500hp 2.3 Idle vid plus all questions answered!

Its finally time to make some tractor noises!
#2300gearjammer

[@bpowda84]

Man this is the car that got me hooked on 2.3 turbos. I bought a ‘79 Pinto, got a ‘88 TC engine, Merkur wiring harness, and had everything ready to crank it. Then my son was born. That was 10 years ago. But I still have everything sitting and waiting.

[@2300gearjammer]

Haha well the important thing is you kept it all. He's just about the age you can do it together

[@mustangandfrankenstein]

nice ..tub the ass outta that pinto .they look wicked I think .but I'm same boat .but not kids.just time money and life and no help is mine .but it's gonna happen brother because it's why I open my eyes everyday to hear my monster breath again and to watch them tremble and gasp when I pull into a gas station every 10 miles or so .I love my ford.stang..good luck bro woooooo

[@bpowda84]

@@mustangandfrankenstein right on man!! I feel a revival coming on soon. Just got a few other projects to knock out first 🤙

[@mustangandfrankenstein]

@@bpowda84 same here bro .I'm doing a minivan camper van .rv .slash house ..nothing like it on here it's gonna be crazyness .lol. I love it .

[@MrBlackbutang]

🏁triple crown horse racing

[@2300gearjammer]

🏇🏇🏇🏇🎯

[@2ndsspz]

what size throttle body?

[@2300gearjammer]

That's a bbk 75mm for a super coupe so the linkages are correct.

[@rockcustoms1695]

Sounds good man. I have a 86 ranger with a 2.3 turbocoupe motor, mostly stock/ ranger roller cam more boost. Love the build 👍👍

[@2300gearjammer]

I have a pretty stock turbo swapped ranger too. Ford should be ashamed for not building those for production.

[@rockcustoms1695]

@@2300gearjammer damn right, my cousin had a 91 ranger with a 3.0... weak. Hurt my feelings to ride in it lol

[@steveburlingame1935]

I had 86thunder bird turbo coupe my friend at the milwaukee police dept built the motor i was running 12.31 quatermiles at union grove 117mph that was 1994

[@Justa4banger79]

Yes. Pimp help would be awsome 🤘

[@2300gearjammer]

Alrighty. Ill do my best.

[@Justa4banger79]

@@2300gearjammer I'll be pressing replay probably 100 times. Lol

[@2300gearjammer]

Probably me too 😂

[@waderutkowski3233]

That does no sound like the 2.3 in my ford ranger!

[@2300gearjammer]

Ha this one doesn't sound like my ranger either.

[@rockskipper5353]

What kind of fuel milage do u get ?

[@fredkelso1089]

Have you ever made a 2.5?

[@2300gearjammer]

No. I put that on the list for 2023 though. I have an idea.

[@fredkelso1089]

@@2300gearjammer In stock form it comes off the line better but it just gets winded

[@2ndsspz]

what camshaft are you running please?

[@2300gearjammer]

Cam is an esslinger 2232.5

[@homegrowncustomsandautorep9737]

That bad boy is humming!!

[@2300gearjammer]

🐎🐎🐎

[@slugface322]

June of 1987 I purchased brand new a mustang 2.3 LX owned it 31 years and drove it 331,000 miles.

[@2300gearjammer]

Wow that's wild. It would be hard for me to turbo that just to see how long the engine could make it.

[@slugface322]

@@2300gearjammer when I saw how fast you made that mustang go with 2.3 liters well I've been in awe ever since.

[@slugface322]

Oops I left out I left out the fact that my first car was a 74 Pinto and I purchased a 1992 5.0 convertible Mustang LX summer special in 1996 ya know the red one with white wheels? After 18 years of ownership with 225,000 miles on the clock I hit 115 mph on the way to sell it to a Ford enthusiast.

[@slugface322]

Of course there was the purchase of a brand new 98 contour SVT November of '97 that I drove to 110,000 miles before stretching a rod and spinning a bearing after 10 years.

[@thundertc88]

Ok. I’m happy now 🤗

[@2300gearjammer]

😂 🤘

[@whitelx]

Once tuned, what will you have the idle set at when warmed up? From what I gathered the cam has around 265 degrees duration @ .050"? What is the lift and lobe separation? I seemed to have missed that in the degree video. What's it like on the street?

[@Nitro_John1]

Sounds great. Which cam are you running?

[@2300gearjammer]

That's a boport stage 4.

[@jontwofeathers]

I had a Dotsun engine 2.3 leader 300 horse naturally aspirated 12 seconds in a quarter mile it was built for the salt flats I gave it to my daughter

[@2300gearjammer]

Wow that's a wild one. What ever happened to it?

[@mustangandfrankenstein]

that's great to see and hear brother..god loves the mustang ..I'm still building my 460 notch .slowly cause I'm old and broken.lol.but someday soon .great video and can't wait for the track ones brother.besafe from dirty Myrtle.wooooo

[@2300gearjammer]

Haha stay after it! 💪

[@AllThingsFlightSim]

Hey man what exactly did you use to replace the coolant lines with those braded hoses? Mine on my 88 TC are rusted out and I need a fix.

[@2300gearjammer]

Look in the pinto album. I think I covered the cooling system for that car.

[@AllThingsFlightSim]

@@2300gearjammer Thanks!

[@phmayer67]

Great videos! I am in the process of purchasing a 91 with a 2.3 turbo. Do you have a website or build sheet posted somewhere? Would love to follow your build for mine. Don't need as much power though, will be using it for track day events. Thanks.

[@2300gearjammer]

My original cheap build that was my all time favorite is the blk mustang on the stinger-perofmance.com page. We called it project Bolton. It was very simple and a blast.

[@davidmeierchapman9087]

I am in the process of trying to turn my N/A motor into a turbo motor. Any insight on what forums to use?

[@2300gearjammer]

Check out stinger performance. There's some basic combo posts that will help a bunch.

[@2300gearjammer]

I also swapped the NA 8plug ranger engine to turbo. I'll probably to a walk-thru for stuff I used on that one.

[@timothypremo6954]

Damn muffler washers. Always fall off.

[@2300gearjammer]

😂 💩

[@820performancecomptonbro4]

Hey what’s up buddy I have a 1988 Ford Thunderbird turbo coupe what my best option for Transmission I have automatic transmission second time pulling it out for some reason doesn’t want to hold the power car stock

[@2300gearjammer]

That's a little tricky because I haven't done much of it. If you want to keep an overdrive your best shot is having the A4LD trans built with explorer parts. I've seen people say those hold up better. Otherwise a c4 swap but you lose overdrive.

[@820performancecomptonbro4]

@@2300gearjammer What’s the best place to order the C4 from or can I get it from a junkyard to convert to stick shift

[@2300gearjammer]

If you go shift shift you either need everything from a mustang, bellhousing, cable and pedals....or it has to be 87-88 TC specific since those used a hydraulic clutch.

[@wagnarangerbrown6744]

Thanks for the video. I owned a 1990 Ford ranger with a 2.3l 4 cylinder with 8 spark plugs.

[@2300gearjammer]

Awesome. Check out the ranger vids too. Yours is pretty much all the same parts as my 93 Ranger.

[@wagnarangerbrown6744]

@@2300gearjammer yes I will be checking them you can check mine I have a couple videos out

[@wagnarangerbrown6744]

Hey how you guys doing? I need some help please my truck misses then it just shut and won't start.

[@homegrowncustomsandautorep9737]

Sounded just like my courier on shutoff that lil Crickett whistle

[@2300gearjammer]

That's a cry for help 😂😂

[@homegrowncustomsandautorep9737]

Shhhh no one can hear you but the neighbors dog!

[@miguelcandelaria5673]

What HP does a stock 2.3 turbo block Hold or will hold.

[@2300gearjammer]

That's a hard question. I think they can go 800hp to the flywheel but we will go a step at a time and find out.

[@miguelcandelaria5673]

Ok cause I’m building one as we speak and trying to find good pistons, rods and rings. I’m trying to stay at 0.20 over if I can find them in those specs if not have to go 0.30 over. Does anybody make them in 0.20 or just go 0.30.

[@expels]

Stock block I've heard is good to 400. Upgrading your rods and pistons should take you to 800.

[@expels]

@@miguelcandelaria5673 You can find them in .020

[@craigmccall7450]

Joe Morgan took a production block and crank to around 800ish with the Focus wagon that you can find on line and maybe on the KZbins. Early 2000s hotrod magazine... He ran into oil/crank and thrust bearing issues. Crank Flex was likely the issue. The SVO guys were impressed and didn't think it was a good idea...ha! After that he eventually got the aluminum block, Esslinger crank and dry sump deal. Then the C4 would be a challenge if the other driver was disrespectful on the tree. The car went 8.50s with a best of 8.30 at 3000 ft altitude.

[@musclecar9213]

Sounds good 👍🏼👍🏼

[@2300gearjammer]

🤘🤘

[@levitatetv7829]

Thing sounds mean!! How do you degree you cam?

[@2300gearjammer]

Look back a few vids. I made one just for that.

[@levitatetv7829]

I watched it but not to sure wether 2.3s like an advanced cam or a retard cam? Is it based off what cam you run?

[@2300gearjammer]

Yeah cam choice definitely matters. And setups would vary so your cam supplier would give you a place to start and then you adjust and see what it likes

[@levitatetv7829]

Thank you for the help!!

[@jacobhurst7874]

Love the videos man. I am currently installing a 2.3 turbo into an 88 ranger dealing with wiring issues sadly.

[@2300gearjammer]

Oh no. Are you wiring it for a distributor and running a turbo computer or some other plan?

[@2300gearjammer]

And thanks a ton! 🐎🐎🐎🦅

[@jacobhurst7874]

@@2300gearjammer i am using the mustangs wiring harness and ECU in the ranger. The ranger had coil packs and the turbo motor has a distributor. I can't figure out why it won't start ive got spark and fuel im thinking the ECU isn't communicating with the engine.

[@2300gearjammer]

@@jacobhurst7874 does the fuel pump turn on to prime, shut off after 2 second sand then start pumping again when you're cranking it?

[@jacobhurst7874]

@@2300gearjammer no I couldn't get the fuel pump to turn on at all. So I installed an inline fuel pump that I turn on and off. Part of the wiring issues sadly

[@boosted74m2]

Hey brother, thanks for the info on the intake! I will be building two .., 1 ford my Mexico raced car and one for my hard tire turbo coupe that my daughters will be racing.

[@2300gearjammer]

Nice! I forgot to add the throttlebody mount plate was a water jet part I had done.

[@2300gearjammer]

And the nitrous is very rich with those jets. I'll be excited to see what it's capable of when it's tuned

[@boosted74m2]

@@2300gearjammer my boy Scott at Barrett Machine do that for me. He did some home made cal trac brackets I had drawn up for my mustang 2 .

[@boosted74m2]

@@2300gearjammer thanks for the heads up on that as well , I have a dynotune nitrous setup for my daughters hard tire car because it’s gonna need all the help it can get again those Ls powered cars …..

[@matthousden9919]

What fuel when racing?

[@2300gearjammer]

I've run VP Q16 for about 10years now.

[@2300gearjammer]

I haven't bought any in two years though. Have gas prices gone up any? Lol

[@matthousden9919]

Not leaded fuels…🤣🤦🏻‍♂️

[@2300gearjammer]

@@matthousden9919 I'd run more lead than Chinese gold.