88 Daytona engine swap?
Thomas Jackson
I`d like to put in a V6.How much of a job would it be? and what size V6 is
the best(sorry I`m a ford guy)so I don`t know to much about the Dodge
engines.
Thanks
Tom
LT
a good runner and 127K is not a lot of miles on one. I have one with 232K on
it. I have known people with over 300K on their Mopar 2.2. You may have
defective sensors causing problems. It may be as simple as the timing belt
being off a tooth. It may be a plugged cat. Perhaps a blown head gasket. You
did not really define what "runs like crap" means, so I am throwing out ideas.
Check the codes. Turn the ignition on, off, on, off, on, leaving it on. The
CHECK ENGINE light will start to flash. Count the flashes. Example might be
flash, pause, flash, flash. That would be a code 12. Longer pause between
codes. It will flash 55 at the end of the test. If you get codes, check them
out. Several sources on the net to do so. BTW, 12 just means you disconnected
the battery recently.
To answer your question about a six cylinder. The Mitsubishi built 3.0 liter
was put in the G-bodies later in their production run. To do so, you will need
to replace the transaxle as your four-banger trans will not bolt up to it.
Different axles, clutches, and so on. You will also need to modify the wiring
harness. It can be done, but it is probably easier to fix the problems with
the 2.2.
--
Lynn Travers
NADA advisor for Shelby Automobiles
85 Dodge Shelby Charger
87 Shelby Lancer #268
89 Shelby CSX #257
Larry Ahr
drive it forever, then fix the engine you have. If you want to build a toy,
and have the time and money for it, you have some choices.
In the middle is the option of getting a 2.5L and turbo charging it. A
friend who works for Perkins Dodge in Colorado Springs did that to his
Acclaim and he loves it. As I recall, he bought an aftermarket turbo and
cranked up the boost (a lot). He chose the SOHC head as the DOHC requires
more frequent timing belt changes, and will bend valves if the belt breaks.
I had an '84 Daytona (stick), and an '87 Lebaron (auto), both with the 2.2
turbo. The Lebaron had turbo lag, probably caused by the torque converter
having too low of a stall speed. The Daytona didn't seem to have that
problem, or at least not bad enough that it was objectionable to me. I wish
I would have kept the Lebaron as it was a good car for us.
If you can get the DOHC 3.0L engine from a Stealth ES, you would get 220hp
and great mileage, and without turbo (I had a '93 Stealth ES). I think the
turbo version is around 320 hp. If the car is going to be a toy, then the
3.0L DOHC turbo would be awesome, but probably a lot of work (and $).
You know, your problem could be something as simple as clogged injectors
(you didn't explain). I normally run name brand gasolines in my cars, but
one day we were on our way to visit my wife's parents and I needed gas. For
time and convenience I filled up with Diamond Shamrock gasoline. By the time
I got down to 1/4 tank, the car was running bad and idled rough. I took it
to the dealer to have it checked. They cleaned the injectors, and the car
was itself again. I have NEVER used what I call grade-B gasolines in my cars
since.
Larry
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Tom J
Three things the car dose.
1-The turbo will not kick in,the turbo gauge will not go to the + side.
2-after running it untill warmed up I hear a boiling noice by the over flow and the
rad.cap is cold.
Tom
B Scott Osborne
quite a capable little engine.Converting the car to a Mitsubishi 3.0l V6
would be VERY expensive and a horrialbe waste of time.Not to mention the v6
isnt capable of producing even half the power that the 2.2 can
Tom J
there analizer(SP) and it would not even give them any feedback,the wireing is
a mess,some dimwitt changed the engine and did not know what the hill he was
doing.Now I guess I`ll have to get a wireing guide and state from there.and
then starte on the vacuum lines. BTW how do you tell if this is a 2.2 or a 2.5
and the year of the engine?
Thanks to all
Tom
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