just got a 1990 2.5 turbo lebaron parts?

[crazymadbastard]

Where in Connecticut are you? I am in Ansonia. Sounds like a good car and can look at it for you if you like.

[97dodgectd]

i went to the dealership and the ecu and the computer are both for 85-87 daytona's, sundance's and others and won't work with but they are stock ones anyways, so maybe i can use the ecu as a core? but im in bolton, i go down to derby which is right next to ansonia 1 or 2 friday nights a month for a coffee night for my cummins club im in, heres a question for ya what intercoolers is everyone using, i know i can get anything to work, but im not too great at fabricating, so which intercooler off of what will work the best for a total of $300 for the intercooler and the piping to hook it up.
heres a few pics.



the hood is popped in this pic, just so u guys know it lines up good when it shut.






the boost controller.

i think the car is the gtc or something, because it has the high torque motor in it, and it has a pretty stiff ride, handles pretty good, it has the 14x5.5 aluminum snow flake wheels, how else can i tell which model i have i went to the dealership and gave them the vin and they couldn't tell me much, except i should have 3.69 axle ratio. also i just put the brand new magnecor racing wires that i got from my uncle on and they deffinetly helped a little bit, i can't wait to order the 3bar map sensor and stage 4 ecu this friday or next.

[EvilcowRoland]

The GTC's had body-colored trim where yours has chrome (grille, tail light area, etc). Yours is likely a Turbo GT model. That's a very clean looking car. When I had my 93 convertible, I mounted driving lights in the air dam like was done on yours. They're a little restricted there, but it does help.

For intercoolers, if you aren't planning on going nuts with it then I'd say just find a factory intercooler on here, eBay, or at the junkyard. Get the factory hoses too and it makes life easier. Otherwise, there are plenty of other intercooler options for cheap. You'll just have to do a lot of custom piping and try to get things mounted efficiently. Front mount is the way to go, but baring that any intercooling is better than none. Lots of junkyard intercoolers to choose from: Volvos, Saabs, Fords, DSMs. There's a comparison list here -> DDG- Intercooler ID page

Also new ones from the vendors. Probably going to spend more than $300 that way though.

[itsbudda]

Thats a nice find. As for intercoolers, if you want it to be easy, i'd just try to pick up an IC/Rad combo from an intercooled car.

[turbokid]

I see some jbody rust. My rockers on my lebaron aren't that great either. Ya if you are looking for a cheap easy set up go for the stocker. You can find them in the forsale section or ebay. Looks like a decent car overall! good luck.

[itsbudda]

Yeah i noticed the J body rocker rust too. Better check that out before it goes too much further. Check both sides, and the floor pans.

[turbokid]

^definitely agree on that. My cars is just barely starting to rust. The rust around the door is bubbling a bit and there is one hole I have already filled on the rocker. Its not hard to pull the whole interior on that car and give it a good overview. It prolly took me 2-3 hours to pull the entire interior, take the carpet to the car wash, let it dry and put it back in over all.

[itsbudda]

Yeah I have holes. And i know of lots of other people that have holes in their J body. My driver side rocker's a mess, and i have a 4 inch hole in the floor

[turbokid]

No holes in the floor and one tiny hole in the rocker. The rest of the rocker is just starting to get surface rust. But it wont be my problem in a couple months when I sell that car.
Hope to get some out of it. And hope to make a little more. Then I got a buddy with an 87 csx that if he doesn't sell all his parts and his WHOLE collection including 2 shelby glhs's a csx, a corvette and a barn full of parts he will sell the CSX to me =)
I mean I like my baron but I really wanna numbered shelby!
I can still drive the blue one when ever I want =)

[JMVegas]

Rust is free weight reduction

Any ways that car is in really nice shape, hit the rust before it gets worse.

[97dodgectd]

thanks the rust has gone thru pretty good on the rocker on the drivers side, but the passenger side isn't too bad yet. but i plan to build the car up to enough hp to the wheels so it will run a 13.00-12.50's in the 1/4 mile not positive on how much hp thats gonna take with one of these but those are my goals for now, and i want an intercooler that can handle enough boost with my air reasearch m10 with .48 a/r, 13cm exhaust housing not sure if that turbo is gonna be enough even, i will put it on the dyno several times to see what hp im at i should be around 300whp in a month or less.....btw whens the next CT dyno event comin up i love dyno's. i will deffinetly be in attendance whenever it is as long as i have previous obligations. also the pictures don't show it but the clear coat is peeling badly on the hood, and the roof.

[EvilcowRoland]

The M10 is the name stamped on the early stock Garrett turbos (log intake, T1). But it can be easily modified to T2 status. Donovan put a Daytona into the high 12's with a stock T2 Garrett turbo. You'll be pushing its limits to make 300hp, sp you may want to consider a Super60 or bigger turbo.

[97dodgectd]

so the turbo i got from my uncles is the exact same as whats in the car now then, damn i thought i had something. well atleast i have the ported head and mopar performance cam

[turbokid]

No you have a mitsu turbo. The garret t1 turbos are a bit better but not gonna make you your hp you want efficiently

[97dodgectd]

well then i might have to stay at that hp for a little while longer, unless i find something used locally or in the classifieds here.