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@customizer4life

15 күн бұрын

@@DIRTVENTURE Thanks for the support, right back at ya too!!

@DIRTVENTURE

15 күн бұрын

@@customizer4life thanks.

That 2.3 would benefit from not sucking in hot underhood air. Any engine in general, but a good 2.3 needs all the help it can get. It's good to see people still building these. I still have the offy dualport 4bbl intake I was going to put on my mustang as incentive to get another one, or build some other 2.3 build.

@customizer4life

Ай бұрын

I completely agree, plus an old car like this holds a lot of under hood temp. The trick will be where to route the piping to get that cold air, great suggestion, it’s definitely something I’m thinking about. These engines have been low key for years, they seem to take pretty much anything you throw at them.

@ItsDaJax

Ай бұрын

@@customizer4life It looks like a tight engine bay. Most cars typically pull from a wheel well into the airbox. I've actually thought about this before and came to the conclusion of a hood scoop. Some cars have hood scoops that funnel air through the hood to the airbox where it seals against. My idea is similar to how some Corvettes and F bodies do it, except given the room, have the airbox mounted to the hood under the hood scoop, and utilize a flat filter. The airbox then seals over the zip tube, kinda like the hood scoop over the intercooler in some cars like a STi or Cobra. Or similar could be done with a shaker hood scoop, like the one the 03-4 Mach 1 uses--it actually routes air to the airbox, but with work it has the volume to place a flat filter inside it, or near enough. Cone filters are more for space issues anyway, they really don't move more air than a flat filter. I think some corvettes, f bodies, and Vipers use panel filters. I don't know how much you're trying to keep that car stock or sleeper appearing, I'm just throwing out ideas based on what I can see. No judging or complaining. I'm also wondering if it would be possible to route the ziptube down and with help of a hidden or hard to notice scoop or chin spoiler to pull air and take it from behind/under the bumper. GM was notorious for that, and some fords too. People sleep on 2.3s because they're four bangers and most people are gunning for 600+ hp. They're used as race engines in some race classes like midget racing. I've heard they're as stout as an old Boss 302 block. Their only real problem is poor head flow. Have you heard of the Volvo head swap?

@customizer4life

Ай бұрын

@@ItsDaJax Thanks for the insight, I think it’s kinda tricky to pull of a hood scoop that isn’t too tacky, I was considering some hood louvers though, maybe that would work and look decent. A flat filter definitely opens up some more options, most directions off of the turbo inlet are tight / blocked by components, although diverting air may be an option too. I’ve heard of the Fol-Vo head swap, and this would be a candidate for it, although I don’t mind the current head/intake/exhaust setup

@ItsDaJax

Ай бұрын

@@customizer4life Hmmm... what about the possibility of a NACA duct that just aims air at the current setup? I just like being helpful, building cars gets me excited, and I don't have the funds to build my own. I've got pages drawn for a model t style ratrod with a mild 2.3 and probably a m5od, I think those are a bit tougher than a t5, Broncos came with them.

@customizer4life

Ай бұрын

@@ItsDaJax That’s a pretty good idea too, I’ll have to look into how those function. I appreciate all info and ideas. A rat rod with 2.3 power plant would be very cool!!

Love that car man, the looks especially that double crease in the passenger door😂. Look up “disc-lock/wedge lock” washers to cure your problem with header bolts falling out. I went to a dead soft thin copper gasket and standard fasteners did fine until i turned the boost up to 25psi then a couple worked loose constantly but never had a leak but put the disc lock washers on them and are still there today

@young11984

Ай бұрын

Also why did you go with a dual plug head vs a single? Availability?

@customizer4life

Ай бұрын

Thanks, that door drives me nuts 😂, but it’s not making it go faster or stop quicker, so it can wait 😂. I was thinking if I painted a number over those creases maybe it would give a race car character 😂. Those washers are on point, thanks for bringing them to my attention, it’ll be nice to no longer have variable header leaks!! 😂

@customizer4life

Ай бұрын

@@young11984Correct the dual plug head, was a change mainly out of convenience….at first 😂, It was available locally, it’s ported, with LS valve springs and the Esslinger cam. The upside aside from that is the lower intake runners are the same length which they are not on a D-port, which may come into play with modified upper intakes.

Be still my heart. What a sound.