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2.3 carbed turbo blow thru 2bbl
Julee:
sounds like a good plan, i am currently building a 2.3 turbo motor from a 79 mustang pace car to put in my 78 bobcat wagon, basically the same set up you are looking to do. good luck
Wittsend:
Regardless of what someone who likes to fiddle around and be different achieves (hey I get it, I like to do that too) an EFI setup over a blow through carb setup is just so much more practical. If it is being done for personal accomplishment - great. But otherwise if it is being done because one has "some" of the parts and they think it will be cheaper..., I doubt it. The "price" of difficulty and frustration may not be worth it.
pinto_one:
I have tried both , EFI is the way to go if you can , but you can use the blow through but it has its share of problem , on the cheep a zoop through worked the best on the cheep , but you must use a turbo that has the seals for vacume on the carb side , did some early ones in the late 70s , later when the first turbo 2.3 in the mustang came out , worked at the ford dealer back then , those work kind of well for what they were , got to remember that they had to pass smog and last long enough to be out of warranty , they had a few issues but taken care of if you knew what to do , one was they were too lean and turning up the boost would blow head gaskets or melt pistons , the stock turbo 79 to 80 had forged 9 to 1 ratio pistons , the later 94 up efi had 8 to 1 , better head gasket , the turbo carb was specal , it had a remote power valve to keep the engine from leaning out too much when in boost , they mounted the carb on the intake side between the turbo very close to cut down turbo lag , I still stumble across these that are still running , a good test that the old 2.3 is a very good engine ,
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