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i've put in a 2300 pinto motor and so far it has needed very little modification ..(i havent done a frame-off or anything) i just slipped it in....the cam shaft pully is close to the frames crossmember but it doesn't touch and the hole for the stick shift nedded about two inches cut away,..oh and some modifiying was required for the pinto's mechanical clutch to be converted to hydralic...but thats about it....i'm not done yet....i still need to connect the electris and the cooling system but i'll try to keep everyone informed off my progress20

I was thinkin about the ford 2.3 swap.... my dad can get a turbo coupe for pretty cheap too, im just waiting for something to happen to the U20.... ill be waiting for a while though since its a nissan

flynch42 wrote:.the cam shaft pully is close to the frames crossmember but it doesn't touch

I'm afraid I have some bad news. You have mistakenly installed the engine upside down.

flynch42 wrote:.the cam(crankshaft) shaft pully is close to the frames crossmember but it doesn't touch

Better?!

Import_sounds-of-mid-GA wrote:

flynch42 wrote:.the cam(crankshaft) shaft pully is close to the frames crossmember but it doesn't touch

Better?!

Well, at least we know your engine is right side up...

I ran the Pinto 2.3L motor for about 8 years before I upgraded to the turbo motor. The Pinto motor was carbureted, I like the EFI system much better. But at the end of the day, they both work fine... so long as you intall them right side up. (Valve cover close to hood, oil pan to the ground )
BTW, the flywheel should be near the firewall.... LOL
J/K, just have to give you a hard time!

ok, ok stop giving me crap...lol....the guy that installed it builds monster trucks so i figured i was in good hands...even if i'm not that engine savy........at any rate it works....i heard that that tbird turbo's work good as well

Okay, we'll stop the ball busting, but you need to give us one more thing...

And Karl...

Geez, I thought the SR20DET was a tight fit...

I dont remember our SVO's motor taking that much space.....

Since this pic I have relocated the turbo to the stock location, low and to the rear. I will have to post some new pics.
SVO's have a much larger engine bay, BTW... LOL

they are bigger under the hood, maybe parts in dif. places was confusing me?

well, as long as you didn't also swap in the Pinto's gas tank....

TurboRagtop wrote:Since this pic I have relocated the turbo to the stock location, low and to the rear. I will have to post some new pics.
SVO's have a much larger engine bay, BTW... LOL

Please do... Is that the stock turbo manifold upside down? why did you move it back and down?

I like that the turbo side is away from the steering

AKBarratt wrote:

TurboRagtop wrote:Since this pic I have relocated the turbo to the stock location, low and to the rear. I will have to post some new pics.
SVO's have a much larger engine bay, BTW... LOL

Please do... Is that the stock turbo manifold upside down? why did you move it back and down?

Yes, the stock manifold was turned upside down... which put the hot turbine housing up against the hood and burned the paint off!
Now you know why I restored it to the stock position.
Here is a link to some pics of the manifold and turbine housing coated with an aerospace spec ceramic to keep the heat inside.

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