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Old 06-12-2005, 10:06 PM
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Default Re: Anyone into mid 80's turbo dodges?

Turbo colts are nice cars with 4g63 swaps like mine. Personally, people don't know WTF they are looking at with a huge ass BFG drag radial and FMIC on a colt, confuses the hell outta them. Gets their attention when you do 3rd gear burnouts though.
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Default Re: Anyone into mid 80's turbo dodges?

Originally Posted by cootees
Hey the plymouth voyager is the ultimate sleeper.
I have a video of a turbo caravan running what I recall, if I recall correctly, a high 12 or a low 13 with what they said was just a boost controller and a cutout. lol
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Old 06-13-2005, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by ZeRo_c0oL@work
I have a video of a turbo caravan running what I recall, if I recall correctly, a high 12 or a low 13 with what they said was just a boost controller and a cutout. lol
Yeah, there are a few videos of them out there. I believe the one you are referring to had wood paneling and was racing a ws6.
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Default Re: Anyone into mid 80's turbo dodges?

its got more done to it than that....... go to www.turbominivan.com
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Old 06-13-2005, 08:09 AM
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Default Re: Anyone into mid 80's turbo dodges?

There have been several owners of fairly quick vans. Gus Mahon which passed away about two years ago, Paul Smith which I haven't talked to in many years, not sure if he still races it and Dempsey Bowling. Several other vans, but those are the most popular.
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Old 06-13-2005, 10:48 AM
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i have a turbo new yorker.

it rox my sox
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Default Re: Anyone into mid 80's turbo dodges?

I'd sooo love to have an Omni GLHS Turbo! That's like the ULTIMATE sleeper if people don't know what it is! Lots of potential for those old turbo motors. I almost bought a turbo LeBaron, but hte head gasket was shot and I didn't have the time/money to fix it. I needed a beater asap.
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Default Re: Anyone into mid 80's turbo dodges?

every turbo dodge has a blown head gasket.


if it aint blown, you havent twisted it up enough.
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Default Re: Anyone into mid 80's turbo dodges?

Oh, I know the head gaskets go REALLY fast, but I just didn't have the time/money/place to do it. Now that I have access to a garage and air tools, an older turbo dodge would be a GREAT project that I'd look into!
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Default Re: Anyone into mid 80's turbo dodges?

its a three hour job...if that. most of the time, if you have done one, you can have it done in about an hour.
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