THE 2.3 Liter Natuarally-Aspirated Performance/Modifications Thread

BlackKnightRace · 06-02-2003

you know that you can buy an alumium driveshaft for your 2.3 at summit racing right? They are for 5.0.. but they should work.

Flex · 06-03-2003

The 2.3 driveshaft needs to be 3 inches longer.

BlackKnightRace · 06-03-2003

Cant you put like some sort of spacer between the driveshaft and the diff? lol It may snap on you thou

Flex · 06-03-2003

For an auto Performance Modules #79101

For a stick Performance Modules #79102

Flex · 06-03-2003

Ever heard of a Taurus SHO?

BlackKnightRace · 06-03-2003

Yea, dont those have yamaha engines in them or something.. I thought he was talking about my moms family thing..

Flex · 06-03-2003

Probably not. A plain taurus could be quick if it is the later 3.8 powered car. The SHO had the 220 hp Yamaha.

BlackKnightRace · 06-03-2003

WHERES THE WING!?!?! IM LOOKING AND IM NOT FINDING!!! ohh its in the trunk..

**74stang2togo** · 06-04-2003

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Originally posted by BlackKnightRace
Since when has a sonoma, and a taurus been "much" faster cars then a 2.3 mustang.. man that car has a bad rep.. Maybe its because I haven't been driving a stock one for a while.. (Getting to my head)!

Dude, a stock 3.0/auto Taurus will outrun 4-cyl. and early 3.8 Mustangs all day long, I know, took my mom's car street-racing one night when my Camaro was out of commission... it beat a few cars my Camaro couldnt (that was embarrasing).

And a 4.3L Sonoma has some power too, roughly 200hp in something that weighs a little more than the 105hp 2.3 Mustang.

1998GT · 06-04-2003

Tubrocharged 2.3 liter sounds pretty good to me.. I saw an article in MM&FF on it and there was mad hp comin from a 2.3..

Flex · 06-05-2003

Yeah, but I don't think he can afford the cost of a conversion.

Flex · 06-05-2003

I thought that it might work too but checked the length of the current shaft vs. the stats on the Motorsport shaft and it would be 3 inches short. Probably due to the A4LD used in the 2.3 cars being shorter.

5OH 2GO · 06-16-2003

Porting the manifold will do nothing. If the engine is not a forced induction engine than the difference will not be noticeable. Bigger is not always better. If you make the intake volume bigger, how will you compensate? are you adding bigger injectors, mass air meter recalibration, bigger throttle bottle, timing bump, etc...You would be best off to leave the stock power plant alone and find a junkyard 2.3 turbo to build up. Drive the stock 2.3 untill you are done building the turbo engine and then do the swap. You can spend a ton of money on your non turbo engine and still have nothing to really show for it. I question the value of a chip on the car as well it may remove the stock rev limiter, or increase the fuel delivery, but you still have the problem of the stock 60 lph fuel pump. You will do what you want to I'm sure but take my advice and do the turbo. Good Luck.

Flex · 06-17-2003

Want to race Nathan? I'll give you an example of a N/A 2.3 build up hehe.

5OH 2GO · 06-17-2003

All I am saying is that porting the intake on a non turbo car with no other mods is not going to be a noticable difference. A friend of mine added a trick flow track heat intake to his 5 OH. It had pulleys, K & N, march ram air, and a mild cam. Because the intake will out flow any normal street intake (cobra, gt40, edelbrock performer) he actually lost power. He went from a 14.9 to a 15.3 in the 1/4. Bigger is not always better. Look at my car. Basically stock. 13.9. Just ask the guy in the 2001 z28 that I roasted on calgary trail last night. LOL