help!
crociv
11-19-2003, 08:13 PM
sorry i dont have a mustand i have an 87 turbo coupe and i am trying to find after market parts, i already have full exhaust, intake, and boost controller, im looking for a bigger turbo maybe a stroker kit forged pistons cam anything else besides what ivew got if any of you guys can help it would be appreciated.....
DiggerStang
11-19-2003, 09:19 PM
Esslinger Engineering makes a lot of parts for the 2.3L engine. So does Race Engineering.
http://www.esslingerracing.com/
http://www.raceeng.com/mainNew.asp
I was going to convert my 4-banger 'Stang to a 2.3L turbo. I even bought a rusty '88 Turbo Coupe for parts. I think it's cheaper to go 5.0, though, so thats what I'm doing now. I have the Turbo Coupe rims on my 'Stang. I like 'em.
Have you ever checked out these sites?
http://www.turbotbird.com/
http://www.turboford.org/index.shtml
Check out this turbo Ford site just for kicks:
http://hometown.aol.com/fourced/index.html
Yeah, it's a Mustang, but it is a 2.3L Turbo. Well, it has probably been stroked (and then some...).
I think I have a bunch of other 2.3L Turbo links I can post, if you want. Most are Mustang SVO links.
http://www.esslingerracing.com/
http://www.raceeng.com/mainNew.asp
I was going to convert my 4-banger 'Stang to a 2.3L turbo. I even bought a rusty '88 Turbo Coupe for parts. I think it's cheaper to go 5.0, though, so thats what I'm doing now. I have the Turbo Coupe rims on my 'Stang. I like 'em.
Have you ever checked out these sites?
http://www.turbotbird.com/
http://www.turboford.org/index.shtml
Check out this turbo Ford site just for kicks:
http://hometown.aol.com/fourced/index.html
Yeah, it's a Mustang, but it is a 2.3L Turbo. Well, it has probably been stroked (and then some...).
I think I have a bunch of other 2.3L Turbo links I can post, if you want. Most are Mustang SVO links.
DiggerStang
11-19-2003, 11:16 PM
Stroker kits for a 2.3 are freakin' expensive! You can get a 2.5L crank cheap, but the journal size is wrong. You can buy bearing inserts to use the 2.5L crank, but I'm not sure I like that idea...
I'd go with a bigger intercooler before a stroker. I'd bet you make at least as much HP with a big front mount intercooler from a scrapyard Volvo as with a 2.5L stroker. And it'll be WAY cheaper. For that matter, I think you can go 5.0HO swap for about the same price as a worthwhile stroker kit.
I'd go with a bigger intercooler before a stroker. I'd bet you make at least as much HP with a big front mount intercooler from a scrapyard Volvo as with a 2.5L stroker. And it'll be WAY cheaper. For that matter, I think you can go 5.0HO swap for about the same price as a worthwhile stroker kit.
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