A Turbo 5-speed Daytona should walk away from a Shelby Dakota. I was leaning
towards dropping a carb crate motor in but wanted to keep the truck some
what original. I also want ease of starting in winter.
Tom Byrne
84 Charger 2.2 FSP
99 Neon DOHC Coupe.
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the
inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
Winston Churchill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Miller WB5OXQ" <wb5oxq@grandecom.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 7:22 PM
Subject: DML: RE: Shelby on e-bay
>
> Read this thread below!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of Patrick and
> Kelly Engram
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 10:23 PM
> To: DML
> Subject: DML: Shelby on e-bay
>
>
> low 16's with the tbi 318?!? What planet is that dragstrip running on?
> I'd give them high 16's at best and low to mid 17's with no mods.
> Damn, I had a Turbo II, intercooled Shelby Daytona that weighed 700
> pounds less and would barely do 16.1's by sidestepping the clutch at
> 5000 rpms.
> Patrick
>
>
> My son had a Shelby Daytona turbl 5 speed that could easily run away from
my
> Shelby Dak! The old tbi 318 has lots of torque but runs out of breath
real
> quickly. If I bought another Shelby I would have to convert it to a 4bbl
> carb motor with some good heads to be worth anything at racing.
> Jim in Waco
>
>
>
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