interchangeable laser parts?

[P2thaC]

I really need to know if the 1987 and the 1990 turbo Laser have interchangealbe engine parts (cams, rollers, valves...)

[Diplomat]

'87 Laser, eh? Do you mean the old Mitsubishi Starion/Chrysler Conquest? Or did you mean to type '89 Laser? A DSM with an '89 build date would be considered '90 model year. Year one for DSM's.


If you mean the Starion (above) then, no. You don't want anything out of it except for [maybe] that front mount intercooler. They used the longitudinally mounted (RWD) 4G63BT. A 2.0L, single overhead cam, 8 valve motor. Not much potential without spending a lot of dough.



If you meant the year one DSM, (above: Check out the wanna-be Chrysler LeBaron wheels... what the hell were they smoking?) then yes. If the other car is in fact a '90 as well, then obviously you can transfer everything over. As usual, keep the camshaft caps with the original head in their original spots unless you intend to align hone that sucker. Oh, and if you're going to have an extra six bolt block laying around, sell it to a performance enthusiast on DSMtrader.com or DSMtuners.com. The riceboys don't need them. They can go to hell.

I noticed you only mentioned head components. Did we forget to change our timing belt or use a non-Mitsubishi belt? Whoops. You can get a rebuilt DSM head for pennies. Personally, I'd spend a little bit of cash and get a nice ported second gen head. There's not a HUGE difference between the first and second generation heads, but if you're planning a motor build, why not get it now? You're going to want it later on when people start running low 11 second ET's on stock 14B's. Just make sure you get one that's ported for a first generation manifold.

If you're simply swapping out parts to make a running motor, I would at least get the revised lifters from Mitsubishi or preferably some DSM performance shop (they usually have better prices and are more deserving of your money). If you're building a junkyard motor, using the new lifters will keep it from sounding like one. Good luck with the build.