Re: Washington Post: Road Rage Cause

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From: Woody
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 00:00

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On Thu, 18 Feb 1999 23:54:21 -0800, "Kip C. Anderson"
<kca(@)rio(.)com> wrote:

>
>And good old American V8s last longer?  You're gonna have a hard time
>supporting that one to those of us with relatively fresh 4 cylinders running
>smooth with over 100k miles on them.
>
>Turbos do add additional maintenance headaches, but these are less
>frequently internal mechanical failures than other niggling problems like
>bad oxygen sensors or a weak iginition system.  Murphy's Law is in effect
>though with all of those additional parts to worry about.  Of course, just
>one ignorant boost happy fool that runs too much boost and the fuel lean
>makes for a quick recipe for disaster that's not as easy to produce with a
>normally aspirated motor.
>
>My theory is that it's easy to find the next weak link in a turbo motor.
>Just turn the boost up!


Turbo 4cyl are not more reliable than American V8s. A bad oxygen
sensor is about $50 and 15 minutes under the car. Weak ignition
problems?

You must not run your car that hard.

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From: Woody93LX@yahoonospam.com (Woody)
Subject: Re: Washington Post: Road Rage Cause
Date: 1999/02/19
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