97 2.3 turbo info?

[straycat]

if i remember right the SVO was carbeurated will that manifold fit on my engine i think the thunderbied was FI but i could be wrong. Any thoughts anybody?

You bought a 4 cyl truck just for gas milage? I have a lifted 2wd 99 Ranger that has 33x12.15's on it with a 4.0 motor auto trans and I get right at 24 mpg on the highway and 19 around town. I get 350+ miles on a tank of gas and when I fill up a still have 4 gallons of gas on the tank. It is the same every time I fill up. Why spend more money on a truck you bought when you don't have to?? You knew the truck was a 4 cyl when you bought it and it is underpowered as you stated........

 

[Out of my mind CJ5]

i bought the truck with the thought of possibly wanting to turbo it. i get right at 30 mpg highway now and travel 420 miles every weekend. i"m in an automotive school right now and thought if i could get the parts i could swap it in class in a few days. other than that the body is perfectly staright and i traded it on an old jeep i had less than $300 invested in

and the 30 mpg is with almost 300 pounds of crap in the bed of the truck

 

[Endoverend47]

85 svo is fi, and 84-88 tbird is fi. just grab the whole thunderbird engine, that way you can run 15psi and make a lot of power

 

[Out of my mind CJ5]

is there anything else on the thunderbird engine that makes it stronger than the one already in the truck? everything i have read so far says that the blocks are all the same

 

[Endoverend47]

the tbird engine has forged internals, hook ups for the oil lines for the turbo....etc

 

[Out of my mind CJ5]

will all the connectors on the tbird engine fit on the newer ranger harness? thanks for the help