Osmosis
New member
I just test drove a typhoon. This car was a theft recovery from a local used car dealer. It was obvious to me that the mechanic did not know his head from his.......well you know. I frist test drove the ty and noticed it would not boost over 8psi (guessing from the dummy gauge). I pulled over and immeadiately noticed one of the clamps on the throttle body was missing..go figure. I took it back and they put a clamp on the throttle body. After my second run, I noticed the typhoon was leaking antifreze, I"m guessing a head gasket or head problem.
Anyway, I was able to get it to boost up to 15psi. It felt ok once I got it to boost, however, the car was a slug off the line. I power-braked the ty and was getting 5psi then launched. The ty would slowly pull out of the hole, once I hit 10 psi, it had OK power. It was my impression these ty's and sy's were rockets out of the hole. Am I doing something wrong or what? How do you properly launch these trucks? I'm guessing the truck I test drove is just a pos.
Anyway, I was able to get it to boost up to 15psi. It felt ok once I got it to boost, however, the car was a slug off the line. I power-braked the ty and was getting 5psi then launched. The ty would slowly pull out of the hole, once I hit 10 psi, it had OK power. It was my impression these ty's and sy's were rockets out of the hole. Am I doing something wrong or what? How do you properly launch these trucks? I'm guessing the truck I test drove is just a pos.
