You are currently viewing our forum as a guest, which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our community, at no cost, you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is free, fast and simple, so please join our community today!
I'm new to the mustang comunity. I have always been a mustang fanatic since I was little. I just sold my 2004 ford focus ZTS and got a 04 Explorer Eddie Bauer and a 93 Mustang 2.3 cyl. I'm looking into moding and was wondering if I could get your insight on modding the 2.3. I really do apprecitate it.
This ad is not displayed to registered or logged-in members. Register your free account today and become a member on Mustang Forums!
Welcome to Mustang Forums. I have a 93 as well. There aren't really a lot of easy mods for quick horsepower. You can get about 3 hp from a cold air intake (which is harder on 90-93 because of the MAF). You can also get maybe 10-12 horsepower from porting and polishing the intake and exhaust. You can get underdrive pullies to free up maybe 2 hp and an a/c delete (not recommended if your ac works) for a few. A cam with higher lift and duration can add more horsepower than any of the previous mods, but I think your gas mileage will get worse due to the valves being open more or longer. If you really want to get into it, you can turbo it or swap for a turbo motor, but if you turbo an n/a, don't run boost over 5psi without getting forged internals. If you have the means, a v8 swap isn't out of the question either. You can get your horsepower up from 105 to about 160 without going turbo or doing major mods. Turbo or v8 can go as far as you can afford.
Me, I have kind of a cold air intake (I got rid of restriction in the air silencer), and I have my a/c disconnected because it didn't work anyway. Just doing that made my car have much better acceleration. A little goes a long way with these four cylinders. Just tell us what kind of ideas you have, and we can help you out.
__________________
"The battery is discharging, the oil temperature is very high, the oil pressure is very low, the engine temperature is off the end of the scale, I'm running out of petrol, but the clock is correct!"- James May
Well I have thought about the basics intake, exhaust (don't know which one), maybe tb, wheels and tires nonWinter=true&partNum=A695734P&autoMake=F ord&autoModel=Mustang&autoYear=1993&au toModClar=Base+2.3L+4cyl&wIndex=0&grid=tru e&sw=1280
tell me what you think of the wheels. They are the 15"s and they only weigh 17 lbs each.wrapped around by the Kumho ECSTAs. Some restoration of course, short throw shiffter, playing with the idea of adding a turbo, I don't if I want to go with a body kit. I'm going to paint either white with blue stripes down the middle or blue with white stripes down the middle. I'm open to suggestions.
Personally, I would just do some odds and ends to make it look better, and handle better. There isnt much power to be found in one of the 2.3L's without the turbo.
Make a cold air intake, with a little creativity, you can make one from another car work, and you can get them cheap off of ebay. I've bought 5.0 ones, cut em up, and made them fit my turbo car. You might be able to work with one for a 3.8L, since I do believe they are a bit longer.
With exhaust, you can make these things sound decent, but I'm not too sure of how much power you can pick up. Some years rangers have a header that bolts up to the engine. If you're planning full exhaust, the header is the perfect time. Do a single 2.5" through a high flow cat, then you can either have a y-pipe made, split to two mufflers and use LX tails to get the pretty tips, or go single. Some Hooker Maxflow mufflers seem to sound good on these cars with a cat on em.
Throttle body isn't worth much on these cars. It's not really a problem area.
Something I would do, in your situation, is hunt down some GT parts. Get the front spindles and brakes, so you have the larger brakes up front, both front and rear swaybars, some quality shocks and struts, and some other little odds and ends. Doesn't sound like much, but it'll surprise you in a 2.3L car.
Well I'm thinking about doing a "Hillbilly" cold Air intake. No, not the classic flipping the Air Filter Lid upside down exposing the filter cause my cars EFI. My buddy races sprint cars and he gave me an extra air filter that I plan on rigging up. I cut off my muffler but I dnt know about much extra power lol. Theres a site called Horsepowerchips.com that sells chips for 60 bucks that add up to 50 extra HP, but its usually 20-25. They sell 4cyl Stang chips, I plan on getting one. One thing you could do is mess with the timing, other then that, I don't know. I'm too broke to do anything major. I plan on doing the V8 swap into the car in a few years, but when I get the means, a Turbo Motor'd be nice for now
The OEM air box already gets cool outside air. The so called CAI setup gets warm underhood air. I would stick with the OE style filter too. It flows more than enough for the stock 2.3. Really the best thing for it is a complete tune up and fresh fluids.
I had a KN FIPK on my 95 F150, and it did not run as well and got worse fuel economy. The KN filters also do not filter as well and let in more dirt.
You can do cam and head upgrades, but that can get expensive.
If you change the exhaust try to find a deep sounding muffler, so it doesn't sound like a rice burner. I had a Flowmaster 50 series on mine, and to me it sounded like a modified BMW or similar. I was happy with it.
It would be cool to run 2 pipes side by side in the stock location like the SVO and early 5.0. Thats how mine was.
This forum is owned and operated by Internet Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation. It is not authorized or endorsed by the Ford Motor Company and is not affiliated with the Ford Motor Company or its related companies in any way. Ford® is a registered trademark of the Ford Motor Company
What are some good mods for the 2.3 Mustang?
