5.0L throttle body on 2.3L

Smokestang88 · January 8th, 2012, 11:26 AM

so ive been reading about people mounting 5 0 throttle bodys on 2.3 stangs.. i know it can be done.. has anyone does this?? im going through the process of getting the supplies i need to port my upper intake and figured these long winter nights i could set it up for this while i was at it...

OHC230 · January 9th, 2012, 08:39 AM

I can't recall, is your car turbo'd? Anyway, I can take some pictures for you tonight when I get home of the larger throttle body installation.

Smokestang88 · January 11th, 2012, 10:15 AM

id appreciate it... my car is n/a at the moment... i got a cylinder head off of a circle track car that has 1.89" int. and 1.59"exh. valves and is angle milled .100'-.105'' and is ported and all that stuff... im looking to run a stock roller in it for now and possibly gutt the upper intake and run maybe a bigger throttle body... im still thinking im gunna need the quarter horse as id be running 19 pounders or bigger on the injectors on a speed density motor...

OHC230 · January 13th, 2012, 10:14 PM

This is a typcal 5.0 TB installation. It involves drilling extra holes in the 5.0 throttle body, using a gasket from both throttle bodies as a reference. This really doesn't make a performance difference unless you have a boosted application or you are running a pretty big cam in an N/A application with a highly modified head.

In the middle photo you can see the stock throttle body for comparison. Unless you have access to machining equipment, you will need to take the upper intake to a machine shop to have the hole behind the throttle body bored to match the new throttle body. The manifold in the picture has been highly modified on the inside and features a large open plenum area on the lower half of the intake.

ranger50toy · January 17th, 2012, 08:52 AM

OHC, can the cam style throttle cable be used from a SN95 instead of the ball and stud?

OHC230 · January 17th, 2012, 10:56 PM

We did do one like that using the cable assembly from the SN95 as well, so yes it should work.

skaskater1 · January 22nd, 2012, 03:48 PM

do you guys know if a 4.6 throttle body would be worth it? and how i might hook up the iac sensor?

January 8th, 2012, 11:26 AM	#1
Smokestang88 Regular 1988 Mustang vert 2.3L ? Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chesaning,MI Posts: 79 iTrader: 0 reviews	5.0L throttle body on 2.3L so ive been reading about people mounting 5 0 throttle bodys on 2.3 stangs.. i know it can be done.. has anyone does this?? im going through the process of getting the supplies i need to port my upper intake and figured these long winter nights i could set it up for this while i was at it...

January 9th, 2012, 08:39 AM	#2
OHC230 Enthusiast Supercharged 89'/ 85' SVO 11.945 @ 119.6 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Napa Valley CA Posts: 879 iTrader: 0 reviews	I can't recall, is your car turbo'd? Anyway, I can take some pictures for you tonight when I get home of the larger throttle body installation. __________________ Supercharged 2.7L 398 HP 501 ft lb !!

January 13th, 2012, 10:14 PM	#4
OHC230 Enthusiast Supercharged 89'/ 85' SVO 11.945 @ 119.6 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Napa Valley CA Posts: 879 iTrader: 0 reviews	This is a typcal 5.0 TB installation. It involves drilling extra holes in the 5.0 throttle body, using a gasket from both throttle bodies as a reference. This really doesn't make a performance difference unless you have a boosted application or you are running a pretty big cam in an N/A application with a highly modified head. In the middle photo you can see the stock throttle body for comparison. Unless you have access to machining equipment, you will need to take the upper intake to a machine shop to have the hole behind the throttle body bored to match the new throttle body. The manifold in the picture has been highly modified on the inside and features a large open plenum area on the lower half of the intake. __________________ Supercharged 2.7L 398 HP 501 ft lb !!

January 17th, 2012, 10:56 PM	#6
OHC230 Enthusiast Supercharged 89'/ 85' SVO 11.945 @ 119.6 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Napa Valley CA Posts: 879 iTrader: 0 reviews	We did do one like that using the cable assembly from the SN95 as well, so yes it should work. __________________ Supercharged 2.7L 398 HP 501 ft lb !!

January 22nd, 2012, 03:48 PM	#7
skaskater1 Newbie 98 GT, 89 LX 2.3L, 88 GT Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 5 iTrader: 0 reviews	do you guys know if a 4.6 throttle body would be worth it? and how i might hook up the iac sensor? __________________ 98 GT, Intake, Catless X Flowmasters, Predator tune, Screamin Demon packs, Roush 9MM Wires,BBK 78MM Throttle plennum, 03 Mach 1 front struts, Strut tower brace, 2in drop springs,BBK Underdrives. 89 LX 2.3L Some bolt ons.

January 11th, 2012, 10:15 AM	#3
Smokestang88 Regular 1988 Mustang vert 2.3L ? Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chesaning,MI Posts: 79 iTrader: 0 reviews	id appreciate it... my car is n/a at the moment... i got a cylinder head off of a circle track car that has 1.89" int. and 1.59"exh. valves and is angle milled .100'-.105'' and is ported and all that stuff... im looking to run a stock roller in it for now and possibly gutt the upper intake and run maybe a bigger throttle body... im still thinking im gunna need the quarter horse as id be running 19 pounders or bigger on the injectors on a speed density motor...

January 17th, 2012, 08:52 AM	#5
ranger50toy Regular 1988 2.3L Hatch Ha-Ha Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Lansing Mi Posts: 99 iTrader: 0 reviews	OHC, can the cam style throttle cable be used from a SN95 instead of the ball and stud?

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