Posted on 04/18/2002 2:44:38 PM PDT by yankeedame
He never really had a head gasket failure until we turned the boost over 30psi... then we had problems. Reminds me of a time in college where, in the auto shop classroom, we (some friends and I) installed a massive turbo onto a .9liter Geo Metro motor and used nitrous to spool the turbo. We welded the head to the block and placed the entire thing onto the engine dyno and stood behind the protective wall and let it go. We hit 45psi of boost and over 900hp when the engine exploded. Got into alot of trouble for that little exploit... but it was fun;)
The turbo Pulsars are not that bad of cars... and they made them for longer than 6 months. The ones to get are the Pulsar GTiR... AWD turbocharged rockets with the Interwarmer on top of the engine.LOL
what year Escorts are you talking about. They wonderful RWD Escorts from the 60's to late 70's or the FWD Escorts of the 80's to present? The Escort was and is a worthy car. It was successful for many years in World Championship Rallies... including the BoyRacer wonder Escort Cosworth RS.
Never had one of those - learned about Mazdas back in the '70s. Had a R100 coupe' (fast and short lived) and a 1200 wagon (slow and short lived). But my Grand Am does the water & snow in the window into my lap thing, and there are several other reasons why I don't like that Grand Am -like that same window falling off the track all the time - or the torque converter staying locked up when I come to a stop (only when warm - anybody know what to do about that short of a trans overhaul priced beyond the value of the car??).
But enough of that one. My first car was one that I have never seen another one of - a 1959 Fiat 1100 Wagon - was a regular front engine / rear drive, had a four speed column shifter, and suicide doors. Had, I think, Lucas electrics, because the starter wouldn't turn over most of the time and the generator charged poorly.
I liked my 1960 Falcon, my '64 Valiant with the (you know) shifter, my 1967 Suburban 283/auto, my '72 Olds 88, my '76 Rabbit and I really liked my '71 Dodge 3/4 T power wagon- a lot. Drove the wheels off all of them.
I did not not like my '83 GTI - got off of it before the warranty expired (that's the first brand new car I ever bought). The second and last brand new one, my '83 S-10 4 cyl 4X4, unfortunately has thus far refused to die, but I think I have it nearly licked.
Dave in Eugene
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