2.3 hatchback project

mrpeaches · Apr 29, 2005

i just bought an 89 2.3 lx hatch for $50 from one of my friends with a bad head gasket. when all that is dealt with, i am wondering what i can do with it.

i was thinking maybe a 2.3T later on. maybe a setup from an older mustang? what all is involved with that, and the cost (i am really poor). what you have/pics/prices would rock

how should i do the stereo and such, i have a hu and sub/amp but not sure how to do the 6 speaker setup. pics/prices would be awesome here too

i want to put black leather seats in, power on the drivers side. anyone know where i could get both fronts and the back in black leather for cheap, and are the wires for a power seat there when its a manual seat.

thanks
kyle

mrpeaches · Apr 30, 2005

nobody has anything?

ssjmaverick23 · Apr 30, 2005

for the speaker set up i have 4 sony explode 6 1/2 i did not do the 6 speaker set up. and for the seats you can look in the newer stangs they will work i just belive that you will have to use your tracks and if you wont power you will have to get a track that has power. even though you have manual you have the hook ups under the seat for the power. i dont really know were you could get leather for cheap iv personaly never seen a set for less than a couple hundred $ but you could search ebay and the junk yards. i put a set of turbo coupe seats in mine and painted them to match and they are awsome and i have lumbor suport in them. hope some of this helps

Boss 351 · Apr 30, 2005

If your "poor" I wouldn't bother with sound and leather seats for now... I'd try and find a junked 5.0 for parts car or get a junked 2.3 Turbo car like a turbocoupe or something... Make it go, then make it purdy

mrpeaches · Apr 30, 2005

is there anything special i have to do besides bolting the turbo on, like engine internals (head,pistons,rods,crank) or a computer?

thanks for the replies

Boss 351 · Apr 30, 2005

Do a search here, there are plenty of 2.3T swap threads. Lots of nice 2.3 turbos going on the net.

Shawneebear93 · Apr 30, 2005

It involves more than bolting on a turbo, unfortunately. You need to swap an entire engine because the internals in an N/A 2.3 will not hold up to the power a turbo will make. Check Stinger's site, he has a complete ''How To'' on the swap, as do many other members here.

mrpeaches · Apr 30, 2005

thanks guys

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