Why they built the Shelby Dakota with the 5.2 & not with a turbo 4 engine? My brothers Shelby Dak just had a engine fire & were thinking of tossing in a TIII engine & building it the way they should have..
Why they built the Shelby Dakota with the 5.2 & not with a turbo 4 engine? My brothers Shelby Dak just had a engine fire & were thinking of tossing in a TIII engine & building it the way they should have..
Probably because it was the first factory v8 offering in a small truck as far as I know.
Sure would be cool to see a t3 Dakota.
that would be an awesome project!
That would be a very cool project. It was pretty cool to see a V8 in a small truck at the time though I'm sure.
Pretty sure they did it because it was the first V8 small truck, and being a "truck" and towing, a V8 made sense.
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My 1989 factory convertible 4wd Dakota had a v-8. Awesome truck....
I'm pretty sure they never made the convertible in v8, only the Shelby trucks in 89 were V8
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On that note, why not go with a 5.9?
I had an 87 Dakota with the 2.2 carb engine and 5 speed, if money was growing on tree's, I'd have put a TIII in there but had to sell it,
1989 FWD Turbo Caravan-2.5 TIII, GT35R, auto, a/c, cruise, pwr windows/locks, fully loaded with interior and ran with full exhaust. RETIRED FOR A FEW YEARS! 12.57@104 :O)
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I think a TIII swap is the right choice... I like the idea of 25mpg & a easy 300 hp. I already battled a 93 dak with a built 360 with a 3000 stall , 3.90 gears. I was lucky to get 10 mpg with the 518od trans & driving in any mist or rain was useless. (I would have to sit & wait until it dried up some to even try to move... feather the gas,,spin,spin,spin etc... Ever tried pushing a rope ,But oh god would it run. (12.55 et) So I've been there...
Heres what it looked like,
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Got a 95 4cyl cab & harness to replace the burnt & rusted one..
Nice job,
1989 FWD Turbo Caravan-2.5 TIII, GT35R, auto, a/c, cruise, pwr windows/locks, fully loaded with interior and ran with full exhaust. RETIRED FOR A FEW YEARS! 12.57@104 :O)
1984 Chev Getaway van, 6.2 Diesel with a remote mounted turbo setup burning WMO-For sale.
2003 GSW 2.0L TDI, auto, fully loaded, modified, 360K-wife's.
2004 GSW TDI, 5 speed, fully loaded, modified.
Aurora ignition wires for sale. Link to info
Super60 roller cams or custom/billet cams. Link to info
SIMON, if i cant' find a T/V harness locally i'll grab yours... I've seen three in the jy here before this happened.. how about grafting in the Spirit TIII harness in?
Should be the same work for the R/T harness or van, I actually have a van SBEC harness too, that would make it even easier for you.
1989 FWD Turbo Caravan-2.5 TIII, GT35R, auto, a/c, cruise, pwr windows/locks, fully loaded with interior and ran with full exhaust. RETIRED FOR A FEW YEARS! 12.57@104 :O)
1984 Chev Getaway van, 6.2 Diesel with a remote mounted turbo setup burning WMO-For sale.
2003 GSW 2.0L TDI, auto, fully loaded, modified, 360K-wife's.
2004 GSW TDI, 5 speed, fully loaded, modified.
Aurora ignition wires for sale. Link to info
Super60 roller cams or custom/billet cams. Link to info