hi, yes its turbo. mine has a aftermarket microtech fuel ONLY computer. it has no nock detection on it. if you go from 1 st or 2nd gear to 4 th or 5th then flatten it , 9 times out ten it will ping , doesnt matter what the temp out side is. mark k.
just got my l/z turbo running !!!! now i just gotta run it in for a bit.... mark k ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 9:21 AM Subject: Re: repairing my turbo ....... > Is your car EFI mark? I would've thought a factory efi system would sense > the high load and start dumping in heaps of fuel. Wonder why this doesn't > happen? > Though you can make any car (turbo or not) ping in conditions like you > mentioned but say.. on a 45degree day. > Dave > Original Message dated 11/18/02, 9:14:50 AM > Author: "mark krawczuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Re: Re: repairing my turbo .......: > > > hi, just about any car can be made to ping.dentonate if not driven > correctly. > e.g say your in first gear, then go straight to 4 th or 5 th then > flatten it , then you will hear it ping, > or towing a trailer etc.. up a hill and got wrong gear.... > > the guy that took my car for spin, i heard later that he did go from 2 nd > to 5th, it would MOST probally be all right IF he accelerated very > slowly , but he flattened it causing it to ping heaps and........... > > u just gotta know how to drive properly..... > anyone else? > > mark k > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Daniel Kroehn > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 12:33 AM > Subject: Re: repairing my turbo ....... > > Hey Mark, just a question for someone (me) who hasn't had any experience > with turbo cars and will soon have one, if your engine was tuned properly > why did it detonate itself to pieces when the other wanker took it for a > thrash? I just can't wrap my head around that one, but thought I'd ask > so I don't do it to my pride and joy when I get it on the road in the > near future. > > Cheers Mate > > Daniel Kroehn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: mark krawczuk > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 10:57 PM > Subject: repairing my turbo ....... > > hi, i got the new pistons,rings, and bearings back together in my turbo > l/z. > > all i gotta do now is put the head back on ( with heavy duty valve > springs!!)... > > > ohh, did i tell youse that when my brother beat this gen 3 commodore in > MY 1600, he caught up with the guy at the service station and said ( > true!!!) " my cars got big wheels, and my stereo is pulling out a lot > of power from the engine"......an,an,an...... > > > what a wanker,................... > > mark k > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
