[rix_five0]

Does any one know any details about that recall they had in 85 for the 84 svo. I just would like to know what turbo ford used in place for the bad ones?

[turboeeyore]

i heard people were complaining of the turbo lag so they replaced them with ihi's. but i've never seen a 85 with an ihi.

[NavySVO]

According to the Ford website there is not a recall for anything turbocharger related on any vehicles other than heavy duty trucks.
Let me ask a friend who has owned his 84 SVO since new.

[turboeeyore]

Originally Posted by turboeeyore

i heard people were complaining of the turbo lag so they replaced them with ihi's. but i've never seen a 85 with an ihi.

maybe that was why the 87/ 88 tbirds came with an IHI.

[turboeeyore]

does anyone know if there was a recirculation valve add on for the top mount intercoolers? i'm very suprized ford didn't add one .

[NavySVO]

Factory, no there wasn't.
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As for the term LAG, look it up and compare it to the term BOOST THRESHOLD and see the differences. 95% of the time people confuse the two.

[NavySVO]

Well, I got your answer. There was no recall on the turbo for the SVO. Failed units were replaced with T3 units like factory issue.

But he also added that there was a Service Bulletin recommending that the oil cooled unit be replaced with the oil/water cooled units (still a T3). It was only a "recommendation" and not a required executable.

[rix_five0]

Thanks for the info, i still have doubts about that recall though, because the guy who i got the car from has been a fleet manager for a ford dealer where he bought the car from back in 83 and he mentioned that the turbo would boost up more than 20psi. and this was back in late 85 and he insists that it was a recall. I dont really care much about that recall but i would like to know excatly what kind of turbo is in my car, last time i took a look at the turbo i noticed it had a little orage or red tag on it but i couldnt get a better look at the numbers or letters on this tag. Can any one help me i know close to nothing on turbos.

[NavySVO]

I will say that the person I asked has owned his SVO since new, has been interviewed by a few magazines about SVOs, will have his car (modded 300+HP) featured in the September issue of MM&F.
He is basically the world's expert of the SVO and taught at the Bondurant Driving School as well.

[rix_five0]

Originally Posted by NavySVO

I will say that the person I asked has owned his SVO since new, has been interviewed by a few magazines about SVOs, will have his car (modded 300+HP) featured in the September issue of MM&F.
He is basically the world's expert of the SVO and taught at the Bondurant Driving School as well.

Well he might be right then, guess ill have to have a longer conversation with my neighbor about this issue. Thanks for all this info i like to learn about these cars as much as i can.

[turboeeyore]

correct me if i'm wrong but the auto's got bigger t3 garretts than the standards,but they were still a t3 garrett.( i was told this was true on the merkur).

[rix_five0]

does any one know what is the part number or any thing i need to identify the turbo in my car?
i will try to get the part # or pictures of the turbo thats on my car later on.