Early Dakota with a 4 cylinder and a 904 Torqueflite

lemondana said

I agree that the NA 2.2 and 2.5's were nothing to sneeze at. I've been following a couple guys that have 2.5 turbo Omni's. One is running down in the 10's and the other one is not a long way behind. Just thought a north-south 2.5 turbo with a 904 in a light street rod or something similar would be cool.

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Just put in a turbocharged Honda K24 engine and remove any covers or markings that indicate it's a Honda lol. I'm too young to have been around the Chrysler turbo 4-banger cars in the 1980s but now when I get curious about having an old-school turbo 4-cylinder I always end up leaning towards the Japanese stuff. They just did it better; Mitsubishi 4G63, Toyota 1JZ and 2JZ (inline-6 turbo), Honda B- and K-series, etc. are all legendary for making massive power while lasting a long time. I have heard good things about the old turbo Mopars regarding performance but the cars and engines just weren't built to last, and weren't built very well overall compared to the imports. I could be misinformed though, just my thoughts...