Three different vehicles!
91 Spirit R/T
95 Ram
74 Charger
Spirit First:
Old post from Xceed:
My 1 of 434 White 1991 Spirit R/T as it came home in Oct of 2011
Specs:
-2.2L 16V DOHC Chrysler/Lotus Engine 224hp/218tq Stock (Fastest production sedan in 1991)
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-Stock FMIC
-Catless exhaust 2.25"
-A568 Getrag Trans
- ARP Head studs
- Stock Garrett TB03 Turbo (45/48/.48AR) compared to Holset HE351CW (60/60/9cm3)
Pretty much stock other than the Head studs, clutch was pretty fresh. Overall a pretty solid car, rust free.
Performance: 14.1 @ 97mph
First on the list was a set of +40% Injectors (Stock is 34.85 lbs/hr @55psi, new ones are 52 lbs/hr @55psi), a Stage 2 Tune from Cindy @FWD Performance, and a 3 Bar MAP.
The Voltage regulator ended up being bad in the computer that got sent out so the car sat for 2 months while FWDP dragged ass in replacing it. Not that I was going to drive it during the winter anyway. Upgraded to Stage 4 (20 psi)
Next on the list was modified valve retainers that relieve some of the sprint tension, these cars are known for eating cams from the high spring pressures. These are stock retainers that are machined by Jackson Simler.
Some of the lifters had come apart during the retainer install so I opted to upgrade them all ($430 for lifters, ouch).
After the lifters went in, I noticed some of the intake cam had worn past the hardening. Was planning on doing FWDP Stage 1 Cam's anyway, the timetable just got pushed up.
Buttoned the car up and started on the appearance mods:
New Wheels:
Replaced the amber markers with semi clear corners, tinted the leftover reflector. Replaced the turn signal with a clear one as well.
Before:
After:
Got rid of the non-stock spoiler (from a shadow maybe? or aftermarket) and one coat of tint on the tails. The picture makes em look dark because the sun was going down. You can still see some of the amber/red but it makes it less of an eye-sore.
Before:
After:
Replaced all shifter bushings with Derlin, and at the same time upgraded to a Fidanza short throw. Major upgrade mainly because the original shifter bushings had fallen apart.
Fresh tint from Detail Express done shortly after.
After that was done it was back into the engine.
First up was removing the stock exhaust, it went down to just over 2" diameter at some points. New exhaust is 3".
Comparison:
Downpipe is different for the new turbo. That is a Jackson Simler Holset downpipe for using an HE351 on a Tiii car.
Holset goodness:
Left turbo was modified by Jackson to go on the R/T. But the exhaust wheel was bad (didnt inspect it well enough)
Middle Turbo was FWDP's backup for her R/T, I bought to put the housing from the Jackson Modified one and eventually rebuild the first one. Right turbo was a package deal with a Holset HE341 that both need some cleaning and possibly a rebuild.
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