EXP Turbo

I'm sure some crazy person here loves these.

http://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/3179890942.html

Wheres OB, he LOVES obscure turbo junk......

But not these. Ugh.

Wow the rare turbo Muscort, probably the last one to survive!!!

Side note: My dad had a 1984-85 Turbo Escort GT with a 5-speed. I used to think it was the coolest car ever when I was little, way cooler than my mom's "Big Green Booger Machine" 70 Olds 98 Convertible. It was black with two tone orange side stripes and the 4-hole "phone dial" wheels. He always tells me how much of a turd it was and how the fuel pump quit on its way home from the dealer after he bought it new. But whatever, it was the 80's and it was so cool looking to my 4 year old eyes, like a big Hot Wheels or something.

I don't care... if I ever find one, I'm buying it.

Once again, I'm gonna throw my helmet at you next time I see you.

I love those things. I honestly do. Really want one. Damn.

Wow, I forgot those even existed.

Woody wrote: Wow, I forgot those even existed.

I remember seeing these at the Chicago Auto show when they were first coming out. EXPerimental.

Knurled wrote: Once again, I'm gonna throw my helmet at you next time I see you.

You actually like these things?

It's near the next event at Roos.

I KNOW.

And yes, I have a soft spot for EXPs and the early American Escorts, before they started REALLY moving away from being MkIIIs.

If I remember correctly these cars were 2 seaters!?

my first car was an 82 EXP, later had an 89 but no turbo's, I'd love to have another one one day and a turbo would certainly make the car more entertaining

and yes they are 2 seaters, think CRX before there was a crx, and I think the early notch back hatch looked better

IIRC the turbo model was half-year-only thing, at least in the Escort.

I used to own an EXP, and I loved it, so yes, a turbo version is right up my alley!

Make mine a wagon. Wish I could find some spec on these. I looked up hp numbers on the 1.6T back around '99(when I owned an'87 EGT), and was horrified to see how much lower it was than the 1.9HO.

Edit: either time has not been kind to my memory, or I'm dumb. SS was appearance only, EGT/EXP 1.6 turbo '83+ was 120hp, 1 more than the 1.9HO cars.

In reply to ValuePack:

The same 1.9L that infamously suffers disappearing valve syndrome?

Well, they don't really disappear, you do hear them quite well as they destroy things.

The 1.9 i know made 88hp....

I, too, have a soft spot for these cars (EXPs and early 'corts).

as a child of the '80's I thought these were super duper cool as well.

yamaha wrote: In reply to ValuePack: The same 1.9L that infamously suffers disappearing valve syndrome? Well, they don't really disappear, you do hear them quite well as they destroy things.

Couldn't tell you, the unibody on my EGT disappeared long before the engine let go.

yamaha wrote: In reply to ValuePack: The same 1.9L that infamously suffers disappearing valve syndrome? Well, they don't really disappear, you do hear them quite well as they destroy things.

The 2-liter (SOHC) has disappearing valve seat syndrome.

The 1.9 has disappearing cam lobe syndrome. (One of the #4 lobes just sort of wears down over time)

The 1.6 has random cylinder head crack syndrome.

Know your drugs, know your doses.

In reply to Knurled:

Ahh, I mixed up the focus boat anchor with the older version......

berkeley you, EvanB. I've been looking for a valid replacement for my '87 EXP Sport Coupe since before I even sold it... Now, you post this exactly one week after I buy a new car. Hate.

Sorry.

Do you want another Saab 99 for cheap to ease the pain?

In reply to EvanB:

I am still working on my wife about the 99.