Turbo pro and con?
My recently installed XN6 in the 86 505 automatic wagon is such a smooth and
healthy engine. Perfectly adequate. Simple to work on for the most part. I
feel really lucky to have gotten a used one in good shape.
My 86 5-speed Turbo is such fun though. I've never in my life had a car with
a fair amount of pep. The new Kumho Extasias (spelling uncertain; how do
they name these things I wonder?) from TireRack.com are the best cheap ($44
USD) tires I've ever had and they seem to work very well on the car.
I'll really miss it when the head blows or something. From what I gather,
this may be the last press of the grape for people owning 505 Turbo's on a
budget like me, what with parts being scarce and so on.
It is hot as Hades under the hood, (instruments all read normal) and more
difficult to service as compared to the XN6. The cool down after running
makes me slightly impatient. But to me the look and sound of the engine is
very attractive, not to mention the reliable handling and the extra fifty
horsepower. I'm glad to have one, but it fell into my lap so to speak. I
guess I'd have to say that the XN6 powered wagon is more practical for me,
if forced to choose.
~mikey
From: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com [mailto:peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of John Parsons
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 11:05 AM
To: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Peugeot-L] Re: 86 505 N9TE meltdown, 3000k from home
- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, gary freeman <riven2649@y...> wrote:
> I feel compelled to say that although I really love
> performance, I don't like turbos. The concept of
> taking an otherwise wasted energy source such as
> exhaust gas and using to drive the turbo is
> brilliant.
> Unfortunately, the reality is more problems, extreme
> underhood heat, another expensive component to
> replace
> (the turbo), numerous problems caused by the turbo
> (such as the head problems), and more difficulty
> with normal repairs due to less room. Is it really
> worth it?
ABSOLUTELY! :o)
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