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Picked it up for $300, '94 Sundance, 2.5L, 3spd Auto, 214,000kms.

One of our customers bought an SUV and had no need of the car.

Needs rear shocks and a taillight. I put new tires on it about 6 months ago and put a new starter and a full tune up last year. :D

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I'd rather not have a stick car in the winter personally, but then again the last one I had ran in the high 12s. I got stuck a lot. :D
 
Mitsubishi = Itchyp*ssy

MILF to grocery bagger as she tries to seduce him while carrying her bags out to her car: "I have an itchy p*ssy"
Grocery bagger: "Ma'am, all of,these foreign cars look the same to me. You'll have to point it out to me."
 
dodgechargerfan said:
Mitsubishi = Itchyp*ssy

MILF to grocery bagger as she tries to seduce him while carrying her bags out to her car: "I have an itchy p*ssy"
Grocery bagger: "Ma'am, all of,these foreign cars look the same to me. You'll have to point it out to me."
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:D

The 2.2 and the 2.5 are Chrysler motors though.

From Allpar.

The 2.2/2.5 liter engines were originated by engineering genius Willem L. Weertman. He was Managing Engineer of engine design from 1955-62, Assistant Chief Engineer of Engine Design and Development from 1962-76, and Chief Engineer of Engine Engineering from 1976-87. He had a large role in just about everything from the small-block V8s to the 426 Hemi, including the slant six. Another major influence on the design was engineer Pete Hagenbuch, who headed Chrysler's engine performance group and, later, its emissions group.
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He's right. The 2.5 is a common-block engine with the 2.2L (by that time). Pure Mopar Trenton 4.

The 2.6L was the Itchypussy engine, and I've never seen one in that body.
 
Dr.Jass said:
The 2.6L was the Itchypussy engine, and I've never seen one in that body.
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CorrectO again, the mitsupissy 2.6 could only be had with a carbonater & auto trans. There were only available in the true "K" cars and minivans, in addition to many mitsu models. The smaller of the fwd's were known as "L" bodies.

The carbs they used were quite unique. It was a dual mixture, 3 venturie progressive design. Under part throttle ir ran off of the primary bore and what was called a "jet" valve. The purpose of the "jet" valve was to deliver a richer mixture thru an auxilary valve to a "pre-combustion" chamber located near the spark plug. When you cracked it open a larger secondary bore opened. (Think 1/2 of a 4 barrel) The ignited rich mixture would then in turn ignite the leaner mixture in the cylinder combustion chamber. By doing this the overall fuel mixture could be kept leaner than normal without detonation. The same setup was used in many Hondas, VW's and a lot of diesels.

As unique as those carbs were, when they didn't work right they were a fraggin nightmare. [smilie=l:
 
The Acclaim and Spirit are AA body cars and the Sundance and Shadow are P body cars IIRC. But they are all based off of and extended K car platform. "EK" cars.
 
The Spirit/Acclaim/LeBaron sedan were A-bodies in the US, not AA. The Shadow/Sundance were P-bodies. While based on the K-car, they weren't proper K-bodies and were never offered with the 2.6L. As 68 mentioned, they were only offered in the K-cars and minivans, although by the time that happened the 3-valve arrangement (jet valve, which was in the head, not the carb) was long gone. That cylinder head was last used in the Challenger/Sapporo and Arrow/Champ lines. It was never used in the FWD Mopars. Ever.
 
Dr.Jass said:
The Spirit/Acclaim/LeBaron sedan were A-bodies in the US, not AA. The Shadow/Sundance were P-bodies. While based on the K-car, they weren't proper K-bodies and were never offered with the 2.6L. As 68 mentioned, they were only offered in the K-cars and minivans, although by the time that happened the 3-valve arrangement (jet valve, which was in the head, not the carb) was long gone. That cylinder head was last used in the Challenger/Sapporo and Arrow/Champ lines. It was never used in the FWD Mopars. Ever.
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I beg to differ on that point doc. The jet valve heads came on all 2.6 "hemi" Mopars from '81 - '87.
I know this for a fact because I owned/worked on one. There have never been aftermarket jet valve heads available because they were very prone to cracking around the jet valve chambers.

If you surf AllPar's website you'll see several references to the usage of the 2.6 jet valve heads.

My 1st experience was with a '72 Colt with a 1.6 Mitsu, then a Honda Civic, (they called it the CVCC) and finally a Reliant wagon with the 2.6.
 
If it's not been done already change the timing belt. With those miles it could/will let go at any moment and even though it's not a interference motor it's still no fun having your ride shut down in the middle of winter. $300 is crusher price, good score.
 
that 2.6 also sits all funky in the k cars ...and if anyone wants a factory "remote" waterpump thats a good source...the trans is completly useless to anyone but a 2.6

ive seen that goofy carb all the way up to 87 in the minivans personaly
 
69.5CUDA said:
that 2.6 also sits all funky in the k cars ...
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It was never intended to be used for a fwd application. They were a torquey motor for a 4 banger. With my Reliant wagon, from idling in drive I could spin a tire just by mashing the throttle. :giggedy:
 
beeper*71 said:
If it's not been done already change the timing belt. With those miles it could/will let go at any moment and even though it's not a interference motor it's still no fun having your ride shut down in the middle of winter. $300 is crusher price, good score.
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I intend to at least pull the cover off and inspect the belt. I think the kit is about $80.

He came into the shop and asked what it was worth and what he should ask for it and I offered him $300 and he took it. I've been doing the maintenance on it since i started at the shop and it's in pretty decent shape at least I know a little about it this time unlike the Acclaim.

Jass I couldn't remember if they were A or AA. :D
 
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