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Originally posted by Polygon
Well, you have come to the right place. Here is the config you really want to look for.
I would look for an 89+ with a 2.2L I4. I would also only get one with the 5 speed manual. The case here is; if you bought the Automatic you got the 2.5L I4. It was a Mitsubishi engine and turbo. The problem with that; it was non-intercooled, and I haven't heard too many good things about the engine or the turbo. If you bought the five speed manual you got the Chrysler 2.2L I4 with a Garret T04 intercooled turbo. Stock the car will produce 174HP and 210 foot pounds of torque. You can quickly get over 300HP out of the 2.2L turbo. Here is a site that will give you a complete build up to get as much as about 450-500HP out of that 2.2L engine.
Forward Motion.
You could also get a 1994 Daytona Iroc which has a 3.0L V6 with a bigger Garret turbo that pumps out about 224HP and I am not sure of the torque. I hear that they are high maintenance though.
Also, one question for you. Have you ever owned a turbocharged car before?
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I beg to differ on one point. The 2.5L four-cylinder in 1980/1990s cars was NOT a Mitsubishi engine. All turbocharged engines used in Chrysler-built products were Chrysler engines. The 2.2L and 2.5L were the same engine, the 2.5L had a longer stroke.
The confusion here comes because when the 2.2L was introduced in the early K-Cars, the optional engine was a Mitsubishi 2.6L engine. It was not offered in turbocharged form in Chrysler-built cars (Dodge/Plymouth/Chrysler Conquests used the 2.6L turbo, but they were built by Mitsubishi).
The Daytona and Spirit R/T that had the 224hp engine did NOT have the 3.0L V6. Only four-cylinder engines were turbocharged in Chrysler-built FWD cars. The engine offered in these cars was the 224hp 2.2L 16-valve engine, not the 3.0L (Mitsubishi-built) V6, which was always offered non-turbocharged on North American-built Chrysler vehicles.
Another idea for working up a 2.2L/2.5L Chrysler motor is to get one of the two 16-valve heads that were designed for the engine. I've seen the Lotus-designed head at swap meets. There was also a Maserati-designed 16-valve head, but it's much more rare.
In working up a 2.2L/2.5L motor, the engine won't be the problem. The weakest link here will be the transaxle.