Vehicle Owner

Member ID: TURBO8U

Location: dana point, CA

Vehicle Info

1996 Eagle Talon

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile13 sec @ 8 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed155mph
  • HP285
  • Weight3800lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Ratings

    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Oct 26, 2004

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27 guestbook comments

wayyyyyy back in the day :) only had her for about a month

TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon

to many mods to list but here are some pics

here is whwere it all started...with no boost

TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon

graduated to 5 psi boost :)

TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon

the josh downpipe, my first fabrication job :) 3 inch mandrel bent downpipe

TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon

graduated to 10psi intercooled

TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon

its rebuild time!!!

TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon

rebuld is done :) forged bottom end and all sorts of other goodies

TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon


TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon

stage 3 clutch to handle some more boost

TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon

trunk and custom molded box (kinda dirt but its all clean now)

TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon


TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon


TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon

2.5L block 10:1 compression fully built motor

TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon

t04 in yo FACE

TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon

doing some work at my shop

TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon


TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon

i own these tanks ;) lol

TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon

and the more recent shots with the new 18's and coilovers. the monster :)

old vs new rims:

TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon


TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon


TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon


TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon

socal dsmers represent

TURBO8U's 1996 Eagle Talon

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chano_ramos_lowe  

Posted by: chano_ramos_lowe

01/06/2007 11:23PM

hey looks nice i working on a turbo kit for my 420a so far i have a forged stroker crank and 8.5:1 cpc pistons / eagle rods your engine looks sweat check my talon out and sign my book man later

CalSteve88  

Posted by: CalSteve88

10/05/2006 06:47PM

Love your car.
you put alot of work into it and it shows.
That bitch must scream all over town.
I have a 96 talon ESi, and I need help increasing HP.
moneys an issue right now, so if you have any tips or suggestions, they would be put to good use.thx

flowmonsterdsm  

Posted by: flowmonsterdsm

06/08/2006 12:12PM

nice conversion, im greatly considering converting mine. Is your enginge still in good condition, or does it seem to work worse than before, not including power. Are you seeing more problems since you put the turbo in?

GTSummerLover  

Posted by: GTSummerLover

05/25/2005 07:00PM

forgot, on the other hand, if you did all that work yourself, nice job, i know what it's about b/c i'm going through even more of it right now.

hottazzwhyteboi  

Posted by: hottazzwhyteboi

04/23/2005 09:19PM

nice car where at in socal u at.. im in escondido... hit me up... Nice car by the way

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: TURBO8U

Location: dana point, CA