Shelby turbo not boosting

[sniper_06]

I am buying a 1989 dodge daytona shelby with the turbo 2 engine. the car is fine except that turbo isnt making full boost, it used to go to 14-5 psi. My friend owns it now and he said that it just didnt make boost one day and its been like that since. I read on a web page that it just might be a bad wastegate. The turbo was fully taken apart inspected and cleaned last summer by a dodge dealer.

Any help would be nice
thanks

[kman10587]

That's a damn nice car to pass up. Maybe Polygon can help you, he's got a LeBaron GTC which is similar, if not the same, motor and turbo as the Daytona.

[AWP9521]

Wastegate Actuator Rod night be disconnected or broken off from the lever on the Turbo, or possibly the Blow Off Valve might be shot and not allowing boost to build.

[glht_omni]

9 times out of 10 it is just that the wastegate arm fell off, i have found alot of turbo dodges fro cheap because of this reason- you keep quiet, pay the man, get around the corner, throw the arm back on, and bam your boostin like a mad man.
if you do buy it come on over to turbododge.com there are alot of guys doing wild things to these cars, even pushing them into 8 sec. 1/4 mile times

[sniper_06]

thanks guys, andget this the car only has a 130000 and its in really good shape, and im getting it for 500 bucks, but there is another problem the pop up headlights are not working. I pull the switch out and the dash lights come on but no head lights.

more help would be nice thanks

[PWMAN]

Another vote for the wastegate arm falling off.

[93_R/T_TT_Stealth]

ya i have a 90 shelby turbo 2.5 that i swapped the trans to manual - my waste gate acually got stuck open an was preventing it from spooling boost- it was cause that arm was gettin sloppy - so i would have to agreed with these guys - either the arm or the waste is being held open....
good luck - i got a question i will post in a new thread...
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[Polygon]

Originally Posted by glht_omni

9 times out of 10 it is just that the wastegate arm fell off, i have found alot of turbo dodges fro cheap because of this reason- you keep quiet, pay the man, get around the corner, throw the arm back on, and bam your boostin like a mad man.
if you do buy it come on over to turbododge.com there are alot of guys doing wild things to these cars, even pushing them into 8 sec. 1/4 mile times

Someone beat me to it.