Dodge Daytona Engines by Year

The front-drive Daytona coupe carried Chrysler's turbo fours, including the Shelby and IROC R/T versions.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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G-body (1984–1993): 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993

G-body (1984–1993)

1984 Daytona engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 135 inline-four Chrysler 2.2 Trans-4 2-bbl	—	Daytona (base)
2.2L / 135 inline-four Chrysler 2.2 TBI	99 hp net	Daytona
2.2L / 135 inline-four turbo Chrysler 2.2 Turbo I	142 hp net	Daytona Turbo, Turbo Z

1985 Daytona engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 135 inline-four Chrysler 2.2 TBI	99 hp net	Daytona (base)
2.2L / 135 inline-four turbo Chrysler 2.2 Turbo I	146 hp net	Daytona Turbo, Turbo Z (standard); Daytona (optional)

1986 Daytona engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 135 inline-four Chrysler 2.2 TBI	97 hp net	Daytona
2.2L / 135 inline-four turbo Chrysler 2.2 Turbo I	146 hp net	Daytona Turbo Z (standard); Daytona (optional)
2.5L / 153 inline-four Chrysler 2.5 TBI balance-shaft	100 hp net	Daytona (optional)

1987 Daytona engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 135 inline-four turbo Chrysler 2.2 Turbo I	146 hp net	Daytona Pacifica (standard); Daytona (optional)
2.2L / 135 inline-four turbo Chrysler 2.2 Turbo II	174 hp net	Daytona Shelby Z
2.5L / 153 inline-four Chrysler 2.5 TBI balance-shaft	100 hp net	Daytona (standard)

1988 Daytona engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 135 inline-four turbo Chrysler 2.2 Turbo I	146 hp net	Daytona Pacifica (standard); Daytona (optional)
2.2L / 135 inline-four turbo Chrysler 2.2 Turbo II	174 hp net	Daytona Shelby Z
2.5L / 153 inline-four Chrysler 2.5 TBI balance-shaft	—	Daytona (standard)

1989 Daytona engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 135 inline-four turbo Chrysler 2.2 Turbo II	174 hp net	Daytona Shelby, C/S Competition (manual only)
2.5L / 153 inline-four turbo Chrysler 2.5 Turbo I	—	Daytona ES Turbo, C/S Performance
2.5L / 153 inline-four Chrysler 2.5 TBI balance-shaft	100 hp net	Daytona, Daytona ES (standard)

1990 Daytona engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 135 inline-four turbo Chrysler 2.2 Turbo IV	174 hp net	Daytona Shelby
2.5L / 153 inline-four Chrysler 2.5 TBI balance-shaft	100 hp net	Daytona, ES (standard)
2.5L / 153 inline-four turbo Chrysler 2.5 Turbo I	150 hp net	Daytona ES Turbo, Shelby/IROC (optional)
3.0L / 181 V6 Mitsubishi 6G72 SOHC V6 MPI	141 hp net	Daytona/ES (optional), IROC (standard from 1992)

1991 Daytona engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 153 inline-four Chrysler 2.5 TBI balance-shaft	100 hp net	Daytona, ES (standard)
2.5L / 153 inline-four turbo Chrysler 2.5 Turbo I "High Torque"	152 hp net	Daytona ES Turbo, Shelby/IROC (optional)
3.0L / 181 V6 Mitsubishi 6G72 SOHC V6 MPI	141 hp net	Daytona/ES (optional), IROC (standard from 1992)

1992 Daytona engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 135 inline-four turbo Chrysler 2.2 Turbo III	224 hp net	Daytona IROC R/T
2.5L / 153 inline-four Chrysler 2.5 TBI balance-shaft	100 hp net	Daytona, ES (standard)
2.5L / 153 inline-four turbo Chrysler 2.5 Turbo I "High Torque"	152 hp net	Daytona ES Turbo, Shelby/IROC (optional)
3.0L / 181 V6 Mitsubishi 6G72 SOHC V6 MPI	141 hp net	Daytona/ES (optional), IROC (standard from 1992)

1993 Daytona engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 135 inline-four turbo Chrysler 2.2 Turbo III	224 hp net	Daytona IROC R/T
2.5L / 153 inline-four Chrysler 2.5 TBI balance-shaft	100 hp net	Daytona, ES (standard)
3.0L / 181 V6 Mitsubishi 6G72 SOHC V6 MPI	141 hp net	Daytona/ES (optional), IROC (standard from 1992)

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