88 conquest conversion

[quick88tsi]

First off, hello to everyone. I have a 1988 Chrysler Conquest and I want to swap a GN engine into it. I know very little about these motors other than what I've been reading on here the past few days, and that they have a great reputation for going fast. I've searched some already but I have a few questions that I'm sure you guys could answer really quickly...
1. what is the weight (roughly) of the engine with the manifolds turbo and all?
2. is thier a 6speed MT that I can bolt to it.
3. A few dimensions, width length and height, with exhaust..

I'm toying around with a few ideas for engines, and I'm really leaning towards this one. Thanks in advance for any info.

 

[kh440]

You might be able to find some of the specs on this in the tech library at gnttype.org. Weight wise it checks in somewhere around 400-450 lbs fully dressed (best guess) I can tell you this much: I saw aTSi a few years ago that had a Chrysler 340 wedged in it, so if that will fit I know a V-6 will.

 

[GN SBS]

Really neat potential project; I always loved the lines of the Conquest.

I'd suggest sending PM to Mike Savinio (Orlando_87GN) over at turbobuicks.com-- he's done a ton of swaps like this and is very methodical. My strong suspicion is that he'd have all of the data handy for you.

They have a hybrid forum there as well.

 

[gnx7]

If you are wanting a 6 speed as a requirement.... the best bet would be to go ls1 (all alum V8) or a 5.3 (lsx style with iron block/alum heads) truck motor and bolt up the factory LS1 T56.

You can event clone this guys build:
LS1 Conquest Pics - LS1TECH

A heads/cam LS1 with headers will make an easy 400rwhp+ on 91 octane. With high dollar heads/FAST90 intake, and big cam you can push 480rwhp+ on 91 octane n/a. With a turbo setup the sky is the limit really.

Stock LSx pistons beyond 550rwhp are on borrowed time and typically the ring lands fail after a while meaning.... rebuild time with forged rods/pistons. Stock cranks/blocks are surviving past the 1000rwhp mark.

 

[TurboV6Sonoma]

The baddest quest, But very old.

 

[quick88tsi]

The baddest quest, But very old.

I've seen this quest a few times, its absolutly crazy.. I'm not trying to build a full tube car though.. I'm going for a reliable street/track (road race, drift) car, that if I choose to can lay down a 11-12 sec run. I know most guys on here drag, but I really enjoy the corners.

I'm still in the process of tearing donw my old motor, which I might still use due to the money that I have in it(JE's .40 over...etc.) But like some of you might know the fuel system is junk, so I will need to go MPI and a stand alone ECU. Thank you all for the info, I will post some pics of my car as soon as I can.

 

[fadedBuickP.I.T]

YouTube - Turbo LS1 Conquest

try these guys for Engine swap for the starion

 

[quick88tsi]

yeah I've seen it, its cool, but they want around $35k for that set up...with out the car..... nah ..I just can't see that much $$$ in fab work.