<VV> Reliability, etc. of a turbo;

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Subject: <VV> Reliability, etc. of a turbo; was: 
> Corvair Classic 


original messate - 

http://www.motortrend.com/classic/features/13q1_affordable_classic_19 
> 64_chevrolet_corvair_convertible/ 

The article said: 

<Many owners suggested I 
> avoid buying a turbo. (The Corvair was one of the first mainstream production 
> cars to offer a blower.) As one put it, ?That thing will run great once, and 
> then you spend the entire summer trying to get it to run like that again.? 
> > 

I've never owned a turbo. What's the general consensus out there? Was the 
> advice given the author of the article correct? 

~Bill Stanley 

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Not so much a reliability thing, but I can still remember a few cool nights when my turbo Corsa with 140 heads, a Crane 292 cam and stock carb ran REAL strong. 

Dan T