Dodge Daytona
1986 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z C/S
This was my most recent Turbo Dodge daily driver: a 1986 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z C/S, aka “Frankentona”. The “C/S” stands for “Carroll Shelby”, which is basically a performance handling package on top of the “Turbo Z” Daytona package. The C/S package includes a 32mm solid front sway bar and a 28mm solid rear sway bar. It also includes a set of 15×6.5 inch “crab” rims (in gold for black C/S’s), but I got this one with the standard 15×6 inch “pizza” rims. See Dempsey Bowling’s pages for more information on Daytona C/S packages.
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- Boxed-in adjustable panhard bar
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- Ceramic coated TU 3″ swingvalve and .63 A/R exhaust housing
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- Turbonetics “Super 50” compressor
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- Ceramic coated TU log style header
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- Ceramic coated TU log style header
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- The first day out after the resurrection
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- The first day out after the resurrection
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- The first day out after the resurrection
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- The first day out after the resurrection
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- The first day out after the resurrection
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- The first day out after the resurrection
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- The new engine running for the first time
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- Turbo oil return after priming
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- 3″ Dynomax Super Turbo muffler
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- 3″ SS exhaust with Dynomax cat
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- 3″ SS downpipe with WB02
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- Bobble strut bracket welded to plate
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- Plates to be welded to the bobble strut bracket
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- Kevlar clutch came with the blue TU plate
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- TU ceramic/organic clutch vs TU kevlar clutch
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- Upper and lower intercooler pipes
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- Upper and lower intercooler pipes
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- Intercooler plumbing through the firewall
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- Stock triple-core intercooler mounted
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- Intercoolers: Spearco “1080” vs stock triple-core vs modified Conquest
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- Center console finally mounted to the floor
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- Engine bay rewiring, phase 5
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- Engine bay rewiring, phase 4
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- Engine bay rewiring, phase 3
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- Engine bay rewiring, phase 2
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- Engine bay rewiring, phase 1
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- New core support bracket welded to frame rail
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- New, reinforced core support
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- Original core support fragments
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- Comparison of the TU “S60” and “Super 70” turbos
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- Turbos Unleashed 3″ Swingvalve
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- Turbos Unleashed “S60” turbo inlet
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- Turbos Unleashed “S60” turbo
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- Turbos Unleashed “S60” turbo
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- Steve Menegon “Stage II” head
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- Steve Menegon “Stage II” head
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- ’89 2.2L T2 common block with JE forged pistons
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- Floorpans prepped and ready for paint
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- New driver’s side floorpan metal welded in
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- Rust at top of fender where it meets the firewall
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- Rust at top of fender where it meets the firewall
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- Driver’s side removed and rail stripped
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- New floorpan welded in and ready for paint
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- Shot by the previous owner
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- Shot by the previous owner
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- Shot by the previous owner
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- Daytona Turbo Z Poster
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The goal for this car is to make it a reasonably comfortable daily driver/street warrior. I’ve built-up the toughest drivetrain I could, replacing and upgrading parts whenever possible. It has a freshly rebuilt motor and trans, new axles, and all new suspension components. I also tried to modernize it somewhat on the inside by installing a full 1990 interior and fitting it with every luxury option I could get my hands on. All the different parts from different years of different cars is how it got its name. Except for the chassis, there isn’t a whole lot of 1986 left in it. The story of how a got this thing is documented here
Current Vehicle Synopsis
- 1986 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z C/S
- 114,000 miles
- M&M Racing 1989 2.2L Turbo II “Common” block with JE forged pistons, bored 0.030″ over
- 1988 782 “Swirl” head, FM 1mm oversized undercut stainless steel valves, ported by Steve Menegon
- Forward Motion ported 2-piece intake with 52mm throttle body
- Forward Motion ported stock exhaust manifold
- Turbos Unleashed “Super 70” turbocharger
- Relentless Racing “Triple-Core” intercooler (3 stock cores in parallel)
- First-gen DSM BOV
- FWD Performance 3″ stainless steel exhaust with Walker Ultraflo muffler
- A568/523 “hybrid” 3.50:1 transaxle with Quaife torque-biasing differential
- Turbos Unleashed “Ultimate” Kevlar Street N’ Strip clutch
- The Drive Shaft Shop Chrome Moly axles
- 1989 Daytona Shelby Z 11″ brake setup and rear axle
- 1992 Shadow K-frame
- 1990 Daytona interior
