2003 Sebring w/2.7 mods

[turbometh]

I have a customer that wants to hop up his 2003 Sebring conv. It has a 2.7 Has anyone ever seen any performance upgrades for this motor? I have yet to find any.

[Vigo]

there are VERY few established, marketed mods.. there is.. an intake..and.. maybe an underdrive pulley?? hehe, its pretty barren.

however, if he doesnt have the manifold tuning valve, i think its a worthwhile upgrade, ive seen dyno charts showing that on a stock engine the valve adds over 10lb ft through the midrange.. the 2.7 is not a torquey engine, so thats a big deal.

of course you can still do your typical exhaust, ive heard some 2.7s with exhausts and they sound interesting, cool enough.

since it has a 604, you could get some lower geared transfer gears for it. this is a well documented mod, on 2GNT, ASOG, ASEC, and maybe others.

the best place i know to go for that car online would be stratusphere forums.

http://www.stratusphere.us/forums/index.php?act=portal

good luck with it

[layapatch]

Kenne bell makes a optimizer 2 computer good for 10 hp at the wheels, never tried it though.

http://www.kennebell.net/accessories...optimizer2.htm

[skierd]

RIPP mods out of NYC has a supercharger kit for it i think.

[turbometh]

Ripp is for the 3.0 litre in the coupe. Thanks for the info guys. I will do some more research.

[Vigo]

heh, if the rippmods kit fit the 2.7, it would be a beast.

[CSXT404]

Tell him not to waste his money. That is the worst motor Chrysler ever put out! The 2.5 was even better and that's not saying much.
Just my .02

[undercover1]

does anyone have more info on the supercharger from ripp?

contact info?

[22dodge]

the 2.7 is a real problem unit. I see an average of 20+ per month that are blown up. however I thought the sebring had the 2.5 not the 2.7 (at least they did when I was a trainer for Chrysler)

[Stevien1]

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I thought the sebring had the 2.5 not the 2.7 (at least they did when I was a trainer for Chrysler)

The 2.5 Mitsu V6 went away when the JX platform became the JR platform in 2001.

Mods for a 2.7L? Change the oil every 2-3 thousand and save up for another car. Should've bought the "lesser" 2.4L 4cyl!

Hurry up before it sludges...

-Chuck James

[89acclaim]

22dodge the newer ones have the 2.7, also you can get a 5spd. By chance 22dodge does the 2.7's bell-housing match up with anything else?

Daniel Merrill

[XxhorizonxX]

not in the convertible you cant i dont think. VERY few sedans were sticks and you cant get them in a stick anymore i dont think and you can get the coupe with a stick but not the vert.

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Originally Posted by 89acclaim 22dodge the newer ones have the 2.7, also you can get a 5spd. By chance 22dodge does the 2.7's bell-housing match up with anything else? Daniel Merrill

[MarshallOne]

There are alot of people swapping the 2.7 with a 3.2 or a 3.5. Check this site out http://www.2-7-fix.com/12294.html

[89acclaim]

XxhorizonxX How about at the bottom of this page http://www.wildflowersgallery.com/ and this one http://cars.kbb.com/go/search/detail...13&aff=carskbb
And if you check out KBB.com they have it as an option on the cars. Yeah the older cars having a 5spd in the base with a 2.0L.
I think that a 3.5L with the 5spd would be nice. hummm maybe in a couple years when they are cheaper.

Daniel Merrill

[Kid Doc]

As I understand it from seeing them at my machine shop, the problem is that oil pools up in the heads, and then bakes into a sludge. If you have used synthetic from new, and change it often, you should be in good shape.