2.3l over hauling!!!

[mdskinner731]

ok so i think i have 100% convinced my self that wen i get my taxes back this year i am going to get a rebuild kit for my mustang. aybe send the motor out to a build shop and bore it .20 over??? any ideas on what brand produsts i should buy?? just looking for a lil more power with a fresh motor! any ideas??

(and NO i do NOT want to drop a 5.0L in it!!!)

 

[1QWKVERT]

what exactly you looking to do?

 

[mdskinner731]

well... looking to make it run better, for one... but i wouldnt mind a little more power than stock. just a lil project car that i dump a few hundred in to here and there.
eventually, i am going to send it to one of my friends; that does autobody work and "respray" it in a darker maroon color.

 

[1990_LX]

turbo it....SVO style.

 

[ProjectPatsGarage]

I will sell you an 87 2.3l motor for 500 bucks. Already did the total rebuild on it. New pistons, springs, lifters, bearings, cam, water pump, pan, and i am sure lots lots lots more. Went .010 on the crank and .020 on the cylinders. the block was hot tanked, magnafulxed, decked, had the flywheel turned. I think I spent well over 2 grand in all. I sold the mustang I took it out of and I will never buy another one so its a big boat anchor to me. 0 miles on the motor as I never put it in the car went off to college before I ever got the chance.

 

[Y HELLO]

I'll second the Turbo, Nephew just bought a Turbo Coupe and it's cool!. But you might want to start with a fresh engine build like ProjectPatsGarage is selling. Cost $250 just for the basics. Oh, we rebuilt my nephew's 2.3 notch last winter. More than $500 spent on it!

 

[ProjectPatsGarage]

The rebuild kit alone was over 600 bucks haha! Makes me cringe when I think about it. I thought about doing the turbo conversion but its cheaper to buy a tc and swap parts because there is a world of difference between the two and what you would need.

 

[ProjectPatsGarage]

Looks like I have a brand new in the box clutch with pressure plate for it as well haha.

 

[1QWKVERT]

your best bet would be to buy pats motor, best bang for your buck plus its a turbo block so it will with hold a beaten and big boost, that motor with a t3/t4 setup and like 25psi get you a nice 250hp atleast