what r some good donar cars for 2.3t and will i have to change my rearend

thunderbird turbo coupe and mustang 2.3L

84.5-86.5 mustang SVO, 86-88 tbird,then ifu can find em, cougar xr7 turbo, merkur xr7. www.turboford.org man

getting ready to do this swap myself. ^ all you need to know.

yea pretty much those are your cars

do a lot of research also

make sure you have another vehicle tho

the swap doesnt take long, its getting it tuned properly and all the bugs worked out

Check out rangersrevenge.com, he has a 2.3T pushing 278.8 HP. The videos on there are pretty sweet.

only thing to remember is merkurs don't come with an intercooler. not that you can't add one in later, just saying, it's got xxx,xxx miles with no ic... and if you have 98+ 2.3/2.5 i hear you can use your stock electronics...

yea you can, check out that site

www.rangersrevenge.com

i have driven that truck, pretty sick

he lives not to far away from me

he is running a SCT tuner, 90mm MAF, stock motor with turbo pistons in it, holset H1C turbo at 25psi, 60lb injectors, stock ranger tranny, spec stage 4 clutch, volvo front mount IC, turbo XS BOV

thats pretty much it, but with 25psi he is over 300hp at the wheels, prolly closer to 340

he just got a wideband O2 sensor, very fast truck

we raced an EVO a few weeks back, evo thought his car was super fast, haha we stayed with him the whole time

salating, how is your swap coming?

swap is done

i will be boosting tomorrow(friday)

i will only be running 15psi till i change out my fuel pump sometime this coming week

how's my 2.3t swap coming? it's not, as my merkur burned on the side of the highway.

awoooooo that sux wanus man, build another one

I have an 87 turbocoupe motor with an 88 LA3 computer, T5 tranny spec stage3 clutch gutted and rotated upper intake ported lower, larger throttle body, complete ranger accesories with serpentine belts, stripped t-bird harness tubular S.S. header ceramic coated motor is completely rebuilt .030 over head was redone with brand new valves and cam everything is powdercoated or painted Also have a brand new stripped down core support with a powerstroke aluminum intercooler and custom aluminum radiator munted to it. all the engine bolts are stainless allen bolts, brand new starter alternator, water pump, adjustable cam pully, aftermarket billet timing belt tensioner. Also have a T3 turbo needs rebuild spare head complete another bare block intakes 2 distributors extra valve cover and other misc. parts laying in my basement. Brand new painted engine mounts. And i want to sell it all. Dont want to mess with fuel injection and wireing rahter have a slean small block under my hood. Building a show truck but want some power still, so i am looking for a decent offer have all the paper work for the cam and other stuff... Oh and i used all fel-pro gaskets and ARP head bolts, new oil pump primed ready to go. All you have to do is bolt it in runn some wireing and add put the turbo back on

Let me know if anyone is interested.
Joe

One day I'd love to learn about this turbo mumbo jumbo stuff, LOL

I've been considering this swap in my truck. how costly is it?