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1991 GMC SYCLONE

As Chevy and GMC generated big bucks selling SUVs in the late ’80s, Buick engineers lamented the demise of their highly developed, outrageously quick turbocharged 3.8-liter V-6. To keep themselves amused, they would stick 3.8 Turbos in every Buick that would accept one and rattle around the proving grounds. Reattas! Electra wagons! When Buick ran out of its own turbo-compatible cars to Frankenstein, the automaker played around with other GM platforms. The 1989 Pontiac Trans

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