Is this the same 2.3 that the svo had?

Im kinda looking for a another car cause my car needs paint and tranny is in need to be replaced. So I was going to look for a beater till I got my car working again. I found this, and saw it has a 2.3. http://www.automart.com/vehicledetail/adid-6319459

Can I do a 2.3 turbo swap on it? How much power can I make from that? I think the old rangers had 2.3s too, can I do the turbo swap on that too?
 
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Tis the same motor.. 2.3T came in SVO's, Merkur XR4TI's, Thunderbird Turbocoupes, and Mustang Turbo GT's. You can put them in a mustang, ranger, or just about anything you want. the Turbo's have better pistons, and heads, but its more or less the same. Stock bottoms good for 600+ hp.

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that is a Ford Tempo. it has an escort motor in it. a CVH which are no where the same.
now if you wanted to do a swap into that one I would convert it to rear drive and dry sump the 2.3 turbo for ground clearance.
but no they are not the same. unfortunately I know these CVH motors all to well.capable of about 300hp but needing rebuilds about every year.
 
As stated, the tempo is not the same engine, though the ranger is.

I have seen some 2.3T's dropped into tempos...it's not a bolt in affair though. There is a guy on TF with a fwd tempo and a 2.3T running low 12's.