1984 Dodge Colt GTS Turbo from North America - Comments

When I purchased this car, the engine had recently been rebuilt.

The turbo was in need of rebuilding. After disassembly of the exhaust system; I sent the turbo to Majestic Turbo.

The Fuel Injectors were leaking under pressure. I replaced the leaky injectors with Mitsubishi Starion Injectors.

The "Turbo" Seats in the front have started to deteriorate.

The Dash Pad has been cracked since I purchased the car.

The Defroster/Vent Slide Selector is non functional.

This is the first year that Dodge made a turbocharged Colt. The Dodge engineers were cautious about the amount of power to place in such a tiny car, however still made this an impressive performer. I had modifications done to the turbo, which bypassed the engineer's wishes. Currently the cars acceleration is quite impressive, sprinting from 0-60 in just under 6 seconds. This is the same grade of performance as a Dodge Neon SRT4.

The handling of this car is a little hit and miss; it handles well for a 1980's era car, but can get squirrelly at highway speeds.

The Interior Quality is not horrible, but many times worse than a 1980's Hyundai.

The body is starting to generate rust bubbles on the door, front and rear wheel wells, and on the hatchback near the rear wiper.

I have never had an alignment; the car still doesn't need one.

How would you know if you don't need an alignment if you've never had one done?

I was just curious about your engine statistics! I have owned two of these rockets over the years, as well as a few for parts. However I was unaware that the GTS Turbo model had an option for a 1.5 litre. Just an observation. Any interest in selling the beast?

I owned one of these that I bought, literally.. from a "little old man" for $1,500 in 1989. The original owner had installed an intercooler... MSD ignition... minor other things and I could consistantly pull high 12's... but would have no rubber by the end of those runs.

I really miss my old turbo... such a shock ride. twin stick shifting was like... a gift from God. and was ALWAYS fun to brag about being able to even race in reverse with two reverse gears :P.

Hi. I owned an 84 colt turbo for a year about a year agao. It was a fun and fast car. But Dodge didn't make the car. Mitsubishi was the manufacturer.

My Colt has rust spots all over, it looks bad. Well, the less metal the less weight. The car runs great though. It has 3 inch exhaust, inter cooled, and it pushes 10 to12 lb of boost. It runs lean when its cold and rich when warm. I'm in the middle of rebuilding the front end, tie rod, hubs, etc... Love this car.

I'm looking to buy a 84 colt gts or parts for one. if anyone knows of anything please drop me an email.

Thanks

jeff

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920-219-2037.