Ford turbo 4 banger

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dirt t

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what years models had these engines ? prefer 5 speed.
I know the 2015 Mustang has them but there out of my price range.
 
Back in the olden days there was a turbo'ed 4 cylinder. It was in 1987 and 1988, maybe other years. Were in the thunderbirds, (turbo coupes). I have one with the 5 speed so they are out there. Were replaced with the V-6 supercharged thunderbirds in the 90's, (super coupe).

Neal
 
Neal said:
Back in the olden days there was a turbo'ed 4 cylinder. It was in 1987 and 1988, maybe other years. Were in the thunderbirds, (turbo coupes). I have one with the 5 speed so they are out there. Were replaced with the V-6 supercharged thunderbirds in the 90's, (super coupe).

Neal
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Besides the T-Bird turbo coupes with the turbo 2.3L 4 cyl. there were Mustangs in the 80's that had 2.3L turbo's too. Including the more powerful SVO Mustang. This link has the details. I believe most were 5 speeds.

Sal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_(third_generation)
 
I had a new Turbo Coupe T Bird in 1984. It had a C 4 auto gearbox. The '87 was the highest HP out of the factory, but they were easy to hop up. There was also a German coupe available at the time with the 2.3 turbo. Its name draws a blank this minute.
 
Model A s had a supercharged 4. When I visited a car show in Austin Texas I saw one for the first time. It had a McCulloch super charger.
 
Ole Don said:
I had a new Turbo Coupe T Bird in 1984. It had a C 4 auto gearbox. The '87 was the highest HP out of the factory, but they were easy to hop up. There was also a German coupe available at the time with the 2.3 turbo. Its name draws a blank this minute.
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I believe the German car with the 2.3L turbo was a Merkur. They were sold in the USA too.

Sal
 
Seems like Ford had a turbo Escort & maybe a Lynx very briefly in '84 or so. I don't think they stayed in production for very long. I think the Fairmonts and Zephyrs also had a turbo 2.3L available in the early 80s. I have an '87 Turbo Coupe, owned since 1991.

I think the first year the TBirds got turbos was '83 when they were restyled from the boxey looking slabs of '80-'82.

Merkurs were sold under the Merc franchise. I worked a Ford/Linc/Merc dealership from '79-'84.
 
I had an 84 Turbo Coupe T-bird that was probably the most fun car I've ever had.Great performance and handling.On a 2500 mile trip to Florida once it averaged right at 40 MPG.That was often running 85-90 MPH to keep from getting run over on I-75 from Chattanooga on down to Florida.
 
There's a guy near here that has a 87 Turbo Coupe for sale, with 64k original miles, and it is loaded, if anyone is interested.
 
Carl, agree, there are a lot of souped up, changed or improved vintage engines or cars in the hobby. That's why I stated there was no supercharged Model A made by Ford available from the factory.
 
I can confirm what dmsfrr posted...
I owned a '79 Mercury Capri RS, with a turbocharged 2.3L. I believe that was the first year with this set-up. Despite my taking pretty good care of it, I ended up throwing a piston rod in it around '90. The turbo was a bit finicky, by nature they run hot, and often the wastegate would stick making it run hotter, overall causing a lot of stress on the rest of the motor.
http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/member.php?u=24155
 
I believe the first 2.3L OHC turbos in the Mustangs and Capris had water cooled bearings in the turbo, which were a problem. Later redesign changed the bearing to oil cooling from the engine oiling system, with a system of oil drain through of the turbo bearing at engine shutoff.
 
The fuel injected 2.3 were a lot better power wise (the later the better), the efi years had a T5.....IF you can find one the Merkur made a Cosworth 2.3 with a DOHC motor. If you really want to hop it up, look around google for a Folvo :). I'm going to run a German 2.0 (pinto) in my '28 (with or without a turbo not sure yet)........but that's another website.
 
I've got one of those Mercruiser 4cyl that is 1/2 of a Ford 460, it has a CobraJet cylinder head and pistons the size of 1qt paint cans. It takes some work to get them into a car but they're beasts when done, a 4cyl with a serious thump.
 
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