1988 2.3 litre performance parts?
Tull
(yet) but would like to add a little "pep". Anyone know where to look for
parts? Everything I see is 5.0 or 4.6. Also, I hear there is a salvage
yard in Georgia that is "full of Mustangs" but can't find it. Thanks all
for any advice you can give.
Rick
Tull
Thanks for your quick reply. No, not turbo. I'm just looking for some bolt
on stuff, headers, cold air intake, etc. Found a couple of SVO engines, the
job of swapping engines (and not trusting used salvage engines) is too big
for me. This is my first attempt at fixing up an old car.
Rick
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> Turbo?
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> Scott W.
> '66 Mustang HCS
> '68 Fury III
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A custom dual exhaust will add some pep and sound alot better. Check out
Mustangsunlimited.com (84-86 SVO exhaust) or a local shop could make the system
for you.
John Wiebalk
has tons of 2.3L performance parts
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MadDAWG
Ford Racing sells a 2.3 stroker kit. It takes it out to a 2.5. IIRC its only
around $400. Granted they are just production parts, but if it needs to be
freshened up why not? Slip in a little bit bigger cam when you get the head
freshened up and you could get a decent little package as long as its a 5
speed.
MadDAWG
Mustang_66
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hour and a half.
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Stuart&Janet
takes just a little bit of work to drop a 4 barrel carb on it.
I'm sure you don't want to go nuts like that but as John pointed out Racer Walsh makes
some neat stuff. Apparently 2.3 Rangers had factory tubular headers on them too.
One of the best things to do for those cars is get some stock GT sway bars and put them
on even just a rear bar is a great help Also a quick steering GT rack is a good mod. If
you can't make it go too much faster at least you don't have to slow down for corners!
StuK
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Rick
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Stuart&Janet
wind it up the tach a bit and it is more fun to drive that way.StuK
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JS
rebuild to prep the engine for the increased pressure. It is a way to make
a 2.3 run like a V8 though. ;-)
JS
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2.3Sleeper
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> '88? Restoring? 2.3 liter? ROTFLMAO
What's funny? The fact that he is trying to restore a 16 year old car? Think
about it, it is an old car. Or is it because it is a 4 cylinder? The guy is
introducing his son to the world of Mustangs buy *restoring* and "old" one
for him. Sounds like a great way for father and son to connect and learn
things together. Not only is he bringing him over to the good side of the
force, but it soudns like he wants to properly educate the kid and give him
a chance to break in a low-powered Mustang before putting him behind the
wheel of a bigger engine.
Yeah, you are right it is funny as hell. So funny I think most people in
here forgot to laugh.
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> > '88? Restoring? 2.3 liter? ROTFLMAO
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> What's funny? The fact that he is trying to restore a 16 year old car?
Think
> about it, it is an old car. Or is it because it is a 4 cylinder?
A 16 year old car is not old by any means, at least as far as being a
classic or restoring it. Sure it could make for a neat beater car, but
honestly, it's no classic and it's not worth anything. I'm sure it'll make a
neat first car though.
> The guy is
> introducing his son to the world of Mustangs buy *restoring* and "old" one
> for him. Sounds like a great way for father and son to connect and learn
> things together. Not only is he bringing him over to the good side of the
> force, but it soudns like he wants to properly educate the kid and give
him
> a chance to break in a low-powered Mustang before putting him behind the
> wheel of a bigger engine.
Oh I think it's a great way to get someone into the hobby and spend some
quality time together, I was just laughing at the fact that the guy is
'restoring' an '88 model year car, much less a 4 banger. One other thing...
A 302/5.0 is _not_ by any means a big engine. It's a tiny little thing. My
first car was a '67 Galaxie 500 fastback with a 289. It was a tiny little
engine, and the engine bay of that full-size Ford certainly put it into
perspective. The 2.80:1 gear help. Once that barge got moving though the 289
would rev out the wazoo... That's what small engines do, they rev to make
power... Big engines don't need to hit 6-7 grand to make good power. In any
case, I think the idea of a father-son project is great, but there are
certainly much less laughable cars out there to 'restore', like just about
anything else. I just find it funny that the type of econo-box I was
considering buying to save on gas for my 500+mile/week commute (vs. 14-15
MPG with eitehr of my Galaxies) is the same car this guy is 'restoring'.
Tull
"fixing up" may be a more accurate term. This 88, 2.3 liter is paid for, in
good shape, and looks nice with some American Racing rims. Perfect for a 16
year old. At 90 hp from the factory, plus having 100k + miles, it's just a
little tired. A little pep, like another 30 or 40 HP would probably be just
about right.
My first car was a 67 Firebird with a 400, 3 speed. Went through more
tires, rear ends, etc doing burnouts than you would believe. I was a
typical 16 year old with too much horse power.
Cory, When he gets a little older, we'll sell the 2.3 and build out a 5.0
for the strip. Until then, he need experience behind the wheel and a car
that won't get laughed at as he pull up to his friends in their Honda. Don,
thanks for your support.
Rick Tull
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Cory Dunkle
have a good time with it, and it will serve him well. You're right, it's a
neat car that despite not being terribly quick beats the snot out of a
sub-subcompact like that POS Prelude I made the mistake of buying not too
long ago. I figured it would save me money on my 500+ mile/week commute vs
my '67 Galaxie (first car), which the outrageous insurance on it totally
negated... To top it off the thing was so small it hurt to sit in it for
long, and was totally not practical due to its size and the fact that it was
incapable of so much as driving up the tinyest of incline in .5" of snow and
got stuck in only 1"-2" of snow on level ground. My '67 didn't even give me
any trouble in nearly a foot of snow when I was driving through Philly in
the blizzard a year or two ago. I was like a vagabond driving along with
tons of accidents on either side of me.
So due to that and the rotted out frame rails I sold my '67 and downsized.
Now I've got a POS Prelude I gotta sell, whihc I probably ought to fix some
stuff on it first (started falling apart on me real fast, lousy foreign
crap) so someone may wanna buy it. Oh well, I only spent $300 on it. When I
fix my '68 I should have no trouble making a tidy profit off this Olds I got
for dirt cheap. That should help pay for the new short block.
In any case that 4 banger Mustang is a neat first car which can be some fun.
I suppose it's the equivalent of the old I6 Mustangs. They are great first
cars. Easy on gas and cool in general. Good luck to you with the '88... Have
fun with it.
Cory
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