i wana know some other site other then racer walsh ,Esslinger Racing ,and forced 4 and resto 50 so if u would list some more
performance sites for the 2.3 n/a
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Assuming you just wanted to hit the low end of that scale, and you're talking crank hp, not at the tires, you're talking 130hp/L. To give you some comparison, the most efficient 4-stroke piston engine I know of in an automobile is the 2.0L F20C in the S2000, which puts out 120hp/L, but uses DOHC, VTEC, and 9,000 rpm to do it.
If you care nothing for low rpm, you can replicate the bump in hp that VTEC gives by having a very aggressive cam profile.
You *might* be able to get the head flow you need from a ported Esslinger head, which you can get a good cam for, or from doing the Volvo DOHC swap, which I'm not sure where you'd get cams (Europe somewhere?).
But I just don't see you ever being able to pull the rpm you need out of that motor to get anywhere near the power you're trying to make.
Plus, the cost involved just to get close! To give you some idea, LC Engineering is a known shop for the Toyota 22R, which is a VERY similar motor to the Ford 2.3L (SOHC, similar displacement, similar stock power/torque, similar rpm range). $5k will get you the PARTS to build your 22R to the point where it's making 203hp. And the 22R is about 10,000 times more popular of an engine to build than the Ford 2.3L. $5k plus labor and you're still 97 hp shy of your goal.
If you still think this is worth persuing, by all means, have at it. But I don't think it's possible to achieve that power level with that motor naturally aspirated.
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holy **** well im really yhinking about buy that engie that pat told me about engine or pay off my tickets lol
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Yeah, I'm aware of the 2.0 vs 2.2L. They both put out 240hp at the crank. I was using the earlier, lower displacment motor as the example as I was attempting to make the problem as "easy" as possible to show how difficult and expensive it still was.
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im probly not going to get to my goal but its worth a try im just 17teen and this is a project but im probly going to be 37 till i reach it but hell i reach it lol
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yea i was going to end up buying one thing at a time then doing one big ass project like do some small **** then when i get another day driver its all going on there
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Honestly, you're better off saving your money, and buying stuff all at once. Everything needs to work together, and buying things onesey-twosey leaves too much time for you to change your mind.
My suggestion to you is to buy some books on engine building, whether they're directly applicable to the 2.3L or not. Read as much as you can. Every dollar you spend on books will save you $100 down the road.
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yea thats what i ment to say lol
but right now i want it to get some balls and haul lol
lol my cars slow but one thing most of the v8 guys and the ricers cant do it beat me around the turn i put in sway bars new shocks and struts lowering springs this thing is a beast around turns it was pretty good before but now i dont know how fast im goin around the bends cuz the needle is pegged lol.
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Best seat-of-the-pants upgrade will be gears. Considering the low-rpm nature of that motor, I'd go 3.73s. Will be a HUGE upgrade from the stock 2.73s.
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