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  1. conor

    Engine? What is known?

    Yup, such a good idea that Honda's been using it since 1989 (VTEC). And they're not even the first ones to come up with it. Toyota's 1.6L 20V 4-cyl is a popular swap for the 80s MR2 guys for this reason. The 3.0L I6 in the Lexus (Toyota) IS300 (Altezza) is a decent beast. It's basically the...
  2. conor

    can a stock 4cyl...?

    I was peeling out today with mine. Then again, my car weighs less than 2,000 lbs. Hee hee.
  3. conor

    I Was the Victim of a Hit & Run in the 91 Stang...

    My beater's front bumper is trashed from my college parking lot. Spider cracks all over, a big 8-9" split on one side... the liscense plate's mangled too. Good luck finding the perp. Should be easier than it is in a city of 2 million. And are those snow tires? The rubber people here drive on...
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    2.3T Swap Before and After (Theoretical)

    Well, the pedals are stripped off with some funky extensions on 'em (they need to go...), the seats are part of the kit. Dunno about rear springs, though. I'd like to go the turbo route, so I'll pass on the article, but any of your favorite 2.3-related shopping places would be much...
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    2.3T Swap Before and After (Theoretical)

    How's this? Another photo from underneath in the back. Damn the pipe from the muffler is long. I never really noticed that before. o_O I didn't see anything back there that looked like an ID tag. The car seems to be devoid of VINs too.
  6. conor

    2.3T Swap Before and After (Theoretical)

    The shopping list keeps getting longer. Oh well, it's to be expected. Maybe I should just wait a bit and buy a car to cannibalize, that way I'll have all the parts on hand and mostly if not all in running order. Looks like the best bet would be a Thunderbird, since the Merkurs are so rare and...
  7. conor

    2.3T Swap Before and After (Theoretical)

    Ha ha, timing belt... I'll remember that :p Why would the wiring be an issue? If I get the whole engine/tranny with the ecu and what not, what's left to cause trouble? The dash gauges, I suppose... :shrug:
  8. conor

    2.3T Swap Before and After (Theoretical)

    Well, I'll be honest. I haven't a good idea of what you're talking about, specifically, but here are some photos I took today of the rear end and front suspension: Rear End Front Suspension The ugly teal beasties were there when I got the car, I swear O_o
  9. conor

    Post turbo swap exhaust help

    I think there's something else wrong with your car if it wouldn't rev with cats on. Unless you're talking about top-end-near-redline RPMs...
  10. conor

    2.3T Swap Before and After (Theoretical)

    Lovin' all the comments! :) That's pretty much what I was thinking about doing (rodderizing). To be frank, the suspension on it sucks, so there's no point in wasting money on making it handle better when it could get a new engine and some wheels/tires. The body is all fiberglass, so doing...
  11. conor

    Good Race Tonight...

    Probably a bypass valve, since you didn't look under his hood. :) Bypass is generally better than blow-off anyhow (engine runs smoother, harder to stall..) on a street car. Also, your second-from-a-stop run was actually your fourth, so maybe your intercooler was heat soaked (higher charge...
  12. conor

    2.3T Swap Before and After (Theoretical)

    Hehe, I wish it were an MG :) No no, this is an actual Mustang with an old Mercedes Gazelle kit (1929 roadster). The body is so-so, the chrome's in poor shape in many places. It's definitely no prime replica specimen, so I'm going to have some fun with it. A small photo: More photos of...
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    2.3T Swap Before and After (Theoretical)

    Well, looks like the turbo will squeeze in. Thanks to Stinger, whose photograph I stole and chopped up for these :) Current (real): Future (fictitious): Now that I have a taste of what it will look like, I have some inspiration to get going on in some time soon. The only problem...
  14. conor

    What have you outrun w/ turbo?

    NA Eclipses? You mean heavy Dodge Neons. :D Same engine, and they hate it when you tell them that ;)
  15. conor

    What have you outrun w/ turbo?

    Silly street racers! :) ModMustang2.3T: 20G 351wcoupe: Integra LS are econo-cars with 140hp (@6000rpm) engines, thus the angry bee noise when people put silly exhausts on them. A GSR has the VTEC engine, which is good for 180hp (I believe) at just as high RPM. Hondas are pretty much all...
  16. conor

    4 Cyl Engine + Auto: How good?

    Well, the 2.3 I4 is certainly slow enough for a new driver.. :D
  17. conor

    Performance Chip

    Yeah, that anemic 2.3L N/A will just magically pump up 100 hp all by itself. :D
  18. conor

    Thought id show some pics...

    :D
  19. conor

    Thought id show some pics...

    Hee hee, I'm not trying to trash on anyone. I'm just disappointed at all the bagging that other peeps seem to be up to :( Maybe this thread should have been locked early not to prevent it. I've seen other enthusiast forums that are very strict about trash-talking, and it really does keep a lot...
  20. conor

    Thought id show some pics...

    Damn, so much hate on here. Makes me want to put a Nissan or Toyota engine in my car instead of a Ford 2.3T :notnice: Yeah, import kids can be dumbasses sometimes, but so can domestic peeps. How, you ask? They're all human beings, and human beings can be dumbasses, regardless of the car they...
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