- Joined
- Feb 28, 2001
- Messages
- 8,000
- Reaction score
- 4,318
- Points
- 113
- Location
- Dayton Oregon
- Vehicle Year
- 1990, 1997
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 2.3 (4 Cylinder)
- Engine Size
- 2.3 Turbo
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- 6
- Tire Size
- 35"
I had no idea... this engine is great!
ok, so it has it's issues like the no tach (don't know yet why not), 12-1500rpm idle (no tach, so it's hard to tell), rough hot restart, and the whole missing at full grunt issue, but I love this engine!
I'll try to get pics eventually, but it made it in without too much renecking (there was some drier vent and duct tape involved)
I've never been able to accelerate in 5th gear, now it moves faster from 50mph to 70mph than my speedo has ever moved before
the swap to DIS is pretty easy too, works good, also swapped to a 2.9 radiator as my old engine tipped over on the old one (would have been too small anyway)
turns out you have to drill out the rear two holes in the oil pan to 3/8" from 1/4" and get a couple 8mm by 50mm bolts to use the stock aluminum pan on the '86 engine
the air filter situation gets interesting in the second gen with the battery in that corner too... hence the drier vent and duct tape...
ok, so it has it's issues like the no tach (don't know yet why not), 12-1500rpm idle (no tach, so it's hard to tell), rough hot restart, and the whole missing at full grunt issue, but I love this engine!
I'll try to get pics eventually, but it made it in without too much renecking (there was some drier vent and duct tape involved)
I've never been able to accelerate in 5th gear, now it moves faster from 50mph to 70mph than my speedo has ever moved before
the swap to DIS is pretty easy too, works good, also swapped to a 2.9 radiator as my old engine tipped over on the old one (would have been too small anyway)
turns out you have to drill out the rear two holes in the oil pan to 3/8" from 1/4" and get a couple 8mm by 50mm bolts to use the stock aluminum pan on the '86 engine
the air filter situation gets interesting in the second gen with the battery in that corner too... hence the drier vent and duct tape...