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09-21-2005, 05:51 PM
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GSX decision
Ok guys, today is the day. Today I will run the GSX for the final time and decide to get it or not. Final price is $7000. I want to run it on full boost or see how the turbo handles everything. I have one small problem, I dont know shit about boost
 . The car has a GReddy's eManage E-01 Programmer which is used to tune it. It can control boost. However he said that boost is set at 4-5 psi. I saw the boost controller in the engine bay. Its a Greddy and how do i tune it up for more boost ? Other than that, the car is very nice. It has a nice tint, racing seats, nice cd player, GReddy's eManage E-01 Programmer, new act clucth, 3" exhaust Apex i, Big 16G turbo. A guy is selling his GST for 9000 around the corner. Mine would be 2 grand cheaper and it would be a AWD 16G Only thing that scares me is the miles. Car was bought 2 years ago with around 70,000 and used on highway for school. So in 2 years he put around 50,000 on it. the guy seems nice and even told me what had to be changed. New timing belt, oil and a pulley,air filter,spark plugs and the wires. The car hasnt been driven for 2 months since he has been out of state for school. I like the car but 117,000 miles on a boosted engine seem a lot. What is the possibility of the engine blowing up or something happening ? Are the turbo engines reliable ?
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09-21-2005, 06:41 PM
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Re: GSX decision
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possibilty of engine blowing up? 50:50 are turbo engines reliable? fuck no!!! It WILL break, i promiss!. i had to tow my stock GST 3 times in less than a year on a flat bed and it has 70k miles. i've put about 3k into maintence thus far. DSM are NOT reliablie if you want a reliable car, then buy a honda. as for the boost it should be able to run 15psi no problem. probably could run like 20 or so
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09-21-2005, 10:50 PM
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Re: GSX decision
If I measure the compression ratio on the engine you think maybe I can get a clear idea of how much more the engine would last until problems start. Or atlest if its in good shape.
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09-21-2005, 11:17 PM
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Re: GSX decision
you could get an idea of what shape its in, but you wont KNOW whats going to go wrong after that, even if the test is perfect lol
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