Coupe Turbo

[Ed Armstrong <earmstrong@CSC.NOAA.GOV>]

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>Hi all.
>     
>    Just wanted to let everyone know that I have installed a 1982 5kt 
>motor into my 1982 Coupe with the old style f.i. and Ox sensor (my 
>car never came with one becouse it's Canadian model).
>    It took me the whole weekend but the result is unreal.  I also 
>managed to squish the 88 5kt intercooler into the front grille 
>without loosing my high beams.  Although I might get rid of them 
>later on in favour of the Rally TQC style grille.
>
>After sorting out all the vacuum leaks and setting both the mixture 
>and timing the car is running perfect.  The power is intoxicating.
>There is only couple of problems.
>My gas milege is down the toilet.  That could be explained by the 
>boost gauge which is usually kept up by me.
>The other problem arose last night.  While in process of top speed 
>test I got to about 190 km/h (118 m/h) and the tach hit almost 4500 
>rpm the clutch started slipping.  All I saw was the rpm shooting to 
>the redline with the speedo at a stand still.
>I used a 4kq clutch wich I know is too small (240 clutch is on order) 
>But don't clutches usually slip at lower speeds and high torque 
>situations.
>Any thoughts?
>TIA 
>Martin Pajak
>quattro@rogerswave.ca
>http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/5939
>



Turbo sounds cool in the Coupe. Could you let us know what were some of the
problems you ran into during the install or was it pretty
straightforward...How much did you pick up that '82 turbo motor for? 
  	
	-- ed

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