Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 19:01:37 +0100 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamsafish.com> Subject: Re: 9000 CS Turbo with no boost gauge??
Smyrna wrote: > > I have run across several 9000 CS models on eBay that are advertised as > turbo charged cars. These cars have no turbo boost gauge on the instrument > panel and no 'turbo' notation on the grille (or back panel on the 1997 > model). The owners, however, insist they are turbo, some saying that the > car is an automatic, therefore, no boost gauge. > Has anyone ever heard of this? That an automatic would have no gauge and > the 5 speed would have it? > Did the low pressure turbo have no gauge? Did they even offer the low > pressure on the '95 - '97 9000 CS? ( I realize the '98s were all CSE turbos > so no issue there.) > > Any help will be appreciated...this has really bugged me. > > Thanks! The 9000 LPT's - Light Pressure Turbo's don't have boost gauge. Some have a 'T' notation, e.g. 2.0T, others (like mine) have no external notation. I don't really care, as long as the turbo does it's job. Johannes