I am 53 years old and this Biturbo, with its V6 engine with carburetor beneth that dome with Maserati logo on, was one of my teeneager's dream in '80s. Thanks for the video.
What an amazing example of the carbureted Italian land shark. No smoke from any turbo, the egg shell foam under the hood intact. Interior without tears. My mind is blown! I saw a good deal of these growing up as well as their fuel injected siblings. Absolute style and performance. Bravo!
I owned an '84 Biturbo from about "89 to "98. It had electrical issues, mostly in the passthru box between the firewall and passenger compartment. Also, the electric motor meant to open the fuel filler door would fail--I substituted a solenoid mechanism. Seals at the ends of the valve covers tended to leak oil. Worse, the engine would occasionally hydrolock. American emission control requirements meant that about 1.5 psi remained in the gas tank after engine shutoff and that was enough to push fuel past the needle valve in the carburetor and overflow into the cylinders. I added a solenoid valve to prevent that. It always seemed to me that idle speed was high, but I assumed it was to be expected from a high-performance Italian car. Wrong, I found that fuel was passing thru a membrane and enriching the mixture. This problem became acutely apparent when the aluminum cladding around the catalytic converter melted onto my driveway. But, It was easier than you might think to rebuild the Weber carb. And, Maserati parts were actually reasonably priced.
The rule of thumb, as I'm told by some old Maserati-heads, is to budget what you paid for the car, for the first major service... FWIW this example had always behaved and ran quite well under our care. It is now off to a new owner.
Unfortunately left lane camping by slow drivers who don't understand the rules of the road is a rampant problem in our area which is frequently enforced by police.
A fantastic Car with a fantastic Sound. I had the 425 Biturbo America, with Automatic. Rule # 1 with the old Biturbo: Buy only new or from first Hand. Rule # 2: Only go to Maserati Garages that were still repairing the 60s 70s 80s Maseratis
I am 53 years old and this Biturbo, with its V6 engine with carburetor beneth that dome with Maserati logo on, was one of my teeneager's dream in '80s.
Thanks for the video.
What an amazing example of the carbureted Italian land shark. No smoke from any turbo, the egg shell foam under the hood intact. Interior without tears. My mind is blown! I saw a good deal of these growing up as well as their fuel injected siblings. Absolute style and performance. Bravo!
I owned an '84 Biturbo from about "89 to "98. It had electrical issues, mostly in the passthru box between the firewall and passenger compartment. Also, the electric motor meant to open the fuel filler door would fail--I substituted a solenoid mechanism. Seals at the ends of the valve covers tended to leak oil. Worse, the engine would occasionally hydrolock. American emission control requirements meant that about 1.5 psi remained in the gas tank after engine shutoff and that was enough to push fuel past the needle valve in the carburetor and overflow into the cylinders. I added a solenoid valve to prevent that. It always seemed to me that idle speed was high, but I assumed it was to be expected from a high-performance Italian car. Wrong, I found that fuel was passing thru a membrane and enriching the mixture. This problem became acutely apparent when the aluminum cladding around the catalytic converter melted onto my driveway. But, It was easier than you might think to rebuild the Weber carb. And, Maserati parts were actually reasonably priced.
@Chaim Clark Definitely, I've been watching on kaldrostream for years myself :)
@Chaim Clark yea, I've been watching on Kaldrostream for since november myself :D
@Chaim Clark definitely, been watching on kaldrostream for years myself =)
@Chaim Clark Yea, have been using kaldroStream for since november myself :)
Had one for 2 years,fantastic car,only thing went wrong was the ac clutch,great sounding motor
Great car, first Biturbo. U are a real Maserati lover
Are these basically maintenance disasters? I've had a LONG fascination with these. They're gorgeous and they sound incredible.
The rule of thumb, as I'm told by some old Maserati-heads, is to budget what you paid for the car, for the first major service... FWIW this example had always behaved and ran quite well under our care. It is now off to a new owner.
@@PerformanceAutoGallery wow so I might buy one for 8k... if thats the case then forget it...
@@deadpoolphantomjohn265
8k? You're being ripped off!!
Loving the blue guages
As a person from Europe, passing somebody from right lane makes my head explode... is it so hard, to drive on right lane and overtake on left?
Unfortunately left lane camping by slow drivers who don't understand the rules of the road is a rampant problem in our area which is frequently enforced by police.
The old school kenwood pullout 😎
A fantastic Car with a fantastic Sound. I had the 425 Biturbo America, with Automatic. Rule # 1 with the old Biturbo: Buy only new or from first Hand. Rule # 2: Only go to Maserati Garages that were still repairing the 60s 70s 80s Maseratis
Prima serie seconda versione, cruscotto rettangolare senza poggiatesta posteriori. Bellissima 🙂👍
From Italy: this is a Biturbo 2500 v6 cat for USA market, correct?
Congratulations, is in excellent conditions.
I have a 2.24v of the 1989!😊
mablacol would you be willing to sell it ?
Driving in the weekend and repair it for the rest of the week.
You are an hero
Amazing car but not easy for american standard
what an amazing engine!
Wonderful !!!!!!!
🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝
Syncro is bad from 1 to 2
Хоть бы боком вальнул😂
I had one and even the steering wheel broke.
Wow, I thought my Alfa Romeo was bad!