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Re: Pros and cons of the Dodge Rampage's? [Re: DCI] #477203
10/13/09 08:34 AM
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I am not sure if you are referring to my swapping out the trannys in the 89 LeBaron GTS that has a 2.2 turbo that has a bad trans and get a trans that came from a 90 LeBaron convertible. But, no I have not. However according to the discussion, it should work. I plan to look at the car and the trans this wk. As for the Rampage, it is not my daily driver and I can wait to fix it. Unfortunately, a low budget is ditacting all of this.

Re: Pros and cons of the Dodge Rampage's? #477204
10/13/09 01:52 PM
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swapping out the trannys in the 89 LeBaron GTS that has a 2.2 turbo that has a bad trans and get a trans that came from a 90 LeBaron convertible.




Yes this will swap fine if both are 4cyl cars. However the turbo automatics were a little more stout than their non-turbo counterparts. Also the turbo automatics did not get the lockup torq converter that the non-turbo auto's got.

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Re: Pros and cons of the Dodge Rampage's? [Re: Anonymous] #2157939
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Re: Pros and cons of the Dodge Rampage's? [Re: 474218] #2158229
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Originally Posted By 474218

All the transmissions used with the 2.2 (and 2.5) engines will interchange. However, there is differences in the shifters. L-bodies, like the Rampage used shift rods. The G-bodies, like the Lebaron, used shift cable.


Not 100% correct.

Axles have interchange issues.

My wife owns one, turbocharged.

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Re: Pros and cons of the Dodge Rampage's? [Re: Sidewinder] #2159446
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I had an 84 model back in the early 90's that I swapped a turbo II engine from a Le Baron that had been T boned into.. The biggest hurdles at the time was the wiring and the axles.. At the time there were very few references for wiring diagrams so I spent a lot of time figuring out which wires on the turbo harness needed 12 volts for the engine to run and which ones in the original harness I could use to supply it..I also eliminated everything that was needed for the A/C since my Rampage did not have A/C.. IIRC I only ended up needing to splice 6 or 8 wires of course that was 20+ years ago so my memory could be a little fuzzy.. the Le Baron had pretty nice aluminum wheels on it that I liked so I swapped the hubs/ spindles so I could use them..I do not remember what the axles I used were for but I do remember spending a large part of the day at the auto parts store going over the books and making phone calls till we found some that would work.. surprised a lot of people a lot of people with how fast it was till they found out it had a turbo engine and Ma Mopars upgraded turbo computer..

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