[huntergreen92]

hey guys, i have a 92 lx 4 banger automatic. i have about $1200 to spend. any ideas on what i can do to get some extra horsepower? any ideas? i have been thinking of a turbo is this a good idea and how hard is it to install?

[sleeper_inc]

Swap a turbo engine in there, very easy and you get a good mount of power for the swap and price

[74stang2togo]

Manual tranny and/or turbo 2.3 swap are going to be your best "Bang-for-buck" $1200 spends on any 2.3 car... granted, you've got to find the parts for $1200, but that's not hard to do nowadays, 2.3turbo engines are cheap in the yards (There is one near me that would only cost about $400 total to have all the parts to drop it into my car... I just think I'm going to go ahead and do a V8 swap myself because it's what I've always planned for this car.)

[spencer87]

Turbo all the way, but if you are a slacker you can do things to get a little bit more out of it. Like: intake, long tube header, 2.5" exaughst, ignition, port/polish the head and intake. More can be done but then you are talking surgery.

[Lamonte_1993]

Im going to swap the tranny in my 2.3 from and auto to a stick, how much difference is there in the power

[heavy metal]

turbos are great on the 2.3,there are also tons of go fast goodies available,great cams,header,headwork,and a 5 speed and you will be pleased.