DSM History Questions

Where were the first gens engines made? How about the second gens? Who owns Diamond Star Motors? Who owned Mitsubishi during the early 90s?

Engine compatibility

I work auto parts now, and a customer called wanting an engine for an awd talon turbo. All I had at the wharehouse said they were for front wheel turbo only. What's the difference? And will the exhaust not bolt to the long block on a naturally aspirated one, or is there other differences?

Dodge Caravan Problems

A guy at work is having problems with his Dodge Caravan. He'll come out to it after running into a store, and it won't start. No clicking, but everything else electrical works. He'll wait 45 minutes and it will start. The van had it's starter replaced a year ago. It's got 80K miles on it. It's a 98. Anyone know of anything that goes bad on those things chronically? I had something similar happen when my ignition control module on my 626 was going out. But that was at 200K miles. But then again, this is a domestic. It told the guy to pull his starter and get it tested. Any other ideas?

DSM Boost Creep?

Do DSMs get boost creep after opening up the exhaust? I know it's a constant issue with rotaries. How do you guys control it if it happens?

Stupid DSM Questions

Alright. From what I have gathered from this site, the 6 bolt is the preferred engine, right? Now do all these come from the first gens? There isn't a JDM equivelent, right? So sooner or later are all the 2nd gen guys going to be searching high and low for covetted 6 bolts? I don't know how many were produced, but it seems like it could become an issue. Are there any other good engines to swap into DSMs?