<![CDATA[odd factory turbo]]>well I thought i would just throw this out there and see if anyone knew anyother strange cars like this. I was looking at some cars in jamestown this weekend and ran across a 1988 pontiac sunbird GT it said turbo on it and had a factory boost gauge in the cluster. couldnt' spot and intercooler or the tell tail turbo exhaust. but I didnt' think those cars came with turbo's anyone know anything about this?

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torbs wrote:
if im not mistaking the late 80's lude's were kickin ass in the handling dept...

No, you are not mistaken. They rock.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/67042https://fargostreet.com/post/67042Wed, 07 Sep 2005 16:19:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to odd factory turbo on Wed, 07 Sep 2005 06:02:10 GMT]]>yep, 2.5L iron block. the gtc i believe

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/66997https://fargostreet.com/post/66997Wed, 07 Sep 2005 06:02:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to odd factory turbo on Wed, 07 Sep 2005 05:54:20 GMT]]>i saw a late 80's shadow on cardomain i think it was pushing 325+ hp. Mad sleeper. Did some lebarons come with turbos also?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/66996https://fargostreet.com/post/66996Wed, 07 Sep 2005 05:54:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to odd factory turbo on Wed, 07 Sep 2005 05:42:41 GMT]]>no they dont make 245hp...you read somethin really wrong...turbo dodges are very common and are actually worth upgrading...

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ichibankilla wrote:
One of my old high school buddies used to have one, it got piss thrashed though the turbos all have a funky vented hood so there easy to tell from the regular birds. Dodge also made a turbo shadow, why?, I don't know. Maybe these are early examples of the domestic tuner market.

I looked up that turbo'd shadow when my friend bought a base one, it said they made 245hp stock! I think it was a turbo'd 6 really caught me off gaurd. but yeah, I think it might of been early tuners, or just trying to get power and fuel economy...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/66980https://fargostreet.com/post/66980Wed, 07 Sep 2005 05:24:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to odd factory turbo on Wed, 07 Sep 2005 03:24:18 GMT]]>One of my old high school buddies used to have one, it got piss thrashed though the turbos all have a funky vented hood so there easy to tell from the regular birds. Dodge also made a turbo shadow, why?, I don't know. Maybe these are early examples of the domestic tuner market.

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lord_deastofact wrote:
still might be one of those cars thats faster then anyone thinks it should be, could be fun to use to mess with ricers on the street with it!
about a year ago i was curious too, when i happened across some 15-17year old driving a red turbo grand prix heading down 25st. so i get next to him, look over and rev, he takes the bait and floors it. so i floor it drop to 2nd and floor it... i barely creep ahead up to the top of 2nd, and shifting into 3rd put some good distance on him. i'm guessing the turbo is pretty small, or was so gunked up from misuse that it couldn't do much.
i just looked around a bit... and i'm going to have to debunk that 2.0 turbo comment. gm didn't make a 2L engine (correct me if i'm wrong), they boosted a 3.1 with a t25
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_Grand_Prix#1988
http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=825
weshole wrote:
No, RX7's were.
preludes were kicking in the fwd handling dept

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/66943https://fargostreet.com/post/66943Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:58:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to odd factory turbo on Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:52:07 GMT]]>No, RX7's were.

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Bad93ex wrote:
What isn't from GM?
I thought you liked GM...

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Flowcus wrote:
.84g skid pad is junk... wouldnt handle worth a damn, most likely has a ton of body roll. But it is from 1988 so back then it probably kicked ass.

if im not mistaking the late 80's lude's were kickin ass in the handling dept...

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PSiedTSi wrote:
they are kinda quick in a straightline since they are light as shit...but yeah they are kinda pieces of shit
What isn't from GM?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/66924https://fargostreet.com/post/66924Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:30:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to odd factory turbo on Wed, 07 Sep 2005 01:00:38 GMT]]>still might be one of those cars thats faster then anyone thinks it should be, could be fun to use to mess with ricers on the street with it!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/66901https://fargostreet.com/post/66901Wed, 07 Sep 2005 01:00:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to odd factory turbo on Wed, 07 Sep 2005 00:46:13 GMT]]>they are kinda quick in a straightline since they are light as shit...but yeah they are kinda pieces of shit

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lord_deastofact wrote:
wow that is kinda crazy! I should take that thing for a test drive just to see how it handles.

.84g skid pad is junk... wouldnt handle worth a damn, most likely has a ton of body roll. But it is from 1988 so back then it probably kicked ass.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/66888https://fargostreet.com/post/66888Wed, 07 Sep 2005 00:23:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to odd factory turbo on Tue, 06 Sep 2005 23:24:45 GMT]]>wow that is kinda crazy! I should take that thing for a test drive just to see how it handles.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/66881https://fargostreet.com/post/66881Tue, 06 Sep 2005 23:24:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to odd factory turbo on Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:57:19 GMT]]>I believe the engine is made in Brazil, I could be wrong though.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/66866https://fargostreet.com/post/66866Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:57:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to odd factory turbo on Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:50:04 GMT]]>Ya and the engines are junk too.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/66864https://fargostreet.com/post/66864Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:50:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to odd factory turbo on Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:49:10 GMT]]>yep, there is an option for either a 2.0 or 2.0 with turbo. Know nothing about them, heard that there is an option. Just went on Kelley Blue Book and saw that there is an option for it.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/66863https://fargostreet.com/post/66863Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:49:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to odd factory turbo on Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:48:33 GMT]]>http://lt3engine.i8.com/specs/sunbird88gt.html

there you go i didn't belive it at 1st but thing suprise you every day, like seeing to fake sti's in 20 min

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