Junkyard TC Motor

StangAddiction · January 5th, 2008, 08:27 PM

I was roaming the junkyard earlier today lookin for some parts for my cherokee and i reached the end of the junkyard and i saw this older Thunderbird sitting by itself. Initially i thout it was jus an ol T-bird wit a v6 or something and walk up to the side of it and under the hood i see Turbo on the valve cover. The motor was stripped of the intake and exhuast manifolds but the entire long block's still there.. I wanted to take some pics, but didnt have the camera...Im gonna go back n take some later.. It's still got the rear end in it too...That's a plus.

Im considering pulling the motor and doing a turbo swap and maybe the rear end if it's not too much work....What do you guys think?

MSO · January 5th, 2008, 10:12 PM

so the turbo is gone?

and the intakes are gone? that sucks lol

but yea, its a good starting point.. and u can take it apart and see what's wrong with it lol

StangAddiction · January 6th, 2008, 08:11 PM

All that's left is the upper intake manifold, tb, vam, and the longblock. A couple pulleys too, but all the accessories are gone. The trannys and automatic...I'll leave that. But the internals may be worth something. That is if they're not blown to pieces. Hopefull there's nothing really wrong with it..Maybe a headgasket blew or something. I can deal with that. And I didn't look, but im 99.9% positive someone got the ecu out of there.

TurboLX · January 7th, 2008, 01:36 PM

go for it

bobb17 · January 8th, 2008, 11:49 AM

ok i know this is off topic, but will the AOD from a N/A 2.3 withstand a turbo 2.3 if it has some mods to it becuase im going to do a 2.3T buildup soon and i would like to know

TurboLX · January 8th, 2008, 11:53 AM

fo sho

StangAddiction · January 9th, 2008, 07:17 PM

but i'd really like a 5-speed..

but i mean hey...if it's cheap i'll take that too...i can only load so much in the back of my cherokee though..

I might have to make a couple round trips.. I have no iade how im gonna load up the 8.8!!!.

man_of_war2081 · January 9th, 2008, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by StangAddiction

I was roaming the junkyard earlier today lookin for some parts for my cherokee and i reached the end of the junkyard and i saw this older Thunderbird sitting by itself. Initially i thout it was jus an ol T-bird wit a v6 or something and walk up to the side of it and under the hood i see Turbo on the valve cover. The motor was stripped of the intake and exhuast manifolds but the entire long block's still there.. I wanted to take some pics, but didnt have the camera...Im gonna go back n take some later.. It's still got the rear end in it too...That's a plus.

Im considering pulling the motor and doing a turbo swap and maybe the rear end if it's not too much work....What do you guys think?

Damn I wish I could happen across a TC in a junkyard... My father and I need some exterior and interior parts for his

bstang · January 11th, 2008, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by StangAddiction

I was roaming the junkyard earlier today lookin for some parts for my cherokee and i reached the end of the junkyard and i saw this older Thunderbird sitting by itself. Initially i thout it was jus an ol T-bird wit a v6 or something and walk up to the side of it and under the hood i see Turbo on the valve cover. The motor was stripped of the intake and exhuast manifolds but the entire long block's still there.. I wanted to take some pics, but didnt have the camera...Im gonna go back n take some later.. It's still got the rear end in it too...That's a plus.

Im considering pulling the motor and doing a turbo swap and maybe the rear end if it's not too much work....What do you guys think?

I found a 2.3 T about 30 miles from my house, some guy was advertising it in the classifieds with all accessories included, he priced it for $350.00, so I called him cause I wanted one for the stang. I was one day to late, he sold it the day before for $250.00 dollars, apparently the motor only had 70,000 miles on it. 'DAMN'

rodthrower2.3T · January 12th, 2008, 08:51 PM

i would be cautious running the AOD behind a stock AOD from a four cly
most people who do it they dont last too long stock. The correct name for the trans is A4LD so to clear that up. The first thing to change is the vac regulator on the trans so one that is designed to hold boost.

StangAddiction · January 13th, 2008, 06:17 PM

The car has a decent interior...it's red and it has good exterior parts as well..The car has a 05 vin sticker on it so it's still pretty whole for a car that's been there for 2-3 years.

Enzo_Guy · January 18th, 2008, 08:44 PM

There's actually a couple TCs going through www.modifiedcartrader.com right now, if I were still in the market for the 2.3T motor I would have one of those cars in my driveway right now!

grantmc · January 20th, 2008, 03:57 AM

Hi there can someone help me to buy a complete svo 2.3
I am in Australia

Enzo_Guy · January 20th, 2008, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by grantmc

Hi there can someone help me to buy a complete svo 2.3
I am in Australia

I think you could be screwed. I know you guys have the 15 year importation limit (so you can straight bring an SVO), but I don't think you will be able to get your hands on one already in Australia. I have a feeling you will have to import one, which means you will want to go through a dealer on the west coast, otherwise you could have a problem as to whether the seller wants to put it on the boat for you.

January 5th, 2008, 08:27 PM	#1
StangAddiction Enthusiast 2000 Mustang GT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 986	Junkyard TC Motor I was roaming the junkyard earlier today lookin for some parts for my cherokee and i reached the end of the junkyard and i saw this older Thunderbird sitting by itself. Initially i thout it was jus an ol T-bird wit a v6 or something and walk up to the side of it and under the hood i see Turbo on the valve cover. The motor was stripped of the intake and exhuast manifolds but the entire long block's still there.. I wanted to take some pics, but didnt have the camera...Im gonna go back n take some later.. It's still got the rear end in it too...That's a plus. Im considering pulling the motor and doing a turbo swap and maybe the rear end if it's not too much work....What do you guys think?

January 8th, 2008, 11:49 AM	#5
bobb17 Regular Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Indian Trail, NC Posts: 89	ok i know this is off topic, but will the AOD from a N/A 2.3 withstand a turbo 2.3 if it has some mods to it becuase im going to do a 2.3T buildup soon and i would like to know __________________ _______________________________________________

January 18th, 2008, 08:44 PM	#12
Enzo_Guy Regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Findlay, OH and Annapolis, MD Posts: 124	There's actually a couple TCs going through www.modifiedcartrader.com right now, if I were still in the market for the 2.3T motor I would have one of those cars in my driveway right now! __________________ '04 Ranger XLT- black, 4.0L, 5-speed manual, 4x4 Chevy didn't share the bailout money, so I came to the blue side!

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January 5th, 2008, 10:12 PM	#2
MSO Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: アメリカ Posts: 5,956	so the turbo is gone? and the intakes are gone? that sucks lol but yea, its a good starting point.. and u can take it apart and see what's wrong with it lol

January 6th, 2008, 08:11 PM	#3
StangAddiction Enthusiast 2000 Mustang GT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 986	All that's left is the upper intake manifold, tb, vam, and the longblock. A couple pulleys too, but all the accessories are gone. The trannys and automatic...I'll leave that. But the internals may be worth something. That is if they're not blown to pieces. Hopefull there's nothing really wrong with it..Maybe a headgasket blew or something. I can deal with that. And I didn't look, but im 99.9% positive someone got the ecu out of there.

January 7th, 2008, 01:36 PM	#4
TurboLX Banned 1990 Mustang LX Turbo 9.71@141.6 mph Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 8,780	go for it

January 8th, 2008, 11:53 AM	#6
TurboLX Banned 1990 Mustang LX Turbo 9.71@141.6 mph Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 8,780	fo sho

January 9th, 2008, 07:17 PM	#7
StangAddiction Enthusiast 2000 Mustang GT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 986	but i'd really like a 5-speed.. but i mean hey...if it's cheap i'll take that too...i can only load so much in the back of my cherokee though.. I might have to make a couple round trips.. I have no iade how im gonna load up the 8.8!!!.

January 12th, 2008, 08:51 PM	#10
rodthrower2.3T Regular 88 TurboChicken 8.40/83.4 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: hobart, IN~W.Lafayette@Purdue Posts: 148	i would be cautious running the AOD behind a stock AOD from a four cly most people who do it they dont last too long stock. The correct name for the trans is A4LD so to clear that up. The first thing to change is the vac regulator on the trans so one that is designed to hold boost.

January 13th, 2008, 06:17 PM	#11
StangAddiction Enthusiast 2000 Mustang GT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 986	The car has a decent interior...it's red and it has good exterior parts as well..The car has a 05 vin sticker on it so it's still pretty whole for a car that's been there for 2-3 years.

January 20th, 2008, 03:57 AM	#13
grantmc Look Ma! My First Post! Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1	Hi there can someone help me to buy a complete svo 2.3 I am in Australia

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