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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    It's nice when you hit a milestone like that in such a project!
    Now it is just all that little stuff to chip away at.
    Way to go!
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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    Thanks guys! It definitely has little bugs to chip away at. Trip nav decided to smolder itself to death, right side headlights are super dim (guessing ground issue), headlight doors stopped working again, still needs alignment. But, it was nice to drive it again before the passing of another year.
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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    Any updates? It sounds like you are using the stock TIII SBEC?

    I have a 2.5L TIII I built for my '91 Spirit R/T. I plan to get it running this summer and break-in on the stock SBEC....but after that I would love to get a properly calibrated TIII SBEC for the 2.5L. Not sure where to go for that these days.

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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    Awesome, glad to see someone is working on their stuff, mine is still sitting. Good news is, Pantina is getting really good now, lol.

    Quote Originally Posted by cordes View Post
    Very happy to hear it rob. I’m hoping you have more success than most people with the 2.5 tiii
    What??????
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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    How many people have put together a 2.5 TIII which improves it over a 2.2?

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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    Quote Originally Posted by cordes View Post
    How many people have put together a 2.5 TIII which improves it over a 2.2?
    Only a few have built them, I'd call mine a success, if I would stop meddling with it,
    1989 FWD Turbo Caravan-2.5 TIII, GT35R, auto, a/c, cruise, pwr windows/locks, fully loaded with interior and ran with full exhaust. RETIRED FOR A FEW YEARS! 12.57@104 :O)
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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    I want to build one, I really do!

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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    Been a minute since I updated this I got most of the bugs worked out, drilled my hybrid trans with the posi for the crank sensor, which then still didn't work because for some reason the pad was 7mm thicker than normal found an SRT4 sensor was long enough and could be made to work, so got all that reinstalled with a TU black plate clutch. New tires and brakes, and drove it 11 hrs each way to SDAC 30 and back. Ran 14.1@101 at Maple Grove Dragway. Head gasket started seeping a bit, replaced that, installed a new aluminum rad. DD'ed for a year or so, and then an injector driver died on me. Currently working on repairing that.
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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    Appreciate the update 😎

    Going to be lurking around again after all these years and would be nice to see the forums come Back to Life as l have always found it easier to negotiate than FB

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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow View Post
    Appreciate the update 😎

    Going to be lurking around again after all these years and would be nice to see the forums come Back to Life as l have always found it easier to negotiate than FB
    Always great to see you post but it seems like the forums are pretty dead. Facebook is where the action is.

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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    Quote Originally Posted by Wastelands Warrior View Post
    Always great to see you post but it seems like the forums are pretty dead. Facebook is where the action is.
    Agreed, and when I'm looking for fast responses to things I do post there myself. But I think the format Sucks! I can find anything on the forums from years gone past in a heartbeat. On FB I can't find anything a month old if no one is posting in it anymore.

    So for simple communication FB is fine, but for more in depth stuff I think the forums Will come back. As I Know I'm not the only one who feels this way

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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow View Post
    Agreed, and when I'm looking for fast responses to things I do post there myself. But I think the format Sucks! I can find anything on the forums from years gone past in a heartbeat. On FB I can't find anything a month old if no one is posting in it anymore.

    So for simple communication FB is fine, but for more in depth stuff I think the forums Will come back. As I Know I'm not the only one who feels this way

    Sorry for the Jack!
    Yeah, FB is an easy bad habit lol. I am on there a lot more than forums for sure. I can find old stuff on there but it's a pain, the forums are a better archive.
    Rob M.
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    2.5 TIII stroker, 568 w/ OBX and 3.77 FD

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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    It may just be me, but getting back into it, I can't help but feel inspired just reading up on others progress in these project threads.

    Crazy when I was digging back through the pages how many I remembered and wondering where they are now.....

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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    I decided it wasn't worth repairing the 30 odd year old RT computer, and acquired a standalone engine management system for it. So I'll be installing that this summer sometime. Should wake it up quite a bit, from what I'm told. Probably drop my 95lb injectors in while I'm at it. Maybe I'll get the intercooler modified for better water flow also, or just get a better one.
    Rob M.
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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    What stand alone did you choose?

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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    Quote Originally Posted by cordes View Post
    What stand alone did you choose?
    I got Stefan's old AEM EMS4 out of his TIII Turbo Z.
    Rob M.
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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    That should be pretty great. I know a lot of people like AEM stuff.

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    Re: '89 Lebaron Turbo GTC: General overhaul + 2.5 TIII swap

    Quote Originally Posted by cordes View Post
    That should be pretty great. I know a lot of people like AEM stuff.
    He said it woke his car up. Hoping for the same. I'd like to see it make 300whp on the stock turbo and 93 octane, before upgrading the turbo.
    Rob M.
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