by "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
Published 01/15/2017 at 01:31
by "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
Published 01/15/2017 at 01:31
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‘93 Blazer with turbocharged LS for 5k.
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Personally I’ll say CP at any price. I just don’t get the point of throwing turbos and high power motors into offroad trucks/SUVs. Unless it’s like a baja kind of thing, which this doesn’t appear to be.
"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
01/15/2017 at 01:38, STARS: 2
as a sum.pf its parts I’d say CP. but a decent turbo LS could be worth the purchase price
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
01/15/2017 at 01:41, STARS: 2
I once bought a Dakota R/T with a Vortech V1 blower from a dealer (!).
From every mistake comes a lesson.
Crackalacka pipe!
"Amoore100" (amoore100)
01/15/2017 at 01:43, STARS: 1
I’m the grouchy old guy who thinks there is such a thing as too much horsepower so no thanks. Maybe for some it’d be a great tow car or something (please tell me, what would this be useful for?) but I don’t need that so yeah.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
01/15/2017 at 01:45, STARS: 1
I agree. However the most powerful car I’ve owned has 140hp. So I don’t think my opinion on the topic is as valid lol.
"DanZman" (DanielHarpel)
01/15/2017 at 01:46, STARS: 1
I would love to hear more about this glorious mistake and the valuable lesson learned from it.
"TheD0k_2many toys 2little time" (thed0ck)
01/15/2017 at 01:46, STARS: 0
NP
"Amoore100" (amoore100)
01/15/2017 at 01:48, STARS: 1
Wow, I’ve beat you there by 28 horsepower (I doubt it still has that many)! My dad’s 247 hp V70 feels way more than fast enough for anything I would ever need, though, and ~168 is perfectly adequate. Hell, most of Europe and Asia gets by on <100 so I have no idea what our problem is (although I understand that power is a luxury).
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
01/15/2017 at 02:04, STARS: 0
take a punt.
"garagemonkee" (monke)
01/15/2017 at 02:13, STARS: 3
(needs a retune)
CP. They took a bunch of random parts and hoped they’d work together. Surprise. That doesn’t work.
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
01/15/2017 at 02:15, STARS: 0
Oof.. I bought it for my then wife. The tip that something was off was during a Chicagoland Shelby Dodge meet. It struggled to run in the 15s.
Two cylinders with no compression, a transmission with half moon shaped debris in the pan and enough blowby to repave a residential driveway..
I wasn’t very educamated on boosted machines when I bought it. Steep learning curve. Sold it and bought a mint Volvo 740 GLE 16 valve that she promptly destroyed.
Pics are still somewhere on Turbo-Mopar.com
"cberg" (cberg)
01/15/2017 at 04:33, STARS: 1
I’m 23 and my ~220hp V50 does the same thing for me, sure I’m gonna tune it but what I’m ultimately looking for is canyon carving proportions and simplicity. This Chevy could have the power to more or less catapult itself sideways should the front & rear diffs fail to reach a consensus.
If you want forced induction in a truck V6 is probably the way to go because that makes it easier to keep the crankcase low.
"V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!" (v8demon)
01/15/2017 at 07:44, STARS: 1
In it’s current condition, CP. All sorted out and running properly with all the front end put on...maybe.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
01/15/2017 at 09:38, STARS: 1
If it was stock, definitely NP. With this random grenade of a motor? CP