[JLimelight]

Pretty much the whole question there. I have a 79' with the 2.3 Turbo, and was wondering how much boost it can take without internal modification. Also, can it take nitrous well?

[BlueStreak03]

I really wouldn't think it could handle more than the stock boost. If I'm not mistaken, it still has a cast iron crank, which is strong, but the bottom ends on those motors don't have the beefiest of main bearing supports. If you swap out the stock pistons, I'd say you could safely put another 2-3 psi on the motor but that's just my best guess from what I remember of an engine rebuild done a decade ago.

[forditude]

What difference does it make? 2.3 engines are like $5.00 on eBay. Crank up the boost and hit it with a 250 shot and go out in a blaze of glory. Rinse. Repeat.

[1stPny]

check out www.turboford.com

There is a guy here that has a 2.3 NON turbo on which he added a DIY turbo setup and he has tun 16 lbs of boost on occasions. 8 lbs for street use. All I know is that internals are stock. He also has 150K+ miles as well. NO REBUILD. But only problem he seems to have is FUEL DELIVERY. He has to put a larger Fuel pressure regualtor on it. That is his only problem he told me.

[JLimelight]

I was only planning on running about 8 or 9 psi. My whole car, including motor and turbo, only has 81k miles on it. It's a '79, but the motor sounds and runs solid, minus a gasket or two i need to replace, lol.