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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:53:00 -0400
From: KeithG <noonenospamay.com>
Subject: Re: HPT Engine, How do I tell?


In addition to what Fred says, the LPT (CS) and HPT (CSE) have Garrett turbos (T30?) and the Aero has a Mitsubishi turbo TD04. It is labeled on the tag. The garretts generally have 'garrett' cast in the compressor scroll. The only other difference is the ECU. The only difference between the CS lpt and the CSE HPT is that ECU, again, and the CS does NOT have a Boost pressure control solenoid on the top left corner of the fan shroud. The engines and turbo are identical. As far as I know, this is for the 2.3L CS series cars 95-98 as sold in the US. In 93 and 94, you could get a CS (and possibly CSE) with the NA engine, lpt engine or an HPT engine. There were 2.0 and 2.3 cars in Europe and I do not know about them. KeithG Fred W. wrote: > "David Taylor" <djtaylornospamoot.com> wrote in message > news:MPG.1aefae3bc9517905989c11nospam.individual.de... > >>>About the enigine, check the VIN-number here: >>>http://www.nospam/information/vin.php >> >>How will that help if the engine has been replaced? The VIN will only >>show what should be there. Question remains, what's the way to tell an >>Aero engine from anything else or is it all in the ECU and turbo? > > > It's mostly in the ECU program. The Aero engine is essentially the same as > a 2.3 hpt. The easiest way to tell would be to drive it. There should be > some small amount of delay, then boost should go up into the red and the car > should take off like a rocket. If you don't feel the delay and/or the boost > only goes to mid gauge, then things are not as they would have you believe. > > BTW, an automatic 9000 Aero is 225HP, the manual trans 9000 Aero engine > makes 250. Again, just different APC ECU programming. > > -Fred W > >

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