1981
This PPG pace car was built on a Dodge O24 frame with mofidied body work,
and a custom turbo 2.2 engine built by SVI.
It's engine featured a T03 turbo set at 8psi, custom tuned-runner intake,
and was bolted to the stock 4speed transmission.
Inside the car it featured a custom guage cluster & Recaro seats.
1982
Unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show, this car featured a body made of
fiberglass with real "gullwing" doors on top of a regular Charger 2.2 frame.
The car weighed in at 2,600lb and would do 0-60 in 7.8 seconds
The engine produced 175 horsepower and had a Garrett/AiResearch turbo,
Audi Quattro intercooler, and a mechanical fuel injection system by Bosch
(k-jetronic). Overall similar to the 1981 engine.
The fuel injection "brain" is the box at the lower right of the picture
with the big air intake hose coming out of it. Also note the vacuum advance
module on the distributor, and the PCV box moved to the opposite side of
the valve cover.
1983
This year the PPG pace car was built on a Dodge Daytona frame.
It's engine was similar to the '82 model but set at 12psi of boost.
1984
The '83 Daytona Pace car's engine used some modified production 2.2 turbo
parts.
It
had a tubular exhaust header, 15psi boost, custom intake plenum attached
to a modified Turbo I style intake manifold, 7.8:1 compression, Bosch L-jetronic
fuel injection, VW electronic ignition and an intercooler. This motor produced
255hp @ 6250rpm and 235ft-lbs of torque at 4500
1985
SVI engines makes a 16valve, twin turbo version of the 2.2 that was
supposed to produce 440 horsepower. It had a Cosworth designed DOHC head,
cam mounted distributor, and massive amounts of exhaust tubing to feed
the two Garret TO25 turbos set at 25psi.
I believe this car was used in the movie "The Wraith"
