Steve's 1989 Lebaron 2.2L

[69viper]

Thought I would post some recent videos for the Lebaron. A little about the car:
2.2L common block
Venolia pistons
K1 rods
Mopar Performance IMSA 8 valve Head
GT30 Turbo
Custom Intake
Turbos Unleashed Exhaust Manifold
72 lbs injectors
Treadstone Intercooler
M&H 24.5/8.5/15 slicks
A413 Auto Trans
M300 input shaft w/904 splines
3800 rpm Pat's Converters
Peloquin Diff
3.50 final ratio
Turbonator Cal

[turbovanman²]

He's done a great job on this car,

What's with the cutting out, is that the problem you were chasing?

[69viper]

He's done a great job on this car,

What's with the cutting out, is that the problem you were chasing?

Thanks Simon.

Yep, it was cutting out again at the top of 2-3 shift and near the top of 3rd. I changed to a new MSD map sensor and it is much better now then it was in Mission. I'm using Turbonator version 15 so I'm going to try the latest version this weekend.

[boost geek]

What kind of valve springs and cam are running on your car? Since I went to conicals and PT lash adjusters, my engine has never missed a beat to 7200 with stock electronics.
Your car is awesome, glad you brought it all the way out to Mission.

[raccoon]

freaking lebaron Freddy.

[69viper]

What kind of valve springs and cam are running on your car? Since I went to conicals and PT lash adjusters, my engine has never missed a beat to 7200 with stock electronics.
Your car is awesome, glad you brought it all the way out to Mission.

The springs are Mopar Performance and the cam is FWD performance F4 cam with their lifters. I have a set of PT lifters that I might try.

The weather this weekend looks good, so more testing.

[turbovanman²]

Rain forecast for us, light on Friday, I race bikes this weekend and its supposed to be a Monsoon,

A few of us going to the Oct 1st Test and Tune, I will have a new converter in,

[boost geek]

Hopefully it will be dry then, never did a t&t before...

[turbovanman²]

Hopefully it will be dry then, never did a t&t before...

Me either, and I've been to 2 of them,

[69viper]

Rain forecast for us, light on Friday, I race bikes this weekend and its supposed to be a Monsoon,

A few of us going to the Oct 1st Test and Tune, I will have a new converter in,

Your van should rock with the new converter.
We are all running out of race days. Only 3 more weekends here to get the 11 sec run.

[turbovanman²]

Your van should rock with the new converter.
We are all running out of race days. Only 3 more weekends here to get the 11 sec run.

We have 4 left I believe and it doesn't look good,

Good luck on your end,

[boost geek]

Your van should rock with the new converter.
We are all running out of race days. Only 3 more weekends here to get the 11 sec run.

Crap dude, your at 12.0. Eat some chilli the night before, a good fart will probably get you there...

[2.216VTurbo]

I was going to say how nice I thought this Lebaron is but then I noticed that it was posted in the Canada subforums (judging by the replies) so I'd better just butt out

[69viper]

I was going to say how nice I thought this Lebaron is but then I noticed that it was posted in the Canada subforums (judging by the replies) so I'd better just butt out

Hey Alan..Hope to bring the Lebaron down your way to Mopars at the Strip in March. If the car holds together until then...I'll be racing in Vegas instead of watching you work on the Rampage.

[2.216VTurbo]

Hey Alan..Hope to bring the Lebaron down your way to Mopars at the Strip in March. If the car holds together until then...I'll be racing in Vegas instead of watching you work on the Rampage.

Ah, that's who you are eh? Now if I can just keep from confusing you with DJ Yeah, I gotta get back on the Rampage, it's been 'resting' for waaay to long

[ShelGame]

Thanks Simon.

Yep, it was cutting out again at the top of 2-3 shift and near the top of 3rd. I changed to a new MSD map sensor and it is much better now then it was in Mission. I'm using Turbonator version 15 so I'm going to try the latest version this weekend.

Sweet car...

Yes, definitely get T-SMEC v16.7!

[turboshad]

I was going to say how nice I thought this Lebaron is but then I noticed that it was posted in the Canada subforums (judging by the replies) so I'd better just butt out

C'mon Alan, you already know us Canadians make the best cars

Nice to see you start a log Steve. It looks like this Friday is going to be a good night so I hope you make it out. I fixed my O2 sensor so I should be able to turn up the wick a bit. With the air we should be getting I think you would have 11s in the bag.

[69viper]

I just got back from the track and managed a 12.014 which was my first pass. The air continued to get worse and then on my third pass the engine reved up off the line. The 60 foot was 2.0 so I thought that I spun the tires. I get back to pits and cooler down. I made some changes to the fuel curve. I go to back the car up and no reverse. Oh no. Another trans is toast. (fluid smells like toast too) I think the stock frictions can't cut it. I need to find the red frictions so this transmission can last a little while. I guess now I have 6 months to fix it.

[turbovanman²]

I just got back from the track and managed a 12.014 which was my first pass. The air continued to get worse and then on my third pass the engine reved up off the line. The 60 foot was 2.0 so I thought that I spun the tires. I get back to pits and cooler down. I made some changes to the fuel curve. I go to back the car up and no reverse. Oh no. Another trans is toast. (fluid smells like toast too) I think the stock frictions can't cut it. I need to find the red frictions so this transmission can last a little while. I guess now I have 6 months to fix it.

Bummer,

LMK how I can help with the trans, mine holds no problem with all the little things I do and the mods listed on the site.

It sounds like you either popped the lo/reverse piston or maybe just burn't up the 3rd gear clutch?

[2.216VTurbo]

Ya know, if that track has a correction factor, you can use it and figure your corrected time. Then you can tell yourself (and all of us) that you ran an 11 12.01 is close enough for me anyway, nicely done