I am working a project and would like to fit a 2.3 turbo into a mid-engine rear drive car. Does anyone know of a Ford 5spd FWD trans with a bolt pattern that will match the 2.3T block? This will be engine right-side, trans left side, CW rotation. If not, would anyone have thoughts about the strongest Ford FWD left-side trans? I will custom-make an adapter.
(sorry for ignorance, I haven't had much if any experience with Ford FWD vehicles).
I read a previous post that talked about several 2.3 block variants not allowing certain layouts.
TIA,
-Matt
Last edited by Mad.Matt; 12-02-2007 at 09:48 PM.
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Try Turboford.net Search there. I've stumbled across a post or two there in the past that dealt with a transaxle behind a 2.3T I think it was an Escort transaxle, but I can't recall for certain.
Rather than give you some BS answer, I'll point you in the general direction of where the answer is.
2.3 in the Tempo was a totally different engine but the bolt pattern looked to be the same as the RWD 2.3. If you have a older Ford Racing Catalog they had both blocks pictured with the measurements. I will mark this thread and if you don't have a answer by Saturday when I am back home I will verify the information in my old Catalogs at the shop.
Looks like the MTX-III Transaxle is the ticket. These things came in a wide variety of cars with a wide variety of ratios (3.33, 3.52, 3.73, etc.). Below is the list of 3.73 donors I dug up on the net.
Thanks for the tips!
-Matt
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Mercury LN7 83:
Ford MTX-III
5 Speed
1.6L/98
1983 3.73 ratio, ID # RWB-AB, AL, AP, E4ER-TA
MTX3-1
Ford EXP 83-87:
Ford MTX-III
5 Speed
1.6L/98
1983/85 3.73 ratio, ID # RWB-AB, AL, AP, AR, AU, E4ER-TA, E5ER-LA, MA
MTX3-1
1.9L/116 2v
1986 3.73 ratio, ID # RWB-AX, CE
MTX3-16
1.9L/116 MFI
1986/87 3.73 ratio, ID # RWB-BL, CF, CS, CZ, DL, DV, E6ER-LB, UB, E7ER-KA, TA
MTX3-15
Mercury Lynx 83-87:
Ford MTX-III
5 Speed
1.6L/98
1983/84 3.73 ratio, ID # RWB-AB, AL, AP, E4ER-TA
MTX3-1
1985 3.73 ratio, ID # RWB-AR, AU, E5ER-LA, MA
MTX3-7
1.9L/116 Carb.
1985 3.73 ratio, ID # RWB-BF, BG, E6ER-RA, SA
MTX3-8
1986 3.73 ratio, ID # RWB-AX, CE
MTX3-16
1.9L/116 MFI
1986/87 3.73 ratio, ID # RWB-BL, CF, CS, CZ, E6ER-LB, UB, E7ER-KA, TA
MTX3-15
Ford Escort 83-90:
Ford MTX-III
5 Speed
1.6L/98
1983/84 3.73 ratio, ID # RWB-AB, AL, AP, E4ER-TA
MTX3-1
1985 3.73 ratio, ID # RWB-AR, AU, E5ER-LA, MA
MTX3-7
1.9L/116
1985 3.73 ratio, ID # RWB-BF, BG, E6ER-RA, SA
MTX3-8
1.9L/116 2v
1986 3.73 ratio, ID # RWB-AX, CE
MTX3-16
1.9L/116 MFI
1986/90 3.73 ratio, ID # RWB-BL, CF, CS, CZ, DL, DV, E6ER-LB, UB, E7ER-KA, TA
MTX3-15
Mercury Topaz 84-91: Ford Tempo 84-91:
Ford MTX III
5 Speed
2.0L/122 Diesel
1984 3.73 axle, ID # RWB-AD, E4ER-LA
MTX3-3
1985 3.73 axle, ID # RWB-AD, AW, BK, VA
MTX3-10
1986 3.73 axle, ID # RWB-BN, CC, CN, E63R-BA, NA, TA
MTX3-18
2.3L/140 HO
VIN S
1985 3.73 axle, ID # RWB-BE, TA, E53R-MB, TA
MTX3-14
1986/91 3.73 axle, ID # RWB-BT, CB, CV, DC, DG, DN, DX, E63R-PA, SA, E73R-EA, HA, E83R-BA
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