[sparklite2]

So it’s going with turbo 4’s.

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I had a Chrysler LeBaron with a turbo 4. I raced a Mustang V8 off a traffic light in California once and beat him. He said, “I gotta get a tuneup!” It was a terrific motor, but was so hot, it scorched the paint off the hood.

[Zhang Fei]

[I had a Chrysler LeBaron with a turbo 4. I raced a Mustang V8 off a traffic light in California once and beat him. He said, “I gotta get a tuneup!” It was a terrific motor, but was so hot, it scorched the paint off the hood.]

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Decades later, turbos are still occasionally problematic:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-autos-honda/japans-honda-to-recall-350000-cars-in-china-over-engine-issue-idUSKBN1FW124

China’s consumer protection agency is strong-arming Honda into extending the CRV’s warranty. You don’t generally hear of them doing this to Chinese car companies, despite reliability problems being a much bigger issue there.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-honda-china-recall/honda-stops-selling-new-cr-vs-in-china-after-recall-plan-rejected-idUSKCN1GE1P8