2.3L head

GT40 2 · Oct 26, 2007

Would a head from a 5.0L fit on a 2.3L?

65ShelbyClone · Oct 26, 2007

rd · Nov 10, 2007

Several 5.0 heads will fit the trunk of a 2.3. And vice versa. On the engine, no.

There are some Chevy fours that can use one head from a v8, I have heard, and people have cut up Ford v8 heads to put on 300 in six motors.

GT40 2 · Nov 13, 2007

I got another head question, What After market head would be good for a 89 2.3NA motor?

65ShelbyClone · Nov 13, 2007

On a stock 2.3 NA? The stock head. If you're not prepared to sink some big bucks into the rest of the engine, then it's not worth using anything but a ported stocker. The only way to get cost effective power out of these boat anchors is to turbocharge them anyway.

fastmonkeywheel · Nov 15, 2007

65ShelbyClone said:
On a stock 2.3 NA? The stock head. If you're not prepared to sink some big bucks into the rest of the engine, then it's not worth using anything but a ported stocker. The only way to get cost effective power out of these boat anchors is to turbocharge them anyway.

Or 3k in Esslinger parts, but that's not very cost effective.

GT40 2 · Nov 17, 2007

Are any of these cam shafts good for anything?

http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=864

And I also noticed this.

http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=6789

h8my408 · Nov 17, 2007

the aluminum head is available from esslinger.. look closely at the FRP site.. LOL!

if esslinger wont sell you a head, frp will get the esslinger head you want!

Red_LX · Nov 17, 2007

Sure those cams are probably great for an engine that has some other stuff done to it.

On a stock 2.3L n/a, I wouldn't bother.

It is my opinion that there's no sense in putting a cam in a 2.3L unless you do some headwork.

I have a Motorsport A237 cam (no longer made) and I absolutely love it.

I've heard from plenty of people that have the same cam on a stock head (on a turbo 2.3) and they HATE it, because they say it has no bottom end and nothing happens until 3000 RPM.

65ShelbyClone · Nov 17, 2007

Don't forget that Rhea Performance is working on a performance iron head for these things.

http://www.rheaperformance.com/id12.html

GT40 2 · Nov 23, 2007

What kind of power increase would I get out of the esslinger D-port head?

Red_LX · Nov 24, 2007

Not enough for what it costs to put it on an n/a engine.

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