Dachonka6255
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Hi guys im pretty new here I bought an 86 with a 4cyl manual and I was wondering if any of you have gone through upgrading your engine to be a turbo coupe I hear its possible and need info so whatever input you have ill take
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2.3L ('83-'97) Turbo time
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Welcome to TRS 
Bookmark this page: https://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/index.shtml
On above page click on "Engines...." section
Look at Turbo section, some good reading to maybe answer some questions you have right off the bat
But feel free to ask more question
And yes, several members here have added turbos to the 2.3l Lima engine, I am not one however
You have a 2.3l SOHC Lima engine, AKA "Pinto" engine, first used in a Ford Pinto in 1974, last used in a 1997 Ranger
But in 1998-2001 Rangers, Ford "stroked" the 2.3l to make it a 2.5l SOHC
The Lima engines are very reliable, "built like a tank", but because of this they did have a lower power to weight ratio
And because of this they are a good candidate for a turbo
In mid-2001 Rangers got a 2.3l DOHC Duratec engine, no relation to the 2.3l Lima, but it can be confusing if you do a search using "Ranger 2.3l"....................because there were two different 2.3l engines used in Rangers
Bookmark this page: https://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/index.shtml
On above page click on "Engines...." section
Look at Turbo section, some good reading to maybe answer some questions you have right off the bat
But feel free to ask more question
And yes, several members here have added turbos to the 2.3l Lima engine, I am not one however
You have a 2.3l SOHC Lima engine, AKA "Pinto" engine, first used in a Ford Pinto in 1974, last used in a 1997 Ranger
But in 1998-2001 Rangers, Ford "stroked" the 2.3l to make it a 2.5l SOHC
The Lima engines are very reliable, "built like a tank", but because of this they did have a lower power to weight ratio
And because of this they are a good candidate for a turbo
In mid-2001 Rangers got a 2.3l DOHC Duratec engine, no relation to the 2.3l Lima, but it can be confusing if you do a search using "Ranger 2.3l"....................because there were two different 2.3l engines used in Rangers
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It's a fairly easy conversion if you find a turbo coupe in a junkyard just yank the whole head, intake, exhaust, and turbo. Everything will bolt on. There are also alot of aftermarket kits and parts available for the 2.3 lima.
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Yeah, that...
On an '86 it should be a pretty easy swap, repin the stock harness and add the VAM to the stock harness, put in the turbo computer, bolt in a turbocoupe engine, redo exhaust... Of course I'm paraphrasing and it's more than that in mostly little stuff. Doing it now I could do the swap in a weekend but the first time took me a month and a half... and that was taking shortcuts... but I didn't have the thing at my house and I did it in the winter and there were some catches that I didn't understand correctly.
On an '86 it should be a pretty easy swap, repin the stock harness and add the VAM to the stock harness, put in the turbo computer, bolt in a turbocoupe engine, redo exhaust... Of course I'm paraphrasing and it's more than that in mostly little stuff. Doing it now I could do the swap in a weekend but the first time took me a month and a half... and that was taking shortcuts... but I didn't have the thing at my house and I did it in the winter and there were some catches that I didn't understand correctly.
Dachonka6255
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Hi guys im pretty new here I bought an 86 with a 4cyl manual and I was wondering if any of you have gone through upgrading your engine to be a turbo coupe I hear its possible and need info so whatever input you have ill take
Thank you where can I find the kits? I live in cali so our junk yards kinda suck
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