2.3t questions

man_of_war2081 · September 15th, 2007, 08:50 PM

Well my dad has a 88 TC 2.3t and since he's not letting me have it and is going to restore the car himself for his use, im looking to get a 4banger fox for my own 2.3t project...

The question that I have is other than the forged crank, rods and dished pistons and mech distributor of the 2.3t block is there anything different about the 8plug 2.3 in the 93 fox or 2.5 in a 98 ranger? also will heads interchange? and could I use the engine accessories with the proper brakets on the 93 2.3 or 98 2.5? I ask cause I would like to ditch the mech distributior for a stand alone electronic ignition system.

MSO · September 15th, 2007, 08:53 PM

the heads will not interchange, the heads are different for each year and for the non-turbo/turbo versions

i believe the 2.3T block is stronger than the 2.3 block

i dunno much about the 8-plug, as i dont have one

you'll have to wait for turbo to come in

but ur best bet, unless you want to buy forged internals, is to swap in a factory 2.3T

man_of_war2081 · September 15th, 2007, 08:59 PM

I would like to use the factory 2.3t block as I can get them pretty cheap at my local yard, but I wanted to ditch the mechanical distributor in favor if an MSD electronic ignition system, thats why I wanted to know if I could just simply use a 93 or 98 2.3/2.5 block and instal forged internals.

Originally Posted by My'StangOpens

the heads will not interchange, the heads are different for each year and for the non-turbo/turbo versions

i believe the 2.3T block is stronger than the 2.3 block

i dunno much about the 8-plug, as i dont have one

you'll have to wait for turbo to come in

but ur best bet, unless you want to buy forged internals, is to swap in a factory 2.3T

MSO · September 15th, 2007, 09:05 PM

it wud be cheaper to put an MSD on a 2.3T block than it wud to buy forged internals

man_of_war2081 · September 15th, 2007, 09:12 PM

true lol but I figured you couldnt just leave the mechanical distributor off but I guess you could, thanks for the reply

Originally Posted by My'StangOpens

it wud be cheaper to put an MSD on a 2.3T block than it wud to buy forged internals

MSO · September 15th, 2007, 09:14 PM

np man

any questions you got just ask

so what cars you got? what you planning on sticking this 2.3 in?

TurboLX · September 16th, 2007, 12:04 AM

The distributor would be much easier to work with then the horrible design of the 8 plug head

man_of_war2081 · September 16th, 2007, 12:45 AM

Looks like I'll be stickin with the distrib then

My dad has the turbo coupe, im lookin to buy a 2.3 Fox soon

TurboLX · September 16th, 2007, 12:48 AM

well my pops has a bad ass TC

i got a bad ass 90 vert

mybro has a 92 in the process

my uncle has a bad ass SVO

were a 2.3T Family

man_of_war2081 · September 16th, 2007, 01:31 AM

Ive been been fascinated with the 2.3t since my dad brought the TC home from the dealer back in 91, its just somethin about them lol so im lookin to join the 2.3t fam as well, I think it would be pretty cool to have a good mpg daily driver / sleeper and still whip ass from light to light

By the way what kinda power yall getting out of those 2.3t's and how much boost? also are you using stock computers or a megasquirt?

Originally Posted by TurboLX

well my pops has a bad ass TC

i got a bad ass 90 vert

mybro has a 92 in the process

my uncle has a bad ass SVO

were a 2.3T Family

TurboLX · September 16th, 2007, 12:10 PM

me and my father are both running mega squirt and getting out 400+ hp

my bro is just throwing in a stock 2.3T with a Garrett T3

and my uncle has some tning to his LA3 EEC and about 350+hp

man_of_war2081 · September 16th, 2007, 12:43 PM

Nice numbers!, did you do an 8.8 rear swap or did you stick with the 7.5 rear?

Originally Posted by TurboLX

me and my father are both running mega squirt and getting out 400+ hp

my bro is just throwing in a stock 2.3T with a Garrett T3

and my uncle has some tning to his LA3 EEC and about 350+hp

MSO · September 16th, 2007, 01:05 PM

arrgghhhh man_of_war

your killin me wit ur quotes man

write under it.. its hard to read up

but anyways, turbo, you ever get those dynos??

TurboLX · September 16th, 2007, 01:34 PM

all the 7.5 rears have been swapped

i havent gotten mine dyno'd yet but its an estimated guess

my father dyno'd his at his buddies shop and pulled the 427hp 456tq

i dont know where my uncle got his dyno'd because he lives in nevada

and my brother is building his

man_of_war2081 · September 18th, 2007, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by TurboLX

all the 7.5 rears have been swapped

i havent gotten mine dyno'd yet but its an estimated guess

my father dyno'd his at his buddies shop and pulled the 427hp 456tq

i dont know where my uncle got his dyno'd because he lives in nevada

and my brother is building his

Impressive numbers! what are your dads mods? and what dose he run in the 1/4 mile?

TurboLX · September 18th, 2007, 10:57 PM

He hasnt ran it yet

He has an 86 engine, the old one is in my car

70k miles on block, Holset HY35, stinger 3" downpipe into 3" glasspacks, 20psi, custom intake, custom IC hoses with SVO FMIC, ported head, Esslinger cam and pulley, and a Forced 4 turbo header

MSO · September 19th, 2007, 12:06 AM

whats the diff between a HX35 and HY35?

TurboLX · September 19th, 2007, 05:00 PM

HY35 has 6 blades and has a smaller exhaust housing

MSO · September 19th, 2007, 06:14 PM

as opposed to how many blades onthe HX?

and this creates less power i assume? does it spool up faster than the HX?

TurboLX · September 19th, 2007, 06:16 PM

the HX35 has 7 or 8 blades, depending which series HX35 it is

the HY makes as much power as the HX would and spools up sooner then the HX

September 15th, 2007, 08:50 PM	#1
man_of_war2081 Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Charlotte NC Posts: 330	2.3t questions Well my dad has a 88 TC 2.3t and since he's not letting me have it and is going to restore the car himself for his use, im looking to get a 4banger fox for my own 2.3t project... The question that I have is other than the forged crank, rods and dished pistons and mech distributor of the 2.3t block is there anything different about the 8plug 2.3 in the 93 fox or 2.5 in a 98 ranger? also will heads interchange? and could I use the engine accessories with the proper brakets on the 93 2.3 or 98 2.5? I ask cause I would like to ditch the mech distributior for a stand alone electronic ignition system.

September 15th, 2007, 08:53 PM	#2
MSO I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: アメリカ Posts: 5,924	the heads will not interchange, the heads are different for each year and for the non-turbo/turbo versions i believe the 2.3T block is stronger than the 2.3 block i dunno much about the 8-plug, as i dont have one you'll have to wait for turbo to come in but ur best bet, unless you want to buy forged internals, is to swap in a factory 2.3T __________________ [COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="4"]Members Against Mods Crew member #7[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR] [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [SIZE="5"][COLOR="Red"]Dean MSO[/COLOR][/SIZE]

September 15th, 2007, 09:05 PM	#4
MSO I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: アメリカ Posts: 5,924	it wud be cheaper to put an MSD on a 2.3T block than it wud to buy forged internals __________________ [COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="4"]Members Against Mods Crew member #7[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR] [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [SIZE="5"][COLOR="Red"]Dean MSO[/COLOR][/SIZE]

September 15th, 2007, 09:14 PM	#6
MSO I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: アメリカ Posts: 5,924	np man any questions you got just ask so what cars you got? what you planning on sticking this 2.3 in? __________________ [COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="4"]Members Against Mods Crew member #7[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR] [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [SIZE="5"][COLOR="Red"]Dean MSO[/COLOR][/SIZE]

September 16th, 2007, 01:05 PM	#13
MSO I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: アメリカ Posts: 5,924	arrgghhhh man_of_war your killin me wit ur quotes man write under it.. its hard to read up but anyways, turbo, you ever get those dynos?? __________________ [COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="4"]Members Against Mods Crew member #7[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR] [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [SIZE="5"][COLOR="Red"]Dean MSO[/COLOR][/SIZE]

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September 16th, 2007, 12:04 AM	#7
TurboLX Banned 1990 Mustang LX Turbo 9.71@141.6 mph Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 8,783	The distributor would be much easier to work with then the horrible design of the 8 plug head

September 16th, 2007, 12:45 AM	#8
man_of_war2081 Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Charlotte NC Posts: 330	Looks like I'll be stickin with the distrib then My dad has the turbo coupe, im lookin to buy a 2.3 Fox soon

September 16th, 2007, 12:48 AM	#9
TurboLX Banned 1990 Mustang LX Turbo 9.71@141.6 mph Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 8,783	well my pops has a bad ass TC i got a bad ass 90 vert mybro has a 92 in the process my uncle has a bad ass SVO were a 2.3T Family

September 16th, 2007, 12:10 PM	#11
TurboLX Banned 1990 Mustang LX Turbo 9.71@141.6 mph Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 8,783	me and my father are both running mega squirt and getting out 400+ hp my bro is just throwing in a stock 2.3T with a Garrett T3 and my uncle has some tning to his LA3 EEC and about 350+hp

September 16th, 2007, 01:34 PM	#14
TurboLX Banned 1990 Mustang LX Turbo 9.71@141.6 mph Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 8,783	all the 7.5 rears have been swapped i havent gotten mine dyno'd yet but its an estimated guess my father dyno'd his at his buddies shop and pulled the 427hp 456tq i dont know where my uncle got his dyno'd because he lives in nevada and my brother is building his

September 18th, 2007, 10:57 PM	#16
TurboLX Banned 1990 Mustang LX Turbo 9.71@141.6 mph Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 8,783	He hasnt ran it yet He has an 86 engine, the old one is in my car 70k miles on block, Holset HY35, stinger 3" downpipe into 3" glasspacks, 20psi, custom intake, custom IC hoses with SVO FMIC, ported head, Esslinger cam and pulley, and a Forced 4 turbo header

September 19th, 2007, 12:06 AM	#17
MSO I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: アメリカ Posts: 5,924	whats the diff between a HX35 and HY35? __________________ [COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="4"]Members Against Mods Crew member #7[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR] [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [SIZE="5"][COLOR="Red"]Dean MSO[/COLOR][/SIZE]

September 19th, 2007, 05:00 PM	#18
TurboLX Banned 1990 Mustang LX Turbo 9.71@141.6 mph Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 8,783	HY35 has 6 blades and has a smaller exhaust housing

September 19th, 2007, 06:14 PM	#19
MSO I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: アメリカ Posts: 5,924	as opposed to how many blades onthe HX? and this creates less power i assume? does it spool up faster than the HX? __________________ [COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="4"]Members Against Mods Crew member #7[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR] [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [SIZE="5"][COLOR="Red"]Dean MSO[/COLOR][/SIZE]

September 19th, 2007, 06:16 PM	#20
TurboLX Banned 1990 Mustang LX Turbo 9.71@141.6 mph Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 8,783	the HX35 has 7 or 8 blades, depending which series HX35 it is the HY makes as much power as the HX would and spools up sooner then the HX

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