Is it fine to buy a car that was once turbo?
06-24-2006, 05:33 PM
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Is it fine to buy a car that was once turbo?
I was wondering if it's fine to buy a car that use to have turbo installed. Will there be anything wrong with the engine/tranny? I need all the info...
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06-24-2006, 06:52 PM
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Yeah, depends on if the driver beat on it or not..but the only thing I would beware of is he changed out the ECU back to a stock one...or else the advanced fuel maps will own u O.o
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Yeah he might of been stupid and set vtec at 2500 rpms... What I honestly do is take it to a mech that knows a bit about hondas and have them take a look at it. 
06-24-2006, 08:00 PM
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Re: Is it fine to buy a car that was once turbo? (Tyco RC 215)
At least do a comp. test, if not a leak down test to see what kind of condition the engine is in. A good hard test drive should tell you if the tranny is grinding or has any problems, noise, etc.
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06-24-2006, 08:05 PM
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Re: Is it fine to buy a car that was once turbo? (Tyco RC 215)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyco RC 215 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I was wondering if it's fine to buy a car that use to have turbo installed. </TD></TR></TABLE>
No.
No.
06-24-2006, 08:13 PM
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Re: Is it fine to buy a car that was once turbo? (fast95eg8)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fast95eg8 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">No.</TD></TR></TABLE>
haha, such a simple, cut to the chase answer
haha, such a simple, cut to the chase answer
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Re: Is it fine to buy a car that was once turbo? (civicfast)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civicfast »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lol if it is cheap then yes, if it is alot thne no lol </TD></TR></TABLE>
basically, if you get it cheap enough to replace an engine or tranny in the near future and it would still be worth it, then buy it
basically, if you get it cheap enough to replace an engine or tranny in the near future and it would still be worth it, then buy it
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