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Ok not a mustang but a question about the 2.3

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Ok my friend has a 1990 ranger and im guessing he has the 2.3 engine inside it correct?
And if so is there any way we can add a turbo or anything to it that can make that thing fly? He wants to do an engine swap for a V8 but I was wondering if we could make that little 2.3 be a sleeper?
 

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You can swap 2.3 turbo motors in the same fashion everyone here swaps them into Mustangs. Check out www.turboford.org and www.therangerstation.com for some more information and ideas.
 
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You can swap 2.3 turbo motors in the same fashion everyone here swaps them into Mustangs. Check out www.turboford.org and www.therangerstation.com for some more information and ideas.
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Hey thanks for the links man I appreciate it...so the stock 2.3 he has wont work well with a turbo and he is better of getting one of these 2.3 turbo engines?
 

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Stock 2.3 turbo has cast pistons, doesn't like boost. You can't really run over 7 psi with them and you gotta run at least 10 to make any good power.
 
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