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    alternator mounting help

    i should of noted i was having trouble finding a pic of the 2.3 bracket. i can make the bracket no problem and make it look much better then the one posted. my whole problem is making sure that it in line with all the pulleys. i know i could slot the mounting holes(the ones to the block). but...
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    alternator mounting help

    hey guys and the few girls if there are any in this section. so me and my buddy never had a alternator/ power steering pump on the car. where not going to use power steering so heres my question. stinger told me i need to find a alternator bracket from a pinto or a ranger to mount it low and...
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    Q&A turbo????

    do you want to make a full out built motor or just have a stock 2.3 turbo motor. if you want to run it as a stock 2.3 turbo motor the cheapist easyist way is to do a motor swap. if you want to build a built motor, you can use your stock block crank and rods. you would need a turbo head.then...
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    megasquirt?! pros, cons, yes, no???

    never used it was going to buy it for my capri car. but me and my buddy deiced to go with a sds kit from a place in Canada. roughly 1k tho. the good thing about it is no more emmissions no more van. you tell them all the specs of you motor ect and they give you a rough tune all plug and play...
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    stinger turbo oil drain ????

    thanks for the pic. me and y buddy that i own the car with are also useing his header not the stock one. damit lol. i new where both ends go iam not that dumb. we where able to get it to go from the turbo to the inlet by snaking it thru the header pipes but the problem was it didnt seem right...
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    stinger turbo oil drain ????

    hello i wanted to know if any one is useing the stinger header, and fi you can post pictures as to how the oil drain line was installed me and my buddy who iam building the car with cant figure out how it should be installed.
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    fender help.

    thanks guys.
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    fender help.

    hey guys me and my buddy are thinking of making some custom fenders for our 1984 rs turbo. instead of cutting up the 2 sets of capri fenders we have i wanted to know what year mustang fenders if any would bolt on? id rather buy a set of fenders for a mustang from year one or the junk yard ect to...
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    New to this part: 2.3 Mustang turbo kits???

    correct me if iam wrong but could he still use the stock block and crank he has. i know he would have to get pistons, a turbo head and tap holes for the oil lines. pluse a new maf/vain air meter and ecu. the reason i ask is cause he would most likely have to rebuild a turbo 2.3 block any ways...
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    any one do a v mount setup

    we are having fun 90% of the time lol. Friday we started making the custom upper intake for the car, we deiced to not use a gutted stock 90 deg. where just making a riser and having the throttle body bolted to it. where going to see how it works out. the worse that will happen is we go with a...
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    any one do a v mount setup

    to those who care check out the pics in the link they follow our year long build on the 84 rs turbo capri. we still have a lot more to do. why has it taken a year to get this car to the point it is. simple 2 22 year olds that dont have money to burn and we want to do it right the first time...
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    any one do a v mount setup

    wow i havnt been around sorry this happen. didnt think asking this would cause problems. the reason where going with the v mount setup is cause the way the capri bumper is. its not a true v mount setup, the inter cool will be angled but the rad will be up right. when we where doing mock up we...
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    FMIC for 85 SVO advice wanted

    whats this rad inter cool combo you speak of any links ect.
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    any one do a v mount setup

    i was wondering if any one has done a custom v mount setup with there radiator and inter cooler. me and my buddy are working on a 84 rs turbo capri and it seems to be the best fit with the capri front bumper. the only problem iam having is finding a radiator thats 14 inches from the bottom of...
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    Esslingers Dyno Chart

    if you want i can help you get a turbo 2.3 head for like 220$ it mite be little more if you dont have a core.. my step dad's work are able to get them. there straight from a ford re builder.
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    roll cage advice

    hey guys me and my best friend are proud owners of a 1984 rs turbo capri, we plan on doing some drag racing and need advice about roll cages. is there any way to have a nhra roll cage in a fox body mustang and are able to keep the back seat. the car is going to be street legal, and we want to be...
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    Esslingers Dyno Chart

    you could always convert it to dohc like me and my buddy are doing:D most people that i talk to dont try to make a all motor 2.3. they go turbo.
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    FMIC for 85 SVO advice wanted

    its just a intercooler. whats the deal with the smiley face? some thing i dont know about them. is there some thing you guys dont like about ebay fmic? iam also a member at rx7club.com and a few other car clubs and they don't have any probelm's with ebay inter coolers. we both own the...
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    FMIC for 85 SVO advice wanted

    my buddy just piced up a crosworth(sp?) inter cooler for our rs turbo capri . fits nice ill try to post pics.
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    rs turbo capri tranny help.

    i think it mite be to hard to find the parts around my neck of the woods, rust city. mass. if we cant find the part, i think i mite turn down the shaft and install sealed bearing's. you think makeing it 1/8 thinner(pivot rod) would make it too week. i know the part that goes in to the bell...