That was on the 215 Olds (62 or 63?). It required basically blinker fluid as an intercooler and did not last as long as the Corvair turbo that came out a few months earlier by most accounts.Wasn't there a turbo engined model around that Era?????
My parents bought a 65 Olds Vista Cruiser wagon off the showroom floor.... My dad was in the salesmans office checking the boxes on a new convertible ( I asked him what model before he passed and he could not remember) he was ordering.. Mom found the wagon on the showroom floor and canceled the vert.........That was on the 215 Olds (62 or 63?). It required basically blinker fluid as an intercooler and did not last as long as the Corvair turbo that car out a few months earlier by most accounts.
My car has the high torque 330, and the 442 had the 400.
I looked at some google pics and think it looks best in red. I normally don't like red but this one here looks good https://buy.motorious.com/vehicles/278354/1965-oldsmobile-cutlass . I just think it goes well with the accents. It's all personal opinion though and it's not my car so what I think doesn't really matter. I just think the chevelle looks better in more colors:Do you really think thats a fair comparison?? I do not believe we are talking about a 442 or Hurst olds here......
One of my retired friends and I were talking the other day how people rent out storage units for years spending THOUSANDS of dollars on $300 of junk.....
I want to ad that I do NOT think the olds we are talking about is junk, just adding some food for thought....
I’m in no position to bash Chevies. I’d prefer the 71 Cutlass and 68 Chevelle over the 71 Chevelle.I looked at some google pics and think it looks best in red. I normally don't like red but this one here looks good https://buy.motorious.com/vehicles/278354/1965-oldsmobile-cutlass . I just think it goes well with the accents. It's all personal opinion though and it's not my car so what I think doesn't really matter. I just think the chevelle looks better in more colors:
1971 Chevrolet Chevelle - Sports Car Market
Frame-off rotisserie restoration Procharged 496-ci 800-hp Dart engine Six-speed manual transmission Brembo brakes Air conditioning Estimated over $200,000www.sportscarmarket.com 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Factory 454 SS Hardtop - Stephen Becker Automotive Group
This car is originally believed to have been ordered and sold new by Bill Rutland Chevrolet in Florence, South Carolina. It appears to have been in South Carolina its whole life.The 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle factory SS 454 is just as formidable as it's counterpart from a year earlier, with updated...www.beckerautogroup.com 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe
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I got off topic sorry. Lots of respect to 7991LXnSHO hope I didn't offend anyone I sometimes have no filter. I'm generally just a lurker I've been procrastinating finishing fixing my car. I'm almost ready to start it up and rely hope that it doesn't leak any coolant. Then I'm going to run some anti-rust in it.
What's that?Theta engine.
2.0 turbo and 2.4 N/A found in 2011+ Sonata/Optima and 2014+ Santa Fe/Sorento. It's a BEAST power-wise, and sips fuel like a Geo Metro's 3-cylinder, but the rod bearings in them are junk, so they're known to lock up or throw a rod with ZERO warning. Hyundai recalled every engine for inspection with special equipment and replaced about 2/3 of them, and they're still replacing them (every Hyundai and Kia dealership tech I talk to says they have at least a 3-6 month backlog on engine replacements, and that the majority are Thetas).What's that?
I ask because we have a Kia Reo 2018 she drives
good to know thanks, oh it's got all of 19k on it right now.2.0 turbo and 2.4 N/A found in 2011+ Sonata/Optima and 2014+ Santa Fe/Sorento. It's a BEAST power-wise, and sips fuel like a Geo Metro's 3-cylinder, but the rod bearings in them are junk, so they're known to lock up or throw a rod with ZERO warning. Hyundai recalled every engine for inspection with special equipment and replaced about 2/3 of them, and they're still replacing them (every Hyundai and Kia dealership tech I talk to says they have at least a 3-6 month backlog on engine replacements, and that the majority are Thetas).
That Rio has the 1.6 Gamma... badass little engine, 139horsepower (insert V8 Mustang II joke here), 40mpg highway all damned day, and only prone to burning a little oil now and again. If you get a misfire code, replace all four spark plugs and coils, don't wait on the others to fail, you'll kill the catalytic converter, it's real sensitive to good combustion. That's it. They're magnificent engines.
uh oh, I did this once and it did not end well... I know I know, it won't happen to you...LOLIt's the girlfriend's car, but my name is on the paperwork with hers
It's no big deal if it does, the payments are all of $200 and the thing has LoJack. If she left me and quit making payments I'd just go get it and take over.uh oh, I did this once and it did not end well... I know I know, it won't happen to you...LOL
Not my business, but if she’s a good one,It's no big deal if it does, the payments are all of $200 and the thing has LoJack. If she left me and quit making payments I'd just go get it and take over.
Probably won't happen though, she and I have been through hell and back, including my hospitalization for MRSA earlier this month, me nursing her back to health when she slid down the icy stairs thanks to her stupid dog, and me being there through her grieving both of her parents' deaths. We're pretty damned solid.
Just to clarify, I did not mean this personally..... The only way I got out of my problem was she rolled the car ( drunk) and totaled it..... OH yeah, coming home from my " pals " house at 4am....LOLIt's no big deal if it does, the payments are all of $200 and the thing has LoJack. If she left me and quit making payments I'd just go get it and take over.
Probably won't happen though, she and I have been through hell and back, including my hospitalization for MRSA earlier this month, me nursing her back to health when she slid down the icy stairs thanks to her stupid dog, and me being there through her grieving both of her parents' deaths. We're pretty damned solid.
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