call me crazy, turbo'd cutlass!!
11-04-2009, 02:19 AM
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The turbo is a .48 AR garret of of a old lebaron I am a k car fan and also helping with this build, I think the owner of the baron had the garret put on in place of the junk *** mistu turbo that should have been on that car. The garrets should have only been on the older style of the T1 with the nasty log mani. I think the turbo should fit the needs of this build well, He isn't hoping for for a 7 sec car here just something to help the 2 ton tank get down the road. We are planing on using the extra injector/hobbs switch style of fuel management (ya we got some true ---- going on) and if we had found a T2 in the yard I would have stolen the parts and put them on my cars!
been there done that! i did the same when my mitsu turbo went south on my 92 2.5 Turbo-I Tona, just swapped in a freshly rebuilt Garrett on there, but mine is off an '89 Turbo-II so no log-style 
the older Turbo-I's had a strange compressor flange i remember? Chris from Turbos Unleashed sells some adapters for these btw, maybe you can use one. what k-cars are currently sitting in your yard? or do you have any on the road as well? 
anyways, depending on goals, the .48 AR T3 will be fine, and depending on head/manifold work and exhaust, you'll get pretty good spoolup and a nice low-end for sure
11-04-2009, 10:56 AM
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hey plymouth, turbo k-car ftw! been there done that! i did the same when my mitsu turbo went south on my 92 2.5 Turbo-I Tona, just swapped in a freshly rebuilt Garrett on there, but mine is off an '89 Turbo-II so no log-style the older Turbo-I's had a strange compressor flange i remember? Chris from Turbos Unleashed sells some adapters for these btw, maybe you can use one. what k-cars are currently sitting in your yard? or do you have any on the road as well?
anyways, depending on goals, the .48 AR T3 will be fine, and depending on head/manifold work and exhaust, you'll get pretty good spoolup and a nice low-end for sure
been there done that! i did the same when my mitsu turbo went south on my 92 2.5 Turbo-I Tona, just swapped in a freshly rebuilt Garrett on there, but mine is off an '89 Turbo-II so no log-style the older Turbo-I's had a strange compressor flange i remember? Chris from Turbos Unleashed sells some adapters for these btw, maybe you can use one. what k-cars are currently sitting in your yard? or do you have any on the road as well? anyways, depending on goals, the .48 AR T3 will be fine, and depending on head/manifold work and exhaust, you'll get pretty good spoolup and a nice low-end for sure
That was the goal to make the turbo spool before you think about getting on it, and he wants to run 7psi and if it holds that turn it to 10psi. He wanted to have good low end and little lag so i thought it would be a good turbo for it.
I have a 2.2 t1 plymouth sundance back home(i go to school in indy so that cars living in my mothers barn till i am out). Then my everyday car that is a TBI 2.5 plymouh sundance RS that might get a t1 swapped in it soon. Lastly i have a 1982 plymouth scamp/dodge rampage I think its a pre-production scamp because mopar does not have the vin in the production list of rampages and it has no production number. So it is a really cool car but that motor is fucked BADLY and i just got it.
I love the old P-bodies.
11-04-2009, 05:28 PM
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11-04-2009, 10:27 PM
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11-05-2009, 01:26 AM
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11-05-2009, 01:59 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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this IS my first turbo build, but i've educated myself enough to where i'm confident enough to not ---- things up. i don't want to use a bigger turbo because this is my daily driver, and i don't want to put too much boost to blow the engine...YET... after i get another vehicle, i do plan on upping the boost a little to see what i can get out of it. i already have a killer sound system in the car, i think a turbo would be fun too
11-07-2009, 12:09 AM
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when i was in school one of my room mates class mates had a fiero 3.1 hmt turbo kit and was pushing 4 or 5 psi and kept up with his stock f22 8 psi to4e accord. but he eventually put corssica 2.8 pistons in it dropping compression to 7.5 and using hal tek. before i moved it was'nt running though but there is parts out there. i can't remember who but some one makes cams for the 3.1. if its the same as the beretta 3.1 here is an idea.
YouTube - 3.1 chevy beretta creation
good luck.
YouTube - 3.1 chevy beretta creation
good luck.
