chrysler conquest/mitsu starion

DIGGLER · 07-10-2013, 02:11 PM

considering getting a '87-89 conquest/starion..... needs to be in good condition, but not necessarily running.

CoppertopT/A · 07-10-2013, 02:31 PM

Almost had the most steal of a deal on one a year ago. Running fine but seals in turbo let go so it was smokey for 500 bucks.

Pretty neat cars for what they are. Seems like the ones I see pop up on craigslist owner things its some super rare sports car and wants way too much.

Funny side note our back up generator at work uses the 2.4L turbo engine those things came stock with.

ForceFed4g63 · 07-10-2013, 03:35 PM

http://savannah.craigslist.org/cto/3892605775.html

http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/3862581459.html

http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/cto/3833767170.html

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/3886235511.html

DIGGLER · 07-10-2013, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by CoppertopT/A

Almost had the most steal of a deal on one a year ago. Running fine but seals in turbo let go so it was smokey for 500 bucks.

Pretty neat cars for what they are. Seems like the ones I see pop up on craigslist owner things its some super rare sports car and wants way too much.

Funny side note our back up generator at work uses the 2.4L turbo engine those things came stock with.

2.6 was stock on them. had head problems i think? very small turbo.

The Driver · 07-10-2013, 06:03 PM

Buddy of mine had a brand new one in high school (damn i'm getting old), and it was a fun little car to drive on the back roads of rural Pennsylvania. Good luck w/ the hunt!

slowgreen99 · 07-10-2013, 06:33 PM

Bad bob had a conquest swapped mighty max with a slightly larger turbo and gas. It was fun as fuck!

snakeplissken · 07-10-2013, 08:47 PM

I use autotempest.com as my retail search engine.

AverageJoe · 07-10-2013, 09:11 PM

Those cars look like crap without the TSI flaired fenders

PapaBear · 07-11-2013, 06:56 AM

While I was in Kissimmee, FL with BlackSnow picking up that Honda he built, we were at the dyno tuning it. The guy that owned the muffler shop that had the dyno is some big crazy Viper guy down there, I forget his name.

He had a Starion behind the shop that he had stuffed a Viper V10 into........wasn't running at the time, but he was hell bent on making it work. Wonder if anything ever came of it.

DIGGLER · 07-11-2013, 08:47 AM

there is a few ls1/2jz swaps out there. pretty cool. i just dont know if i will find one in good enough shape to get. they are getting old.

BAD BOB · 07-11-2013, 10:35 AM

Yea I had a mighty max with the conquest 2.6 with a t3-t4 turbo on about 18# or boast and a 75 shot. Was a good time. I built a mpi intake and had a sds standalone ems.

dkbmxer002 · 07-11-2013, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by PapaBear

While I was in Kissimmee, FL with BlackSnow picking up that Honda he built, we were at the dyno tuning it. The guy that owned the muffler shop that had the dyno is some big crazy Viper guy down there, I forget his name.

He had a Starion behind the shop that he had stuffed a Viper V10 into........wasn't running at the time, but he was hell bent on making it work. Wonder if anything ever came of it.

My buddy's get drunk at road runner, Orlando is the viper guy I think

PapaBear · 07-11-2013, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by dkbmxer002

My buddy's get drunk at road runner, Orlando is the viper guy I think

Yep that's it, and that's him. He's a character for sure. That SBC swapped 911 in his shop is pretty crazy too.

We, too, got wasted up there during the tuning session.

dkbmxer002 · 07-11-2013, 12:39 PM

He just wrecked his viper at OSW. He's already buying one to swap everything over into though. And yea, he is lol

Darryl Buckner · 07-11-2013, 04:33 PM

There was a red one for sale on the Hwy# 52 bypass beside the motorcycle place, a while back. I will see if its still there next time through..

bambooi · 07-11-2013, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PapaBear

While I was in Kissimmee, FL with BlackSnow picking up that Honda he built, we were at the dyno tuning it. The guy that owned the muffler shop that had the dyno is some big crazy Viper guy down there, I forget his name.

He had a Starion behind the shop that he had stuffed a Viper V10 into........wasn't running at the time, but he was hell bent on making it work. Wonder if anything ever came of it.

he bought it back? Is he going to race some ppl on here?

PapaBear · 07-11-2013, 10:32 PM

What you talkin bout Willis? The Starion?

I saw it one time during the one weekend I was there with blacksnow, and didn't get much story. When i saw it the motor had just been set in the car, not even close to complete.

On a side note, blacksnow's honda is in Honda Tuning mag this month. Some super nice pics and story. I'll share the link to the pics when I get it.

http://chadbeephotography.com/blog/2...l-motor-civic/

^blog post from the photographer.

RoadconeTuning · 07-12-2013, 08:23 AM

they've got an 80's japan paper head gasket... baby turbo and are goofy... in japan they came with the 4g63 that the turbo eclipse/evo had. a few guys over here have swapped them into the cars, i've seen turbo 6.0L swaps in them but as you already said, 1jz and 2jz swaps are cheap and fit the cars personality... I also agree on them looking goofy without the wide fenders.

I wonder if hendos parents neighbor still have the one they were going to give away...

usmcgunner · 07-12-2013, 03:45 PM

Forklift motors, just sayin......for real.

DIGGLER · 07-12-2013, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by RoadconeTuning

I wonder if hendos parents neighbor still have the one they were going to give away...

dadgummit!!!! i would pay them for it!

07-10-2013, 02:11 PM	#1
DIGGLER Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,458	chrysler conquest/mitsu starion considering getting a '87-89 conquest/starion..... needs to be in good condition, but not necessarily running.

07-10-2013, 06:03 PM	#5
The Driver Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 69	Buddy of mine had a brand new one in high school (damn i'm getting old), and it was a fun little car to drive on the back roads of rural Pennsylvania. Good luck w/ the hunt! __________________ 04 Volvo S60R: Bone Stock....for now 98 Volvo C70 T5m: 293whp/352wtq 96 CBR 600F3: stroked, cammed, geared, & lowered

07-10-2013, 06:33 PM	#6
slowgreen99 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Summerville Posts: 7,740	Bad bob had a conquest swapped mighty max with a slightly larger turbo and gas. It was fun as fuck! __________________ M.R.E. Bad Bob Motorsports

07-11-2013, 10:35 AM	#11
BAD BOB Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SUMMERVILLE Posts: 3,681	Yea I had a mighty max with the conquest 2.6 with a t3-t4 turbo on about 18# or boast and a 75 shot. Was a good time. I built a mpi intake and had a sds standalone ems. __________________ IM BAD BOB

07-11-2013, 12:39 PM	#14
dkbmxer002 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: orlando/charleston/savannah/D.C. Posts: 2,265	He just wrecked his viper at OSW. He's already buying one to swap everything over into though. And yea, he is lol __________________ white 90's ls single cam nitrous hatchback

07-10-2013, 02:31 PM	#2
CoppertopT/A Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 192	Almost had the most steal of a deal on one a year ago. Running fine but seals in turbo let go so it was smokey for 500 bucks. Pretty neat cars for what they are. Seems like the ones I see pop up on craigslist owner things its some super rare sports car and wants way too much. Funny side note our back up generator at work uses the 2.4L turbo engine those things came stock with.

07-10-2013, 03:35 PM	#3
ForceFed4g63 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Aiken Posts: 7,002	http://savannah.craigslist.org/cto/3892605775.html http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/3862581459.html http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/cto/3833767170.html http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/3886235511.html

07-10-2013, 08:47 PM	#7
snakeplissken Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lowcountry Posts: 2,225	I use autotempest.com as my retail search engine.

07-11-2013, 06:56 AM	#9
PapaBear Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,809	While I was in Kissimmee, FL with BlackSnow picking up that Honda he built, we were at the dyno tuning it. The guy that owned the muffler shop that had the dyno is some big crazy Viper guy down there, I forget his name. He had a Starion behind the shop that he had stuffed a Viper V10 into........wasn't running at the time, but he was hell bent on making it work. Wonder if anything ever came of it.

07-11-2013, 08:47 AM	#10
DIGGLER Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,458	there is a few ls1/2jz swaps out there. pretty cool. i just dont know if i will find one in good enough shape to get. they are getting old.

07-11-2013, 04:33 PM	#15
Darryl Buckner The Top Dog Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,318	There was a red one for sale on the Hwy# 52 bypass beside the motorcycle place, a while back. I will see if its still there next time through.. __________________ When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty. Thomas Jefferson

07-11-2013, 10:32 PM	#17
PapaBear Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,809	What you talkin bout Willis? The Starion? I saw it one time during the one weekend I was there with blacksnow, and didn't get much story. When i saw it the motor had just been set in the car, not even close to complete. On a side note, blacksnow's honda is in Honda Tuning mag this month. Some super nice pics and story. I'll share the link to the pics when I get it. http://chadbeephotography.com/blog/2...l-motor-civic/ ^blog post from the photographer. Last edited by PapaBear; 07-12-2013 at 09:48 AM.

07-12-2013, 08:23 AM	#18
RoadconeTuning Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Upstate, SC Posts: 2,684	they've got an 80's japan paper head gasket... baby turbo and are goofy... in japan they came with the 4g63 that the turbo eclipse/evo had. a few guys over here have swapped them into the cars, i've seen turbo 6.0L swaps in them but as you already said, 1jz and 2jz swaps are cheap and fit the cars personality... I also agree on them looking goofy without the wide fenders. I wonder if hendos parents neighbor still have the one they were going to give away... __________________ FIRSBIRZ

07-12-2013, 03:45 PM	#19
usmcgunner Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Beaufort, SC Posts: 788	Forklift motors, just sayin......for real. __________________ 1988 Merkur XR4Ti. Don't judge me on what I drive, but how I drive it.