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Welcome to FordPinto.com, The home of the PCCA => Member Polls => Topic started by: pimpin_pinto on July 06, 2004, 12:01:45 AM
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I've had a lot of time on my ands due to summer break, and i've been saving up, so i've been thinking about engines.
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can you still get a restpectable amount of power out of the 2.3 naturally aspirated? Mostly I've heard that they are only powerful with turbos.
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302 or 5.0L now that is a tough choice.....or perhaps not. ;D
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carbed 302, or the fuel injected 5.0 :P
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Has anyone considered a 2011 up Mustang 3.7 and 6 speed? 305 HP, over 30 mpg. There is room for the 3.5 Eco Boost for that matter, more $$$. The 3.7 should put a Pinto solid into the 12's and still get over 30 mpg!
UPDATE: Found an afordable 3.7 with the 6 speed manual. Looks like the 2.0 4 speed is adios. Well, after I make more progress on the house remodel, and the 54 F100 panel (4.6 mk 8, '06 crown vic front suspension) 67 ranchero, 65 F100 SW 390 5 speed, 78 el camino, I got weak, 27 TTouring project only so far, and back to the 72 Runabout. DD is ford edge.
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Well, if you're going V8, I'd say a 306 or 347 with efi backed by a T56. But, i think the Mustang's 3.7 (as mentioned above) would be cool...or, what about the NEW 2.3 that came in the 06-12 Ranger? My buddy had an 07 XL 2wd rcsb with the 2.3 and a 5-speed and let me tell ya, that truck would get down...i can only imagine that in a lighter Pinto. Now, when i say that, i mean electronics, fuel injection and all swapped in...i love retrofitting newer elements into older cars and making it look factory...can you imagine? A stock looking Pinto, hopping in, firing it up and still hearing the familiar 2.3 under the hood purring like a kitten, with no drivability issues, getting 30+ mpg like its nothing and moving the Pinto like its never moved before...all while appearing stock...man, now I'm daydreaming at work again!
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i love retrofitting newer elements into older cars and making it look factory...can you imagine? A stock looking Pinto, hopping in, firing it up and still hearing the familiar 2.3 under the hood purring like a kitten, with no drivability issues, getting 30+ mpg like its nothing and moving the Pinto like its never moved before...all while appearing stock...man, now I'm daydreaming at work again!
Sounds like a winner to me!!!
Dwayne :)
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Has anyone considered a 2011 up Mustang 3.7 and 6 speed? 305 HP, over 30 mpg. There is room for the 3.5 Eco Boost for that matter, more $$$. The 3.7 should put a Pinto solid into the 12's and still get over 30 mpg!
the wife and i have been toying with this lol
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as far as stock goes the 2.0 in early sedans were fastest to me. 2.8 w/4speed 3.40gears(in either) in early sedan would be sweet.
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Being an old codger geezer with a DIY attitude and creaky joints , I'm looking for an upgrade for the 2.3L that has more power and mileage and is a basic bolt in.
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(http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr268/3798j/0-0A-Allison-PopularMechanics-Feb1947.jpg)
should bolt right in. maybe a little 'snip' here & there.
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Anyone ever see one of these?
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Seen quite a few of them, could have bought one for a $100 once but didn't have anything to put it in, lol.. Guy I know restored a classic a while back.
http://classiccustomboats.com/salton-sea-monsters (http://classiccustomboats.com/salton-sea-monsters)
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Those Allisons are/were somewhat popular with tractor pullers. Seems like a waste to me.
Anyway, I voted for the 5.0L and would have voted the 2.3T as a second. The right mix of stock 2.3T parts can be pushed to ~300rwhp when you really turn the screws, but beyond that it's not cheaper than upgrading a 5.0L until the 5.0L block becomes a serious liability(~500rwhp).
The 2.3T is easier to put in a Pinto, though. That's what I want to eventually put in mine.
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as far as stock goes the 2.0 in early sedans were fastest to me. 2.8 w/4speed 3.40gears(in either) in early sedan would be sweet.
I'm insane, so I'm sticking with the 2.0. :) Wish mine was a 4 speed (at least), as it does like to wind out. Overdrive would be nice, though, for the commute to work. :)
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jonz2Pinto mentioned " 2.8w/4speed..." Question... will the Pinto 4 speed bolt up to a 2.8? if not, what will?
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Anyone ever see one of these?
First engine I ever worked on in the Air Force in 1952.