i got a new car!!!!

mattern248 · Post by **mattern248** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:57 am

well it's old but new for me!!!!! its a 87 mitsubishi starion turbo wide body i will post pics up that i have right now it does need new valve guides valves and seals cuz the valve guides move will the valves but it's in like damn near great condition besides that and i acually have seen it around town before and it is quick!!! so on to the two pics i got

i know there are a few ppl on here who have had one can you tell me more about it like specs and flaws and well everything you know about it!!!

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:25 am

That's awesome man. I found an 88 conquest tsi for sale local that I want really bad. For the valves and valve guide problem I'd just pull the head, take it to a shop, and have them spec it out and replace the stuff. It'd cost you maybe $250. Or go onto a starion/conquest forum and see if anyone has parts for you.

Post by **occasional demons** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:52 pm

Yep, the valve guides are fairly common on the 2.6's. Also have the balance shaft/oil pump chain replaced. They tend to break with high mileage. There are also kits to retroift to the industrial engine oil pump drive. It eliminates the balance shafts tho, but in my '87 Raider, I really couldn't tell the difference. With the head off, you just need to pull the crank pulley and the timing cover to access the chain. It isn't all that complicated of a proceedure.
Congrats on the car! I would love to have the Starion engine in my Raider!

mattern248 · Post by **mattern248** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:06 pm

yeah because i have been doing so much work on the neon(painting) i will be taking this ones head to a shop to do not enough time for me to get it done

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:13 am

my friend had one....it was so fast

Maddog · Post by **Maddog** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 1:31 pm

Cool car!
Congrats

Keep it out of the snow/salt - they tend to rust pretty bad, from what I've seen.

mattern248 · Post by **mattern248** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 1:55 pm

yeah i have heard that tooo i live in az so no salt but i might have to be careful about the winter we don't know if it is going to snow this year.

2000deepamethystneon · Post by **2000deepamethystneon** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 3:21 pm

NICE!!!!

I have always liked the Conquest/Starion.

The 87-89 widebody's look better too IMO.

If I had the room or money for another "toy," it would either be a Conquest TSI or a GLHS Omni. (Yes, an Omni) Haha.

mattern248 · Post by **mattern248** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:11 pm

lol i love omni's lol

Post by **occasional demons** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:43 am

Omni's with Shadow/Sundance front sway bar, and brakes/hubs FTMFW!

2000deepamethystneon · Post by **2000deepamethystneon** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:40 pm

The Shelby Omni's (GLHS & GLH) were incredable sleepers!!

They handle very well, and with a 2.2 turbo with 146 hp (GLH) or 175 hp (GLHS) they were quite fast!! I know that doesn't sound like a lot of hp, but in such a small and light car.......well, you can figure it out.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:59 pm

Turbo Dodges in general FTW! That reminds me, I saw a mint looking white Spirit R/T yesterday. I was shocked. Don't see too many of them around here, especially in nice shape.

Nice Starquest you got yourself there! SRT-4 swap!!

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:41 pm

occasional demons wrote:Omni's with Shadow/Sundance front sway bar, and brakes/hubs FTMFW!

Van brakes are bigger as we all know more bigger=more better

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:14 pm

I went with Turbo K-car brakes myself. I didn't do the 4-5 lug conversion.

Gratz on the car

I still remember getting the '88 & '89 Conquests at our dealership when I was younger. Very sexy beasts

mattern248 · Post by **mattern248** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:43 pm

yep well i was thinking of doing an srt swap into it but i like the 4g63 more alot more option on parts to go with.

2000deepamethystneon · Post by **2000deepamethystneon** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:23 pm

Yeah, I would keep the 2.6

mattern248 · Post by **mattern248** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:25 pm

why is that??? i don't know much about the 2.6 but i know a shit load about the 4g63 i used to have one

Post by **occasional demons** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:41 pm

2000deepamethystneon wrote:Yeah, I would keep the 2.6

mattern248 wrote:why is that??? i don't know much about the 2.6 but i know a shit load about the 4g63 i used to have one

2.6 = G54B w/balance shafts 4g54 = no balance shafts, IIRC.

mattern248 · Post by **mattern248** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:46 am

i will look into seeing wich motor will produce better results but for now i just got's to get it runnin

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:59 am

lol there is a starion for sale near me for around $2500. Wish I actually had money

TeckNeon · Post by **TeckNeon** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:54 am

I know a kid who has one that looks and drives nice. Needs a few things a but he fubar'd a few things as well because he was lazy. like he didn't want to drop the gas tank to access the fuel pump so he tin snipped out the trunk area.

I might buy it for a beating tool for $400. He wants $600 but I won't pay that for a car he destroyed on purpose. LOL

mattern248 · Post by **mattern248** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:04 pm

yeh mine is like mint the only problem was the head and it has first gen eclipse seats, the guy who i got it from got it with no seats lol

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:10 pm

Now that I look at it, those look like Mustang Cobra R wheels that every 5.0 mustang in the world has some replica of.

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:52 pm

2k1MotorSport wrote:lol there is a starion for sale near me for around $2500. Wish I actually had money

DETAILS!!!!!!!!!! You too Tech

TeckNeon · Post by **TeckNeon** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:03 pm

What do you wanna know? If you want to make the trip out this way, the car is in Mt. Pleasant, PA. I can get the kid's number if you like.

mattern248 · Post by **mattern248** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:48 pm

sweat got's ppl wanting starions again

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:04 pm

^ I never stopped. Tech if you are close by or could get him to send me some details and some pics that would be great. e-mail is:
2gnrt@comcast.net