just a quick guess on the header would be the fox mustang. they have the shock towers like the mav. i had a pinto and had a header on the 2.3. the first one was from jc withney. it fit well but after a year a tube cracked off from the flange. the next head i got was a monza paceseter. it sucked i didnt even come close to fiting. I hope this helps a litlle.
Turbos only "help" mileage when they aren't being used. Any time you pack more air into an engine you have to add fuel to make it burn. If you want good mileage then you are better off running the highest compression that you can for the grade of fuel available. Get the timing to advance as fast as possible and drive like a little old lady. If you want power then you use less compression, add a turbo or blower and drive like gas is free.
Ok, so I went to a couple of junkyards this morning. First thing I came across was an '89 F150 with a EFI 300 I6. Crawled up under it, and that fuel pump looks exactly like what I had in mind, I think it'll work perfect. Question is, what is the round black plastic doohickey that both the feed and return lines go through just before the pump? I know it wasn't a fuel filter, because the filter is in the feed line just after the fuel pump. I assume whatever it is, it's not needed? I crawled up under a couple of 5.0 EFI trucks also, and they had the same thing.
Should be the fuel tank selector. That truck would have a front and rear tank. Edit: Whoops, I misread your question. I am not so sure now.
Nope, none of the trucks had dual fuel tanks. Only two lines going in, and two coming back out. I'll get a pic of it tomorrow. I went to the Atlanta south Pull-A-Part this afternoon. I was shocked to find that every 3.8 Taurus there had the radiator and fan removed already. Several 3.0's still had them, but EVERY 3.8 there was missing the radiator and fan. There was a '93 SHO there with the fan still intact, anyone know if that fan is the same as the 3.8? I did however come across a '93 Mustang. It has every piece of the engine I was missing. The crank pulley, MAF meter, computer, intake tube, air filter box, several misc. connectors on the wiring harness, it was all there on one car. :bananaman Ohh, and the factory '93 Mustang throttle cable appears it will be a direct fit in a Maverick with zero modifications. I've been doing more research, and found that I need to find a header off a '94 Ranger. They came factory with tubular headers on them, and are supposedly the best thing for a stock 2.3. And in addition to the Pinto oil pan, I need to find the alternator brackets from a non power steering Pinto (if there is such a thing as a Pinto with P/S?). I'm also in talks with someone who has ties to Brazil in an attempt to get my hands on a set of factory Brazilian 2.3 motor mounts... Nothing set in stone there yet, but he's trying to locate some. This is fun..
Is it you that has a set? I know someone here does, and posted a pic a while back, but I can't find the post now.
Would a oil pan off of a Ranger fit Jamie? I've got an 85 [I think] I'm going to scrap out before long.
Is it front sump? So far, all I have determined is that Pinto's and Bobcat's up to '77 will work. Here is a pic of a 2.3 out of a '77 Pinto, you can clearly see the front sump pan on it: And also, the alternator brackets I need, because the '93 Mustang alt. bracket dosen't clear the shock tower:
It's too dark now for me to tell, but I'll have a look at it as soon as I can. The alternator bracket may still be on it, not sure. I'll let you know when I do.
This thread is awesome. My greasy anemic 302 could use replacing. Might as well make it something different. But I'd need to find a good running Capri 2.3 to keep it real yo.
I got a question: If the pinto came with a 2.3. Could you use pinto motor mounts? They have some similarities but I am only guessing that since you are having troubles getting mounts they dont work. Just a thought
Well, the simple answer about the Pinto mount is, I can't say, because I don't have any here to try. But judging by where they are in relation to oil filter, I'd say no, they won't simply bolt in. I'm just trying to find the Brazilian mounts, because obviously the engine would just bolt right up then, plus I think it would be neat to have the factory Brazilian stuff in there. Other then those, I seriously doubt there are any other mounts from any car that would allow the engine to just bolt in. It seems to me that the '93 Mustang mounts will be the easiest to make work, and that is what I will ultimately do if I cannot locate a set of Brazilian mounts. I have verified so far that the '93 style mounts are the same back to at least '87. The early 2.3 fox cars had different mounts, but I'm not sure exactly what year the change occurred.
Isn't the 2.3 from a Mustang II the same thing as the Pinto??? If so, you could use one from a Stang. I guess they are more common to find. About the brazilian mounts, those guys at Brazil junk them cause most of them do V8 swaps (some of them have this belief that the 2.3 is a disgrace for the maverick). I guess there won't be too much trouble to get a set. Check out this forum: www.manualdomaverick.com.br nice guys over there, and I'm sure they'll help you out.
