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So I'm still trying to find a reputable mechanic to rebuild my 2.3T I purchased to ensure that its in good working order. I have almost no time to work on the damn thing. While I'm waiting I'd still like to do some performance mods to my current 2.3. I purchased the vehicle with almost all...

Hey Doc you were right about the clutch feel, it feels pretty damn awesome. I had a more knowledgeable person (husband of a co-worker) come over and we finished the repair in about 2 hrs or so. We had to re-route the cable again, then drill into the firewall to get the adjuster to mount...

Hey nice project car, looks like you've got a really solid foundation there to work with. I restored an 89 dodge daytona and after pulling up the carpet and the head liner I saw how bad the rust problem got. Yours is in really great shape! Anyways if you plan on painting it yourself I have...

Hey nice project car, looks like you've got a really solid foundation there to work with. I restored an 89 dodge daytona and after pulling up the carpet and the head liner I saw how bad the rust problem got. Yours is in really great shape! Anyways if you plan on painting it yourself I have to...

Hey thank Doc your post will save me a lot of headache. I see you have a 2.3 turbo hatch, thats awesome! I'll be posting soon my engine swap since I purchased the engine. I was thinking about breaking down the engine and rebuilding it, cleaning it up and honing it to make sure we start with a...

A mint 5.0? How much have you saved up so far? You might have enough money to put as a down payment on a pretty good one if you sell your 4cyl or part it out. Unless you were wanting to keep your 4cyl as a body parts car, which wouldnt be a bad idea either. Anyways good luck on whatever...

Well I got the pawl off maybe 10 minutes after my post. In the morning I'll be finishing the repair I'll let you all know if this repair can be done without the firewall adjuster or not.

Thanks for your sympathy Red I appreciate it, I got back to work on the car again here in the rain and I actually decided to fight the spring instead of the pawl and it worked, just /w a very long flat tip screwdriver push the spring towards the drivers door and it'll come off the shaft...

If my automatic was going out I'd be glad and switch over to a T5 which is the standard 5 speed transmission for the 2.3L cars. Used T5s are very inexpensive, plus you can buy tranny rebuild parts off of summit racing. Call up a local junk yard and see if you can price one that comes with a...

WOW THIS IS ONE VERY ANNOYING REPAIR!!!! I've removed the plastic quadrant from the vehicle which was held in by a metal clip/hairpin or whatever you want to call it, then slid it off the shaft that went fairily smooth. Then I removed the second metal clip/hairpin closest to the firewall...

I get the expensive P.O.V. from the parts vary in price from part to part, but I remember pricing an AC compressor for my 2.3 mustang and it was 3 times the price compared to the 302 at my local auto parts store...I was so mad because it was summer time. I'm just really glad that a lot of...

IMO there are other cars that are better for a daily driver. And the engines are heavily dependent on how much the owner performed regular maintenance, not abusing the car. Do a compression test, do a google search for used car inspection checklists and have at it, make sure you look at the...

Alright I'm going to order the Ford Racing clutch quadrant from Summit Racing hopefully thats the only part I will need. The Ford parts service at the dealership was selling the complete assembly springs and all for 57 dollars but the part is plastic. So I'm hoping when I go to repair this...

I hope it does work. I'm going to do a little more searching and asking around. If it does look that way though I'll be buying a good quality after market one from summit racing. edit: I call up the ford dealership parts department in my area, and I find out the parts dealer isnt as...

I laughed so hard after reading this thread, because I had a Ford 150 truck that had the same issues and got the same response at the parts store.

So I call up my local auto parts dealer to see if they have a clutch cable quadrant, and they say no. But the 302 Mustangs have one. I see a lot of metal ones on summit racing but they are all for 302 Mustangs does anyone know if these will work for the 2.3 Turbos as well? If not then it...

Alright I just gave a new home to a used 2.3 turbo engine. So now I am trying to get all my pre-swap work done so I'll have a smooth transition over as possible. This is my first engine swap but I'm looking forward to it. (Thank goodness I have a 5 speed tranny) Major Tune Up 1) Brand New...

thank u. thats exactly what i thought, i might now know much about high performance parts, but all these claims i've been hearing just dont add up to me. i guess just like anything you can get scammed in the auto world too. just replaced clutch cable yaya!

alright got all 1500 saved up to buy a 2.3 turbo engine from the parts store, the engine comes with a 3 year warranty (just going to call and check what other components come with it) i'm still trying to ask around to anyone that knows about 2.3 engine because I really wanted to just build a...

I looked up crate engines on the car-parts website. Not a lot of availability in our area as far as 2.3 Ts.