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Poll: Should I turbo charge the 87 2.3l LX or Save the money and put more into my 88 GT?
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Should I turbo charge the 87 2.3l LX or Save the money and put more into my 88 GT?

 
 
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Old 10-08-2002, 12:09 PM   #11
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is it a stock 2.3L? if so yeah you can put the turbo on it and have someone waiting to pick the pistons up out of the road when you leave your driveway...a stock 2.3L will not hold the boost I have one and wanted to do a turbo swap..but you cant..unless you have a turbo ready motor
I've got to disagree on this one. Your talking going from 8.0:1 to 9.0:1, with a turbo that might make 6 pounds of boost at it's very best.

Run 93 octane, and you'll be fine with 9:1 pistons.

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