Ford turbo

sq34 · 10-24-2013, 10:15 PM

Has there been any success with 1988 turbo coupe kit?

boostedf22c · 10-24-2013, 10:18 PM

What'd be really cool is the new V6 ecoboost in your mustang!!

sq34 · 10-24-2013, 10:21 PM

Sent emails on 4 cyl ecoboost, but kinda waiting to see what comes up w/SEMA, and PRI. Never know what announcements will be made.

boostedf22c · 10-24-2013, 10:31 PM

4 cylinder ecoboost would be cool.

You could run the 6 cylinder ecoboost in SS/DX and not have to worry about getting the engine submitted to NHRA.

That would be CRAZY fast with all the things you could do in "modified" SS.

sq34 · 10-24-2013, 11:01 PM

Why the v6 and not the 4? This will also be a GT deal

boostedf22c · 10-24-2013, 11:07 PM

Yeah, the GT deal would be totally different. I just figured you couldn't get the car anywhere near minimum weight in DX with a 4 cylinder, so you might as well put as many cubic inches, and turbo's in there as you can.

ALMACK · 10-25-2013, 08:36 AM

Ken Robinson on the board here has a 1987 Turbo Coupe T-Bird that runs in Stock. ( same as the '88 TC)

I wasn't aware someone could run a 4 cyl. turbo combo in the SS/GT classes. I thought the GT cars were V-8's only.
At least that is the way I interprupt the rule book. ( the bold type highlighted below)

Copy and paste from the 2013 rulebook:

Requirements and specifications for GT classes
are the same as those for Super Stock classes -
Section 11A - with the following exceptions:
DESIGNATIONS

GT/A, GT/B, GT/C, GT/D, GT/E, GT/F, GT/G, GT/H, GT/I, GT/J,
GT/K, GT/L, and GT/M, preceded by car number (manual
transmission). GT/AA, GT/BA, GT/CA, GT/DA, GT/EA, GT/FA,
GT/GA, GT/HA, GT/IA, GT/JA, GT/KA, GT/LA, and GT/MA,
preceded by car number (automatic transmission).

Reserved for foreign and domestic factory-production two-door coupes,
two-door sedans, sports cars, convertibles, or station wagons with any
production V-8 engine of the same make. Year of engine optional. Only
those engines and/or bodies listed in the Official NHRA Stock Car
Classification Guide are eligible for competition. Also see WEIGHT. Cars
will be classified using the shipping weight of the body divided by the
horsepower or performance rating of the engine used. Factory
production rear-wheel-drive cars must have originally been equipped
with a V-6 or V-8.
Front-wheel-drive conversions permitted. Minimum weight with driver:
2,670 pounds. Only engines and/or bodies listed in the Official NHRA
Stock Car Classification Guide are eligible for competition.

CLASS WEIGHT BREAKS
(based on pounds per NHRA-factored horsepower)
A: 8.00 to 8.49 F: 10.50 to 10.99 K: 13.00 to 13.49
B: 8.50 to 8.99 G: 11.00 to 11.49 L: 13.50 to 13.99
C: 9.00 to 9.49 H: 11.50 to 11.99 M: 14.00 or more
D: 9.50 to 9.99 I: 12.00 to 12.49
E: 10.00 to 10.49 J: 12.50 to 12.99

hutt1 · 10-25-2013, 10:11 AM

You cannot install the 4 Cyl in gt.. Its for v-8 only.. I ask nhra..

Do you have a source to get the L2500F pistons for the 2.3 turbo for my SVO stocker or would you have one? .i need 1 75mm over.
Scott

sq34 · 10-25-2013, 05:19 PM

Guess I'll have to work on my 352 kit harder.

ken robinson · 10-26-2013, 11:50 AM

Could you pull the 2.3 turbo out . And drop a 352 coyote motor in it and would it be a legal GT/?? car .....??? Other wise its still not a bad R or Q stocker as long as you don't mind being chased .....lol....

10-24-2013, 10:15 PM	#1
sq34 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Avon, Indiana Posts: 48 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ford turbo Has there been any success with 1988 turbo coupe kit? __________________ Craig Sullivan

10-24-2013, 10:18 PM	#2
boostedf22c Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lebanon, IN Posts: 483 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ford turbo What'd be really cool is the new V6 ecoboost in your mustang!! __________________ Carey Bales 316D DD/AT www.racetactics.net

10-24-2013, 10:21 PM	#3
sq34 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Avon, Indiana Posts: 48 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ford turbo Sent emails on 4 cyl ecoboost, but kinda waiting to see what comes up w/SEMA, and PRI. Never know what announcements will be made. __________________ Craig Sullivan

10-24-2013, 10:31 PM	#4
boostedf22c Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lebanon, IN Posts: 483 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ford turbo 4 cylinder ecoboost would be cool. You could run the 6 cylinder ecoboost in SS/DX and not have to worry about getting the engine submitted to NHRA. That would be CRAZY fast with all the things you could do in "modified" SS. __________________ Carey Bales 316D DD/AT www.racetactics.net

10-24-2013, 11:01 PM	#5
sq34 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Avon, Indiana Posts: 48 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ford turbo Why the v6 and not the 4? This will also be a GT deal __________________ Craig Sullivan

10-24-2013, 11:07 PM	#6
boostedf22c Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lebanon, IN Posts: 483 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ford turbo Yeah, the GT deal would be totally different. I just figured you couldn't get the car anywhere near minimum weight in DX with a 4 cylinder, so you might as well put as many cubic inches, and turbo's in there as you can. __________________ Carey Bales 316D DD/AT www.racetactics.net

10-25-2013, 08:36 AM	#7
ALMACK VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 1,937 Likes: 131 Liked 369 Times in 127 Posts	Re: Ford turbo Ken Robinson on the board here has a 1987 Turbo Coupe T-Bird that runs in Stock. ( same as the '88 TC) I wasn't aware someone could run a 4 cyl. turbo combo in the SS/GT classes. I thought the GT cars were V-8's only. At least that is the way I interprupt the rule book. ( the bold type highlighted below) Copy and paste from the 2013 rulebook: Requirements and specifications for GT classes are the same as those for Super Stock classes - Section 11A - with the following exceptions: DESIGNATIONS GT/A, GT/B, GT/C, GT/D, GT/E, GT/F, GT/G, GT/H, GT/I, GT/J, GT/K, GT/L, and GT/M, preceded by car number (manual transmission). GT/AA, GT/BA, GT/CA, GT/DA, GT/EA, GT/FA, GT/GA, GT/HA, GT/IA, GT/JA, GT/KA, GT/LA, and GT/MA, preceded by car number (automatic transmission). Reserved for foreign and domestic factory-production two-door coupes, two-door sedans, sports cars, convertibles, or station wagons with any production V-8 engine of the same make. Year of engine optional. Only those engines and/or bodies listed in the Official NHRA Stock Car Classification Guide are eligible for competition. Also see WEIGHT. Cars will be classified using the shipping weight of the body divided by the horsepower or performance rating of the engine used. Factory production rear-wheel-drive cars must have originally been equipped with a V-6 or V-8. Front-wheel-drive conversions permitted. Minimum weight with driver: 2,670 pounds. Only engines and/or bodies listed in the Official NHRA Stock Car Classification Guide are eligible for competition. CLASS WEIGHT BREAKS (based on pounds per NHRA-factored horsepower) A: 8.00 to 8.49 F: 10.50 to 10.99 K: 13.00 to 13.49 B: 8.50 to 8.99 G: 11.00 to 11.49 L: 13.50 to 13.99 C: 9.00 to 9.49 H: 11.50 to 11.99 M: 14.00 or more D: 9.50 to 9.99 I: 12.00 to 12.49 E: 10.00 to 10.49 J: 12.50 to 12.99 __________________ Alan Mackin Stock 3777/ SS 3377 P/SA & SS/PA Fox Thunderbird I/PS '95 Mustang GT Last edited by ALMACK; 10-25-2013 at 08:41 AM.

10-25-2013, 10:11 AM	#8
hutt1 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, Tn Posts: 123 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Ford turbo You cannot install the 4 Cyl in gt.. Its for v-8 only.. I ask nhra.. Do you have a source to get the L2500F pistons for the 2.3 turbo for my SVO stocker or would you have one? .i need 1 75mm over. Scott

10-25-2013, 05:19 PM	#9
sq34 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Avon, Indiana Posts: 48 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ford turbo Guess I'll have to work on my 352 kit harder. __________________ Craig Sullivan

10-26-2013, 11:50 AM	#10
ken robinson Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: tomsriver nj Posts: 477 Likes: 74 Liked 213 Times in 85 Posts	Re: Ford turbo Could you pull the 2.3 turbo out . And drop a 352 coyote motor in it and would it be a legal GT/?? car .....??? Other wise its still not a bad R or Q stocker as long as you don't mind being chased .....lol....