k i just got a 88 daytona for free the body it is great with nice paint but the motor has bad piston slap. i have a turbo motor out of a 89 turbo what else do i need to put this in to my car.
thanks steve

 

i am looking at swapping out the 2.2 turbo 11 for a 2.5 out of a spirit

just needed to know if there is anyhing in paticular like computer or any extra wiring that i might need to keep a watch out for.

i also found an 87 shelby z in really good shape with t-tops it has no engine in it just the trans. and wiring. so i wanted to go ahead and drop in a 2.5 since the 2.2 is already out.

 

You will need to replace the engine bay wiring harness, and SMEC (computer beside the battery) with one from an 88 Daytona turbo car. You could probably modify your current wiring harness, but I would suggest otherwise. It would probably be a big PIA compared to just swapping the harness and you would still need the turbo SMEC to run it.....I would suggest if your going to do this to purchase a Factory Service Manual before getting started....well worth the money$$

Good luck!

 

With either car you will need to swap out the computer with the correct unit that will support the 2.5L fuel curve. You can probably find a computer for the Spirit since they where available with the 2.5 turbo, but you won't find one for the Shelby Z. The Shelby Z uses a different computer set up and the 2.5L turbo was never available for the application. The only thing you could do with the Daytona is to have a custom calibrated computer made so that you could drop the 2.5 in it with no issues. I have heard that some people have used the 2.2 turbo computer on a 2.5 turbo engines, but they got around the fuel curve problem by adding +20% injectors. I would suggest to get the re-calibrated computer though since its really not the much more$$ compared to buying the +20 injectors....

I'm currently putting a 2.5 TII in one of my Omni GLH's and I will be doing the same thing by have a custom computer made for the car using the 2.5L.

Here's a couple of place that can put together a custom calibration for you....

www.fwdperformance.com
www.turbosunleashed.com

 

so if i am understanding you, i couldn't just take the computer out of a spirit which is what has the motor in it now and us it with the wiring harness that is already in the shelby Z?

i was planning on buying a stage 3 or 4 computer along with some other supporting upgrades while i am doing the swap anyways. so i would just need one programmed for the 2.5 that uses the 2.2 wiring in the shelby correct?

and good luck with the omni projects was thinking of going that way but i am going more towards a autocross car.