couple 2.3 Turbo ??'s August 04, 2007, 11:45:14 PM Is the bottom end in one of these blocks have forged pistons and cranks or cast? What are some of the starting mods I should do?keep in mind I'm still looking for a car to work on Quote Selected
couple 2.3 Turbo ??'s Reply #1 – August 04, 2007, 11:49:09 PM forged pistons and rods, cast crank. there are several beginning mods to do. you could always start by bumping up the boost a bit. free up the exhaust. basically anything that will free up flow will gain you a lot. think of a motor as a big air pump... the turbo "boost" the power of that pump... the more efficiently you can move the air, the better it will perform. for performance mods on these motors, a website called turboford.org, is one of the best 2.3 turbo specific sites on the web. Quote Selected
couple 2.3 Turbo ??'s Reply #2 – August 05, 2007, 12:02:13 AM I was planning at least a full 3" exhaust and somewhere down the line doing some head and intake porting. maybe front mount intercooler and some other things, but I don't know what will need to be changed with the electronics and stuff to handle that. Quote Selected
couple 2.3 Turbo ??'s Reply #3 – August 05, 2007, 12:05:35 AM for intake, exhaust and intercooler, there is absolutely no reason to do any electronic modifications. Quote Selected
couple 2.3 Turbo ??'s Reply #4 – August 05, 2007, 12:32:15 AM how about if I go to a different turbo? I'm not sure how far I want to go with it yet and still have it reliable for a daily driver Quote Selected
couple 2.3 Turbo ??'s Reply #5 – August 05, 2007, 12:35:44 AM it all depends on what your end goals are. if you want something that's going to be fairly quick, but not a monster, then just stick with the t3. it's a good turbo that's efficient to about 22 psi. if you want to make about 400+, there's a LOT that needs to be done. Quote Selected
couple 2.3 Turbo ??'s Reply #6 – August 05, 2007, 01:08:11 AM at 400 hp, it would be just as fast as my truck:Dhoping for maybe 275-300 wheel Quote Selected
couple 2.3 Turbo ??'s Reply #7 – August 05, 2007, 01:10:43 AM I have a very not so modded 84 turbo coupe and I can whip up on stangs. I've got a 2.3 ranger unported small valved head. 88 intake top mount the brown top injectors a pc1 ecu with a T3-4 hybrid running 15psi. That is with a slavage yard bottom end with who knows how many miles on it. You want cheap HP besides the exhaust make yourself a boost controller. get ride of the factory Air filter box thingy. Then put you a K&N right on the front of the VAM. If you don't care about A/c delete the whole setup. Saves weight. My car has working A/c. These little motor are very easy to work on and mod to make power. Like Ranger said check out http://www.turboford.net/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=forum;f=2 There is one of the top places one 2.3 turbo. I learn something there every day. I will tell you to go there and search. It you want to see what they say goto this link and read read read. http://www.turboford.net/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=017352 Quote Selected
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