I am probably the fella you would want to talk to, I have done this swap in to my 88lx.
First get a suitable engine:
200hp
85-86 Mustang SVO/Merkur XR4TI intercooled
87-88 T-bird intercooled
Or (lower hp 145-175, can be raised however)
84-86 T-bird non-intercooled
The swap is straight forward, it bolts in just like your n/a 2.3L, everything is the same.
However if u have a stick car and you find and auto 2.3T you will need to swap fly-wheels and vice versa.
Get the whole wiring harness, but in reality you should only need to swap a few wires into your already exsisting wiring harness.
Thats about it.
You might want to get a turbo rear as well since yours right now isn't trac-lok and has fuel economy gears. The turbo rears are trac-lock and have 3.73 gearing (for the autos, not sure about stick cars).
I strongly suggest you visit this site and get on the message board, this is where all of the 2.3T people hang out.
brad.
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Brad
88lx 2.3T soon to have 350hp
www.turboford.org
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