Turbo Dakota

[The Pope]

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Originally Posted by pcrmike Valid idea, but they are also bad nose-heavy. I have a magnum 360 I could use, or a nasty mean 'teen already in the works. I think the handling would stay good, and maybe be inproved with a turbo four. :-)PCRMike

I don't remember the body change year, but if you have the later 80s body style the 3.0 V6 is a bolt in and came in the D50. You may be able to build the V6 turbo that others are doing. They are even coming up with cals for them with turbos now. Still though I know of a couple here in town that are the early 80s / late 70s body. The silver one here runs a 350 chevy smog motor and runs 13.8s, the 78 4 barrel 360 Magnum powered truck runs 13.5 @ 106. That was a smog motor with headers, the magnum engines are much stronger and weigh less. Edelbrock makes aluminum heads for the new magnum engine too and a air gap 4 barrel intake. I like turbo 4s too, but if 2 rednecks with the IQ of 35 a piece can do a running V8 swap for $200 in 1 day I begin to think a 4G63 is way too much trouble

[pcrmike]

True, but I guarantee I would whip their booties in the curves. The Magnum btw is the same weight as the LA, and in fact, most all of the parts swap inside and out.

I digress. A turbo four in the old style truck I have should run low twelves with a little work. Besides, it would be different, and get good mileage. :-)PCRMike

[The Pope]

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Originally Posted by pcrmike True, but I guarantee I would whip their booties in the curves. The Magnum btw is the same weight as the LA, and in fact, most all of the parts swap inside and out. I digress. A turbo four in the old style truck I have should run low twelves with a little work. Besides, it would be different, and get good mileage. :-)PCRMike

Stock except for the 340 sixpack the magnums are all lighter because they have aluminum intakes. Many early SBs also had iron water pumps. Little things like aluminum parts and small starter add up, the long blocks weigh about the same. My dads Jeep ran 14.6 @ 97 and got 23 highway @ 70 MPH. Still, 30-35 for a good setup 4 banger is nice. My second issue is any truck I own, and I have a construction business gets used at some time. So sooner or later they all get used as a truck, a 4 cylinder turbo makes the thing a car and not really useable

[pcrmike]

True enough an car/truck, but my D300 dually is a truck. Good point on the wieght, as I was thinking just longblock, and not considering accessories. Would I really load up a D50? Prolly not. I have a Caravan for work and daily drive, a dually for big stuff. It would just be a playpretty, but you have a valid point, as I could do the v8 cheaper, as I already have one. I would go ahead and do a good P&P job on the heads, and replace the cam, but that would be fun. Can you say "traction trubble"! PCRMike

[tominator2.5]

I am building a 1995 Dakota 2.5 using a modified Shelby Daytona type turbo system/intake. As you all should know, the Shelby Daytonas, as well as other Turbo Dodge FWD cars have the same motor used in the 1991-1995 2.5l dakota. I have found a way to incorporate the FWD turbo setup in the truck. One of my key features is the refabricated intake which is done so the throttle body is situated on the opposite end in the engine, clearing the firewall...you have to see it to believe it. It is a work in progress and i will have pics up asap.

[91laser]

I'm looking into an 88 dakota with a 2.2 or 2.5 5spd. I am wondering what trans I could use to handle the power of a modded turbo 2.4. the trans in the truck now has lost 5th and reverse. I'm think built auto or something else? I'm wanting to use the srt motor with a modded intake mani. Would this be doable? I'd have to fabricate a cradle type front motor mount. suggestions? oil pan mods? Using a distributor and cal?

[scorpion1]

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Originally Posted by Mike Radowski Anyone in the process of putting together a turbo dakota? I have a 91 that I am converting to 88-89 smec electronics, and throwing a 2.2 in place of the 2.5L N/A. Lets see some pics of works in progress, or any links to finished dak's.

Someone Turbo'd a Dakota on Turboforum. Heres the link:

Finished up my turbo dakota. - TurboForum.net - For All of Your Turbo Needs

Not sure of the year or anything though.

[bfarroo]

Looks to be a later jeep motor, I converted my 95 to over to a SMEC and a 91 daytona motor. I'm going to be ripping it apart to install a rebuilt motor and auto trans one of these days. Feels pretty good at 5psi and a mitsu turbo. with and bigger turbo and an intercooler it will probably move pretty good. It's just another project that's on the back burner with a few in front of it.

Benji

[bfarroo]

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Originally Posted by 91laser I'm looking into an 88 dakota with a 2.2 or 2.5 5spd. I am wondering what trans I could use to handle the power of a modded turbo 2.4. the trans in the truck now has lost 5th and reverse. I'm think built auto or something else? I'm wanting to use the srt motor with a modded intake mani. Would this be doable? I'd have to fabricate a cradle type front motor mount. suggestions? oil pan mods? Using a distributor and cal?

If you want to use the SRT motor there is someone on this board selling adapters for putting a auto behind the 2.4. As far as electronics you'd probably be ahead if you used a standalone. Some motor mounts would probably have to be fabed along with intake and exhaust manifolds but all in all fairly easy modifications. The fuel system among other things would have to be modified to handle the turbo motor.

[1983Rampage]

I know that this is a little out there, but for you guess that are wanting to put a turbo into a dakota. There is a Chrysler turbo manifold with a TD04 turbo on it on ebay. It was designed for a RWD car from how the exhaust comes off of the turbo, and I don't know what had the 2.2 or 2.5 that was rear wheel drive. But I figured you guess might find it kinda interesting. I thought about doing a turbo dakota or something like it, but I decided I had enough projects, and the dakota is a little big for my likings, I will stick with my l-bodies. Here is a link to the auction.

eBay Motors: 2.2 liter CHRYSLER TURISMO TURBO 4 CYL (item 160139802945 end time Jan-15-08 20:51:11 PST)

Good luck to whoever finds this helpful. I would actually like to see what the intake manifold that came stock with the setup. The turbo is in the opposite direction of the other stock 2.2 turbos, both the T1 and T2 engines. Whoever would get this, I would kinda like to see how you make the intake, maybe use the Direct Connection upgrade that has the intercooler mounted over the engine and the intake manifold has the induction side on the opposite side, which would work for this application. Just my 2 cents. Good luck. Matt

[MachIIIRayzor]

Wow, nice find but what the heck did it come off of?

[1983Rampage]

That is what I was wondering too. I know I saw a turbo that would work on that on ebay a while back. The mounting to the manifold is a little odd because it is a 3 bolt pattern rather than a common 4 bolt.

[Wizardawd]

Its from a 1983/1984 Chrysler Conquest/Starion. 2.6L Non-intercooled, non-water cooled turbo.

Notice the exhaust-cylinder head flange, its from the 2.4L/2.6L G54/G64 series. The TD04 is the 12A that was used prior the the 14G used on the later TSI/ESI intercooled models. Both of the Mitsu turbos used a 3bolt mounting flange.

Also notice the lack of water cooling, which narrows is down to pre-1985 models.

Wiz

[bluestrat]

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Originally Posted by The Pope Stock except for the 340 sixpack the magnums are all lighter because they have aluminum intakes.

not true. speaking from personal experience, every stock mopar hp v8 i've ever owned (sb and bb's), had cast iron 4bbl intakes. can't really comment on 6pack or 2/4bbl intakes, never owning any myself.

[The Pope]

the magnum engines were made from 1992 to 2002. The nick name older engines were called TNT from Chrysler, Comando from Plymouth and Magnum from Dodge. Those were the nick names, they were not a designated magnum engine.

And as I said except for the 6 packs, all Magnum engines weigh less. Early 340 4 barrels had a iron water pump as well as an iron intake. The Magnum engines all have aluminum intakes and water pumps. The large outlet exhaust manifolds on the Magnums flow within 2 HP of the much heavier 340 exhaust manifolds. The new Hemi stomps every older small block in power and weight, just expensive to install.