I did read the other turbo topics here, but all i read was for the EFI turbo cars.
Anyways, I have a 78 Mustang II 2.3. A friend of mine, a big time 2.3 builder, some that he has are amazing, Is willing to sell me a intake manifold and turbo from a 79 Turbo RS capri. I want to buy it for 300 dollars.
Heres on how i think i can get it to work. Ill have a muffler shop take the pipe for exhaust gasses down under the bellhousing, and cut into my headman header, then weld that pipe onto the header.
For the hood clearance issue, i know that the intake will only take a ford 2 bbl, so i will make a adapter to fit an aftermarket air cleaner on it, its a peice of metal, with holes for the stock studs, then a stud welded into the center, to accept an aftermarket air cleaner. I want to buy a 6 inch KN air cleaner, with the top that also grabs in air, then measure and cut a hole in my hood and put the factory style hood scoop on the car, but it will have to be offset to the drivers side because its a 2.3.
Anyways, i know stock, the original turbo motor made 140 horses, im already at 130 with an offy intake that i will have to get rid of, but, i have a header, and a full 2 inch exhaust, onlly a dynomax super turbo muffler.
So heres the question, does this sound like a setup that will work. After thinking it through, i think i can do it. All i need is to make a T to go where the oil pressure sender is, from some plumbing products from home depot. One for the oil pressure gauge in my car, and one end of the t will go to the turbo. Then i will drill a hole for the return line into the oil pan.
But heres what i have to work with, its a 1990 Longblock, stock internally, will it hold up well? The turbo doesnt put out that much psi, enough to be felt, but I dont think its enough, and Jay (the 2.3 builder) doesnt think its enough to blow a motor.
another thing ive noticed while putting that motor together, is two holes on the drivers side of the bock with some kind off block of in them, there small, and with a square fitting block off on them, is this where the factory turbos oil supply went?
Also, how does this sound for head work later on down the road, i wanna put in bigger intake and exhaust valves, and have it port and polsihed, then maybe a three angle valve job, and for sure toss in a nice big, but streetable cam, that will give me the shitty idle i want.
What do you guys think. Any knowlege shared will be greatly appreciated, but, if i do blow the motor, i have another short block in the garage to work with, and build from the ground up, balls to the wall! Its the original 78 Motor.
You can do it that way but the turbo will not be running at its peak efficiency due to the way your routing your pipe from back to front. In a back yard build like this i would personally make a new flange for the turbo to mount to then rework a header to point forward. Dont make a Log header...they plain suck. Id find a POS 5.0 shorty header and cut off the pipes. Then tac them on in the way you want 8-10 inches pointing forward.
Gonna Go Carbuerated Turbo 
