden who builds these 10 valve turbo fives up to over 700hp. They are pretty bullet proof.
And the quattro will be nice in New England. Actually wherever and whenever conditions aren't perfect. Launching with one or two wheels on a gravel patch? It doesn't care . . . just grips and goes.
J