351w Is Coming Out 2.3 Is Going In!!!

[Mike SVOR]

two T3 turbos on the 351 and your in buisness.

 

[351wcoupe]

yeah but that brings up a whole other bunch of tuning issues that I'm not confident I can work out.

 

[rd]

I thought about doing this to one, to get an economical daily driver, but I have not gottet to it yet. I do have a spare 2.3 efi and a matching T5 setup laying around.

That 351 should absolutely haul faster than that. My 5.0 82 car does 8.2 eighth miles on motor and 7.80's on a 100 shot with just a 90,000 mile 1968 302. I would be thinking the 351 would have low 7 or high 6 eigth mile potential very easily.

 

[351wcoupe]

I was shooting for 6's with some more nitrous but now I just need to figure out where the hp I have is going.

 

[NUTCASE]

damn you, after this current stang was done I wanted to be the first with a 2.3T fox to lay down insane numbers

my plan was to be a stripped down notch with a c-4 and some other tricks and secrets. in basic, I plan to take some ls1/srt-4/corvette/fat heads money

 

[highfly'instang]

sounds great, hey i have an 88 lx that i am droping ing an 85 2.3t in to. i still have the block out so what mods should i make to the block since it is already out

 

[NUTCASE]

depends on how far you plan to go with it

 

[351wcoupe]

nothing I still have a 100% stock long block including untouched head. Just jam a little nitrous in there and it'll go.

 

[NUTCASE]

I've heard the stock shortblock can take over 400hp but that is just word of mouth, I don't actually have one

 

[Red_LX]

Mods to the block? Only "mods" I made to my block was a crank scraper, windage tray, and ARP rod bolts. The rotating assembly is pretty stout...the head is what needs all the work.

 

[NUTCASE]

muhahahahaclicky

 

[140CILX-Coupe]

oh god i think I just wet myself...

esslinger crate motor

I read the artical, 12.1 CR jebus hubert christ.

I wander how this is gonna work for turbo applications?

 

[NUTCASE]

they will biuld just about whatever you want. either that, or they will have most of the parts for you to get there yourself

I want the 2.5 package with thier head, and I WILL put the stock 2.3 valve cover on it :sleeper:

I see it this way, if there are stock block, streetable, 3800+lb t-birds running around seeing 12's...........I think a fully worked esslinger 2.5 block wiht a t04 and some no2 in a fully lightened notch sould see some record setting times

 

[NUTCASE]

hell, with some of there stuff you could probobly make a decent N/A notch with some spray. now NOBODY would see that ass beating coming

 

[140CILX-Coupe]

Well a 12.1 cr that might be some street drivability issues.

but I do think a good na build up could smack some cars stoplight to stoplight.

 

[Shawneebear93]

How much are those motors going to go for? $3000+?

 

[351wcoupe]

dang my cars don't go for that much

 

[Mr. Merk]

you are a wise man my friend

 

[Turbo_Raccoon]

or if you want even more power get a DOHC from england off of a cosworth might cost a pretty penny but you cant beat it.

 

[Mr. Merk]

i know a local guy who was running a stock auto merkur

he had

porting
roller cam (ranger)
IHI turbo (small from T-bird)
no intercooler
stock open 2.5" downpipe
dodge 52# injectors
AFPR
and......
150 direct port funny gas

he went mid 12's with slicks letting off becuase it still had the unsufficient stock fuel pump