Worth it or not.

[87daytona]

Alright well i got a 88 daytona that i have been trying to find time to put a motor in. well the other day i was looking around at a junkyard and seen that there are a toooon! or 3.0 and 3.3 motors. so what i was wondering how hard it is to put a 3.0 motor and turbo it. what would i have to do pretty much, or is it even worth it, and should just put an 2.2t back in?
Thanks,
Cody

[Ondonti]

I like making 516whp on pump gas 3.0 style :P

[87daytona]

yea sounds good lol! i wanted to put a 3.0 in one, but i dont have a clue on where to start with puttin one in an daytona. like motor mounts and if it will fit well. any help with this will be great. just pretty much need to know what im looking for, for the swap

[Ondonti]

kmperformance.com installed a 3.0 in an early model daytona. I think there is information there.

[87daytona]

yea they had some info on there, a good start either way. they didnt have a turbo set up on there tho. but im sure i can do some diggin around and see what i can find.

[87daytona]

and also will a 4 banger tranny hook up too it?

[c2xejk]

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Originally Posted by 87daytona yea they had some info on there, a good start either way. they didnt have a turbo set up on there tho. but im sure i can do some diggin around and see what i can find.

Yup no turbo on Daytonastein... ;)

[Shadow24V]

no, the bell housings are different between the 2.2/2.5 and the 3.0. you should be able to go junkyrd hunting and find a daytona/lebaron/shadow/sundance with a 3.0 5-speed (A543) or pick one up from someone on here or the "other" site. Ondonti is using a later model trans (91+, 3.77 FD) in his monstrous turbo rustbucket and i have the same one behind my 24v 3.0 at around 200whp N/A so it will hold up just fine.

if you want to stay Auto, you CAN get the a670 or a604 (i forget which one is better if you build it right) built up but thats a bit more costly than slapping a 5-speed in your car

[87daytona]

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Originally Posted by c2xejk Yup no turbo on Daytonastein... ;)

lol yea i didnt really look at the whole website before i posted that haha, after posting i seen the set up. dont look to hard, so now im really looking into doing this

[87daytona]

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Originally Posted by Shadow24V no, the bell housings are different between the 2.2/2.5 and the 3.0. you should be able to go junkyrd hunting and find a daytona/lebaron/shadow/sundance with a 3.0 5-speed (A543) or pick one up from someone on here or the "other" site. Ondonti is using a later model trans (91+, 3.77 FD) in his monstrous turbo rustbucket and i have the same one behind my 24v 3.0 at around 200whp N/A so it will hold up just fine. if you want to stay Auto, you CAN get the a670 or a604 (i forget which one is better if you build it right) built up but thats a bit more costly than slapping a 5-speed in your car

yes i would be using a 5-speed trans, im not much on auto trans. but other then trans and alittle motor mount work i should be fine i believe, or i hope haha im really happy to start this swap. my 87 daytona has a turboll motor in it, and dont get me wrong, i love it! but i think there is more to do with a 3.0 myself

[87daytona]

also, what about the wiring?