WhiteLX
WhiteLX New Reader
9/18/11 5:24 a.m.

last one for the night. not mine.....

"1985 maserati biturbo S. the body and interior are in very good condition,only has 37k miles on it, automatic transmission, 2 door, leather seats, suede headliner, power windows, aftermarket stereo and speakers, twin turbo, very fast car, well worth over 5k. selling it for 1,499. registration is current"

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/2589175151.html

VonSmallhausen
VonSmallhausen GRM+ Memberand New Reader
9/18/11 8:03 p.m.

hum nice body and interior but no mention of the engine....

Raze
Raze Dork
9/19/11 6:58 a.m.
VonSmallhausen wrote: hum nice body and interior but no mention of the engine....

that's because he doesn't want to tell you it's not running...

DrBoost
DrBoost SuperDork
9/19/11 10:30 a.m.

This needs an LSX....

ST_ZX2
ST_ZX2 Reader
9/19/11 11:01 a.m.

Biturbo: The pinnicle of Itailian unreliability.

spitfirebill
spitfirebill SuperDork
9/19/11 11:40 a.m.

I don't think I've ever seen one that made it to 100k miles.

WhiteLX
WhiteLX New Reader
9/19/11 12:27 p.m.
DrBoost wrote: This needs an LSX....

a twin turbo LSx.

DoctorBlade
DoctorBlade Dork
9/19/11 2:00 p.m.
WhiteLX wrote:
DrBoost wrote: This needs an LSX....
a twin turbo LSx.

That'll kill any hope of me sleeping tonight, thanks! :)

WhiteLX
WhiteLX New Reader
9/19/11 5:03 p.m.
DoctorBlade wrote:
WhiteLX wrote:
DrBoost wrote: This needs an LSX....
a twin turbo LSx.
That'll kill any hope of me sleeping tonight, thanks! :)

well, it is a biturbo.

DILYSI Dave
DILYSI Dave SuperDork
9/19/11 5:34 p.m.

The only acceptable reason to buy a biturbo is if you plan to light it on fire to do the world a favor.

HappyAndy
HappyAndy HalfDork
9/19/11 9:10 p.m.
WhiteLX wrote:
DrBoost wrote: This needs an LSX....
a twin turbo LSx.

Has this been done? If not why not?

DrBoost
DrBoost SuperDork
9/20/11 11:40 a.m.

Yeah, why not? I mean, drop in the LSx and T-56, wire up a bevy of Autometer gauges and go! I wonder what the stock rear end would handle. If you got rid of all the drivetrain-related wiring, how unreliable would it be? Are they rust buckets?

Joe Gearin
Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
9/20/11 1:19 p.m.
DILYSI Dave wrote: The only acceptable reason to buy a biturbo is if you plan to light it on fire to do the world a favor.

you don't need to light it on fire.......it will do it on it's own!

Travis_K
Travis_K SuperDork
9/20/11 1:54 p.m.

I dont see the attraction of engine swapping one, if you want something with an LS1, there are many cars with cheaper parts that an LS1 fits in easier. The Biturbo engine compartment is very short so im not sure a v8 would fit rela well anyway.

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