One of those 1987 Ford thunderbird turbo coupe valve covers is on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1987-Ford-thunderbird-turbo-coupe-valve-cover-2-3-1988_W0QQitemZ180063627498QQihZ008QQcategoryZ33627QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
The height from front sump (Pinto/MII) oil pan to top of oil fill cap = ~25". The length from front of water pump pulley to rear of block = ~24". The width from the outer side of the head to the outer side of the lower intake manifold = ~14". Add exhaust, maybe turbo to that. T5 and bellhousing = ~32". Thanks, Kurt
my dad has a 2.3 in his courier. awsome little engine! hes bored it 20 over, shaved the head .011, hogged out the ports, hogged out the intake, adapted a 42mm SU to the intake, and built a header for it. its also got a decent cam in it also. damn thing will scoot right along with the 5 speed. heres a pic. not pretty at all, but it get the work done.
I have a 86 ford tempo ''high performance'' version, and it has a 2.3 PUSHROD engine, no overhead cam here,just a straightup pushrod engine. it makes about 100horse,. it isnt based on the pinto 2.3 as far as i can tell, its a pretty sweet motor, teamed with the ''sport'' auto trans the car is really quick for a shitbox. im pulling the motor now, hopefully il have it out soon, and il snap some pics. as far as the pinto/mustang 2.3's, stay away from the A4LD auto trans, ts the most shittiest tranny you will ever come in contact with. I ve gone through 3 of them on my 93 notchback 2.3. (only temporary anyways, till the 302 is done)
Can anyone posting to this thread set us up a chatroom?I have always like the "Pinto 4s"but haven't built one up in a long time the last I built was a 74 turbo 2.3 but using a paxton blower inplace of the turbo.I'm getting ready to build a later version of this engine but with an svo turbo engine with fuel injection.This will be my first time working with injection and it sure would be nice to have a chat room of like minded folks to talk to ,If I was computer literate I'd set one up but as it is I don't have a clue how to!Anyone else interested in live chat about these mills ?
Thanks SGT I am little worried about the getting the breather to fit under the hood but after looking at some of the pics I think I can keep from bumping the hood. Check here for some reference. http://www.rothfam.com/svo/reference/
You can get tons of gofast goodies for the 2.0/2.3 fords.You can also get a 2.0 head that will fit the 2.3 block and not have to worry bout the end ports being at an angle.also you can get dual sidedraft webber carbs,carrillo rods,with a good balance job I had one that would rev 9k and lived on the street.hit me up if you want any more info
TJM, The carburated Ranger versions of the 2.0/2.3 U.S. built fours in the `80's utilized this head. They are pretty plentiful and I think Esslinger has manifolds to accomodate this head with different carb types. Don't confuse the 2.0/2.3 U.S. engine with the earlier Euro made Ford 2.0 of the early `70's. They are both great engines and usually run rings around any other four you can build for the price but they are different.
Thx Henry!!!! i did not know that, this makes a rebuild alot easier when i do it. Know anything about the belhousing? i wanna use a differant trans obviously for RWD or a boat... so, does it use the straight 6 belhousing also? I did notice where the EGR tube is..or some form of emissions canister is, it mounts to a plate that blocks a spot to use a mechanical fuel pump also.
Most of the people who responded to this post are probably sick enough to run a PINTO motor in their ride. Please check out the custom finned aluminum valve cover I designed for the 2.3L. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=152942 I'd like some feedback. Thanks, Pike
Any new pics of that turbo A that going together. Mine has stalled due to the Plymouth getting a 700R4.
really awesome mod for a 2.0 is a cosworth YAC twin cam head. I used to run a sports 2000 car for a guy in the American Cities Racing League with one of these engines. Pic, kind of a shitty angle of the head (really good angle of the headers I was building for it!! haha), anyway, the cars ran awesome and made about 220hp with a mild tune and 45mm dcoe weber sidedrafts. These heads are somewhat available since the serries that ran the engines folded a few years ago, and for a early in thier lives they were prone to valve failure, when the valves would break they would usually ding up the combustion chamber but would be completely fixable via a little welding but the sactioning body didn't want any "combustion chamber modifications" so welding up a head and reshaping the combustion chamber was out, but I did weld up a few and sell them to svo mustang and merkur guys for street cars.
witch n/a head flows the best? i have a d port and a round port to choose from not sure on there years i figured i clean the ports up some
I seem to recall reading the D-port head was better, but can't say for absolute. I have a photocopy at home from a HOD ROD article in the mid 80's I think about the 2.3 for performance. I think I read it there.
That's a good idea, starting a HAMB club for 2.0-2.3 there's quite a few people running these motors. I second the motion.......any other's ?
I'm finishing a 26 track-T project...using the entire 2.3 engine/turbo/T5/rear-end out of an 83TurboCoupe T/Bird...with a few mix/match Ford parts,tweaking the turbo,tubing header,custom roller cam it should be 250-275 HP..sould be a real hoot in #1600 lb car BTW ,heres a link to a site with a ton of info: http://www.turboford.net From what I read ,these 2.3 bottom ends will stand a lotta HP as is..
Hi, I am new hear - I found the site while searching for pinto / cosworth info - and was wondering what the dif. are between the ford pint engine 1.6 and 2.0 available in the UK and the pinto engines in the US?
I believe the 1.6 pushrod motor is the Kent engine used in lots of Cortinas and such. The 2 liter OHC motor is the German Capri motor with lower compresion. The 2.3 and 2.0 dervitives of the 2.3 I'm told are US engines.
The Kent was made as a Pushrod Engine with the intake & exhaust on the same side from just under 1 litre to 1500cc And as a X-flow, as a 1100cc, 1300cc, and a 1600cc. ( and some weird derivatives made in Spain I believe ) The same basic block was used for Cosworth MAE ( Formula3 ) 1000cc Screamers, Lotus twincam, Cosworth FVA, and the BDA. The Overhead Cam 4Cyl Was sold as a 1600 and a 2000 in Europe. The 2000 was used in the early pinto's as well, but the 2300 is different. One of the differences is the bore spacing, I believe...
I had a 2000 Pinto in the little blue roadster to the left. It went 14.26 @ 98 mph at Freemont and 128 at El Mirage. I replaced it with a 2000 Lotus 907 (Jensen-Healey) and went 142 out the back on the 3 mile course on the salt. The Pinto was pretty neat, but I liked the Lotus better.
This is great.....Just brought home a FREE low milage 2.0....I'm stoked on it..Keep this sh%t comming
what ever happened to forming a modern 4 banger HAMB group?I have several 4s waiting to go in projects Ford 2.3s and GM 2.5s
What really caught my eye was the YAC cosworth head. Does this fit the euro pinto block or was it for the US engine? I already have a modified pinto ie cam, headwork overbore, twin 45 DCOE's and was wondering if the YAC might be another option - I have been considering building a N/A cosworth YB. Cheers.
I've got 2 projects going on with a Ford 2.3, both need a factory steel oil pan, rear sump. Anyone got one laying around? The aluminum one hits the Nash crossmember.
I think there is a Cosworth head that fits the Escort block. Was sold as the Ford Serria over there. Plenty fast.
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