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DeTrevni 
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 Topic: Need someone who knows about turbos...Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:10pm |
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So. I'm getting a new whip. Er, new to me. It's a 1992 Dodge Caravan SE AWD. Its got 108k miles on it, which is pretty good considering the age. Sure enough, I can't get a van and leave it stock, so I'm gonna make a racer out of it. Why? That's a similar van as to what I'm getting, except mine will be red and black 2-tone. Sorry, no pics yet. I'd like to turbo the sucker. The van in the vid was a modded 2.? liter turbo 4-cyl. The one I'm getting is a 3.3 liter 6-cyl., and I'm not to knowledgable on turbos. If anyone can give me a list of what would be needed to do this, or some friendly advice, please help me out! Now to address the major question: Why am I gonna be driving a '92 Caravan over a 1965 Buick Skylark? Well, for one thing, I'm really hesitant to drive the Buick up in the country. If a rock finds the windshield, I'm effed. Also, maintainence will be exceptionally high, there's no good place to park it at my grandma's, rats up there love wiring, and the gas up there is friggen expensive. Also, I'm getting the van for free! My friend, who craps money, has too many vehicles, so they are giving us the van, under the condition we pay for repairs. Just a steering thing. Shouldn't be too bad. I'd feel alot better driving a AWD van in the country over my Skylark. Edited by DeTrevni - 06 August 2007 at 2:12pm |
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:11pm |
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lol @ van
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:12pm |
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I was going to sleeper my stock turboed V6 Plymouth Voyager until I reared ended it into the back of a Civic Hatchback.
Both were and would have been amusing outcomes. Edited by Hades - 06 August 2007 at 2:13pm |
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DeTrevni
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:13pm |
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Yeah, I figure if a turbo 4 can do that, I could squeeze some serious power out of an AWD turbo 6. That would hop the line FAST...
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:14pm |
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It's not worth the money dude.
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DeTrevni
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:19pm |
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Dude. Free van yo. I have no problem spending the ~$3-4k it's gonna cost to turbo this thing. To me, it's worth it. Just think of the looks on peoples' faces when a van smokes musclecars at the 1/4 mi. So without judging the sense of my expenditures, what would it take to turbo this thing?
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:23pm |
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Not sure on cost, try junk yards.
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:23pm |
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Why not sell said van and put that 3-4K previously mentioned into your Buick?
Edit: Nevermind. Couldnt you sell said van and get a older Tacoma 4x4? Those are tanks. Edited by Da Hui - 06 August 2007 at 2:24pm |
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:24pm |
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:25pm |
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It sounds cool.
One thing you should consider. To get the power you want out of that old engine, your going to have to almost completly rebuild the engine. Or get a new one. If youve got the money to waste on this, drop 5k and get something like a 360 magnum crate engine. Then turbo it. Either way, if you stick with that engine, be prepared to throw more than a turbo at it. I used to have one of those vans. On average the engines dont make it to 200k. It sounds cool, just be prepared to put a lot of work and money into it to be able to smoke any kind of muscle car. Because just a turbo wont make it do that. |
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:25pm |
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It will not smoke every muscle car, something with a built big block would probably rape it and leave it to cry.
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:26pm |
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OMG!!! Rape is not phunny!!!
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:28pm |
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I wasn't talking about a person getting raped, and i wasn't making a joke.
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:30pm |
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I did not say every muscle car. Despite my more or less ignorant sounding posts in this thread, I do know a thing or two about cars. I wouldn't even come close to wanting to compete with a built 454 big-block, or even a blown 350, each pulling low 11s and high 10s. I just want shock value. I have a basic understanding of what would need to be done to the motor. Most of the gear I would need is available at Summit Racing, from pistons, to manifolds, to turbines. I could hit up a junkyard and find a 318 Mopar V8 to mod into the van, but that might wind up being more expensive to rebuild and turbo than the current 3.3L 6.
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:32pm |
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If you can dumb 5k into it, get a crate engine, don't know how that trans would like a V8 though.
Also, turbos don't put out AMAZING power, not to mention turbo lag is annoying. |
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:32pm |
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When it is complete and you race it, dont forget to hang a baby on board window sticker on the back window.
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:33pm |
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I am pretty sure detrevni knows this but it is his van and his decision on
what he wants to do with it. But I do suggest you paint shaggin wagon on the side of it. |
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DeTrevni
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:35pm |
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Wasn't "Shaggin' Wagon" my idea with the VW camper van when I was in that phase? Okay, in lieu of a turbo, what about a centrifigul supercharger? Wouldn't that require a similar setup? |
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:35pm |
Thats the dumbest thing ever... |
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Posted: 06 August 2007 at 2:37pm |
Now a supercharged mini-van would be bad ass. |
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