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Welcome to FordPinto.com, The home of the PCCA => General Help- Ask the Experts... => Topic started by: lefty on January 17, 2012, 06:48:50 PM
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question: what other 2.3 manifolds with fit my 1979 2.3 I am running a 2bbl 500cfm carb have spacer plate etc--my current manifold is cracked... Will a 2.3 fuel injection bottom half of a mustang or t-bird work(if so what years)??? Appreciate help and thanking you in advance...
Lefty
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Summitt Racing sells aftermarket offenhauser ones for these engines.
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Lefty, there is a nice Esslinger intake on ebay right now. Buy it now price of 150.00. Check it out?
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any chance anyother 2.3 manifold would work? I heard a bottom half of a 2.3 fuel injection intake would work????
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Generally the 70's 2.3 has oval shaped ports while the 80's efi 2.3 use a D shaped port. The 90's efi manifolds on the dual plug heads are too different to be of use. I believe the 80's efi manifold will bolt up to the 70's 2.3 head (may need to drill/tap a hole or two). The port mismatch is not ideal for getting the last increment of power but will run okay (my 87TC had a oval port head retrofitted). Racer Walsh advertises a adapter plate for the efi manifold to use your 500cfm two barrel carb.
http://racerwalsh.zoovy.com/product/RWA1232A_ALUM/adaptor-efi-2bbl-1-Alum.html (http://racerwalsh.zoovy.com/product/RWA1232A_ALUM/adaptor-efi-2bbl-1-Alum.html)
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In case you did not notice an ad here, see below.
http://www.fordpinto.com/new-classified-ads-read-only/esslinger-2-3-intake/?topicseen (http://www.fordpinto.com/new-classified-ads-read-only/esslinger-2-3-intake/?topicseen)