look at my items ( listed below this in my signature ) thats pretty much it other than cams and a new intake manifold . mine runs pretty strong , im comfterble with it right now . unexpensive stuff goes a long way when you combine them all togather like i did .
good luck and hit me up for all the items if you need help with installing or doing them .
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1991 lx 2.3 4cyl - CAI , air silencer removal , cats removed , new alternator , ac and smog pump eliminated , EGR delete kit , new paint soon , nitrous soon , new exausts soon , new wheels soon , turbo ? NAH .... ANY SUGGESTIONS ? =D i need a dyno run !
I wouldn't go too wild with the spray on those cast pistons unless you want to go into the swiss cheese business.
Get a turbo head, shave it about .100"(If its a street car, .150" for a trailor queen), play with the timing, and find you some circle track websites to look at. Very helpful. Gears, lockers, headers, pulleys....
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'90 LX coupe , 2.3 Fi. auto. Grocery getter-1/8 mile killer. Mods: removed airbox and silencer, added short cone filter. New exhaust including header and 40 series FLOW, Weld Draglite Skinnies in front, 8.5's with 275/60/15 M/T ET Streets on the rear.Thats right, I EXPLODED a 7.5" posi unit at the track. I sure do miss it.
I'm like a duck, calm and cool on the surface, Paddling like HELL underneath.
Since your 86 is carburetted, it leaves a whole lot more playroom. I had the same setup you did and got tired of it and yanked it and backdated it to about 1977. I've got the stock for '77 Weber 2 barrel carb and Duraspark II ignition. Works GREAT. I put a Ranger roller camshaft in it too just for a little more smooth operation. You can get headers, or even bolt a traditional Holley 2 barrel carb on there. Check out esslinger racing to see how wild you can get. Just be forewarned, parts sometimes are not cheap!
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1986 Mercury Capri 2.3L
1994 Ford Escort 1.9L
1999 Ford Escort 2.0L
if u want more power hit up and import store "autozone" and get some mean lookin racing strips and load ur windows up with stickers..and u want more empty out one of ur coffie cans and ziptie to ur stock muff and make it stick out of the bumper like 5in.....i see a lot of cars near me "new haven,ct" wit these kinds of kool mods
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87 2.3l na convertible ,baby blue w/white top..soon to b black on black ..CAI,holeii muff,fiberglass hood,3 12in. subs
if your really looking for something to have fun with. swap in a turbocoupe or svo motor. they came with forged internals. also can upgrade to a t3 turbo. clear out the exhaust (rod out your cats) bigger cam maybe, and you should be ok.
if ur not gonna boost it ....i just took out my motor and and cut a hole in my floor and pushed the car.a lil faster off the start..the only down side is the stoppin distence....i love my car but shes too slow for me..u deff gotta boost'em
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87 2.3l na convertible ,baby blue w/white top..soon to b black on black ..CAI,holeii muff,fiberglass hood,3 12in. subs
look at my items ( listed below this in my signature ) thats pretty much it other than cams and a new intake manifold . mine runs pretty strong , im comfterble with it right now . unexpensive stuff goes a long way when you combine them all togather like i did .
good luck and hit me up for all the items if you need help with installing or doing them .
Uhhh 86 no 87 he's running a carbed 2.3 like the rest of us 4I owners. I see Ethangsmith has already shown his molevolent presence. Racer walsh also has some stuff, check out the stikied topics. Remember your starting out with 88 hp, like he said get a different carb, I lucked up and got a OFFY 4bbl intake. aaamarine.com may still have some. Although its not reconmended without a cam(more than any stock cam) cause the holley 390 is a lil intense for a stock motor. I ran across a site that sold cold air intakes for carbed cars but it may be on my other computer. just stick with the stock air cleaner, They arent that bad. It just takes some work like any other motor, they use these in ministock so they arent all that bad.
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there really isnt much to do. but since it is carbed, go to your local track and ask the guys that run the mini mods this same question. they specialize in making power out of the 2.3l motors. and the have some pretty powerful set ups.
Cold Air Intake, Cut off your cats, new exhuast, Port and polish heads and intake manifold, K and N cone filter for cold air intake, and header from a 2.3 ranger.. any questions just ask..
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91 Mustang GT: BBK Cold Air Intake, BBK Ceramic Coated Shorty Headers, BBK Off Road H-Pipe, Flowmaster Cat-back, Msd Blaster Coil, Msd Dist. cap, Msd Wires, Pro 5.0 Shifter, A/C and Smog Delete, Steeda Adjustable Clutch cable, quadrant and firewall adjuster, summit rotors.
1986 2.3 Mustang needs more power 
Mods: removed airbox and silencer, added short cone filter. New exhaust including header and 40 series FLOW, Weld Draglite Skinnies in front, 8.5's with 275/60/15 M/T ET Streets on the rear.Thats right, I EXPLODED a 7.5" posi unit at the track.
I sure do miss it.
