Turbo Tempo?

[a-ron]

So i have a 2.3l single cam tempo, and i found a 2.3l ford turbo on ebay.....will it fit on my tempo.

[jonmark1985]

Is the 2.3 a SVO motor or Mustang GT turbo motor? If it is, then it won't work. These motors are a completely different animal.

You have the 2.3 HSC.

[cronicus]

you have a 2.3 ohv hsc tempo.
on some models the (ford performance) valve cover revelaed a hso motor with a sligtly different combustion chamber designed that looks stunnigly simmaliar to a hemi.
resulet in about 10 more hp stock.
truth is you can machine it all to hell and put on oversized ohc valves, custom hi-rpm's valve springs mad port work is possible, you can also to convert to 1.73 ratio roller rockers or even just the oem 1.73 big ford rockers you can go pull of a 7.5l 460 right now of a ford 460 i can get you som,e custom pushrods and shims, and reallly wake up the motor.
everything you need man headers even.
you can also take the 2.5 4 cilinder ford crank and with custom bearings mount it in the 2.3 block for a lil cheap stroker kit.
want a custom cam.........ground from a ford new old stock blank......complely round lobes begging for a custom grind for any aplication. want more power from bolt ons theres many things one of the hardest hitters is to take your 25.3 lb flywhele clutch presuure plate assembly and drop it down to 12.5 without breaking the bank.
a escort 1.9l flywhele already 5 lbs lighter and have a machine shop grind away the rediclous amount of metal on the back and inner area without taking a inch off the clutch side, drop in a performance ohc stang 5.0 pressure plate and back it up by the strongest clutch you can get for a tempo.

if you bore the engine .20 over and are willing to have sum custom rods made the world of performance pistions open up.
as far as a turbo setup its strictly custom no kits will work.
there is a super charger option though..........

the problem is you cant go buy (tempo) performance parts but you can swap mad shit onto a 2.3 ohv motor its nuts.
dont get 2.3 ohc parts confused when shopping.

[Infamous Ob]

Man those Pics look good Cronicus. Where did he get those Black Heads and Tails from? Can I paint mine to look like that?

[jonmark1985]

Looks like the headlights are from GTO!

[95_Mystique]

Cron is right, the HSC is an ohv engine, not OHC.... nice to see ya here Cronicus.

[cronicus]

the reas were sprayed
the front are gto
there is rear gto covers but there a lil scarce right now......keeping my eyes out though

[a-ron]

Sorry, I havent been on in a while...But my tempo is a 93 and its Hso, not Hsc, Hsc is carburated, I think. I read that on the 92 and up models they went Hso. Im not sure. I have the 98 hp though lol.

[jonmark1985]

either way its still a differnet motor a-ron

[a-ron]

I just want it to be a sleeper, and everyone has a honda. So I want to be different. I guess I will just save up and swap the focus motor into it. ehhh we'll see.