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Good question for sure, thats the problem with guages I spend too much time watching things. Under 'normal' acceleration in traffic it seems the turbo comes on because the RPM's are forced so low. I had a non turbo 82 wagon and it got the best millage and it drove the best shifting at 3K. If I shift...

Thanks everyone The reason I asked is,,, I installd a vacuum / boost guage and notice how quick the boost comes on with 'normal' ecceleration. The tranny keeps the engine speed too low it seems. It shifts up with moderate throttle (near 0 vacuum) at ~ 2400 RPM,,, but with the power shift on (blip th...

I understand the pre 93 4eat had a manual switch to select the power shift mode. My 93 doesn't have this but switches automaticaly when your driving hard or if you blip the throttle. Question is,, can I install a switch to select the power mode with or without bypassing the automatic power function?...

I guess the best discription would be the engine felt soft, like it was down 20 or 30 hp. I have a boost guage so I noticed I was into the boost much more when driving normaly. I bought the car 15K ago and it overheated slightly?? with my wife driving just before it went soft. (Coolant tank cracked)...

I can't beleive this but I had the car in to fix an oil leak and they found the left cam out by one tooth. Car runs much better!!! :lol: Gas milage is back up (for this car anyway), 25 USmpg at 70mph. Vacuum at idle is 19 ish. Had new timing belt installed anyway even though it wasn't due. Thanks :D...

17 cold, 15 hot. Vacuum is steady. Vacuum at 60 mph on the flat is about 10 but like I said before I can go into 5 lbs boost with very little increase in power until the rev's hit 3K. I hooked up a temporary vacuum / fuel pump tester guage as a vac / boost gauge. Masures up to 10 lbs boost and my st...

The engine is stock re the intake smorkus? Tested the vacuum hoses with 5 lb air in the hose at the intake,, no leaks. If I do the same for the back end of the exhaust will I hear a leak? I know there are water drain holes but if I put enough air in I should hear if my up pipe is leaking I hope. Its...

Thanks,, I'm picking up some NGK plug this afternoon. BKR6EGP was what he had. These are platinum with the skinny electrode. Are these ones OK? I'm noticing more now that the power is RPM related, locked it in 2nd and loaded it up, its dead until it hits 3000 then it hits hard. Do plugs normally eff...

1993 turbo auto with 90K miles. Tranny is fine except for a soft 3rd gear shift. Thinking of trying the resistor higher shift pressure thing. Porblem: sort of complicated symptoms but hear me out. For a month now the engine seems to bog down at low RPM and medium boost (medium acceleration, half thr...