My brother is turning 16 in January and we are looking for a Mustang for him. He wants a fox but we are having trouble finding a 5.0 that he can afford. There is a guy in town selling a 1988 2.3l for $900. I know very little about the 2.3 b/c I have always delt with the 5.0. I do know however that some people make good HP out of a 2.3 with a turbo. I was thinking he could either turbo this engine or keep it stock until he can afford a 5.0 engine swap. The car has only 86k original miles on it. What do you all think?

 

you could find a thunderbird with a turbo, or a.k.a Turbocoupe and take the engine, trans, and rear end out of the car and everything wires in the same you just need to repin the wiring harness. check out this web page and it give a lot more details http://www.projecthp.ford23.com/TechMain.html

 

Well if its a 5.0 he wants then get him that. Yes you can turbo a 2.3L, but why buy a 2.3L turbo it, then pay an enormous amount of money to drop a 5.0. Keep looking and you'll find what you want.

 

Yea, it is a much larger undertaking than I thought it would be. We are gunna keep looking for a 5.0 for him. Thanks.

 

Hey wasnt his name on someones license plate