A 2.3L Turbo Coupe I actually like??

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A 2.3L Turbo Coupe I actually like??

May 08, 2005, 10:15:20 AM

482hp 88 TC??

Id like to see some dyno graphs, but looks pretty sick.

Re: A 2.3L Turbo Coupe I actually like??

Reply #1 – May 08, 2005, 10:37:13 AM

Already saw that:

http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=2934

That car is just plain HOT!

Re: A 2.3L Turbo Coupe I actually like??

Reply #2 – May 08, 2005, 04:23:50 PM

Yea definetly like that,but the grille looks gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

Re: A 2.3L Turbo Coupe I actually like??

Reply #3 – May 08, 2005, 05:52:35 PM

Function before form I guess. Probably could also be accomplished with an all-body-color regular T-bird grille.

Re: A 2.3L Turbo Coupe I actually like??

Reply #4 – May 09, 2005, 10:54:09 AM

I've been in the 2.3 Turbo world a LONG time...and I actually have 2 SVOs that make close to 400HP.....so I have an idea of what it takes to make the numbers....with that said I am going to have to put on my hip waders and call the BIG

on this one!!!! There is no way that car makes 482HP! I've got a friend in PA with a full blown Esslinger engine in his SVO that makes 500HP and what I see in that auction would be lucky to go over the 300HP mark.

Nice car...but the owner is full of :D

Re: A 2.3L Turbo Coupe I actually like??

Reply #5 – May 09, 2005, 03:29:21 PM

I just saw that grille, and CRIPES, why wouldn't the guy just install a non-TC header panel if he needed the ventilation????

I've gotta agree svopaul, about that engine likely not pushing almost 500 hp as advertised (which is why I said "if those numbers are true" in my original post) but that is still one schweet car!!!

Re: A 2.3L Turbo Coupe I actually like??

Reply #6 – May 09, 2005, 06:51:12 PM

Like I said, Id like to see some dyno graphs or documentation of the said HP/TRQ numbers. Id also take some timeslips, that car with 485+hp would be a solid low 11/high 10sec car, no prob.

Re: A 2.3L Turbo Coupe I actually like??

Reply #7 – May 09, 2005, 08:19:15 PM

cool looking car but i doubt 482 hp. there is alot of nice equiptment there $$$$. i could see 400 hp if the head is worked over fairly well and its all tuned in.