I had a turbocharged car, and the turbo did disintegrate gradually on the hot side, slowly plugging up the catalytic converter to the point 60 mph was maximum. The head gasket had blown previously, on the last day of warranty, they just slipped a new in there without looking too hard for why. Once the why was known, a turbo with similar characteristics was installed without removing the head, it 'felt' a little larger, took a little longer to spool up…but when it did, Hello, that catalytic was fried and removed, the inexpensive replacements weren't yet a thing. If you reset the engine computer, it would give you 4 extra pounds of boost, good for one pass. The shift linkage had the power to provoke fury in those susceptible to it, it was a 1987 Dodge Shadow ES Turbo, Black with maroon interior. It had those new Goodyear Eagle VR 50's with that directional tread pattern I had doodled almost everywhere from the first time I saw it, it was my second car, and first new one. Not exactly refined, but the heavy duty clutch that I did use in ways not intended, to keep that boost up when doing a burnout, it remained in operational condition until year four. It also did something very well that I paid no attention to at the time, loud music was always present…and I could still catch the snap, crackle pop of the exhaust every time I geared down for a red light. It was a sound I later learned to appreciate fully, and the 1994 Civic Sedan SE 5 spd was quiet…Quiet until the mid pipe rusted and a 4.5 inch polished stainless mid pipe back deep bass muffler was installed. The intake was a washable K&N, the stock air box, the top of it was in my place, the par5t in the bumper was sealed off. From a standstill, in 2nd gear, with the a/c on full, and the throttle opened as far as I dared, the Civic turned all the heads, that intake was loud indeed. Whoops, I've written another book, I'm gonna have to start publishing this mini books….I did have installed a well researched and balanced sound system, at highest maximum clarity, it would defeat all other sounds, I do miss that. Have fun with that wagon, and remember, there was a fellow that would sell you a ford 5.0l V8 install kit that was delivered in suitcases. Paul Newman was very enthusiastic about driving the resulting sleeper.
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