[turboeeyore]

the internals of a n/a engine 2.3 won't handle high boost there not forged. may work for an hour if your lucky. why waste your time, and 35 pound injectors need to be fed fuel so you'd need to upgrade the fuel pump, and alot of people don't know this but a turbo fuel pressure regulator actually pushes up to 90 psi when it sees boost through the vacuum line, a N/A regulator will blow the diaphram out if it sees boost. thats why the 45 pound pump won't keep up.

[GT Beck]

The 2.3 is an awesome motor and yes it IS a Pinto motor. Has 'nt anyone seen the Hubers' 2.3 with a 90mm hairdryer doing 9's in the 1320? Has anyone hear ever heard of Esslinger? Boy some of you are missing out! How about this, my latest project(2years now agghh!) My 1980 Pintowagon is getting a '93 2.3, gonna run the C-3 for now, just had it rebuilt, but I have the aod going in later. Installed the power brakes and made a custom p/s delete plate. Still working on factory air and stuffing in the harness.

[GT Beck]

Oh yeah, my future mod on the GT350 will be the Kenne Bell superduperwhooperscooper. It measures 2.6 litres

[GT Beck]

I've been wanting to have a decal made for the 2.3's. We all know about rice burners, well how about WHEATBURNER written like the Orowheat bread logo with a wheat stalk? Yea, Nea?

[ethangsmith]

I have 2.3 fender badges on mine that are the same font and style as the 5.0 fender badges. They rock.

[futureraptor]

I jus bought a '93 2.3 mustang from a coworker of mine other than the trademark ford front end sound their is nothing wrong with this car (besides needing a new interior). The mpg is wicked and i can still burn tires and horse around in it.

[turboeeyore]

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[Pedal2TheFloor]

Originally Posted by futureraptor

I jus bought a '93 2.3 mustang from a coworker of mine other than the trademark ford front end sound their is nothing wrong with this car (besides needing a new interior). The mpg is wicked and i can still burn tires and horse around in it.

LOL! All I can burn is gas.. 21mpg and I can only burn the tires on dry pavement if I hold it back with the brake. LOL!! I gotta do some upgrades this summer..

[ricecakes]

I'm sure you've had bad luck with 2.3s however i've had my 2.3 for 4 years and i love my car!! yah its slow but not for long. on that note i am looking for a manual trany for my car 1989 2.3L LX if anyone can help me out that would be awesome. i'm really just looking for a whole car so i can pick it for parts. i prefer cream colored so can get exterior parts as well.

[91droptopturbo]

I have had in the past...

1974, 1977, and 1978 Pinto's, all were 2.3L automatics (Loved those cars)

white 1975 Mustang Ghia coupe 2.3L automatic
red 1979 Capri turbo RS, 2.3L carb turbo
black 1979 Capri Turbo RS, 203L carb turbo
orange 1979 Mustang Ghia hatch, 2.3L carb turbo
blue 1986 Mustang LX 2.3L automatic
and now my 1991 Mustang 2.3L/t5

In all those I have only had two problems.

The 1975 Mustang blew a head gasket (I was sure the leaking radiator and lack of fluid had nothing to do with it)

The black 1979 Capri RS seized from lack of oil (Honest, dont know how it happened )

Im having a problem now with the 1991LX but I blame that on the factory original coil packs and ignition module.

I have never heard of a person breaking a crank or a rod on a street motor unless it was abused or was in bad shape.

The crank and rods were very strong for a motor of its size and its uncommon for people to break them.

The 2.3L was so rugged that Ford used it as a industrial motor in forklifts and Ford of Europe and Volvo used it in light commercial trucks because it was considered unbreakable.

The main reason Ford dropped it was it was difficult to get it to meet emmisions. Ford was dropping most of its domestic 4 cyl production and letting Mazda build them.

As far as I know the only domestically produced Ford 4cyl in passenger cars is the 2.0L DOHC Zetec motor, which was in recent years bumped to 2.3L.

God knows I have abused my share of the 2.3L's and was amazed to see them take that kind of abuse and still running.

The stock 2.3L was of a good size and design but was too low powered for the Mustang, it should have had a aluminum head years ago in the mid 80's and been putting out 125 hp stock. A Fox body Mustang at around 2800lbs would ahve been a fun little car to drive with a 125hp engine and a manual transmission.

[bullet310]

i have a 1989 mustand with a 2.3l engine.is it worth hooking this motor up?nad what performance parts can i get for it. also can i swap out the 2.3 for a 5.0

[emanresu]

I'll take a "Ryeburner" decal....mmm Rye, makes great bread and great drink

The 2.3 is just a different beast from the 5.0...I personally feel the 5.0 is best for the strip, while the 2.3 is best for the track, as it's lighter weight will lead to a more optimal weight ratio, lighter internals will also allow better throttle response, and so on.

I've thrown a near stock 92 w/ automatic (well I removed the snorkel, made a pipe intake to the factory airbox and ran a K&N filter...that was it) on the track and gave some folks a good spanking with it's combination of good handling, torque and reliability under abuse. I also yanked a few interior items out of the car, like the spare tire/jack, that stupid trim piece on the underside of the hatch, the privacy shade, etc. The weight reduction was pretty much as far as I could go using only a philips screwdriver and no money at all (and probably gave an unmeasurably small gain if any, but it made me feel all warm and fuzzy knowing I didn't have that unneeded crap in my car).

That poor car saw close to 5,000 racetrack miles while being a daily driver...those racetrack miles were near redline constantly, as I was often racing things with 50hp or more over me.


Tough bugger, the 4-banger died at around 200,000 miles. I didn't have the place, time or money to fix it at the time...I ended up selling it to some guy who wnated to drop a 5.0 in it

[93slowpony]

lol I'm sorry man, I have a 93 LX 2.3 and I ride it hard. I'm easing up but thats because you know, first car fixation is wearing off. The motors might as well be a boat anchor, but they seem to be reliable. I have had nothing but good luck with it. I bought it for $500 from an old couple a while back, body needs work, interior ok, does need a new headliner, but mechanically it has only thrown me problems you would expect. A clogged cat, A bad coil, a bad radiator (not sure what was wrong with it, father had it out of the car before I looked at it, then he was reprimanded for touching my baby) and one bad sensor. I have replace oh so much more, but thats all it absolutely needed. So sorry about the luck, I hope you have better luck in the future.

[red top mustang]

I have a l1993 limited edition red top mustang with a high output 2.3l engine and the top is original they only made 200 of them

[fordboy86]

personally i like v8's, but i dont think they suck.

ive never driven a 2.3 stang, but one of my college teachers had a 83 ranger with a 2.3 out of a turbo coupe. t5, custom ducting, huge intake, head work, gears, race-prepped t5.... the works. on a 100shot, it would run low 7's in the 1/8..that thing is an animal. made my 347 stroker fox look slow in at the strip.