Below is a list of Owners of Chrysler Mini Vans Powered
by The 2.5 Turbo engine.
Originally these vans were produced by Chrysler in 1989
and 1990 as a substitute for the V-6 engines built by Mitsubishi.
If you would like your van featured here, let me know! spaul@krausonline.com
I would like to
provide more info on each one, and pictures, so send them!
If you have done
any mods, or raced and have times let me know!
click here to see more pictures
Stan Watkins
stwradio@concentric.net
1989 Dodge Caravan, 5 speed, intercooled! Real Sharp
custom work, Check it out:
http://www.concentric.net/~Stwradio/stanvan.htm
http://www.xmission.com/~dempsey/minivan/
Bernie Willis
<bernie914@sbcglobal.net>
It has a more or less stock engine but still surprises
the heck out
of the unwary. I've rebuilt the front end, added
Koni Shocks,
fat Sway Bars and Kumho ECSTA Supra 712 tires in 245/45/16
on 8" rims to improve the handling and traction.
Steve Knickerbocker
Steve.Knickerbocker@sematech.org
89 Voyager turbo 2.5
Marc
marc@misplaced.net
1989 Dodge Caravan Turbo, 15.829 @ 82.70 (and he let
off the gas!)
only mods are a grainger set to 11-14psi, and full 3
inch
exhaust with a high flo cat and bullet muffler!
90 Plymouth Voyager
Stock 2.5 TI
Factory A568 5spd
184k miles
Dark blue with Grey interior
Very few options, plastic door panels, crank windows,
not even a remote rear hatch release.
Click
here to see the ORIGINAL window sticker for this van!
A real
project van! Check out his web page!
ChrisFaulk , Lafayette, La, 89 Caravan SE with power windows, power locks, cruise, and 139,000 miles
http://www.geocities.com/chris_faulk/mini_van.html
Al Curtis
90 turbo Voyager
Vcrpro3@aol.com
Brian P. Minnebo sold his 89 Caravan Turbo van late last
year to Rocky Johnson
It has a rebuilt A413, a rebuilt 2.5 w/o balance shafts
with G-Head, and
Garrett T2 turbo.
Rocky Johnson
Rocky@HateComputers.Com
Dan
1989 Caravan turbo 2.5 auto
TROOPER9C1@aol.com
Bob Ball,
shelby7@home.com
89 Turbo 5-speed Caravan 2 1/2 exhaust (no cat) ultraflo
muffler, '89 performance computer, 16'' pumper wheels, and a boost gauge
Chuck Green, owner of three Turbo Mini Vans!
Click
here to go to Chuck's web page of his turbo mini vans
cgreen3@neo.rr.com
The $300 project van, above. Auto Loaded!
K/N Air filter (drop in type),2.5 inch exhaust with Flow Master Muffler
(no cat),Nitto Drag Radials (P205/45R15)
A pair of Gauges by Auto Meter--one for boost and a mech. water temp,switch
to turn on the electric fan in the staging lane
The van is loaded with all options. The engine has 147,000 miles
and may be getting tired!
(click here for more info)
He also owns this other turbo van which he races, and is in the process
of doing some heavy modifications to. 14 psi of boost, with slicks on the
front! On 10-10-01 he ran a best as follows:
60' 1.930
330' 5.768
660' 9.063
mph 74.15
1320 14.361
mph 92.00
click here to see
more of Chuck's Vans, and his latest addition, a Black Cherry Turbovan
Dennis L. Cote'
Sherry & Dennis<wecycle@telis.org
'89 Turbo Caravan SE Auto (165,000mi)
Lyle Reid
22ltrturbo@excite.com
89 Caravan, 2.5 turbo
Bryan Lugert (Bryan@HateComputers.Com)
1989 Plymouth 94,000 Miles, No Rust! and the Air works
Balance shafts removed, 16psi boost with Talon IC, working A/C.
15.17 @ 91.13mph on street tires.
1989 dodge caravan SE,2.5 Turbo A413 auto,220000 on the Speedo
Daily driver
Installed head out of a 2.2 out of a Shelby Daytona, powder blasted
it with the 2.5 roller cam and followers and lifters
gasket matched it Grainger valve installed and set up according
to my boost gauge (out of the Daytona) I am getting 14 psi of boost
last year at St Thomas dragway it was running 17 seconds with a real
bad slip into third gear
have since rectified problem but there is snow on the ground so no
racing until May.
I have an A555 to put in An intercooler to install, 4 15 x 6 pumpers
to install and last but not least all the parts now to do a Dempsey lowering
job
Mack59DAKOTA
1989 caravan,172,000 miles, T2 turbo, intercooler, and runs 15psi.
Mack also has a 96 Dakota that runs 12.89@106mph!
Checkout the extensive website devoted to the world's first 1993
(Gen-2); 2.5L,
Turbo II, water-injected, A-568, 5-speed, R-134a, air-bagged Voyager.
Lotsa
pics in the photogallery, and lots of info for anyone else looking
to make a engine swap to the turbo
http://hhscott.com/93tmv
Lee Shuster's 1993 turbo van, ONE OF NONE!
noone uno
It is completely gutted. a K&N drop in filter, a GUSTIFIED
air box. 225CCA lawn mower battery. 15PSI thought a grainger valve. removed
the A/C 52MM throttle body talyor wires. vortech FMU with a 4.1 disk exhuast
is cut at turn to go around gas tank. in front of resonator. wired fan
to stay on all the time. boost and air fuel gauge. a RCI baja high
back racing seat.
http://www.mustangstuff.iwarp.com/photo4.html