LS1 Conquest Pics
Originally Posted by CPRace1
Elec87, that is a Sy/Ty Air-to-Water Cooler. He is also running a custom front mount heat exchanger for the cooler. On the dyno his inlet temps peaked at 107*F.
btw, they only made syclones for one year 1991 and they only produced 3000, so imagine what the "purists" think of MY truck
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Originally Posted by gnx7
Dear Monty- Imagine how the purists feel about the 3rd gen RX-7 with only 10,000 cars when we do heart transplants?
It's only a car man. They are meant to be modified.
It's only a car man. They are meant to be modified.
I love to see ingenuity and projects completed... what i dont like to see is when folks have visions that are bigger than thier wallets/talents and end up putting a nice rare car in the local junk yard.
Like i posted i actually have a dent free rust free white 88 sunroof quest to sale so that should prove im not against the swap. BTW the 88/89 are the ones you guys want. They have the larger/ stronger rearend (6 bolt larger axles) than the early years.
Ken Marrow did a chevy v8 swap in one years ago, he lives in northern VA and chose to use the lightest of them all the 1983 flatside starion.
take care,
Monty
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Originally Posted by icantdrift
ahh how i miss my 88 
. if i'd known more about swaps and such back then i never would've gotten rid of her.
. if i'd known more about swaps and such back then i never would've gotten rid of her.yeah..we have come along way with the little g54b 2.6, nothing like the power you guys make but we have some full body cars that run high 11's and a bunch in the mid 12's. I run low to mid 13's on a 100 percent stock 2 injector TBI setup.
Keeping in mind this is with a non existant aftermarket.
Originally Posted by MontyTSI
yeah..we have come along way with the little g54b 2.6, nothing like the power you guys make but we have some full body cars that run high 11's and a bunch in the mid 12's. I run low to mid 13's on a 100 percent stock 2 injector TBI setup.
Keeping in mind this is with a non existant aftermarket.
Keeping in mind this is with a non existant aftermarket.
i was running a built with wiseco 8.5:1 forged pistons, ported marnal head casting, dual valvesprings and custom ground screamin banshee cam, MLS headgasket, custom MPI manifold, standalone, SFP manifold with a t3/60-1, all the fun stuff
. started with a pile of parts and ended up with a running car but had to part it out before it was tuned. it was no gem to begin with, i found it in a field in pieces at some guy's farm and bought it along with 3 others with a friend (two running silver ones, an 87 and an 88... and an intercooled 83 that didn't run but was complete).RIP old friend
sorry for the threadjack
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Verdad Gallardo ive always liked the body style and looked at buying a 88 a while back that was for sale locally. from what i read at the time it seemd they spent more time on a lift than on the street.
Originally Posted by Syclone354
ive always liked the body style and looked at buying a 88 a while back that was for sale locally. from what i read at the time it seemd they spent more time on a lift than on the street.
It was pretty hot back in the day with higher boost etc. I was making around 220+hp out of a 4cyl back in '91.
I learned alot about cars while working on it.
There's a guy here in Charleston, IL that has 5 sitting across from his apartment and a white daily driver. I swear there's a new or different one once a week or so it seems like lol.
Nice car As many have said here, great project. I've owned 2 Starquests over the years. I looked at these before I did the Supra, sounds like similar fabrication, and I couldn't find room for the turbo.
It looks like w/o the turbo stuff you could run an AC condenser and headlights
. I figured the engine bay on these was a real tight fit, it looks like the core support has been heavily modified.
It looks like w/o the turbo stuff you could run an AC condenser and headlights
. I figured the engine bay on these was a real tight fit, it looks like the core support has been heavily modified.