ned info on 88 merkua 4 cyl turbo

[oldskolbus]

my brother can get an 88 merkua xr4ti that is totalled cheap. what I need to know is will it(eng/tranny) fit in a 83-84 mustang. he has a spare body and wants to know it it will match up. If anyone can do a carfax for me

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it says 54,000 miles would like to know if it was 154,000
it is a 2.3 5spd turbo


any help thank you in advance

 

[Stinger]

The motor is the same as every other 2.3 turbo found in the SVO, Turbo Coupe, Turbo GT, Etc...it will fit just fine. The trans is a T9 only found in that car...pick up a T5 trans, bolt it in the mustang and go.

 

[oldskolbus]

thanks for the help stinger. If he don't get it I will. I have a coupe body just waiting for a transplant.

What kind of horspower does this eng make stock?, modified? What needs to be done? I've owned 2 4 cyl before I got the 5.0, how are the turbo ones??

Anyone

 

[TurboFlush]

whats wrong with the merk?
I shutter at the thaught of another merk going to the crusher because of a transplant.
I dont like any car to go to the crusher unless it is completely useless. Merks handle better than stangs. they may be ugly, but they grow on yah!!

TF

 

[scorp69]

yeah, kinda of ugly. looks like a late 80's saab. my friend just got a running one. 88 i think. he washed it with a cleaner called "awesome". it was like wet sanding the car. the paint was really dirty. now just needs a buff. btw, he may pull the engine and harness, so if anyone interested in the shell, or maybe the whole car. let me know. I too, don't like seeing good cars crushed

 

[Stinger]

What kind of horspower does this eng make stock?, modified? What needs to be done? I've owned 2 4 cyl before I got the 5.0, how are the turbo ones??

Stock is 175hp, 240lb/ft or so

Modified is somewhere between 176hp and 850hp...

My sig below is filled with modified 2.3 turbos...

 

[TurboFlush]

Stock is 175hp, 240lb/ft or so

Modified is somewhere between 176hp and 850hp...

My sig below is filled with modified 2.3 turbos...

and mine is moded 2.0's I feel so small sometimes.

 

[oldskolbus]

turboflush He said the girl driving it hit a guy on a bike doing 80!!!!!!!! I haven't seen it but I bet it is bad.

 

[TurboFlush]

damn! I feel sorry for the biker. the worst part I think would be the human remains plastered and embeded in the car.

might be bad, might not. the frame is prolly not bent though.
Yuk, what an ugly picture.