1991 dodge spirit r/t sedan 4-door 2.2l

1991 Dodge Spirit R/T

Complete engine rebuild with guru head porting and machining (275hp at 20 lbs of boost)Specifically the needed engineering corrections and mods to the block and Lotus head5 Speed Gertag Transmission rebuiltUpfront large intercooler replacing stock small intercooler/rad comboUpgraded turbo with Super70 wheels (more boost)+40 injectorsSBEC Tune- FWD Perf stage 4 20 pound 3 bar cal.ALL new brake lines throughout, new brake calipers front and rearNew gas tank and Walbro 255 pumpNew suspension bushings misc partsGauges- Wide Band, boost and oil pressure gauges addedNew 2.5 exhaust, cat eliminatedNew full front radiatorKoni Adjustable front strutsCabin adjustable boost controller
Extensive restoration pictures and specs available upon request.
PW/PL/PS/PB- non op radio and AC

In 1989, theDodge Spiritwas introduced to provide reliable transportation in a traditionally styled four-door sedan, building on the architecture of theReliant. Enthusiasts ignored it, though it gained a following among normal customers.
Then, in 1991, Chrysler added a224 horsepower (218 lb-ft) screamer of an engine, based on the2.2 four-cylinder that usually produced 93 hp. This car was a fairly ordinary looking Spirit, except for the "R/T" after "Spirit" on the trunk lid, body-color crosshair grille, a modest spoiler, and a decal on the fender. But most grocery-getters don't move from 0 to 60 faster than any other four-door sedan sold in the US in their model year.

Sold in 1991 and 1992, the Spirit R/T had a quarter-mile time of 14.5 seconds at 97 mph and a top speed of 141 mph, making it the quickest four-door sedan sold in the United States (the fastestmass-producedfour-door sedan in the world. Two cars sold only in Europe might have been faster: the handmade BMW E34 M5 and Alpina B10, selling for the equivalent of $59,905 and $109,500, respectively.Thanks, Stephen, for details on the competition. All this came at a base price of $17,820, including power windows and air conditioning.

Dodge offered the Spirit R/T in only three colors, white, silver, and red. This 1991 MotorWeek story is always fun to watch here on YouTube. It’s only six minutes long, check it out. There was no automatic transmission option for the Spirit R/T, they all came with a Getrag 5-speed shifter and front bucket seats. The engine is the big deal here, it’s a Chrysler 2.2L DOHC inline-four that has a Lotus-designed head and a Garrett intercooled turbo III boost which gave it 224 horsepower and 217 lb-ft of torque. Car & Driver recorded a 0-60 time of 5.8 seconds (faster than MotorWeek’s time) and that is fast even today. It was lightning fast in 1991, especially for a front-wheel-drive car with four doors. A Hemmings article here had a good description, ..."With input from England's Formula 1 champion, Lotus, Chrysler had developed the Turbo III, the most highly tuned production version of its bread-and-butter 2.2-liter (135-cu.in.) four. This engine featured twin balance shafts, double overhead cams, four valves per cylinder, direct ignition, sequential EFI, and a Garrett turbocharger and intercooler. The red crackle finish-trimmed unit achieved the highest specific output, per liter, of any production Mopar engine: 224 hp at 6,000 rpm and 217 lb-ft at 2,800 rpm. When the Mustang's famous "5.0" V-8 was rated at 225 hp, this inline-four could slingshot the Getrag five-speed manual-equipped, 3,162-pound sedan to 60 mph in a blistering 5.8 seconds, notably quicker than a contemporary BMW M5 or Nissan 300ZX Turbo, and push it on to 142 mph."

• Make: Dodge
• Model: Spirit R/T
• Type: Sedan
• Year: 1991
• Mileage: 101000
• VIN: 3b3xa66a4mt013360
• Color: Gray
• Number of cylinders: 4
• Fuel: Gasoline
• Transmission: Manual
• Drive type: FWD
• Interior color: Red
• Vehicle Title: Clean
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