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product1620
Posts: 1273 Joined: Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:21 pmLocation: Crunkville, North Cacalacka
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by product1620 Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:18 pm
Ok, so my friend is on the hunt for his first car, and while we were looking in the paper he came across an 87 Sunbird GT (turbo), with a recently rebuilt engine, according to the owner. My question is, does anyone have any experience with these cars, for the most part, are they decently reliable, or do they catch on fire, and burn to the ground like Fieros?
1998 Mustang GT
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befarrer
Posts: 1085 Joined: Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:18 amLocation: Alberta
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by befarrer Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:42 pm
I think they had headgasket problems. I have seen a few in the JY with nearly 300,000KM on them. My dash came from an 87 with 294,000KM on the odometer.
mysticfire6602
Posts: 200 Joined: Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:34 amLocation: bloomsburg, pa
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by mysticfire6602 Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:04 pm
they were very stout and responded well to mods. but dont push them too far... it IS an old design pushrod engine
blackice1620
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by blackice1620 Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:26 pm
mysticfire6602 wrote: they were very stout and responded well to mods. but dont push them too far... it IS an old design pushrod engine
I thought they were sohc?
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mysticfire6602
Posts: 200 Joined: Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:34 amLocation: bloomsburg, pa
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by mysticfire6602 Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:30 pm
ya, my mistake, your right. i was thinking of the 4 cylinder that the cavalier came with. either way, it will respond well to mods, but not past 250hp. my uncle had one.
blackice1620
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by blackice1620 Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:33 pm
I don't think he'll have to worry about making anywhere near that kind of power, in fact, he'll probably keep it stock.
Bullshit stops when the green flag drops.
blackice1620
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by blackice1620 Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:33 pm
Oh yea, I forgot, BOOM HEADSHOT!!!!!!!!!!
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product1620
Posts: 1273 Joined: Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:21 pmLocation: Crunkville, North Cacalacka
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by product1620 Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:04 pm
yay, im back. :thumbleft:
1998 Mustang GT
You can't piss on what you can't catch.
stimpy
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by stimpy Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:15 pm
Who the fuck are you, and why are you copying blackice's Av?
blackice1620
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by blackice1620 Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:10 pm
tell, me about it, what a fucking stalker! :la:
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product1620
Posts: 1273 Joined: Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:21 pmLocation: Crunkville, North Cacalacka
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by product1620 Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:12 pm
No, I had it first, noob!
1998 Mustang GT
You can't piss on what you can't catch.
JohnnyK
Posts: 239 Joined: Wed Nov 17, 2004 4:02 pmLocation: Canada
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by JohnnyK Fri Oct 20, 2006 5:42 pm
product1620 wrote: are they decently reliable,
It's 20 years old man. If he's buying it for reliability, he can't afford a car.
Pyrthian
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by Pyrthian Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:31 am
blackice1620 wrote: mysticfire6602 wrote: they were very stout and responded well to mods. but dont push them too far... it IS an old design pushrod engine
I thought they were sohc?
yes, they are the old 1.6 Chevette motor w/turbo
befarrer
Posts: 1085 Joined: Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:18 amLocation: Alberta
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by befarrer Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:37 pm
They are not related to a Chevette motor. I have a Chevette, and they are totally different, also, werent the early ones 1.8L, and the later ones 2.0L? Chevette engines are all Iron, sunbird OHC engines are aluminum head.
