Re: Built Turbo Motor ...Hey Adam don't mean to...
>Don't mean to bust your bubble kid, it sounds like you have a lot of nice stuff , but I haven't run 13.30's since the stock turbo was on my car. I have a t-4 now and the car runs 12.50'
[email protected] The car has never been rebuilt and has 120k on the motor. I drive it everyday to class and then to work which is roughly 50-60miles everyday. So yes the stock engine is highly reliable at the estimated 330-350hp my car has to be making to run those times. Oh the fuel system is stock with the exception of a cartech regulator,stock ECU as well. If you want to see a picture of my car it was in the September issue of Turbo magazine on page 51 I believe. I have less than $1,500 in my engine last time I checked. Good luck finding a buyer.
If anyone has any specific quesions aout the
> motor, feel free to ask. I can tell you the
> motor was taken from an immaculate zx that
> hd been rear ended, and I ended up buying
> the while car for $550.00 that may sound
> high to some, but got a very low mileage
> (73K when i bought it) motor, tranny, as
> well as a number of rare parts for the
> interior (the suede/leather door panels and
> seat, which I sold alone for 450.00.) The
> motor was torn down, and rebuilt using all
> new hardware internally, the crank balanced,
> and the head was machined slightly, to give
> around 7.8:1 compression. What else can I
> tell you?? As for those who question my
> asking price, I could guarantee you that if
> you took off my turbo, and I gave you my
> injectors, inercooler,intercooler pipes, et.
> al. without the block and head, and you just
> put the parts onto your motor, the best you
> could hope for is a 13.0-13.3 1/4 mile, and
> doubtful reliability. mycar is driven daily
> about 45 miles, and was designed and built
> around being able to be street friendly
> (boost omes in at 1800 RPM, yet make good
> top end (I have had trap speeds as hgh as
> 115 in the 1/4). i don't mean to get
> defensive, but if you go to alleged experts,
> such as Perforance Fctory, they will charge
> you $2500 for injectors, a turbo and a
> Spearco intercooler, and youknow what you
> end up with, a zxt that won't even run with
> a Z28!! i know, because one of my mechanics
> customer s brought his '82 turbo over after
> performance factory did the work, and the
> I/C pipes had welds showing 9not even ground
> down), the turbo was just a machined out
> stock unit, the injectors were only 330cc,
> and the car was slow - I smoked it with my
> '88 All Trac Celica with 165k miles, and
> only an intake, exhaust, and EVCIV. If
> anyone wants to see/drive the car, ask Chris
> Holmes of the New York Z Car Club, or e-mail
> me, i'd be happy to meet with you. thank.
