Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:15:51 -0400 From: "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnospampam myrealbox.com> Subject: Re: HPT Engine, How do I tell?
"David Taylor" <djtaylornospamoot.com> wrote in message news:MPG.1aefae3bc9517905989c11nospam.individual.de... > > About the enigine, check the VIN-number here: > > http://www.nospam/information/vin.php > > How will that help if the engine has been replaced? The VIN will only > show what should be there. Question remains, what's the way to tell an > Aero engine from anything else or is it all in the ECU and turbo? It's mostly in the ECU program. The Aero engine is essentially the same as a 2.3 hpt. The easiest way to tell would be to drive it. There should be some small amount of delay, then boost should go up into the red and the car should take off like a rocket. If you don't feel the delay and/or the boost only goes to mid gauge, then things are not as they would have you believe. BTW, an automatic 9000 Aero is 225HP, the manual trans 9000 Aero engine makes 250. Again, just different APC ECU programming. -Fred W