Hey guys, I got a '93 2.0 liter 4 cylinder, and I'm not at all happy with the acceleration on the car. When I step on it it doesn't take right off, and then when it shifts it jerks the whole car. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the engine's acceleration and overall performance without dropping a ton of money? Thanks Matt

i woul love to see some pics of some other 94pse-auto....if anybody has the same car as me please send me some pics..i need some ideas...mine looks preety bad compaired to some that i have seen in my area...... thanxs...probes rule.. >

Hey dude go to my web site http://users.twave.net/johnb and take a look at my car it is a 95 atx probe with intake,header and exhaust I will be updating the pics since I have just raped up my intake to keep it cooler.

John, Nice site. I was wondering if the Thomas Knight Turbos site had moved or if his surver might just be having problems? Cus it wouldn't come up for me. I'm not really in the market for a turbo right now but wasting time looking up options for my probe and checking out other probers sites has become a fun on-line past time of mine. Thanx, Fred Laughlin '96 PSE 5-Spd K&N Drop~in Primax 17" Rims Thumpin System Tinted Windows

this site should work for thomas knight turboshttp://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Lot/1480/promaz.html

You could get a performance camshaft, A full length header and performance exhaust, just don't go larger then 2 1/4". Performance ignition system, and sythetic oil. Your transmission is a A4LD not an AOD, and your rear diff should be a 7.5" unless you swapped in a 8.8". Ted

I would drop the a4ld and get a t5. B.

This is for Ted Groth. Thanks for the info. I due have an 8.8 inch rear-end and 3:73.1 gears stock. My Mustang is a 1990 Model w/ the 25th Anniversary Edition package. http://community.webtv.net/piccolo667/1990FORDMUSTANGLX

I don't know much about the new 4cyls but there isn't a hole lot out the as far as performance goes and what there is tends to be pricey. Other than a turbo what you see is what you get, since the 2.3 came in a turbo version putting one on your engine shouldn't be hard at all. If you want to super charge it you could do that to but it would be a bit more difficult. There is always nitrous but the reaks havoc on a engine if used regularly. Good luck. Kris, >

If you want performance parts for the 2.3L contact a company called "Racer Walsh" They have everything from 4 barrel carb adapters to stroker kits.

You can't run a turbo on a N/A engine, it will not handle it. The turbo motor has a stronger block along with stronger internals, and roller cam head.

The turbo blocks have a higher nickel content, which is stronger! The turbo block also has a boss in the side for oil drain back. You are also wrong about the roller cams All the turbo 2.3 motors from 83-88 had roller cams. The ranger never came with a turbo 2.3, The last turbo 2.3 in a mustang was the 86 1/2 SVO. Yes it has forged dished pistons(Stronger then cast or hyper.) And the crank and rods are NOT the same. I know I have rebuilt and built both. And if you run a turbo on a N/A 2.3 you will grenade the motor wether you burn a piston, blow a head gasket or break a rod or rod bolts. Ted

I've had lots of 2.3 turbos , none have roller followers/cam from the factory.... at least not in the rear wheel drive trubo 2.3's... I suppose it is possible that the turbo probe might have a roller cam though... but it is a front wheel drive car and not the same 2.3l engine. -Mark

What year turbo 2.3's have you had? All the Fuel injected 2.3 Turbos from 83-88 had roller cams(Turbo coupes, SVO Mustangs, and Cougar XR7's, also Merkurs Xr4ti's) The 79-82 turbo 2.3L's With Carbs didn't have roller cams.

Grow a brain buddy...none of the 2.3 turbo's had rollers...zero! Go to a boneyard and see for yourself..or visit your ford dealer...look in a repair manual. tedgrot-@...

Wrong...same block design and material, only with tapped boss for turbo. No roller cam, same rods and crank. The turbo block does get forged pistons. People do turbo N/A motors but with the cast pistons must keep boost at a lower level. tedgrot-@...

"Better to keep ones mouth shout and let people think you may be ignorant of the facts, rather than open it and remove any doubt." Ted, you're mostly off-base here - time to go back and do some research... Brad tedgrot-@...

ive had 7 83~88's (4 from mustangs, 1 86-cougar xr7 turbo and 2 T-bird TC's) I still ahve 3 complete heads from them, none have roller anything. I've had 5 turbo 79 pace car mustangs, none of them had roller anything either (as you said). I have pulled many heads from t-bir TC's in teh junk yards.. none have roller anything. I just went into the gargae and checks the 3 head that I have to be sure... all the are "D" chamer heads, all 3 have the usual followers, no rollers.... motorsport used to sell a roller cam and follower kit for teh 2.3's and when I live in Jacksonvuille FL i used to visi racer walsh a lot, they had a roller kit as well but even the guys at racer walsh told me that ford did put the roller stuff on the 2.3 turbos from the factory. maybe its a regional thing or somthing? where are u loc? I got most of my turbo stuff from FL and Colroado.... -MArk

Damn I cant type tonight, sorry about that guys, also, I meant the ford DID NOT put roller stuuff on the 2.3 from the factory. _Mark

You could get a performance camshaft, A full length header and performance exhaust, just don't go larger then 2 1/4". Performance ignition system, and sythetic oil. Your transmission is a A4LD not an AOD, and your rear diff should be a 7.5" unless you swapped in a 8.8". Ted