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The turbo 6 could also be had in the GMC Typhoon
and GMC Syclone
as well as the 89 Turbo Trans Am
It was a serious motor. I believe the GMC's used the 4.3L version, while the GN/T-type and the T/A used the 3.8.
Dad tried to make me a GM guy. He loved his Oldsmobiles, and my first car was a hand-me-down '83 Cutlass Supreme (same body as the GN). Non-turbo 3.8, auto, console, buckets, aluminum wheels...pretty fun car. Not huge on power, but fun to do donuts in rain and snow! Test drove a GNX new in '87, turned the salesman (and my dad) green in the process
That put me in love with boost...and in '91 I bought my first new car ever, my '91 Daytona C/S AGS competition package car - and I still have it.
Very different animal...FWD, 2.5L 4 cylinder turbo, manual transmission...but, a Mopar (my love of Mopar was ingrained at an early age courtesy of mom's '70 Charger 500 that she bought brand new), and I love it!
If you're looking at a GN/T-type, go for the later motors. I have heard of...attitude issues, shall we say?...on the carbureted motors. The EFI cars, you can add an intercooler easily enough and there are tons of aftermarket tuners out there for them. If you want to make serious power...get a hardtop car, NOT a t-top car. The hardtop goes a long way to keeping it from turning into a pretzel under high boost. And...look it over CAREFULLY before you buy. These cars are driven hard and put away wet.
and GMC Syclone
as well as the 89 Turbo Trans Am
It was a serious motor. I believe the GMC's used the 4.3L version, while the GN/T-type and the T/A used the 3.8.
Dad tried to make me a GM guy. He loved his Oldsmobiles, and my first car was a hand-me-down '83 Cutlass Supreme (same body as the GN). Non-turbo 3.8, auto, console, buckets, aluminum wheels...pretty fun car. Not huge on power, but fun to do donuts in rain and snow! Test drove a GNX new in '87, turned the salesman (and my dad) green in the process
That put me in love with boost...and in '91 I bought my first new car ever, my '91 Daytona C/S AGS competition package car - and I still have it. Very different animal...FWD, 2.5L 4 cylinder turbo, manual transmission...but, a Mopar (my love of Mopar was ingrained at an early age courtesy of mom's '70 Charger 500 that she bought brand new), and I love it!
If you're looking at a GN/T-type, go for the later motors. I have heard of...attitude issues, shall we say?...on the carbureted motors. The EFI cars, you can add an intercooler easily enough and there are tons of aftermarket tuners out there for them. If you want to make serious power...get a hardtop car, NOT a t-top car. The hardtop goes a long way to keeping it from turning into a pretzel under high boost. And...look it over CAREFULLY before you buy. These cars are driven hard and put away wet.
