keltik

OK people!! PARTY TIME! I went round to see the car with my newly cut key this morning and she fired right up for me, shes been sitting for 3 years and started after about 4 seconds of cranking. I Am stunned......lets see my honda do that Ok so i took the beastout for a little spin and i noticed some serious stuttering on acceleration and vast clouds of black smoke when i put my foot down. all the crap seems to clear after a couple seconds then it accelerates fine. But the next time i accelerate i get the same problem. Now i could spend all day lookin at the engine workin out whats wrong but im lazy and its much easier to ask you guys! So bearing in mind theres 3 year old petrol in the tank (which i will be fixing tomorrow) and i suspect a dodgy turbo, whats going wrong here? KELTIK

Well thanks for the speedy replies guys - assuming it does eventually run, is there any particular thing i should look out for on these old XT's? Also a cheap bov is sitting in my garage - should i fit it (purely for the sound:brow: ) or would this cause a problem?

Hi lads, Ive got a 87' vortex coming my way soon and as its been sitting for 2 years i have no idea whether the engine (EA82T) runs. My First concern is the turbo - is it even going to spin? and if not i want a plan b. Could i theoretically dump all of that ECU crap and bolt a good old carb to this baby in the interests of saving the engine and the work involved with a swap. Final question is what do you experienced people think about the price? Im paying $300 NZD for this and its got the original mags and the interior is in very good condition. Some slight exterior rust but nothing structural. Any opinions Welcomed! Keltik (btw this is the Vortex Waimaks mentioned earlier, were going halfs on it as a project car)

Yup Just starting my subaru life with a 87 Vortex Turbo 4WD - its grey and rusty but i love it!