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How useful is this turbo? (was: race with a talon0



Anyone know if the turbo from the talon is "adaptable" (i.e., able to be
used in other custom fab's)? If it's the same as the Mitsu Eclipse, it's a
hybrid-type/more-specialized turbo and less useful for custom applications.

As you may be able to tell, I'm eagerly awaiting my copy of Maximum
Boost..... :)

JT
----- Original Message -----
From: <sciroccin@softhome.net>
To: "Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>
Cc: "Chris Jung" <palace_master@yahoo.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: race with a talon


>
> I had one of those as well.  90 or 91, I don't remember.  Hauled ass until
> it jumped time at about 7000rpm.  The repair bill from the dealer was not
a
> pretty site.  Actually there is another story in that alone.  Car never
ran
> the same afterward., so I traded it in on a M Miata a month later...
>
> Anyway, back to the main theme of this.  The car hauled wicked ass, I used
> to run Mustangs with it.  Biggest problem was holding traction.
>
> -=Rick
>
> Allyn writes:
>
> > Trust me, it wasnt a turbo model. I had a 90 tsi (awd turbo). I regret
> > selling it. Damn thing was a street legal rally car. Incredibly balanced
> > (could do 4-wheel drifts under heavy throttle with all 4 wheels
pulling).
> > Not to mention i had an *upgraded* turbo on it. (15 lbs boost @ 1800
rpm).
> > No other mods save the turbo and it hauled major but (i could do more by
> > simply stopping the ecu from what it thought was overboosting by the
better
> > turbo).
> > Heheh.
> > Al
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris Jung" <palace_master@yahoo.com>
> > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 2:29 AM
> > Subject: race with a talon
> >
> >
> > > I had a bit of stoplight racing fun with a late model
> > > Eagle Talon today here in Burnaby BC.  Anyhow, I see
> > > this guy in a red Talon that was riced out with a
> > > coffee can muffler, 1.5 foot high spoiler, tinted
> > > windows and big tires as I'm coasting up to him in the
> > > curb lane.  I time it so that i keep the 'rocco
> > > coasting a bit as the light changes to cut the tire
> > > spin and blast way past him and cut in front of him.
> > > This pisses the guy off of course, being passed by my
> > > old 8 valve scirocco, so of course the guy weaves in
> > > and out of traffic to get by me. Later on, we're lined
> > > up again at a red light (Kingsway is a long street.)
> > > It was raining today and I made the mistake of dumping
> > > the clutch and pouring on too much coal, so my tires
> > > are spinning madly and so are his.  I back off the
> > > throttle to gain some traction and the Talon gains a
> > > car length.  However, I was surprised that the guy
> > > never got more than a car length in front of me all
> > > the way.  It must not have been a turbo model, because
> > > I hear that those cars are fast.  My car only is a 1.8
> > > 8V with an Audi throttle body, sewer pipe, advanced
> > > timing, and a dynomax muffler.  Anyhow, it's dyno day
> > > for us here in the Vancouver area on Saturday, so I'll
> > > see how I'm doing and how I can improve things.
> > >
> > > Chris J.
> > > '83 Scirocco GT
> > > '81 Kawasaki KZ550
> > >
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