the sports cars of '84

ShagMan · Post by **ShagMan** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 8:46 pm

Ahh, the days when even the mustang was a turbo 4 cylinder!

I want a comeback of the turbo!!

Hehehehe

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1760592&page=1

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 11:10 pm

And they put the same engine in the Thunderbird TC (or Thunder Chicken). Long live V-8 power (as long as gas prices don't get too high

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wtrhed · Post by **wtrhed** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 1:15 am

The best turbo car IMO was my first ride, the Buick Grand National. Wish I never sold it!!!!!! BAD ASS ride!! Sold it for a thunder chicken super coup. I do like a super charger because the powerband is always there, no waiting for the boost to build. I almost put a blower on my V-10 superduty when I owned my shops, but MY $3,800 cost for the polished unit was still a bit too much. Anyway, back to the GN, I have a book that says between 86-87(I think, been along time) the DEA had around 500 of the GN that were twin turbos. Have any of you heard of this before??? I have built ALOT of hot rides, but I would love to see what one of those would do. Not the fastest thing I have been in, but the single turbo I had (with mods) would still pin you to the seat. All throttle no bottle, that's the way a real man does it!

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 9:53 am

I have a friend that still has a GN. He loves is and says he will never sell it. I have never been a big fan of turbo's although the twin turbo Eclipse was pretty fast but not near as fast as the new Corvette. I have driven a couple of trucks that had Whipple super chargers and one that had a Paxton on 350 c.i. V-8's and they were ok but the Whipple has low boost to work with stock engines.

NM354 · Post by **NM354** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 10:04 am

speaking of fast ass turbo cars i had my doors blown off by a S13 240 last night. i drove up next to it and heard it spool up a little then a little blow off valve so i wanted to see how fast it was so i got on it and he was gone. There is nothing better than a car boosted to hell and back.

Post by **snoopdog** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 10:40 am

I love the pictures of the people hanging out of the Suburu, very corny. Of course that car is ugly as hell.

wtrhed · Post by **wtrhed** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 12:01 pm

Scott wrote:I have a friend that still has a GN. He loves is and says he will never sell it. I have never been a big fan of turbo's although the twin turbo Eclipse was pretty fast but not near as fast as the new Corvette. I have driven a couple of trucks that had Whipple super chargers and one that had a Paxton on 350 c.i. V-8's and they were ok but the Whipple has low boost to work with stock engines.

Totally agree with you about the Whipple. We put one on a 01 Expedition and I was not impressed at all! It was a bit faster, but for that kind of money I would have done something else.