2.3 NA Bolt ons?

iLkYsPoNy

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Oct 9, 2006

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I have a completely stock 2.3 that I need some advice on. I'm not looking to make a super track car by no means. but i want to be able to pull up next to a dohc neon and not be embarrassed! any power add ons that I can buy? heads, intake, headers, stuff like that. i dont want to have to take the engine out and rebuild it or anything. just the stuff i can access with the hood up or from underneath. any help?

 

rd

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Oct 9, 2006

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This is hard to do. Nitrous is all I can suggest.

Most of the big power na 2.3 motors, are carbed, and in mini stocks, and run to 7k rpms. Not a streetable combo.

 

Red_LX

I’m not much help unless you’re looking for ****!

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Morgantown, WV...where couches meet their doom

Oct 9, 2006

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Ha, good luck. I raced my brother's 92 hp Escort LX in my old '90 LX, which at the time had a cat-back, header, 3.73 rear gears, cold air intake, shifter, had a bunch of sound deadener removed, I dunno what else...may have even had underdrive pulleys on it at the time. Regardless, his car was bone stock and he beat me...hell it wasn't even that close.

 

stykthyn

I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.

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Oct 10, 2006

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I saw one of those neons whack my friends IROC. one of the funniest things I have ever seen. I still laugh about it.

 

KurtPB

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Oct 10, 2006

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Red_LX said:

Ha, good luck. I raced my brother's 92 hp Escort LX in my old '90 LX, which at the time had a cat-back, header, 3.73 rear gears, cold air intake, shifter, had a bunch of sound deadener removed, I dunno what else...may have even had underdrive pulleys on it at the time. Regardless, his car was bone stock and he beat me...hell it wasn't even that close.

Click to expand...

2312 lbs w/ 88 hp > 3000 lbs w/ 88 hp

don't get started on the GT escorts w/ a whopping 127 hp.

 

Slow92LX

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Oct 14, 2006

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dude, its not worth it. CAI, gears, exhaust and free mods for N/A Mustangs. if you dont wanna be embarressed by a DOHC neon, im afraid the only way not to be is to do a swap. then you'll waste him!

 

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I have a DOHC neon and i'll embarrass stock 5.0's it kinda makes me sad my neon would destroy my stang.

 

Jax Rhapsody

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I made a list of parts sites I was hopping to get stickied since there is non but it didnt.