Ive found a 85.5 starion intercooled with rear posi for 1300 obo <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />. Would this be a good doner year to use on a monty/raider? And will the rear lsd fit in the front of a monty/raider? If there are better years to use please let me know. As far as i know the car is a daily driver and runs excellent. thanks for the input guys.

Probably,
The rear LSD will fit but I am not sure whether it fits a 4 cyl or V6 Raider/Monty. The 83-84 Starion LSD fits the 4 cyl diff and the 87-88 fits the V6 diff. All fit the smaller 4 cyl axle splines. If it is the larger LSD like the 87, you may need to change front diffs.
Bob Shaw

or sell me the lsd for cheap. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Depends on what you want.

I'm no expert like some of the turbo guys, but you will get the most horsepower out of an 88-89 set-up - up over 200. That's what I'm using.

There will be a substancial power gain using any of the StarQuest set-ups.

And you're doing right buying a donor car. I did mine piece-meal and it has taken way the hell too long. There is a definite advantage to being able to take apart before you put back together.

Ditto to dadrab... The 87 Quest is considered second to the 88-89 and is supposed to be readily upgradeable. Look for HighMountainDesert to chime in as I believe he has a collection of SQs spanning different years, though I don't know what ones he has swapped in.

FWIW, the $1300 doesn't sound bad, I suppose. But if you are planning on rebuilding the engine... I got my 87 with a boat load of extra parts, non-running (but reported to have been before he pulled the head <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />) for $750. Since I was planning on rebuilding the engine, the lower the price the better for me. There was no value in a running car, as long as it was "runnable."

the quest I got my engine out of is still sitting in the junk yard, and I know he will give me anything I want for a cheap price... and I am going back there to collect a few parts I left behind such as the fuel pump, ECU and stuff... while I am under there I might be able to grab the LSD...
I have a 4cyl so an 88 LSD isnt much good to me

after all the guy did give me what looks to be like a rebuilt motor and all the parts I need for the turbo swap for only 300 bucks...

hey i might be interested in that lsd let me know how much my shipping zip is 98661. thanks Barron. I ended up buying a 89 v6 raider electric blue (undergoing a mitsu face lift)