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

 

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.

 

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

 

=)

I wouldnt put it past me to make my own but thanks man...

-PSi

 

Its also a really cheap engine to rebuild.

 

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.

 

How about in the first gen? I loved my XR4Ti, and I bet it'd be an awesome engine in the FB.

 

what do these come out of?

 

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...

 

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.

 

That'd be awesome if you could post some pics.

 

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

 

some more

 

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.

 

thanks man just let me know if you need help ....by the way i have a link of my old starlet project...
http://www.toyota3tc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5098

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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.