I have a 1987 Sunbird Turbo GT Convertible. The car runs great and is a little hot rod from a 30 mph throttle mash, but it is dead off the line and 1/4 mile times are high 16's, low 17's. It also slows with each run on a given day even though I drive to the track. The car is an automatic. It is a neat little car and pretty rare at one of 917 built. The car is the right color of black & blue because I usually get pretty banged up when I try to work on it. There is more room to work on my V-8 Monza than this 4 banger. I would kind of like to sell the car, but I plan to enjoy it while I own it. The car has a Dynomax converter and Cat Back and a Hypertech 160 thermostat. I replaced the resrictive air box with a cone type filter, but now the car whistles under part throttle. Any tips would be appreciated. I would also like to find a buyer that understands how special and rare these cars are. I would guess there are less than 100 of these registered and on the road. I have a truckload of extra parts including a head, turbo and transmission. I know there is a classified page, but I might get excited about working on the car again if the discussion gets interesting.
If you want more performance out of your vehicle, find a way to raise the PSI on the turbo but also find out what PSI you are actually running by getting a PSI gauge.
If you really want to sell your car, put your car on the classifieds.
www.kronosperformance.com / 732-742-8837
so do you want more performance or do you wanna sell it?
As far as the PSI, the factory gauge is hitting about 8 and I think that is all they get with the stock adjustment. I'm sure there is a way to get more and bring it up sooner or quicker. With a stick you could just launch at a higher RPM. Adjusting things won't have me pouring in more money unless I do it wrong and break something. I don't expect to sell the car tomorrow, why not keep on having fun with it while I have it? So I guess I want both - more performance and to sell it at some point. BTW - just what is that guy hugging in that photo?
