chipset

83turbo. I like your plan but do you actually think your grandfather cares if his old car has 80 h.P. or 800 H.P. ? He will be so thrilled that you didn't scrap it. That will light up
his eyes. Give him a ride in a 800 H.P. car might be his demise. Your a good guy and not
just thinking of yourself. We need more people like you. Don't destroy the car. Leave it
just as he bought it. Restore it that way.That will mean more to him than anything Then find another car you can go nuts on. Good luck

83TurboCoupe

alright wat kinda hp can i make with a fully rebuilt 2.3 and turbo?

speaker_king

If you want a nice ride with plenty of power. Completely upgrade your ignition system to a performance(not just OEM), something along the lines of Screamin Demon. Everything....plugs, wires, dist, dist cap, ignition coil, modual. Everything. That will bump your hp up from 105 to around 135 depending on the parts you buy. And will also run smoother.

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1993 Thunderbird LX, Turbo V6, Accel dist cap, Accel(48000v)ignition coil.... 4-12"s two 1000W amps, 220w Dual head unit, 4-way 6x8 door and rear speakers

83TurboCoupe

hey speaker king r u trying to say the turbo coupe came stock with only 105 hp or is that just an example? b/c my 2000 neon is pushin 130 stock

boostedbird38

i have to disagree with this. just cuz it has more cylinders doesnt mean it'll last longer. its all about the parts in the motor.

if you put a real good forged crank, H beam rods and forged pistons in i bet that 2.3 could handle 400 whp easily. you could even look at increasing the stroke to make it a 2.5 or 2.6 liter.

turbo would be the way i'd go if i wanted to make 400 whp. and a REAL GOOD head and cams.

i know of an SRT-4 around here making close to 500 whp using a 2.4 4 cylinder. its all about the internals

boostedbird38

i believe the 83 turbo coupe made 150 hp in stock trim.

i also disagree that upgrading plugs and wires will get u 30 hp.

first thing i'd do with the 83 turbo coupe is get an intercooler setup like the 86-88 TC's have.

is yours a manual ? i think you could make some decent power with it as long as the motor is in good shape.

speaker_king

Sorry i got the 5 and 0 mixed up. Go from 150 to 185hp. And yes, the really expensive complete set-ups are rated to add 15-30 hp. Most of the 15hp say "race use only"

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1993 Thunderbird LX, Turbo V6, Accel dist cap, Accel(48000v)ignition coil.... 4-12"s two 1000W amps, 220w Dual head unit, 4-way 6x8 door and rear speakers

83TurboCoupe

alright kewl ill look into the ingition stuff and internal stuff thx boostedbird i know a guy with an srt-4 pushing 600 hp out of the 2.4L neon motor and yes its a 5 speed

boostedbird38

i'd say minimal gains of 3-5 hp AT BEST from a set of plugs and wires.

i could sell some performance blinker fluid and say it gives 10-20 hp gains and someone will buy it.

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1989 Ford Thunderbird SC. Supercharged 3.8 V6 5sp.

jwko

I hear that