Welcome!

They certainly are capable litle trucks off-road.

Here's some numbers I found.

The N/A 2.6 four (Raider) makes 109hp and 143tq.

The Gen1's 3.0 V6 makes [email]143hp@5[/email],000 and [email]168tq@2[/email],500.

There are stroker kits available for the 3.0L to make 3.3L, fun but procey ($2600). Power would be around 190hp and 225tq (equal to the 4.0L Jeep V6 in our 2003 Cherokee I think).

The base model Mitsu Starion/Chrysler Conquest makes 146hp @ 5000 and 185tq @ 2500 from '83 through '87 I think. IIRC, this uses a smaller turbocharger (TD05) than the others.

The ESI/ESI-R/TSI models made 170/220 ('85), 176/223 ('86-'87) at 7.5 psi, and then 188/234 ('88) at 10 psi.

A "Stage 1" turbo upgrade will make about 275hp @ 18 psi, but will not make for an off-road friendly powerband. I only mention the stroker kit for the 3.0L because while it's very expensive, the powerband is well suited to 4x4 driving compared to a big turbo 4 cyl.

There is almost ALWAYS a way to retrofit a supercharger to just about any engine. There is more DIY involved, but it could end up being easier/faster/cheaper than a complete engine swap, depending on a few variables. Then again, it may not be possible at all - I don't know the 2.6 very well!

I don't know much about the other V6 or V8 swaps, but maybe those numbers can give you an idea as to what you want to do. Good luck and have fun! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />