From what I have read in the "N/A Power Adders?" thread, it seems as if my ultimate goal - Which is to double the 88hp to 176hp (Or more) - either cannot be done, or can only be done very expensively.
I posted that thread to see if there were ways to get power but avoid the turbo motor (and yes I consider N2O to be cheating, personally).
I have heard that the turbo motor, aside from being notoriously unreliable, is a gas hog, and other bad things.
So I'll ask here - From personal experience, or close friends - Is any of this true? If I dropped a turbo engine into my Mustang, what would it do to the gas mileage? Do the turbocharged engines have any specific reliabilty problems that I should know about? If so, are there things that I can do to prevent them from going south on me?
One of the huge benfits of my N/A 2.3 is the fact that its bulletproof, or dang close thereto. (Even regularly shifting at 5k to 5.5k rpms)
What's the best donor turbo engine to use for such a swap?
Compared to a stock N/A 2.3, how much power/torque gain do you get from a turbo engine? Worth all the trouble? Would a turbocharged engine still be as easy to work on as my N/A appears to be?
I'd like to have my plan of action planned out by the time I have the cash to do the work, so this would be why I'm peppering questions - Once I have the cash, I want to have the work done - I've waited long enough already!
I posted that thread to see if there were ways to get power but avoid the turbo motor (and yes I consider N2O to be cheating, personally).
I have heard that the turbo motor, aside from being notoriously unreliable, is a gas hog, and other bad things.
So I'll ask here - From personal experience, or close friends - Is any of this true? If I dropped a turbo engine into my Mustang, what would it do to the gas mileage? Do the turbocharged engines have any specific reliabilty problems that I should know about? If so, are there things that I can do to prevent them from going south on me?
One of the huge benfits of my N/A 2.3 is the fact that its bulletproof, or dang close thereto. (Even regularly shifting at 5k to 5.5k rpms)
What's the best donor turbo engine to use for such a swap?
Compared to a stock N/A 2.3, how much power/torque gain do you get from a turbo engine? Worth all the trouble? Would a turbocharged engine still be as easy to work on as my N/A appears to be?
I'd like to have my plan of action planned out by the time I have the cash to do the work, so this would be why I'm peppering questions - Once I have the cash, I want to have the work done - I've waited long enough already!