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Oscuro
Dodge Dakota
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8/30/2003
01:35:59
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Alright, two fairly odd-ball questions:
I've read from a Turbo-Dodge forum that the 2.2L and 2.5L engines are nearly identicle to the engines used in the the turbocharged 4 cylinder cars. Question that's been plauging me, is: Are the motor mounts in the RWD format on the Dakota's?
Nexk: How strong is the stock Dakota axle for the original Dakotas?
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b
Dodge Dakota
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8/30/2003
15:54:46
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The 2.2/2.5 FWD engines have nothing in common with the 2.5 engine in the Dakota. Nothing at all. Mounts are completely different.
Axle is strong enough. The 8.25 Corp will take about 300lbs/ft before snapping.
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Oscuro
Dodge Dakota
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8/30/2003
19:09:21
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And the 2.2L engine the Dakota used in the first two years of production? Same deal?
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RAT
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9/01/2003
19:14:55
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Okay how about this. Would you be able to takt the turbo and manifold off and get them to work on the 2.5L Dak? I think there would bo a problem with tht fact that one is fwd and the other is rwd, but would it be clos enough to have it possible in a shop?
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Oscuro
Dodge Dakota
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9/02/2003
05:50:40
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That is exactly what I have been plotting.
However, I don't see how an engine's head or pretty much anything other than the block (engine mount-points) would be affected.
Ahh well, I suppose the only way to truely know, due to my conflicting information with be to find out for myself.
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vern
Dodge Dakota
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9/02/2003
07:42:08
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i can tell you the head gaskets are the same part #.on a 87 2.2 fwd and rwd.
question;would anyone be interested in a shelby head from a 84 2.2[it has bigger ports then the stockers]25-35hp by its self increase.$350 shipped
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slopehead
Dodge Dakota
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9/02/2003
17:15:37
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before putting a turbo charger on a used engine I would go through the bottom end and MAKE SURE everything is PERFECT and even consider a bearing upgrade and if it does not have it and they are available, forged rods and crank. with that said, an bottom end upgrade will last a lot longer then using a stock bottom end in a used block. Just from a guy that used to own a car with a factory turbo, they did those changes before bolting on the blower for a reason.
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Oscuro
Dodge Dakota
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9/03/2003
05:29:25
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Slope, I already gotcha on that and Vern, thank you for the info....that alone makes it most conceivable that the heads are swappable, and that the bottom end of a TII Turbo-Dodge might work as well...forged crankshaft, uprated pistons...
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dodgeboy
Dodge Dakota
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10/30/2003
19:05:36
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2.5 fwd is overhead cam and a 2.5 dakota is a pushrod engine. None of the parts should be interchangeable.
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Oscuro
Dodge Dakota
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11/02/2003
09:52:22
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Not the 2.5, but the 2.2L that was used in the Dakota, I believe in 87 to 89.
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