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Re: Turbos to F1, why not Mustang...
Posted by dtechakacheaptech [Email] (more from dtechakacheaptech) on Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:07:17
In Reply to: Re: Turbos to F1, why not Mustang..., Justin VanAbrahams [Profile/Gallery]
, Sun, 15 Dec 2013 11:47:06
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http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/vintage-speed/4296068
This was the early version in 79 and a friend whose cars I worked on had one and it was a pos. I don't think it was intercooled and he had the turbo charger replaced twice, the car had horrendous turbo lag.
Based on the rather agricultural 2.3-liter overhead-cam "Lima" Four from the Pinto, the Mustang's turbo version had the compressor heaving through a two-barrel Holley carburetor to produce 140 hp. Since the available 5.0-liter V8 that year was also rated at 140 hp (and also breathed through a two-barrel carb), the turbo Four seemed like a viable alternative at a time when OPEC was diddling with the petroleum supply.
Carburetors and turbos still didn't mix well, however, and Ford's first turbo Four was addled by massive turbo lag and persistent reliability problems. So Ford took the turbo Four off the market after the 1981 model year and sent the engine back to the drawing board.
Posts in this Thread:
- 2015 mustang., Johnson , Mon, 9 Dec 2013 11:33:38
- I enjoyed my 1987 Tbird Turbo Coupe, Ray L, Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:42:24
- Turbos to F1, why not Mustang..., Mike Lynch , Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:45:21
- Re: Turbos to F1, why not Mustang..., dtechakacheaptech, Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:00:03
- Re: Turbos to F1, why not Mustang..., Justin VanAbrahams , Sun, 15 Dec 2013 11:47:06
- Re: Turbos to F1, why not Mustang..., dtechakacheaptech, Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:07:17 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Turbos to F1, why not Mustang..., Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 16 Dec 2013 11:09:13
- Re: Turbos to F1, why not Mustang..., dtechakacheaptech, Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:54:36
- Steel Mills, DE , Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:59:58
- Re: Turbos to F1, why not Mustang..., Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:43:14
- Re: Turbos to F1, why not Mustang..., dtechakacheaptech, Tue, 17 Dec 2013 15:37:35
- Re: Turbos to F1, why not Mustang..., dtechakacheaptech, Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:27:40
- Agreed, No Snaab, Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:56:28
- Re: Agreed, dtechakacheaptech, Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:50:12
- CVCC Hondas, Mike Lynch , Tue, 17 Dec 2013 19:10:03
- Re: Agreed, No Snaab, Tue, 17 Dec 2013 04:50:14
- Re: Agreed, Justin VanAbrahams , Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:35:39
- Re: Agreed, dtechakacheaptech, Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:12:42
- Chevette, No Snaab, Tue, 17 Dec 2013 15:54:08
- Re: Turbos to F1, why not Mustang..., Cary, Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:13:01
- Re: 2015 mustang: burnout control., Cary, Tue, 10 Dec 2013 05:13:35
- Re: 2015 mustang., dtechakacheaptech, Mon, 9 Dec 2013 15:14:05
- Re: 2015 mustang., Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 9 Dec 2013 12:03:49
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