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Author:  Matt Cramer [ Sat Dec 27, 2003 5:58 pm ]
Post subject:  My turbo Dart hits the road! (pictures inside)
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I'll take some better pictures with my film camera when I get the chance, but here are some digital pictures of my turbo Dart project, which has just completed its first extended road test today. It does have a few tuning issues. It idles way too rich even with the screws all the way in. It bogs a bit if you floor it from idle. And since the choke on the carb is missing, it's a bear to get it started. But it is up and running, after over a year of working on it.
Author:  HyperValiant [ Sat Dec 27, 2003 7:45 pm ]
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Daaaaaaannnnnngggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats cool as hell.
Now comes the fun part ,sortin out the bugs but considering that youve made it this far that shouldnt be a problem.Once again ,cool car.
HyperValiant
Author:  Doc, on the road [ Sat Dec 27, 2003 8:35 pm ]
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Well done, good to see another turbo Slant on the road! :D
What turbo did you use and how fast does it spool-up?
DD
Author:  69valianteffort [ Sun Dec 28, 2003 1:11 am ]
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really cool, I wish I had the talent to do something like that. I just neeed to learn how to weld
Author:  Matt Cramer [ Sun Dec 28, 2003 10:30 am ]
Post subject:  More about the setup
Thanks for the encouragement, guys. Truth is I didn't weld any of this setup myself either - although the next round of upgrades, I probably will weld a few things. The exhaust manifold is the very same one in Wayne's article on how to turbo a slant six - he sold that to me about two years ago, along with a TE04 turbo off a K-car and the intake setup you see there. There's practically no turbo lag - just a bog from the carb not quite being in tune - and it spools up pretty fast. However, it's been topping out at only 3 psi or so of boost. I'll have to get the wastegate setup adjusted right.
Author:  Bob D [ Sun Dec 28, 2003 1:49 pm ]
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Matt,
Glad to hear that you're up and running! You mentioned adjusting your wastegate. Is the wastegate rod adjustable? If not you can thread the rod as illustrated at: http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/images/ ... tegate.JPG
You probably know this already, but I thought I would post it for what it's worth anyway.
Bob D
Author:  Dart270 [ Sat Jan 03, 2004 7:09 pm ]
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Hey Matt,

Looks like great progress. Concidentally, I bought a swap meet TEO4H in July and I will probably play with that on a stock manifold as my first turbo attempt on my daily driver '68 Dart. I await further updates! :D

Boost on,

Lou
Author:  Tim_K [ Sat Jan 03, 2004 7:48 pm ]
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I hope you're not using the Mitsubishi turbo that came on 2.2 and 2.5 4 cylinder Chrysler cars in the late 80's. They are way too small, even for the 4 cylinders! Go with the Garrett T3 as a minimum. Even then, a full T4 Garrett turbo would not be too much for a 225 /6. Use a full length 3 inch exhaust system.

I've been researching turbos a lot lately, since my daily driver is now an 89 Dodge Spirit with a 2.5 and the Mitsubishi turbo. It'll get worked on. And if I ever get my 1974 Duster built, it'll be my /6 turbo project car.

See these sites:

www.turbosunleashed.com
www.fwdperformance.com
www.turbododge.com

A lot of good turbo information is there. And it can easily be applied to our /6's.
Author:  Tom Drake [ Sun Jan 04, 2004 8:36 am ]
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What type of wastegate are you running?

Tom Drake
Author:  Matt Cramer [ Sun Jan 04, 2004 10:25 am ]
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I'm afraid it is one of the itsi bitsi Mitsubishi turbos that you mentioned. Ought to do Ok for low RPM - but chances are once I get it working I may start experimenting with what two of the little beasties can do.
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