2.3l Mustangs Forum

You can install a turbo on a N/A 2.3 but don't turn the boost up past 5-6 psi. If you do, the pistons will disintegrate! And, even running that low psi, they probably won't last very long anyway! True turbo motors came from the factory with forged pistons. Forged pistons will take the heat and pressure of forced induction. N/A pistons are made of cast metal. They're very brittle and simply can't t...

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im hoping its not the piston rings....chances are its the valve guides tell me watcha think...also its smoking BAD and this is oil on the plug

Ok In my opinion a motorcraft oil filter is the best along with castrol's 5w-30 full synthetic motor oil. Here is a good site to check oil's and oil filter's.

http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilters/opinions.html

this is where i got my cam lifters carb,carb spacer and ring and pinion gear its all ministock/2.3 stuff and its kinda cheap

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/racing-mini-stock-and-pony-car.html?category|category_root|2=Oval+Track&category|cat_2|255=Mini+Stock%2c+Pony+Car

Ok here is a free way to make more power. There is a BIG plastic tube connecting the air cleaner housing to the throttle body. Inside that big plastic tube is a smaller diameter tube that takes it from about 2 1/2 inches to about an inch remove that smaller tube, it may take some time to remove but the better air flow will make your stang perform so much better. Or if you don't want to go threw al...

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