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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 11:07 PM
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check it out people. Mind you this is quite old. 1991 C&D magazine.
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 11:16 PM
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Thats cool, who made the turbo?
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 11:23 PM
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That'* really sweet. But only a 15.9 sec 1/4? I'd expect more in a turbo'ed V6 that was based off of the GN engine.
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 11:30 PM
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That'* really sweet. But only a 15.9 sec 1/4? I'd expect more in a turbo'ed V6 that was based off of the GN engine.
That does sound a bit light. What do these things do stock in the 1/4? Minutes?
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 11:35 PM
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I always thought it was in the 16'*. Maybe they didn't put too much boost in that.
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Well that turbo added about 50 hp. That means it makes a bigger difference than a ser 2 supercharger but considering that this motor is only good for 165 stock, and it doesnt say that there were any cam or exhaust/intake mods, I'de say that 215 isn't too shabby. A l67 swap would be more practical though. Imagine how fast the tranny would break in this car
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 11:38 PM
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Those old trannys are beasts though. What kind of compression did those old 3800'* have?
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Those old trannys are beasts though. What kind of compression did those old 3800'* have?
8.5:1 ratio
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Those old trannys are beasts though. What kind of compression did those old 3800'* have?
the Vin C has a 8.5:1 compression ratio
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Interesting.... very interesting....

Do you have a larger version of that article, one that'* easier to read?
If you do... can you email me the JPG.
I can then post the full res one here....

Thanks
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