Aside from the performance benefits, the Turbo Coupe looks sharp courtesy of its unique alloy wheels and special black and red trim. As a later Turbo Coupe, it has full boost in all gears, as opposed to the early cars that excluded the first two gears from max boost pressure. In short: I want the 87/88 looks (closed grill) and the V8 but also at least more HP that the 2.3 delivers.This 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe is a gorgeous survivor, with just over 41,000 miles and equipped with the preferred 5-speed manual. buying a 2.3 turbo and swap that with a V8 (which V8 'slides in' the best?) since the turbo coupe has some SVO parts in it already and seems more ready for the extra power buying an LX swap the grill and hood for one of a Turbo coupe and swap the 302 for a more efficient Ford V8 For instance: the turbo coupe has 195bhp and does that with less mpgĢ) If I would swap an engine what is my best approach: So I have a few questions in my dillema what to do:ġ) is it possible to get more HP out of the 302 V8 from the 87/88 editions? 140bhp from a V8 is very inefficient to me. The one I love most by its looks has a 4 cyl turbo, but the engine I usually adore most is the V8. I want to buy such car, but I figured these models were made during the oil crisis. The car that I love most for its looks is by no doubt the '87/'88 Thunderbird Turbo coupe, the one with the closed grille. ![]() I am a Dutch guy having an unstoppable love for the Ford Fox bodies.
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