The only 4 valve head that can realistically be made to work on the 2.3 lima is a volvo setup. Nowhere close to plug n play though.
The only 4 valve head that can realistically be made to work on the 2.3 lima is a volvo setup. Nowhere close to plug n play though.So out of the range of a budget build, is there a 16 valve head that can be made to work with a minimum of hassle?
My 2001 Ranger had what I thought was a later Gen. 4 cyl that was fun.
bad ass man! i wish i had the cash to come out there and buy it, but im from nor cal so it would be way too farI know of a 87 turbocoupe in a junkyard over in south Jersey. It looked pretty much complete, it even had the original top mount on intercooler. Probably still has the puter. It's a super easy swap, add a map sensor, repin a few wires and add a couple wires and you're in business with over 200 ponies or more depending on boost.
Was that out in Jackson area?I know of a 87 turbocoupe in a junkyard over in south Jersey. It looked pretty much complete, it even had the original top mount on intercooler. Probably still has the puter. It's a super easy swap, add a map sensor, repin a few wires and add a couple wires and you're in business with over 200 ponies or more depending on boost.
Oh, I haven't been there in a long time but live a town awayNo it's in Berlin. Albion u-pull it.
yes my car has that heat tube and airbox configuration, and i plan to get a cam tomarrow! and thanks for the advicewith what gas costs, IMO, toss a roller cam and followers in it if you don't already have it, fix the factory airbox/ air valve, and drive it as-is.
I don't know on the pre 1990 cars but my 91-93 cars all had a factory airbox with a vacuum operated valve, that opened a passage to the metal tube that runs down to the exhaust manifold. It allows HOT air to get into the airbox, which makes a sizeable improvement in MPG. I put a cold air on it and it did nothing but make a tiny bit more noise, and significantly reduced mpg overall. No more power. At all. If it went from 112 hp to 113, it's still slow and not worthwhile.
I dunno im in American canyon California, and were ditching the turbo coupe because cam is worn and turbo is seized, i will look for a 2.3 ranger when they get new cars
unfortunately i found that out after we took the whole engine apartAll turbocoupes have slider cams.
unfortunately i found that out after we took the whole engine apart
and some guy comes out and buys all the ranger motors and re-builds and re-sells them i guess so the turbo coupe was the only 2.3 car out there
we got as far as pulling the intake and valve cover off, found out it was a slider cam, unbolted the turbo lines and exhaust manifold, then realised we forgot the large adjustable wrench for the copper pipe that runs behind/over the back of the block and i was exhausted from standing in the 90*F heat so i called it a day and went home
do you guys think it would have been worth pulling the turbo or not really
man your right, i cant bring myself to spend all that time on it, aswell as money, but i totaly shouldDude.....screw the roller cam! Get back over there and yank the entire 2.3T, T5 trans and LA3 ECU! You can also pull the 8.8 (which has 3.55's and rear disc brakes) along with the front spindles (which you can then upgrade to 11" rotors and 73mm calipers). I've done all of that to my avatar Mustang. That '88 TC is a treasure trove of parts for your Mustang and they just don't come up anymore! Plus the car came into the yard last week so it's probably untouched (at least for now). Rest assured.....the guy who buys up all the Ranger motors is gonna jump all over that TC as soon as he sees it!
This sir.....is an opportunity!
its a 1988 ford turbo coupe we attempted to unbolt the exhaust manifold but gave up due to lack of tools, the whole engine was un touched, now all the bolts are missing, one of my freinds kept throwing bolts across the yard aswell as intake and valve coverIf I read correctly it is a 84 TC correct? If so it will be the T3 turbo. Worth pulling if it is not seized.
Even the smaller IHI turbos on 87-88 TCs would be doable with your goals.
new plan, sending my reliable freind out to pull the motor, what dose he need to make the engine work in my car, i already have the t5 trans in my car so i dont think i need the trannyDude.....screw the roller cam! Get back over there and yank the entire 2.3T, T5 trans and LA3 ECU! You can also pull the 8.8 (which has 3.55's and rear disc brakes) along with the front spindles (which you can then upgrade to 11" rotors and 73mm calipers). I've done all of that to my avatar Mustang. That '88 TC is a treasure trove of parts for your Mustang and they just don't come up anymore! Plus the car came into the yard last week so it's probably untouched (at least for now). Rest assured.....the guy who buys up all the Ranger motors is gonna jump all over that TC as soon as he sees it!
This sir.....is an opportunity!
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