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  1. robbo1987*2.3*

    bought a bird

    yea the car has single exaughst will the mustang rear fit under there enough to get the car on a trailer??? because the car is in louisa and i need it here. the car has an ihi and im pretty sure it was a small vam i just did a quick once over on the car just checkin the basic stuff the goes...
  2. robbo1987*2.3*

    bought a bird

    1987 turbo coupe, 148,000 miles, white, blue interior, ihi, automatic for 200 bucks. The body is straight as an arrow, no rust anywhere. And the interior is damn nice considerin its age. It has been sittin for about 6 months and i put a battery in it and it started right up and purred like a...
  3. robbo1987*2.3*

    boost leak

    well first off on my boost controller your spossed to screw it in for more boost and out for less. mine is the opposite screwed all the way in itll spike to 15 the drop to 12-10. I unscrewed it to about half way out and now it spikes to 20 and drops to 13-15. dont know whats up with that...
  4. robbo1987*2.3*

    The Boosted Pony Lives!!

    question what does this pinging sound like??? i fixed my lil boost pipe problem and now i hit full boost its a very high pitch wistlin its runnin 12 lbs of boost and i took it to the strip this past friday and could only get a 15.6 at 80 sum miles an hour wtf!!! i was either spinnin off the...
  5. robbo1987*2.3*

    I surrender

    it was you i guess its from where the hood wasnt sittin right is y ur fenders looked funny but it was ur hood headlights and that 2.3 exaughst you were headin the opposite way of me and i heard the exaughst when you passed i dunno the tc sounds kool keep us informed
  6. robbo1987*2.3*

    I surrender

    i saw you!!! i saw you yesterday goin down 95 i want tha hood and the head lights!!! i saw yu fenders what happened??? keep us informed on what your doin oh yea does a scion tc come with a turbo or is that just there "fast" scion ??? j/w lata
  7. robbo1987*2.3*

    I surrender

    hey now everybody just back off!!!!! :nono: im the closest so i get first dibs hey khal were you talkin bout me havin dibs on the hood because i want it and the head lights and the clutch setup and maybe the head lol all depends on what i can afford if you wanna get rid of the whole...
  8. robbo1987*2.3*

    some pics of my $500 notch

    umm my 87 hatch is dark blue with light blue interior( i want to switch to grey i hate the blue on blue) oh yea and i paid a grand total of 0$ for the car lol lata
  9. robbo1987*2.3*

    aftermarket guages

    i have a temp guage, oil presure, and voltage, i pulled outta my girlfriends old truck. i know where i can hook the temp guage up to but where can i tap into for the oil pressure??? and where do i hook the voltage( im probably not gonna use it im just wonderin). thanks
  10. robbo1987*2.3*

    Put a turbo on a N/A 2.3?

    hm im on my second stang and second bottom end, between the two cars and motors and all the little piddly stuff im still under 900-1000 bucks. and by the way gettin 13-14 on a stock 93 with a turbo on it is kinda outta range if ya ask me. i could b wrong but im guessin you could run consistant...
  11. robbo1987*2.3*

    Put a turbo on a N/A 2.3?

    um to do that you need to change the cpu, injectors, tap the pan then get oil to the turbo, then after all of that you can run like 8-9 pounds of boost i think soemone else will chime in try doin a search also tell the guy you want the whole motor for 200 bucks then just throw the whole motor...
  12. robbo1987*2.3*

    update

    well i have run at the track many of times, ive red lighted once and i never sleep at the tree im still workin on the launch because i have the 3.73 open rear so its kinda hard to get her to hook up good. those r the times that my old car was runnin and this one is ALOT faster im willin to bet...
  13. robbo1987*2.3*

    update

    lol I dont think itll run a 15.8 stinger lol atleast i hope not. Im going this sunday to richmond dragway and imma see what she runs. Im still having problems with the boost pipes commin off of the turbo side( right where it comes outta the turbo) but i can run it hard maybe 3 times then i have...
  14. robbo1987*2.3*

    update

    i put new wires, plugs gapped at .30, put the large vam back in, turned the boost up to what the guage is sayin 10 psi but i dunno its quick, then i went and raced a guy with a 2002-1 silverado 2wd thats lowered with full exaughst, "intake work", some kinda yada yada rearend, and the "chip"...
  15. robbo1987*2.3*

    falling on face at w.o.t.

    no i would have it floored and it would be deceleratin with the rpms fallin fast i had a large vam in it and i had my old small one layin around so i swapped them out and it stopped actin up its a lil slower,not alot, but it drives good now i have a computer outta a 87or88 auto t-bird is...
  16. robbo1987*2.3*

    falling on face at w.o.t.

    naw its almost like when your down shiuftin to slow down thats even what it sounds like. it sounds like i just let off the gas but i still have it floored and no its not backfirin i can even still hear the turbo a lil bit so i dunno whats up with it i checked the plugs and they look new soooooo...
  17. robbo1987*2.3*

    falling on face at w.o.t.

    if i dont floor my car itll run fine no missin or sputtin but if i go wide open with it itll get around 4 grand in 2nd gear then fall on its face almost like the spark or fuelk is gettin cut out but when i shift and floor it again its fine till i get high in the rpms already swapped out pumps...
  18. robbo1987*2.3*

    Learn me about the 2.3 Turbo engines :)

    ummm i out ran a geo metro once :rlaugh: naw you will be fairly pleased i know i am i have out run many 87-93 5.0's with a big grin on my face and the look on their face is priceless when they find out you only have a 4 banger mustang for swap 400 bucks motor for swap 200 bucks...
  19. robbo1987*2.3*

    water lines for the turbo

    hey i have a lil bit of oil comming out of the front of the turbo where the air goes in not a lot but just a lil bit is my turbo on the way to crappin out??? lata robbie
  20. robbo1987*2.3*

    water lines for the turbo

    so i should fix it?? The line thatruns into the motor side of the turbo started leakin and i fixed it wit a rubber hose but of course that melted in no time so i just capped it until i can get to the junkyard and grab another line. off topic i rode in my buddies new ranger...