built 4 cylinder
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Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Dallas, Texas
Originally posted by canzus
So what are you doing to get boost at the line??
As for the "Have I ever been to the Race track"
question, Back in the early 70's, I raced at Cayuga
in Ontario, Canada. A '72 LTD with a 400 my Brother
and I built...
The last time I was at the track was October, I snuffed
a 2.3L Turbo'd Mustang, with the Rockettes Capri...
So what are you doing to get boost at the line??
As for the "Have I ever been to the Race track"
question, Back in the early 70's, I raced at Cayuga
in Ontario, Canada. A '72 LTD with a 400 my Brother
and I built...
The last time I was at the track was October, I snuffed
a 2.3L Turbo'd Mustang, with the Rockettes Capri...
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Originally posted by Jimbo302
Foot pedaling it, two step to come soon. Way to go on beating a four banger.
Foot pedaling it, two step to come soon. Way to go on beating a four banger.
aspirated 4 banger '72 Capri, granted her car
scales at 1870lbs, 2055lbs with me in it, and
has a C4, I'd post a picture, but it's not a truck,
so that's not allowed...
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Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 678
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From: Dallas, Texas
Originally posted by canzus
I beat a turbo 4 banger with a 2.0L normally
aspirated 4 banger '72 Capri, granted her car
scales at 1870lbs, 2055lbs with me in it, and
has a C4, I'd post a picture, but it's not a truck,
so that's not allowed...
I beat a turbo 4 banger with a 2.0L normally
aspirated 4 banger '72 Capri, granted her car
scales at 1870lbs, 2055lbs with me in it, and
has a C4, I'd post a picture, but it's not a truck,
so that's not allowed...
Mountain Pass
Joined: Jan 2004
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take the 2.3, stroke it to 2.5, and turbo it to ungodly amounts of boost
It can be done, but the limit is cost and reliability
Personally, I'd keep the build moderate (financially), and shoot it with a 150 shot of nitrous. I really is the "easy" way of doing it.
It can be done, but the limit is cost and reliability
Personally, I'd keep the build moderate (financially), and shoot it with a 150 shot of nitrous. I really is the "easy" way of doing it.
Mountain Pass
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esslinger has anything you could want for 2.0 or a 2.3. go to there web site and see for yourself
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Been there, know it well. IIRC that 3.0 stroker kit will only fit in the old Mustang SVO long (tall?) blocks. Pretty sure it won't work for 99.999% of any who may read this.
HHMMMM. Esslingers web site appears to be down right now.
HHMMMM. Esslingers web site appears to be down right now.
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From: St. Louis region
If you want to see the craziest 4banger ever, check out this website. This is a 4000 HP 4.8L inline 4! No joke. Its a totally custom built engine from the block up. It's capable of 5.5 sec. in 1/4. Throw that bad boy in your ranger and go cruise the strip.
http://www.turbomagazine.com/tech/0202tur_extremeedge/
http://www.bobnorwood.com/Max-4%20Home.htm
http://www.turbomagazine.com/tech/0202tur_extremeedge/
http://www.bobnorwood.com/Max-4%20Home.htm
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From: Cullowhee, NC
There's a lot you can do with the 2.3 turbo engine. There's a pretty strong following on the net - check out www.turboford.org for about all the info you could ever want.
I have done the 2.3 turbo engine swap on my Mustang. I haven't had a chance yet to get to the dyno, but I should be somewhere around 250rwhp and at least 300 ft/lb of torque. Everything in my engine is ported (intakes, head, exhaust manifold) and I am running a Powerstroke intercooler.. Turbo is at 22lbs right now, but I am pretty close to the limits of the stock fuel system. Next mod is alcohol injection to further cool off the intake charge. That should allow me to run a couple more lbs of boost and a few more degrees of timing. EEC tuner is coming soon.
For pics and a list of mods on my Stang, go to www.binaryweb.com/88lx/
I have done the 2.3 turbo engine swap on my Mustang. I haven't had a chance yet to get to the dyno, but I should be somewhere around 250rwhp and at least 300 ft/lb of torque. Everything in my engine is ported (intakes, head, exhaust manifold) and I am running a Powerstroke intercooler.. Turbo is at 22lbs right now, but I am pretty close to the limits of the stock fuel system. Next mod is alcohol injection to further cool off the intake charge. That should allow me to run a couple more lbs of boost and a few more degrees of timing. EEC tuner is coming soon.
For pics and a list of mods on my Stang, go to www.binaryweb.com/88lx/
