1988 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z

2.2L turbo'ed and intercooled, single overhead roller cam, forged crank
Gray cloth interior
Sunroof
Tilt
Light package (Vanity, Hood, Hatch)
Factory equipped with Chrysler Infinity I sound system. All that remains are the powered speakers.

This car has been through a lot. Though it isn't a salvage title, it has been through a wreck and was poorly reconstructed. Bondo was used to hold some of the body side mouldings on. The front fascia is from a base Daytona, as well as the tailgate. One could only guess this was a Shelby Z by the side skirts, deck spoiler, and Shelby Z decals on the window trim.

Since its receipt (or liberation) this car has had the turbo rebuilt and a new rack and pinion installed. It has received its correct Shelby Z chin spoiler and side panel effects, and a new rear bumper. It has also received a fresh new look in wheels to oust the pizza rims that were on it previously. I have also replaced cracked and dryrotting outside window moulding on the driver's door, cracked driver's mirror and mirror head, liftgate shocks, and changed the incorrect woodgrain interior to black. All it needs now is a paint job.

What's special about this Shelby Z is the automatic transmission. This was not an option with the A code Turbo II, turbocharged and intercooled, 174hp engine; only the non-intercooled TI of lesser output. The A-413 3-speed auto was not a special order, but rather a custom installation. The car was originally equipped with a A-555 5-speed manual. The conversion was clean inside and out. Not only does the transmission perform good and handle its given load, the console conversion looks clean as stock. I'll have pictures of it up soon.

Exterior

15" American Racing alloy wheels wrapped by 205/60R15 Telstar Demander HP's

Mechanical

K&N filter RU-0840 off the turbo inlet hose
Champion RN9YC plugs gapped to .035"
Magnecor KV85 8.5mm Competition wires
2.25" exhaust, lo-restriction cat, straight pipe (no muffler)

A word on muffler choices for Turbo II's

Aftermarket turbo-style mufflers such as the Dynomax Super Turbo are as good as the one on your car and swapping it out will barely make a difference (I'm speaking for TII exhaust systems, TI's may benefit and NA's will benefit). In my experience I switched to a Super Turbo and noticed no increase in power but a slight decrease in noise. So other than insignificant noise reduction, these mufflers will change nothing.

Don't waste your money on the "cat-back" kit from Dynomax. There's a reason why it's only $80. It's not cat-back. It starts after the first intermediate pipe after the cat, giving you the bent axle pipe, Super Turbo muffler, a turndown, and a few clamps and bushings.

Straight pipes are inexpensive and free-flowing but don't sound healthy at all. If you must have a muffler, straight-through glasspack style mufflers such as the Dynomax Ultra Flo produce a similar sound but are rounded out a little and take some of the edge off.

As far as pipe diameter, you can't go too big, but you can waste money. A 3" exhaust will only begin to matter when you're running 300 HP. It also goes back to torque or horsepower, and which one you prefer more.

Interior / Audio

Check out the "REAR AMP" button at the bottom of the trim panel. This is my actual amp on/off, and it looks as good as stock. This trim was taken from a Chrysler Laser, which was the luxury Daytona from 84-86 and came with the option for a rear amp.

Pioneer DEH-P3300 CD receiver
Pioneer GM-X942 600W amp feeding two Pioneer TS-W26C 10" 350W subs housed in a custom XAudio Powerwedge sealed enclosure. Wired with Scosche EFX and Phoenix Gold QuickSilver.

Before Restoration