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Jack the R
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|  Subject: Re: Turbocharged Riviera History  Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:39 pm | |
| | Why was it killed? GM getting uncomfortable selling good product? |
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tim63riv
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| | Subject: Re: Turbocharged Riviera History Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:13 pm | |
| Jack,
The Turbo Riv's died for two reasons, lousy transmissions and a new, smaller designed body. The 3.8 V6 was turned to a transverse layout and the underhood was much tighter than on the 79-85 cars. The 440-t4 automatic was unable to hold up well behind N/A engines, a boosted one would have killed it for sure. GM and many other manufacurer abandoned Turbo-Charging in the late 80's all together because of stiffening emissions regulations.
Tim |
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97rivman
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| | Subject: Re: Turbocharged Riviera History Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:04 am | |
| | i dont know if my trans in my 81 was a 440-t4, the only markings i remember were 304 and that trans took more abuse than any trans should take and that was bolted to a 5.0 |
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bfurches
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| | Subject: Re: Turbocharged Riviera History Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:56 pm | |
| I noticed that in the previously listed articles there was no mention of production figures for the 1984-1985
Here is what I have found from the ROA site.
1984:
T-Type 1,153
T-Type Convertible 11
1985:
T-Type 1,069
T-Type Convertible 47 |
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