bolt on performance up grades for 4cyl

[BogusSVO]

a larger TB will be of no help on the stock 2.3 na engine, the you have not gone past the stock CFM rate of th TB you have now.

a Big valve head with some port work and a bigger cam will get you going better than spending money on the TB
stock head on the left, BV head on the right

and for about $10 get a piece of plate alum, and the stock TB gasket and the 95 mustang TB gasket and build an adpter plate and have it welded on all the way around....

stock TB on the bottom

 

[budah30]

Specifically could someone tell me witch cam and valves to use when I have my head done 94 2.3 8 plug looking for more hp

 

[BBreidhaupt]

as far as intake modifications I fitted a tb and maf from a 1993 lincoln continetal with the 3.8 v6 to my 2.3l ranger with very few bumps. the tb is 5-10 mm larger and the maf is twice the size of stock. but best of all sensor connectors and computer pins to the sensors are identical. there is a little machining involved though. on the tb the top bolts are identical to the 2.3l bolt spacing however the bottom bolts are a bit more narrow so mock it up get a sharpie and mark exactly where you need to drill. once everything is fitted have a buddie open the throttle and mark you intake manifold with the diameter on the new tb. from there use a drimel and shave the inlet to the size of the new tb. i would do all of this with the manifold off to avoid shavings getting into the engine. i also ported out the rest on the intake manifold with the help of a local machinist who i've known for a while. as for maf fitment use the curve black rubber inlet from the lincoln join it to a 90 degree elbow(you can get one from autozone for 10$) and attach the maf to it. this will space the maf further from the airbox but you can remove the airbox, old maf and use a bigger cone filter. all wiring lengths are long enough to permit fitment without splicing or soldering. i only had 40$ in this project but i also had the tb and maf on hand from the lincoln donor car as we were hauling it off for scrap. you probably looking at about 100-150$ with new filter and elbow plus going to a junkyard for tb and maf.

 

[BBreidhaupt]

on the cam deal were do you want the power band at and how much more power. stock valves are fine. there's turbo rangers making 650 horsies on stock valves. only aftermarket valves i could find are 1.89 intakes and 1.54 exhausts on esslingeracing.com cam for the stock engine would go with a 266 adv duration with .411" of lift.

 

[94 lngbd]

as far as intake modifications I fitted a tb and maf from a 1993 lincoln continetal with the 3.8 v6 to my 2.3l ranger with very few bumps. the tb is 5-10 mm larger and the maf is twice the size of stock. but best of all sensor connectors and computer pins to the sensors are identical. there is a little machining involved though. on the tb the top bolts are identical to the 2.3l bolt spacing however the bottom bolts are a bit more narrow so mock it up get a sharpie and mark exactly where you need to drill. once everything is fitted have a buddie open the throttle and mark you intake manifold with the diameter on the new tb. from there use a drimel and shave the inlet to the size of the new tb. i would do all of this with the manifold off to avoid shavings getting into the engine. i also ported out the rest on the intake manifold with the help of a local machinist who i've known for a while. as for maf fitment use the curve black rubber inlet from the lincoln join it to a 90 degree elbow(you can get one from autozone for 10$) and attach the maf to it. this will space the maf further from the airbox but you can remove the airbox, old maf and use a bigger cone filter. all wiring lengths are long enough to permit fitment without splicing or soldering. i only had 40$ in this project but i also had the tb and maf on hand from the lincoln donor car as we were hauling it off for scrap. you probably looking at about 100-150$ with new filter and elbow plus going to a junkyard for tb and maf.

The ford Taurus & mercury sable are also fwd like the Lincoln Continential & had either a 3.0 or 3.8 V06 so shouldnt the Tb from one of those work also?

 

[BBreidhaupt]

they probably will. just get your tape measure and start checking bolt spacing as well as height of the tb. also check electrical connectors. obd2 parts won't work(for obvious reasons). if i had a camera i would get pics and could show you roughly what you're looking for. oh before i forget the tb off the lincoln needs 1 modification to work on the 2.3l. the throttle linkage is reversed between the two. so on the lincoln tb the throttle will have a hole for another linkage so remove the linkage on the bottom of the throttle and move it to the top hole.

 

[BogusSVO]

if you look above at the pics of the TB I posted, thats a basic drop on TB, but you will need an adapter plate to make it work.