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How about junkyard head=$50, rebuild head at machine shop=$100, gasket kit=$30, antifreeze and oil=$20. I think $2,100 for a 2.3Turbo motor is a bit excessive. ------------------ George DiGregorio 86 TurboCoupe 14.3@93mph

Erik, have you actually tried clicking that link you posted? It leads to a site quite different than yours.

I'm using a Dynomaxx Super Turbo 3" and it is pretty decent. Good flow but not super loud. ------------------ George DiGregorio 86 TurboCoupe 14.3@93mph

Depends on what you consider "trouble". Its a lot of work and you need a donor car for all of the parts. Trans, crossmember, cltch cable, bellhousing, pedals, clutch quadrant, shifter console, hole in the floor, etc..

Depending on your local laws, you could run a 3" downpipe from Sacramento Mustang or ETS and then either a custom 3" system using 1/2 of a Mac Mustang kit or get a stock 88 5 spd dual exhaust.

Start with some boost control. Get a fish tank valve from Walmart, about 75 cents. You can use this to raise the boost to about 15psi safely without detonation running super. If you are careful, you can disconnect the knock sensor which retards timing but it is easy to blow another head gasket...

To run the Garrett, you need the oil feed and return lines from the 86 as well as a compressor outlet from an SVO mustang to hook into the intercooler. You could try just cutting the aluminum discharge tube from the 86 and flipping it around to see if it would hook up. I'm not sure, I never...

I am selling one of my parts cars. It is an 84 TC 5-spd. Black and grey with gray interior. It is pretty beat up but runs. I wouldn't drive it but has a running 2.3T. Garret T-3. 5-spd T-5, 7.5" locking rear with 3.45's, Recaro type seats and and is complete except for the fact that it is...

My buddy has an 88, black with gray interior, auto, loaded but a little beat with high miles. It has some crazy multiple disc changer and some other stuff. Wire wheels, stock everything. You can get him at [email protected] I think he wants around $1,100 for it.

I race my 86 at New England Dragway. Best ET in street trim is [email protected] mph. I also autocrossed it for the first time yesterday and had a ton o' fun which I'll post about seperately. This the same Mr. Mojo from the Vette forum?

The launch on a heavy turbo 4 car is crucial. If you bog, you're dead. If you wheelspin and then hook, you're dead. You have to find where your car will hook without spinning. I have 170k on my car so the suspension is a little softer than yours so it hooks pretty decent on BFG Radial TA...

Randy Shiltz developed the EEC tuner for the 2.3T and has some nice programs set up for it. Get it from him, not shiftmaster, they are not as familiar with it as Randy is. He has a pretty stout low 12 sec Merkur that uses it and I have seen dyno sheets from cars using it. [email protected] is his...

Isn't that illegal? Then again, after getting stopped twice in Carlisle for blackouts, I guess you wouldn't care.

The 83-86 cars have 3.45's in a 7.5" drum axle regardless of tranny. The 87-88's have 3.55's for 5-spds and 3.73's for autos in an 8.8" disc setup. I have an 87 3.73 disc rear in my car now, its a little quicker but didn't ruin it on the highway. I'm at 2900 rpm's at 65 mph but it definitely...

Cool, New Sherrif is in town. ------------------ George DiGregorio 86 TurboCoupe 14.3@93mph

So, did you get your alternator wired right or what? I think TC owners are going to take this place over. ------------------ George DiGregorio 86 TurboCoupe 14.3@93mph

The 87-88 hood is a bolt on deal, you just need to make sure the hinges line up. I have 85 hinges on it now.

Pump gas, 10* timing, full street trim, 17 psi, horrible air, no audible detonation. ------------------ George DiGregorio 86 TurboCoupe 14.3@93mph

Badmude, since it would only start a huge whine fest of disbelievers at the Vette forum, I usally don't post much about the performance of the 2.3T's and how I have beaten Vettes with it. With simple mods, they are surprisingly powerful. Last time at New England Dragway I beat a 93 LT1 six speed...

That white car is nice but I think it would be cool to have an 83-88 Bird here as a heading like we have at the corvette forum. ------------------ George DiGregorio 86 TurboCoupe 14.3@93mph