HotRod 0313 Rescuing A Coronet R/T -experimental turbo intake for an early-'90s MOPAR

[stewdaddy23]

So whe reading through HOT ROD issue 0313 I came across the Automotive Archeology article "Rescuing A Coronet R/T".
In the article it talked about a "experimental turbo intake for an early-'90s MOPAR".
I e-mailed Ryan Brutt about this and he sent me some pics. I thought the community would enjoy.
he said "that the turbo intake is an experimental one for the old 3.0 V6. There are at least 2 other known examples running around. This one you can see has never been used."
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hemipwr...57631492201614
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hemipwr...7631492201614/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hemipwr...7631492201614/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hemipwr...7631492201614/

Also he sent me a link to some "FWD Mopars out in the middle of nowhere" the FWD pics are near the end.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hemipwr...7629505544614/

All photos by:
Ryan Brutt
The Automotive Archaeologist
www.BarnFinds.org
TheAutoArcheologist@yahoo.com

Mr. Brutt was very quick to relpy to me and is a fan of the FWD Turbo Mopars

Enjoy the pics
Stew

[turbovanman²]

Pretty cool, surprised at the runner length.

[RoadWarrior222]

YAh I'm looking that and thinking the valve covers need modding, like a right angle filler neck sticking out the side for a start.

[85boostbox]

So he got a pic of what looks like a sport neon but not the red Daytona sitting right in front of it??????

[turbovanman²]

Is this stock?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hemipwr70/6954806172/

L body on roids-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hemipwr70/6958725182/

Nice SC with a cage.

I bet there are still 1000's of decent, old cars that are hiding.

So he got a pic of what looks like a sport neon but not the red Daytona sitting right in front of it??????

He got a pic of that, its got mismatched wheels and looks like it actually is sinking,

[stewdaddy23]

Ryan, sent me some more pics and info that ill post up tomorrow.

[Force Fed Mopar]

Chrysler built 3 (IIRC) prototype 3.0 SOHC Turbo engines in the late 80's/early 90's. Somebody has one in a Shadow I believe.

[stewdaddy23]

Shelby Dodge Automobile Club - Midwest, Inc.

http://web.archive.org/web/20001004185834/http://www.shelbydodge.org/html/turbo_v6.html



http://www.flickr.com/photos/hemipwr...57629505544614

[RoadWarrior222]

that's funny actually it looks smaller when it's on the motor, looked bigger on the ground, runners aren't really allllll that long.

[stewdaddy23]

any one have pic of one of these in a car?

[RoadWarrior222]

Thought there was an in car pic on DDG some years back, but that seems to have turned up lost.

[Reaper1]

Robert Hassler owns or owned the Shadow with the prototype 3.0 engine swap. I don't know what ever happened to him or his car? I think I remember somebody else put one in a LeBaron? I know for fact that one ended up in a Daytona in Kentucky when these engines first became available.

There were actually 6 of them. 4 had been located from what I remember, but I think they've all been lost track of once again. There were reports of one possibly in the New Jersey or Virginia area (this was a LONG time ago, so forgive me).

I believe there was a pretty good write-up on them on Allpar.

I think Rob ended up getting the car in the low 13's? It used a funky turbo scroll that wasn't interchageable with much else IIRC...or that could have been the exhaust manifolds. Actually, not that I'm thinking about it, Rob ended up with 2 of the engines. He blew one up and was taking it apart. I have pictures stored on my harddrive in the computer that's in storage across the country! LOL