248mph '69 Dodge Daytona Pulls 930HP on Dyno

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There is probably no more "purpose-built" muscle car than the '69 Dodge Charger Daytona and the '70 Plymouth Superbird. Their foot-and-a-half long nose and three-foot-tall wings made them - at one time - used car lot darlings, too gaudy and over-the-top for the everyday buyer. But when they were designed these now legendary "Wing Cars" destroyed track and land speed records. Today, winged Mopars are as much a part of the muscle car lexicon as Novas and Firebirds, just a whole lot more rare.


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This particular 1969 Dodge Daytona clone belongs to Lee Sicilio. Behind the wheel of his HEMI-powered Daytona, Sicilio took a bunch of records in “Classic” category at Bonneville and is shown on the dyno below pulling an astounding 930 hp. The plant is a 498-inch aluminum Ray Barton HEMI. Topped with a Carl Foltz EFI intake, twin TBs, and a ratchet-shifted Jerico 4-speed, beneath the tail sits a 9-inch rear with definitely "freeway flier" 2.80 gears.



In October of 2001, Sicilio ran a blistering 237.373 mph. He followed up in August of 2006 with a run of 248.128 at the Bonneville Salt Flats.

A couple days ago, "Dieselgeek," a member on BangShift posted the following: "Last weekend I was in Fort Worth, TX to dyno tune a really nice HEMI Daytona (clone) that has broken a lot of records at Bonneville.

"I think I understand this next part, but LSR guys please correct me if I am mistaken: the reason the owner switched to EFI is so he can use a pre-1981 (Classic) chassis to compete in the "Production" class - something about the rule book that says you can use a pre-1981, classic car in Production if you run a non-OEM EFI system.

"Big thanks to DF for sending Lee (owner) my way for help. I've had a blast working with these guys, and the car he's building for next year is 1000% off the chain awesome (more on that later).

"Our dyno shop canceled on us at the last minute, which sucks when you've travelled a thousand miles to tune the car - thankfully, an import tuning connection came through and opened up his shop bright and early Saturday for us.

"The engine dyno'd at 930hp on Ray Barton's engine dyno. We weren't looking for power numbers, just the ability to load the engine at 7000-plus rpm to make sure the fuel and timing are where we need it to be."






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