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Turbo &engine questions, need some advice Posted by gordon [Email] ![]() ![]() |
1985 SPG, 271K original miles.
On a scale of 1-10
Body: 9
Interior: 10
Paint: 7 (the hood is starting to look shitty)
Engine: ??? 271K, and as far as I know, original tranny
I start to feel boost around 3,000 rpm, it is not a major boost, but I do feel it. Since installing the K&N inlet kit the needle goes a little closer to orange than it did before. The engine, from time to time will smoke a little bit, once in a while when I first start her up, or when I am going around 50-60 MPH, downship into 4th and go to pass someone on the road a little burst of white smoke will come out of the tail pipe. For a while I was using cheap 10W-30 motor oil &cheap oil filters (bad, I know), I just started to use Mobil 1 15W-50 synthetic &Mobil 1 oil filters. (I change oil myself).
The car it self is in excellent condition, and I have a few thousand invested in it shocks/tires/springs/audio system/headliner/carpeting/lights/etc. tec. so I dont want to get rid of it. Now, it still runs very well and will still go pretty fast, but I know what is happening is probley a sign of things to come. Any idvice or ideas? Sould I rebiuld the engine and update tranny to 89+ and get a new turbo/APC??.......I'm not sure what to do, I don't want to spend a million dollars on this thing,what should I do?
Thanks
Gordon
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