Making big HP with the 2.3L. It can be done!
#62
ok so i have an 86 ranger with the old 2.0 1bbl carb that i recently blew something on..instead of trying to figure it out and fix it i was thinking of dropping a 2.3 turbo out of a tbird...this should bolt up to my tranny no? i understand i would have to get the ecu and wire harness for the motor as well, but also would i be able to put a bigger turbo on a 2.3 turbo with minimal adjustments?
#63
Originally Posted by nhswrld
ok so i have an 86 ranger with the old 2.0 1bbl carb that i recently blew something on..instead of trying to figure it out and fix it i was thinking of dropping a 2.3 turbo out of a tbird...this should bolt up to my tranny no? i understand i would have to get the ecu and wire harness for the motor as well, but also would i be able to put a bigger turbo on a 2.3 turbo with minimal adjustments?
#66
powerdog.....did the tranny bolt right up?, was there any problem with the extra power to the tranny?
how do you install a bypass valve on a turbo ranger?
The RFL is very loud, right now when it opens after boosting 25psi you can hear it very well a 1/4 mi away.
Here are some videos I got last sat 5/13/06 at a ranger meet in OH.
They are at the botom on the right of this link. http://www.rangersrevenge.com/ab_003.htm
#68
Originally Posted by nate_is_the_1
i dont have a dyno shop anywhere near me..so can i just buy the sct x-cal2 tuner and tune it from my driveway?
Jess
#69
i believe this page will help http://stinger-performance.com/ specializes in 2.3L turbo performance parts.
#70
ok so i found me an 88 turbo coupe and got the 2.3 tubro motor with the wire harness...ecu...and the whole dash out of the car...the guy said something about the injector wires in the dash?but i dont think he knows...he just didnt wanna pull the wires out so he gave me the whole dash....i need to get a fan and an inline fuel pump to swap out my 2.0 1bbl carb motor in my ranger...are there any wires in the dash i should need or can i just splice the new harness into my current one so the ignition and lights work and then just plug in the computer and be done?
#72
Originally Posted by powerdog
I just helped a guy do a swap on a 93 ranger. We put an 88 T/C motor in it. You can but a larger turbo on them. You should upgrade the injectors when you do this. When you put larger injectors in the old T/C systems you will need a wideband 02 sensor and the spring in the VAM needs tweaked till you get the right a/f ratio.
#75