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Re: Interesting Eng. swap

To: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>, <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Interesting Eng. swap
From: "MikeC" <mikech@sprynet.com>
Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 22:38:28 -0600
The 2.3 Ford is very tall because of it's overhead cam. It's also pretty
heavy. I can think of alot of different engines to transplant before a 2.3.
Although, the 205 hp 2.3 turbo from an 85 SVO Mustang would be nice.
MikeC


>
>I took the Spit out for a drive about the time the sun went down this
>evening.  I went to help a friend get a couple of spark plugs out of
>one of his engines.  Anyway, his neighbor saw the spit and started talking
>about them.  Then he started telling me of an interesting eng. sway.  He
>he knew of several people that had dropped the Pinto 2.3L 4s into the
Spits.
>He said if you really want some guts, try finding an eng. out of a Turbo
>Thunderbird.
>
>Just wondering if anyone has done this, or knows anyone that did it? Either
>eng.  How much trouble was it?
>
>Sound like an interesting project.  But it will have to wait until I finish
>a few other projects around here.
>
>John
>
>
>
>
>John T. Blair  WA4OHZ          email:  jblair@exis.net
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>
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>
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