Ford 2.3t Mass potential....
Anyone ever thought about dropping in a Ford 2.3t engine in?
Im pondering it in one of my three projects... Just looking for non "its not a rotary so it sux" opinons please... -PSi |
there was a guy here in Evansville, IN who had a 1st gen with the 2.3 turbo running high 10's till he put it into a wall....from what i remember he did it farely cheap
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go for it
the 2.3 ford engine has huge power potential
it also has a heavy aftermarket following if you know where to look |
Granny's Speed Shop now offers a mount kit for the 2.3 for FC's.
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It is a Very "Money efficient" engine and loves Boost...
I think i may do this instead of the KA24DE-T... Im not familiar with this granny's speed shop but ill check it out and see if its worth it compared to just doing my own fabrication... THanks for the helper push... -PSi |
Its a lot more complicated than it seems did this swap in a 90 vert..2.3 has good power...lots of mods available.....not an easy swap....if u go grannys u need merkur engine mounts....any questions pm me
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Originally Posted by boostinginvegas
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Its a lot more complicated than it seems did this swap in a 90 vert..2.3 has good power...lots of mods available.....not an easy swap....if u go grannys u need merkur engine mounts....any questions pm me
=) I wouldnt put it past me to make my own but thanks man... -PSi |
Its also a really cheap engine to rebuild.
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I am a BIG fan of the 2.3L turbo, but I think there are much better choices out there now than the cast iron wonder from Peru.
If I were to have a choice I would pick up a Mazdaspeed6 2.3L and the MX5 5 speed. The MS6 engine and controls package makes for a wonderful package and the fact that the engine has been produced for 8 years in various tune and trim you could even build one out of the salvage yard! |
it doesnt fit in a second gen unless you want to cut a couple mammoth holes in your hood. there are better options out there IMO.
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How about in the first gen? I loved my XR4Ti, and I bet it'd be an awesome engine in the FB.
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what do these come out of?
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im working on a 2.3 swap on my rx7 with eville140 ..the guy that built the silver 2.3 rx that ran 10's ...if you need any help let me know i also got some pictures of the swap...
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They come out of Merkur XR4Ti's, Mustang SVO's, Thunderbird Turbo Coupes, and I believe the Capri RS turbo and could be had in the 1984/5 Mustang GT.
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That'd be awesome if you could post some pics.
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here are some pics of the swap plus the 8.8 rear ..this are old im going to get new ones this week and ill post them
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some more
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Sweet ride 7T9rex. Local TN boy I see. 2.3Ts are great little motors. I have a 86Merkur with 82k miles and the power is sweet. Only problem is that its an auto. That why I went with my RX-7. Debating in the back of mind on doing a 2.3T swap into something soon. I have a 88 SE and an 81 Starlet that both would love turbo power. Good luck.
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Originally Posted by 85rx-7gsl-se
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Sweet ride 7T9rex. Local TN boy I see. 2.3Ts are great little motors. I have a 86Merkur with 82k miles and the power is sweet. Only problem is that its an auto. That why I went with my RX-7. Debating in the back of mind on doing a 2.3T swap into something soon. I have a 88 SE and an 81 Starlet that both would love turbo power. Good luck.
http://www.toyota3tc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5098 |
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Thanks for the offer of help 7T9rex, but it will probably be a little while before I start on another project as I have too many already. Just got me thinking about the 2.3s again because my dad and I picked up another kinda 2.3 powered ride.
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does anyone have pics of FC's with the 2.3 swap? there was a thread or two in the past that had some but I cant seem to pull them up in searching
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Just a lil bump, really would like to see a pic of a finished swap. I think this might be the swap I'm lookin' for. Cheap, reliable, and a lot of aftermarket support. :icon_tup:
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I am picking up a mustang with a built 2.3t with a T-5 behind it soon, and I plan on ripping everything out of it and putting it in an FC. Still shopping for a body though, if anyone wants to help me out lol
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would like to see this swap also. Have a motor and trans from a 5.0 conversion on a notch. Might look to see what it can do in my first gen.
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http://santachico.com/cgi-bin/forum/.../m-1182275045/
Still working on it. Things have been going slow because of starting college and now dropping out due to surgery. Plus I'm pretty poor now. |
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