4 cyl mods

HiFlow5 0 · 09-04-2001, 06:31 AM

i have a stock 89 4 cyl auto mustang that i am fooling around with. i want to make it quicker and do some mods to the motor. does any body have any ideas of what i can do to this car for more power. i don't want to go all out and spend a ton of money on this car, thats what my 89 GT is for! i just wanna have some fun with it. thanks!

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89 GT AOD w/ shift kit, B&M rachet shifter, Trickflow intake, Crane (E-type) cam, 70Tb, 75MAF, 1.6 Rockers, Pulleys, MAC headers and H-pipe, Dynomax mufflers, K&N, 3 core radiator, white face gauges, custom interior, cobra R rims
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84LX89GT · 09-08-2001, 07:20 PM

i hope you're not expecting much from a 2.3L with an auto

, One thing i know you can do is to take off the intake muffler between the throttle body and the airbox (big black plastic thing with the ford logo on it), and taking an exacto knife or something and cutting out the inside (cuts off like 1/2" of the already tiny 2" intake diameter). You can also most of the bottom of the air filter housing off so it flows more air. If you have stuff to port and polish that'll free up the most amount of power for the least amount of money. I've HEARD, this may not be accurate, but i've heard that you may be able to put on a throttle body from a 3.8L V6 Thunderbird and match the intake manifold to the throttle body. There are companies that make cam sprokets that allow you to adjust cam timing and that could give you i think up to 10 horsepower even on such an anemic engine. You might also be able to make the stock right side 5.0L exhaust fit up to the 2.3L (you'd have to do some welding to make the pipes fit together from the 2.3L to the 5.0L exhaust) and seal the H-pipe cross over to have lower restriction exhaust. I hope this helped.

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'84 Mustang 5.0 LX
my LX
'89 Mustang GT
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HiFlow5 0 · 09-09-2001, 05:52 AM

hey thanks! i'm not expecting a lot out of this car, i just want to fool around with it a little bit and see what can be done. just for haha's u know.

mike_777 · 09-10-2001, 09:06 PM

Hey,

I have a 1984 mustang gt turbo 4. I like it alot. It really gets up and goes when the turbo kicks in. If your interested in a turbo setup. I have another turbo and throttle body that you could slap on and play with. Friend had this turbo and totaled his body. Turbo turbine is NOT locked up. Let me know if your interested. Thanks and good luck
Philip

mike_777 · 09-11-2001, 10:07 PM

Hey Hiflow5.0,

I replied to your private message. Thanks
email me at rccrsmike@excite.com
Philip

09-04-2001, 06:31 AM	#1
HiFlow5 0 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Springfield, Ma, usa Posts: 706	4 cyl mods i have a stock 89 4 cyl auto mustang that i am fooling around with. i want to make it quicker and do some mods to the motor. does any body have any ideas of what i can do to this car for more power. i don't want to go all out and spend a ton of money on this car, thats what my 89 GT is for! i just wanna have some fun with it. thanks! ------------------ 89 GT AOD w/ shift kit, B&M rachet shifter, Trickflow intake, Crane (E-type) cam, 70Tb, 75MAF, 1.6 Rockers, Pulleys, MAC headers and H-pipe, Dynomax mufflers, K&N, 3 core radiator, white face gauges, custom interior, cobra R rims MY89GT

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09-08-2001, 07:20 PM	#2
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	i hope you're not expecting much from a 2.3L with an auto , One thing i know you can do is to take off the intake muffler between the throttle body and the airbox (big black plastic thing with the ford logo on it), and taking an exacto knife or something and cutting out the inside (cuts off like 1/2" of the already tiny 2" intake diameter). You can also most of the bottom of the air filter housing off so it flows more air. If you have stuff to port and polish that'll free up the most amount of power for the least amount of money. I've HEARD, this may not be accurate, but i've heard that you may be able to put on a throttle body from a 3.8L V6 Thunderbird and match the intake manifold to the throttle body. There are companies that make cam sprokets that allow you to adjust cam timing and that could give you i think up to 10 horsepower even on such an anemic engine. You might also be able to make the stock right side 5.0L exhaust fit up to the 2.3L (you'd have to do some welding to make the pipes fit together from the 2.3L to the 5.0L exhaust) and seal the H-pipe cross over to have lower restriction exhaust. I hope this helped. ------------------ previous name: 84stangLX '84 Mustang 5.0 LX my LX '89 Mustang GT my GT

09-09-2001, 05:52 AM	#3
HiFlow5 0 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Springfield, Ma, usa Posts: 706	hey thanks! i'm not expecting a lot out of this car, i just want to fool around with it a little bit and see what can be done. just for haha's u know.

09-10-2001, 09:06 PM	#4
mike_777 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Independence Posts: 23	Hey, I have a 1984 mustang gt turbo 4. I like it alot. It really gets up and goes when the turbo kicks in. If your interested in a turbo setup. I have another turbo and throttle body that you could slap on and play with. Friend had this turbo and totaled his body. Turbo turbine is NOT locked up. Let me know if your interested. Thanks and good luck Philip

09-11-2001, 10:07 PM	#5
mike_777 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Independence Posts: 23	Hey Hiflow5.0, I replied to your private message. Thanks email me at rccrsmike@excite.com Philip