Wow, look what the car drug home.lol again!

i am into the (american made) turbo shelby dodges from the 80s as well as the older V8 muscle cars. i have respect for both, however the DSM (diamond star motors) eclipse / talon / plymouth laser or even dodge stealth isnt a true mopar its a mitsubishi. that being said, its nice for you to score this car back for so cheap put some cash into it and either roll it out the door for some money or keep it for the high gas prices, either way its a win win. or as charlie sheen says IM WINNING !!!! LOL.

contrary to popular belief not all timing belt cars will bend valves when they jump time. the mopar 2.2 and 2.5 SOHC 8 valve 4 cylinder engines are a NON interference fit setup. the valves wont collide with the pistons if it jumps time. also a heads up anybody who wants to call my FWD 1988 dodge daytona shelby Z a Jap car they better back up their comment with facts. this car was designed by chrysler, built in st louis missouri, engine i think made in trenton michigan, transmission was made by new process gear in syracuse new york, turbo was made by Garrett AIResearch, most of the electronics in it were made by Motorola. throttle body was made by Holley. there is more, and i can do more research for anybody who needs to know more.

this little bugger has a fully balanced and blueprinted bottom end, o ringed block, complete forged rotating assembly, ARP head studs, rod bolts, oversized valves, fully ported head, intake, and exhaust manifold, Siemens Deka +20 injectors, 3.8L V6 throttlebody, Garrett T3-T4 hybrid turbo, 3" exhaust plus much more to list. keep in mind it is an 8 valve 4 cylinder engine its not a dual cam 16V setup. makes 325HP at the wheels on a dynojet chassis dyno @25 PSI boost. so this is a stout little engine.

the 67 cuda i am building is going to be a 408 stroker with an A-833 OD, and full road race suspension setup. going to go for the trans am vintage look with it. still in the dissassembly, grinding, cleaning, and metal repair end of it, so this project will morph as it progresses.

just my .02
matt