2.3L Pinto Engine
fan...@beachaccess.com.au
I was wondering if any one has had any experience with the 2.3L version of
the Ford Pinto Engine. Apparently they are available in the US,
surprisingly, in a Pinto. I am after the specs (bore/stroke/power output)
and any comments about it. I'm also wondering does anyone know of one for
sale anywhere. We were thinking out putting the engine in a speedway
Escort.
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Forg
fan...@beachaccess.com.au wrote:
>
> I was wondering if any one has had any experience with the 2.3L version of
> the Ford Pinto Engine. Apparently they are available in the US,
> surprisingly, in a Pinto.
The 2 litre "Pinto" engine we saw in Cortinas and Escorts apparently has
nothing to do with the 2.3 litre motor they put in the Pinto in the USA.
I can't remember the story about why it's called the Pinto motor, but I
do remember they're different.
I am pretty sure, however, that there was a 2.3 litre version used in
the UK in Sierras, and these are the injected ones that you see the
manifolds off (which you can stick on a 2 litre motor for adding
injection).
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"To Err is Human. To Flame is Divine."
Tabarias
In article <8798861...@dejanews.com>, fan...@beachaccess.com.au wrote:
-I was wondering if any one has had any experience with the 2.3L version of
-the Ford Pinto Engine. Apparently they are available in the US,
-surprisingly, in a Pinto. I am after the specs (bore/stroke/power output)
-and any comments about it. I'm also wondering does anyone know of one for
-sale anywhere. We were thinking out putting the engine in a speedway
-Escort.
hmm...dunno. i dont think the US version was actually the same as the UK
pinto. i think the name was borrowed or coincidence....
in any case, wasnt the UK version a 2.4 litre? i HAVE heard of 2.4 litre
(UK) pinto (very rare) which shared the pinto block....heard of, but dont
know much about...
jason
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1980 Ford Escort RS2000
Simon Foley
Tabarias wrote:
> In article <8798861...@dejanews.com>, fan...@beachaccess.com.au wrote:
>
> -I was wondering if any one has had any experience with the 2.3L version of
> -the Ford Pinto Engine. Apparently they are available in the US,
> -surprisingly, in a Pinto. I am after the specs (bore/stroke/power output)
> -and any comments about it. I'm also wondering does anyone know of one for
> -sale anywhere. We were thinking out putting the engine in a speedway
> -Escort.
>
> hmm...dunno. i dont think the US version was actually the same as the UK
> pinto. i think the name was borrowed or coincidence....
I am not sure of how similar the two motor are..... but they both come from a
South American design ..... an agricultural motor ..... ever wondered why the
cam comes out the back of the head ..... it was never intended to be put in a
car.
>
>
> in any case, wasnt the UK version a 2.4 litre? i HAVE heard of 2.4 litre
> (UK) pinto (very rare) which shared the pinto block....heard of, but dont
> know much about...
In the UK there were two version 1600cc and 2000cc. The 2000cc can be stretched
to 2.8 litres if you try exceedingly hard.... but for the same money you can
probably get a Hart 2.4 litre motor (based on the BDA) that will deliver more
HP.
regards, Simon.
Ken Schottler
The "Pinto engine" is still available in the Ford Ranger trucks, was
used in the Ford Mustang in naturally aspirated and turbo-charged
versions, and was the engine used in the Ford Thunderbird "Turbo
Coupe". It started life in Germany in a 2 litre version and saw
quite a bit of marine usage, was later sized to 2.3 Litre and had a
hydraulic valve train installed. The Pinto has been gone for many
years now, but the engine still lives on. Early Pintos also were
available with the English Ford 1600 pushrod engine. The 2.3 is
durable, will stand up to lots of tweaking, and all sorts of
performance parts can be had from the Ford SVO catalog available at
Ford dealer parts counters worldwide.
Ken Schottler
Farmington, MN USA
Kieron Murphy
Forg <fo...@zip.com.au> wrote:
>fan...@beachaccess.com.au wrote:
>>
>> I was wondering if any one has had any experience with the 2.3L version of
>> the Ford Pinto Engine. Apparently they are available in the US,
>> surprisingly, in a Pinto.
>...
>The 2 litre "Pinto" engine we saw in Cortinas and Escorts apparently has
>nothing to do with the 2.3 litre motor they put in the Pinto in the USA.
>I can't remember the story about why it's called the Pinto motor, but I
>do remember they're different.
The 2.3 is a bored and stroked version of the European 2.0 sohc motor
and was 1st used in 1971 in the Ford Pinto, hence the name, in a
rather sick move it also became the base motor for the 74 Mustang II
and Ford initially dropped the V8 Mustang altogether!!!!, it pumped
out a massive 88bhp.
It 'official' name is Lima, which keeping with the Ford tradition, was
the name of the engine plant it came from, the 429/460 V8 was also
called Lima confusingly, so I guess the Pinto name stuck.
In the early 80's it was available as a carby turbo in the stang which
was called the Mustang TRX - named after the Michelin TRX tyres it was
marketed with, I nearly brought one of these a few years back, but
couldn't bear the thought of having a 4 pot Mustang!!!
In around 85 it was available as a EFI/turbo/intercooled donk in the
Mustang SVO and T'bird.
Aparently the best one to get is the 82-85 motor as it had a better
breathing head. Somewhere around their is a Listserve for Pintos where
you could ask more questions, search for Pintos in Yahoo or AltaVista,
that where I found them a while back.
>I am pretty sure, however, that there was a 2.3 litre version used in
>the UK in Sierras, and these are the injected ones that you see the
>manifolds off (which you can stick on a 2 litre motor for adding
>injection).
Back in 1989 a friend had a new Granada (front looks like an EA) that
was a 2.0 EFI when I was living in London, I don't recall a 2.3
though, they did have a 2.3 V6 floating around though.
Kieron
Dale Jones
Just to add my 2 cents...
A couple of years back (probably 4), I asked the same question, and the
responses I got
seem to indicate that the 2.3 pinto had a slightly larger bore and stroke than
the 2.0.
Some of the responses I got seemed to think I was talking about a 2.3 that was
released
in the US with pushrods, which was obviously a different engine.
Sorry I can't remember the exact specs, but hey it was a long time ago!
I think the best way to find out is to post a message in rec.autos.tech asking
for info on
the 2.3 pinto engine and see what you get back.
Dale.
fan...@beachaccess.com.au wrote:
> I was wondering if any one has had any experience with the 2.3L version of
> the Ford Pinto Engine. Apparently they are available in the US,
> surprisingly, in a Pinto. I am after the specs (bore/stroke/power output)
> and any comments about it. I'm also wondering does anyone know of one for
> sale anywhere. We were thinking out putting the engine in a speedway