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Old Jun 12, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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I like the look...

Originally Posted by kdugg_fl
I think that's a pretty good group to be lumped in with. If I cared about driving a popular "pretty" car, I'd still be driving a Honda Civic. Except that the turbo boost involved turning off the a/c...
I like the look, and they say, "Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder".
Now to the other quote.
kdugg, you say you had a turbo Civic, and you had to turn the a/c off to boost.
Was that a factory turbo? Seems like it would`ve been sized to allow boosting at all-times.
I only ask, because I have a Turbo Caravan, but the a/c never worked since I got it , so I`ve never had that problem. Pushing 12psi now, with 273,000mi..
I`m waiting for a Turbo HHR.
Old Jun 12, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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Old Jun 12, 2007 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Beauty
I like the look, and they say, "Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder".
Now to the other quote.
kdugg, you say you had a turbo Civic, and you had to turn the a/c off to boost.
Was that a factory turbo? Seems like it would`ve been sized to allow boosting at all-times.
I only ask, because I have a Turbo Caravan, but the a/c never worked since I got it , so I`ve never had that problem. Pushing 12psi now, with 273,000mi..
I`m waiting for a Turbo HHR.
Hey, BB,
Do you know my friend Gary Donovan? He is a Mopar turbo junkie! He adds turbos to Caravans and races the darn things!
If not, give his site a looksie. He is a fountain of Mopar knowledge.

http://www.thedodgegarage.com/
Old Jun 12, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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This guy Kevin Massey must be an "expert" in all things cars....
Here is a link to the actual article http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-972....html?tag=blog If you click on the author's name, It shows you what else he wrote about. He's all over the map.
Old Jun 12, 2007 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Beauty
I like the look, and they say, "Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder".
Now to the other quote.
kdugg, you say you had a turbo Civic, and you had to turn the a/c off to boost.
Was that a factory turbo? Seems like it would`ve been sized to allow boosting at all-times.
I only ask, because I have a Turbo Caravan, but the a/c never worked since I got it , so I`ve never had that problem. Pushing 12psi now, with 273,000mi..
I`m waiting for a Turbo HHR.
No, it wasn't really a turbo. It was a joke. We nicknamed it "The Slug" because going uphill or pulling in front of folks you had to turn off the A/C to get any kind of acceleration, so we referred to the A/C button as the turbo button...Sorry for the confusion.
Old Jun 12, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Harpozep
Hey, BB,
Do you know my friend Gary Donovan? He is a Mopar turbo junkie! He adds turbos to Caravans and races the darn things!
If not, give his site a looksie. He is a fountain of Mopar knowledge.

http://www.thedodgegarage.com/
Yep, I saw an article about him, used some of his ideas for piping the intercooler. Didn`t do the nos stuff, but it runs good for a old man.
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Old Jun 12, 2007 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by kdugg_fl
No, it wasn't really a turbo. It was a joke. We nicknamed it "The Slug" because going uphill or pulling in front of folks you had to turn off the A/C to get any kind of acceleration, so we referred to the A/C button as the turbo button...Sorry for the confusion.
Ahhh man, I thought you were serious, that`s ok.
That`s the TURBONIUM. The HHR IS my wifes ride.
Old Jun 12, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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I don't even count on CNET for Electronics reviews let alone cars.......


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Old Jun 12, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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Old Jun 12, 2007 | 09:36 PM
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Yeah right. C-Net doing car reviews. That's like having Brock Yates do a computer review. Those geeks should stick to what they "think" they understand.

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