[V8] 90 V8 vs 89 200TQ

[Ron Wainwright]

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--- RockinV8Q at aol.com wrote:

>  
>  
> 
> I decided to peek my head in here for a moment....

 & were all better for it......

>  I built the 200q32v Avant and due to my move to
> Ohio and the Avant  now 
> being in Cincy I get to see/drive/work on it every
> few months. Actually had  it 
> here 2 weeks ago for work.

 Lucky bastard...
 
> Oddly the  notorious V8 hot 
> running issues don't happen with the avant. I put
> that down to  the Electric fan 
> setup on the car.

 My Black V8 5spd is the same...& my sensors look to
be original, or at least 5, 6, 7 years old.
 
>  On the bad...
>  
>   Cruising around town is nice but 3rd gear is
> horribly mismatched for  the 
> 3.6 torque band... It you intend to do any decent
> acceleration through 3rd  you 
> have to wind 2nd all the way out. It reminds me of
> driving a 12v auto 100/A6  
> in that you have to beat on it to have any fun.

 Which trans was used Keith? Not sure if Curtis said
you used the 3:89 or 4:11 geared trans?
 
>  I've owned a 10v 200q, V8's, and currently a
> 200q20v...as well as  worked 
> on/drove many examples of each. Other than the CIS
> injection the 200q10v  has 
> few disadvantages vs a 3.6 V8 that cant be addressed
> and  upgraded during normal 
> upkeep. Careful searching out key suspension parts 
> and spending a few hours 
> over a couple of weekends with tools in your  hands
> can yield dramatic 
> improvements in the car for very  little more $$
> than is required to upkeep the V8 
> properly. I  say "properly" because I can't count
> the # of times I've heard the  
> statement "My V8 is in perfect condition" only to
> find dangerously worn 
> shocks,  struts, lower control arms, rear camber
> links, tie rod ends, rear thrust  
> bushings, etc etc etc. One very low mileage 93' V8
> (~70k), absolutely pristine 
>  inside and out, needed every single bushing and
> joint on the car replaced. 
> That  owner told me his car was perfect but he was
> disappointed in his new Boge 
>  Turbo Gas struts and shocks.... he was thrilled
> with them after the  
> suspension rebuild.
>  
> Anyway, that's my $0.02,
> Keith Tackett
> Gruppe 1 Tuning
> 937 327 3935

 To the original poster...John G....KEITH IS THE
ATHORITY! I have GREAT respect for Keith & what he can
do to these cars! All I know & desire to know is all
Keith's fault!!
 OK let me clean off my Brown nose ;->

 Ron



 
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