Lol, love the 2.3 badge on the side. Pull up to people at stop lights, they're like "Wtf, a 2.3 Ill smoke him".....until reality sets in.

9yrs old still a great video, you go Matt!

The little 4 c is violent ".....they know what they are doing. Well done video with Appalachian rhythm.

Something you don't see every day. Very cool

84 Capri turbo rs owner here love those engines oh and it has t tops😁😁 yeah good luck finding another one

Awesome ride man,had a '77 turbo pinto with 20lbs boost,water injection,drawthru carb,was a lot of fun,got good at changing head gaskets ha!

So true those little engines have giants inside

Was stuck on wanting build a turbo 300 i6 in a swb 80’s ranger but my mind is officially changed ! The 4 banger would be sick instead

HAD A 2 3 IN A CAR U ALL PROB NEVER HEARD OF. MERKUR XR4Ti. Much Fun AND Underrated. Known in Europe as Ford Sierra.

Holy hell, that sure is not my 4 banger mustang............. but I can plot, and dream, maybe rob a bank.......LOL

Does anyone know what kind of trans was in this car? The shifts looked so seamless . Almost like he was shifting automatic .

Really cool car. Tell me you still have it.

They don’t rev high at all huh? Wouldve thought so

I am currently trying to build up a 4 cylinder with about 600 horses what transmission are you running

Holy shit!!

What intake is that?

Hey Matt, what radiator do you run with the NPR intercooler?

What kind of ECU are you running ?

Has anyone done compound turbos on these?

Siccckkkkk

This engine made in brazil

Well if you're gonna do a 4 banger.... that's how it's done ladies and gentlemen

WOW!!! A beast of a turbo 4cylander without a Honda built around it... I love it. That's an awesome car you got there, NEVER get rid of it.

I am a V8 guy for the most part, but I love seeing things that are different. This is an impressive coupe; with a four pot no-less. Very well done. I also dig the remake of "Unforgiven".

I love how you can hear people laugh as you exit the burnout box. You could eat their lunch with that 4 cyl though

Wow. First want to say props for going outside the box so to speak And building a 2.3. Second even more props for building a filthy 2.3!!!!! That turbo gave me wood! A lot of people would have wiped their hands and said forget this after the D/S failure.. You kept goin and built a really nice, beast of a fuckin car man. You have my respect 100%!

There are twin turbo V8s running that fast. You did it with less than half the motor. Congrats!

Thanks a ton! The 2.3 stuff hasnt happened without a fight but for the most part its come fairly easily once I paid the necessary dues needed to get a grasp on things engines. It helps that I've got some great people on board.

im sure glad to see people lovin the 4 bangers. i have lusted over the turbobirds since the 88 and would love to have one. keep up the good work man.

Nice job Matt!! You are so smooth, you make it look easy.

Great job Matt can't wait to see more next year

Badass car man! Liked the music too!! That thing rips for sure

That lil ol 2.3 will make sum chevy boys cry! Lol

Congrats Matt,you set out a goal and made it happen. You are the man!

My brother recently gave me an 84 Mustang SVO with the same engine and it's a banger as far as Shifting the gears go like yours. In time I hope to meet up with you at the track, as I build this car to do as many events as possible Roll Racing autocross and of course drag. This SVO has kicked around in the family for quite some time 20 + years of fun and whooping up on 5.0 &Hondas all through the 80s 90s and 2000. Seeing this has given me the drive to make something fun out of the car.

I launch at 6600, and shift at 7200. Thanks!

Wow!! I never even knew about the 2.3's until I went on Stinger's website. That is amazing though. Wow!!!

I watched this guy THRASH for 2 weeks to get this car back together just to make a single 9 sec pass. Great Job Matthew!!!!

We had a naturally aspirated 2.3 that was a Frankenstein of sorts actually was a later model 2.5 sOHC ranger block stroked with a Toyota 22r crank crower rods 15.00:1 compression .654/.684 lift camshaft titanium valves in an esslinger ported d port head used factory ford 2.5 roller followers with a non roller cam and it worked great ported offy intake and a Worked 500cfm Holley 2 bbl that little mother was NASTY made peak power at 9600rpm just shy of 400 hp and like 250 ftlbs in a circle track car I like these little sOHC fords

WTG glad you reached your goal. Hope to see you at alot of races in the future.

thats a fast 4 banger

Phenominal shifting 💪💪👍

Awesome job Matt!!!! I'm sure you are proud.

Little 2.3 is getting it done! Very nice.

Thanks for the inspiration!! I got a 91 notchback 2.3. Im eyeing up a deal for 2 engines for 600 bucks. 1 runs other not sure as it wasnt used yet.

Thanks, I've been thinking about all the adjustments I want to do. Hopefully I can keep my head and do them slowly lol

love this car, can't wait to get started on mine

Man that engine in that car sounds awesome!

First of all, great video, i'm gonna model my turbo coupe build after it, and nice pass. Second of all, thank you for the song at the beginning, i looked it up and that's one of the most fantastic Unforgiven covers i have ever heard.

I know these 2.3s have amazing low end torque

Amazing car man !!!! I love those little 2.3 engines they are so damn tough. I'm Currently building a 2700cc this is oval on the dirt I sure wish we could boost on dirt that would be fun lol good luck with your build in the future.

NICE JOB BUD

What a bad ass Ponie!! Hell yes!!

love the music. awesome car man!

Nice little 4 banger.. Love it!!

This is fugin rad man! Awesome car.

Good build and good driving

Hey nice job grabbing gears looks good!!!

Thanks Dude! Words couldnt describe it for me.

Thanks! The biggest key to finding the real results will come from being relentless.

Excellent driving sir.

That was pretty damn cool!

Nice shifting dude! It's getting rare to find people who know how to powershift these days.

Awesome engine.

That's some one the quickest and cleanest shifts I've seen and I can shift... as seen in my vid's but I'm using a stock Tremec tr6060 that could never be shifted as easily as yours. Yours seems falls into gears like a light duty 4 cylinder (no pun intended) vs mine which needs to be man handled into gear. For my next street/strip car I was gonna go auto but after seeing this vid I'm having second thoughts. It almost seems like an auto swap would slow you down which is the exact opposite for most 9 second cars.

that's fast for a four banger.. nice build

Very Cool ride. Even cooler that you are using my Boss' band as your music, too cool.

Congrats, awesome run! Man, I miss my SVO! :(

Hey Matt, it sounds like you have the perfect ratios in the rear end as well as the trans. in the age...absolutely screeming thru the traps! Care to share the specifics

I have a '85 xr7 cougar that will hopefully run low 7s soon. No intercooler tho..a wet 75hp hit of spray works good tho!! 2.3T cars rock!!

Boy, I'm a little late to this vid. What's the reciprocating weight (rod,piston/pin/rings) with the aftermarket parts? I have one of these motors (stock) and have been cautioned about revving above 5.5k due to the factory forged piston weight. It looks like you cross the line around 7400. Besides the obligatory fastener and hardware upgrades were there any lower end mods specific to this motor to keep it together at speed?

Dig the ride. I miss my 2.3 btw stevensegals rocks lol

holy fuck. i own a 2.3 n/a mustang, cant believe what a beast yours is.

Nice driving

Gratz! from IH8GM

i love the 2.3

That's bad ass actually sounds good to

I cant wait to get a pimp setup for my bird.

Whew, those gears blew by quick !!

Thanks! Check out Boport Racing heads. They can find you something. Just as important as the cam will be getting a job valve job so it may be better to save money until you can get it all done in one shot.

great stang!

Trans is a clutch-assisted proshifted Doug Nash 4+1

I used to beat on hondas w/ my 88 t-bird TC. I love this engine so much.

HA thanks! I'll have to do a blooper reel thing. I've got some funny vids over the years.

Sick Mustang! I’m in the process of building my 2.3 in my 95 Ranger. Bo-Port head custom turbo manifold BW S257SXE turbo want a T56 trans. Want tranny are you using and want power are you putting to the ground?

....Didnt even have to call in sick! :)

Holy shit dude. That makes me wish I'd never sold my 2.3 :(

hey man its roger cooks son and my pap should be texting you here soon just not at the time maybe in a few weeks or so about a 2.3 turbo that is in a thunderbird and seeing what all i would need to put it in my 93 foxbody convertible

Can someone please tell me what kind of transmission that is?

so bad ass

Yea I need that tossed in my little ranger I drive to work everyday

Sweet!

hell yes!!

Around how much did the whole build cost? Mainly the Head, Stage 3 cam, valves, and springs, thanks.

aww man this car just ran a faster time then a new ZL1 lol

I've got a turbo 2.3 in my ranger but I'm having trouble finding a transmission to hold it what trans are you running in this car?

I see you turned the intake - is that a factory intake on a factory base [ with mods of course] I am wondering if I could change the ECM to the other side of the cam tower on my 2.3

damn how much did this build cost?

if you dont mind me asking what kind/size of cam are you running? looking to build a street/strip car with the motor i have now that i ust to run in my dirt car.

Came here for the 2.3L, stayed b/c of the Metallica on the banjo!