Dodge shadow, Plymouth sundance

[MDchanic]

I had three of them and they were great cars.
Hell one of them survived me, and then 4 years of my son at college.
Another lasted my step son thru high school, and he finally sold it when he was in the Army.
I had a turbo Sundance Duster and the guy I sold it to still has it.
That 2.2l was an awesome little engine.

Those were really the equivalent of the A-bodies (well, MOST A-bodies) back then: boring and slow, but reliable.
You kind of wanted it to die, but you couldn't kill it.

My wife had one. Ran like a top. Turn on the A/C at 65mph. and you were suddenly doing 60mph. But it always ran.

A turbo motor would have been great fun in one, but considering the handling, I probably wouldn't have survived it.

- Eric

 

[iScamp]

Man that Shadow was a junk!

I've got a '94 Shadow, 3.0 V6,5 Speed and a '92 Duster, 3.0 , 5 speed. The Duster has 320k miles on it. Failed on me one time, Computer died @ 300k miles. Miles not km. Fun cars to drive. Had the Duster since 1994. Don't know why Chrysler didn't advertise these cars much. Saw lots of Neon ads on TV. Don't recall seeing Shadow or Duster.

I"ve got a '91 Daytona that I'd like to put a 340 in.

 

[iScamp]

Those were really the equivalent of the A-bodies (well, MOST A-bodies) back then: boring and slow, but reliable.
You kind of wanted it to die, but you couldn't kill it.

My wife had one. Ran like a top. Turn on the A/C at 65mph. and you were suddenly doing 60mph. But it always ran.

A turbo motor would have been great fun in one, but considering the handling, I probably wouldn't have survived it.

- Eric

The V6 cars have a decent amount of torque. Fun to drive. I have 3.

 

[273]

I've got a '94 Shadow, 3.0 V6,5 Speed and a '92 Duster, 3.0 , 5 speed. The Duster has 320k miles on it. Failed on me one time, Computer died @ 300k miles. Miles not km. Fun cars to drive. Had the Duster since 1994. Don't know why Chrysler didn't advertise these cars much. Saw lots of Neon ads on TV. Don't recall seeing Shadow or Duster.

I"ve got a '91 Daytona that I'd like to put a 340 in.

If I was to put a V8 into a Daytona/Laser again I'd build a frame/chassis and cut the floor out and slip the car over it.

 

[Ron_M]

NEVER. Ever. Underestimate the 2.2/2.5 four bangers.

I was running a Turbo II 2.5 for many years in my Dakota (obviously not a factory offering)- back during my 4 cylinder phase- and was regularly embarrassing 5.0 Mustangs. Great fun, but back then it was an issue keeping head gaskets in the darn thing- cranked up boost and bigger turbos were hard on them. Cometics would have been the ticket if they had existed at the time, but they didn't. So let's just say I got pretty darn good at swapping head gaskets.

I (we) have GOTTA see this!!!!!!

 

[plymouth67]

So...back in "The Day" I had a few of these turbo cars. 91 Spirit R/T, Shelby Charger, Shelby Daytona and, a 90 Shadow with the VNT turbo motor. I street raced A LOT of people with the Shadow...Iroc Camaro's, hopped up Thunderbird super coupes (the later ones with the blown 6 cyl) 68 Camaro...on and on....I never got beat in that thing. The VNT is the ****!! 14 psi of boost as soon as you touch the throttle. That thing would put 4 to 5 car lengths on the start and had just enough power to hold them off. It was hilarious to see everyone's reactions when got an *** whooping by a SHADOW!!! Get 30 mpg with the air on and blow the doors off any V8 car produced in those years...oh yeah, also small enough to park almost anywhere...lol.

 

[Professor Fate]

I (we) have GOTTA see this!!!!!!

I'll see if I can dig up some pics, but it was a while ago. Not like I have them on my phone! Film in a box or book.