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  1. SpectralSamurai

    I have found a donor car for turbo swap

    Nice, very nice. Anything else about the worthiness of the car? Oh yeah, there was a link to a website for porting awhile back, I checked it out but didn't get much from it. Does anyone have any other links or recommendations for books ont he matter? I also want to looking into gutting the...
  2. SpectralSamurai

    I have found a donor car for turbo swap

    All points noted, I'm hoping for the same thing :nice: . All things said and done, if I can get this car to 200 HP and ~240 ft/lbs tq, that would be awesome. Anything beyond that is even better. Hopefully I'll have a very nice setup going on here. I'm going to be videotaping a large portion...
  3. SpectralSamurai

    I have found a donor car for turbo swap

    I'll check next time I go to see it, which, weather permitting, will be tomorrow.
  4. SpectralSamurai

    I have found a donor car for turbo swap

    I'm not sure of the year, and yes, we *have* room for it, but its a matter of whether or not my dad will go for having a junked car in our backyard (suburbia sucks) right now I'm leaning toward no. Its a possibility if I can get him hyped enough about the swap, but just having a car in the...
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    I have found a donor car for turbo swap

    Junkyards are proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy... I took a trip to a local one around here trying to find a Merkur for a turboswap. The guy at the desk was more or less clueless and just told me to go take a look. Got distracted for a moment by a large portion of ground...
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    Why am I having such a hard time setting up a radio?

    You could also just yank everything stock from it and rerun new wiring, which is what I've done in my 88. From the tweeters I ran wiring to the head unit, from the door and rear deck speakers I ran wiring to my amp in the trunk. Currently, there is one amp for four of the six internal...
  7. SpectralSamurai

    Considering a 95 GT

    Thanks for all your help and sorry about the delay, my room got moved around and comp was down for a few days. First of all, it is a car at a dealership, comes with a warranty (3 month/3k mile unlimited) and has extended warranty available (1-3 year). I saw the carfax report, clean title, 2...
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    Considering a 95 GT

    As the title says, I'm considering purchasing a 95 GT, 5 speed manual, 105k miles. What things should I check for when I look at it? Are there any quirks of the 95 I should know about? Anything that I could expect to go wrong with it soon, etc. I'm new to the 5.0 engine, I've had a 2.3...
  9. SpectralSamurai

    My goal for a turbo build, what would it take?

    You're right, I paid closer attention to the RPM on the gauge (normally I just listen), but I saw how low 1300 really was. I guess what I'm wanting is for the RPM to be able to push through past ~3300 and keep going, because what always happens is in first gear, it pushes right up to ~4500-5500...
  10. SpectralSamurai

    My goal for a turbo build, what would it take?

    Says who? :nice: Yeah, I can understand that. It will probably wind up being a Frankenstang, anything useful I can get from junkyards and restore, I will, anything else, I'll have to get elsewhere. I'm leaning more toward a rally setup, I have more fun with complex manuevers and handling...
  11. SpectralSamurai

    My goal for a turbo build, what would it take?

    I'm really not sure where to get solid answers on this. I've been browsing the forums for awhile checking out different setups and questions on turbocharging and the expected stats. So far, I have not really found any satisfactory answers, so I'll put it out here. I'll warn you up front, this...
  12. SpectralSamurai

    Gas Mileage with a Turbo

    What kind of gas mileage can one expect to get with the 2.3 Turbo and a T-5 or other manual transmission? What kind of mileage do you get right now (city and highway)?
  13. SpectralSamurai

    Poor gas milage

    Well you're already doin better than I am, I'm getting roughly 16 MPG city at the moment with the a4ld. Same year as yours. What I want to know is how these people are pullin 24+ MPG, that's like a nirvana of fuel consumption I can only dream of achieving.
  14. SpectralSamurai

    QUICK firing order for 88.

    It is 1-3-4-2, check to make sure you've got the spark plug wires correct at the distributor cap. My dad and I ran into the same problem, the order we set up was 1-3-4-2 and it was 1-3-4-2 at the cap, but wire # 1 wasn't at the #1 position on the cap (its marked with a raised dash, as I...
  15. SpectralSamurai

    What kind of "power" do you other NA guys get?

    Wéé, fun. Allright, well it would seem the fault is my engine. I guess I have alot of things going against me. According to Chilton, that car makes 88 HP at ~3300 RPM, and 122 ft/lbs tq at 3?00 RPM. It just seems odd that I can't even make the things squeak at all. I've got this mystery...
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    What kind of "power" do you other NA guys get?

    Just a curiosity question, but in a thread I saw in a search a few days ago, someone was talking about their stock (I believe) 2.3 and mentioned peeling out. Maybe its just me, but unless we're talking "Oh $#(@ my car has a lousy turn radius and I screwed this U-y, quick reverse it then throw...
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