Th3Revreant
10+ Year Contributor
- 98
- 2
- Apr 8, 2012
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Great Falls,
Montana
I found this 99 GSX at a local dealer. Its an auto but that can be remedied. I have some concerns though. When the car started up, there is a loud knocking noise coming from the motor until its warmed up and when I get on the gas, it sounds like it starts knocking again. Another is that the piping coming from the top of the turbo is aluminum and looks like it is just clamped to a flexible hose that goes to the stock IC.
I noticed when I floored it and went open throttle, the check engine light came on. I have seen this before with an SRT Neon that I drove awhile back and was an overboost issue. Can't tell how much the turbo is boosting due to the boost gauge being hooked up so that it sits under the hood in the engine bay. You might be able to see it in the video that I'll post here when it uploads. Vehicle only has 90500 miles on it.
Here are some other pics of the engine and the car:
Guess my question is, is it worth the 6k they are asking for it? Body is in great condition and the black leather seats are like any other 13 year old leather seats.
Video Added, not sure why it looks like its going through water: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE81z6ynma8
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I noticed when I floored it and went open throttle, the check engine light came on. I have seen this before with an SRT Neon that I drove awhile back and was an overboost issue. Can't tell how much the turbo is boosting due to the boost gauge being hooked up so that it sits under the hood in the engine bay. You might be able to see it in the video that I'll post here when it uploads. Vehicle only has 90500 miles on it.
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Here are some other pics of the engine and the car:
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Guess my question is, is it worth the 6k they are asking for it? Body is in great condition and the black leather seats are like any other 13 year old leather seats.
Video Added, not sure why it looks like its going through water: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE81z6ynma8