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2.5ltr muscle
Dodge Dakota
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12/30/2002
23:12:17
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i saw something on here about fitting old lebaron turbos to a 2.5ltr 4cyl engine . anyone know of this or have any advice or links ??? just wondering . thanks
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IntenseDak39
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12/31/2002
00:54:22
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some of the lebarons had turbos. It was the early body style... only problem was that they only came with an automatic so they didnt seem turbo charged..
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TurboGuy
Dodge Dakota
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12/31/2002
07:17:53
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Had a few of them. Insulted ALOT of Mustang and Fbody guys with my "Ned Flanders" lookalike car.
At 30mph, when provoked, my 1985 Lebaron would roast the P185/70/14 tires like they were marshmellows at a summer campfire.
The t1,2, & 3 engines were setup for turbocharging.
An NA 2.5 engine wont hold up to much boost before pushing out a head gasket.
The '85-92 turbo motors were a pain to swap turbos, but other than that...fun cars.
You could realistically build an Omni or any K car to be a 12sec car for under $6k (including the purchase price)
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IntenseDak39
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12/31/2002
09:00:18
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yeah i had a 85 shelby charger i purchased for $450.... put about $3000 into a all new motor with all kinds of goodies... killed many a mustangs and f-bodies. Every kid around here owned those and no one knew what kinda car i had. sleeper under ignorance.
"my 1985 Lebaron would roast the P185/70/14 tires"... no fair.... mine were 205/50/15s... lol
i might not of under stood your question at first... if you are looking to take a turbo off of a lebaron and put it on your 2.5 truck... it will work on the older ones but not the push rod magnum four popper.
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Lab Rat
GenIII
12/31/2002
10:33:21
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Intense, did you ever journey into the ghetto to get that thing??
I still miss my little sleeper sometimes as well-don't miss the expense of trying to keep tires and motor mounts in it!!
LR
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Nick
Dodge Dakota
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12/31/2002
11:32:29
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I saw a picture on a website of a guy that had already performed this swap. I looked pretty sweet, I think he stuffed a T2 into it out of a daytona.
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2.5ltr muscle
Dodge Dakota
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12/31/2002
13:30:23
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yeah i guess my question was vague . i wanted to know about putting a lebaron turbo on to my 2.5 ltr dakota. or just about anykind of turbo set ups or applictaions available. i have a 98 reg cab 5spd. sorry . and thanks again
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justa4x2
Dodge Dakota
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12/31/2002
15:58:55
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yo better yet, those turbo spirits/shadows.
13 sec sleepers!
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IntenseDak39
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12/31/2002
16:04:18
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2.5ltr,
it wont work on yours because you have the magnum motor. It is a totally different motor from the 80s turbo cars.
Lab Rat,
i never did because i didnt feel that the car was worth getting shot at. and now that my truck is turbocharged... i am completely forgetting about it ;-)
justa4X2,
i would have to say mine was pushing low 13s or maybe 12s... it was getting about 270 hp out of a 2200 lb car.
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Tom Slick
GenII
12/31/2002
16:58:44
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2.5L Muscle - your magnum 2.5L motor is the Jeep 2.5L motor... It woould be fairly easy to turbocharge your 2.5L... e-mail me off forum and I'll answer any of your questions...
Later!
Tom "Slick"
96 Dakota Sport 5.2 RC SB
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Tom Slick
GenII
12/31/2002
16:58:45
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2.5L Muscle - your magnum 2.5L motor is the Jeep 2.5L motor... It woould be fairly easy to turbocharge your 2.5L... e-mail me off forum and I'll answer any of your questions...
Later!
Tom "Slick"
96 Dakota Sport 5.2 RC SB
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