Mitsubishi 2.6

Does anyone still make performance parts for the venerable Mitsu 2.6? My son just bought a very cool Dodge Ram 50

as cool as mine?

As far as i know there's never been much of an 'aftermarket' in USA for the motor, but you will occasionally see some Starions and Conquests making big numbers. Very commonly you'll see them make perfectly normal kinds of awesome power (considering what a d50 weighs) of ~200whp and almost 300 lb ft on stockish turbo setups.

A good place to start would be some of the popular Starquest (Starion/Conquest) forums.

I frequent the StarQuestClub.com site. I'm sure there are some RAM 50 site out there that can point the way as well.

Can always 4G63 swap them, then the sky is the limit.

These guys sell a lot of Starquest parts:

http://www.racetep.com/dod_mit.html

Hmm, methinks a Starquest engine swap is in order...

My first car was a Ram 50! It had the amazing 2.0L, though...

Even in Oz where these where plentiful in the Sigma then the Magna they were the performance orphan

Years ago when the late 70s Dodge Colts and Plymouth Arrows where competing in SCCA races there was good support. Direct Connection and later Mopar Performance carried parts, but that was long ago.

Small block Mopars and 904 trannys fit.

This:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzW4rPXzdks

or this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BX9lwMcoH0

and this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdGek8CJWE4

I could keep going:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDVwGdIgo9k

Problem is that our 89 is a carb engine. Also 4wd. There is an 87 in York, PA with a bad engine. Maybe a V8 swap?

Uh, use MegaSquirt and swap in a 4G64 (2.4L) with a 4G63 turbo top end.

I would put MegaSquirt on the stock 2.6L and get used to tuning with it while you work with your son on building up the suspension and a motor to swap in place.

Had the 2.6 in a Chrysler minivan.

I was amazed how fast it could crack cylinder heads.

Shawn

That's because the passenger car versions had "Jet Valves" added to the heads that weakened the casting and caused them to crack.

The truck version shouldn't have this problem I think, but they still crack if abused severely.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Astron_engine

BTW, the turbo versions used TBI, not Multipoint, makes for an easier solution to adapt to MegaSquirt. :)

Here's some more info to wet your whistle:

http://www.26liter.us/

turboswede wrote: Uh, use MegaSquirt and swap in a 4G64 (2.4L) with a 4G63 turbo top end. I would put MegaSquirt on the stock 2.6L and get used to tuning with it while you work with your son on building up the suspension and a motor to swap in place.

MegaSquirts confuse me. DK what kind of fuel pump to use to feed the injectors. Not good at assembling electronic components. I am a bond trader damn it. I have enough trouble figuring out the markets.

turboswede wrote: That's because the passenger car versions had "Jet Valves" added to the heads that weakened the casting and caused them to crack. The truck version shouldn't have this problem I think, but they still crack if abused severely. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Astron_engine BTW, the turbo versions used TBI, not Multipoint, makes for an easier solution to adapt to MegaSquirt. :) Here's some more info to wet your whistle: http://www.26liter.us/

The truck has 106,000 orignal miles and has a new cylinder head. The engine is quite nice.