Whats with the Pinto 2.3?
Pinto's came with either the English 1.6 (Pushrod) or the German 2.0 (SOHC). The German 2.0 was pretty hot at the time. The Pinto sucked, but not the engine. Those engines are still used in racing. You can get some serious HP out of them. The 2.3 IIRC, came later. The Mustang II was using them. I had a new 88 Taurus with the 2.3. All of 90 HP. Tranny dissolved at 59000 miles and the head gasket started leaking shortly after. Was a company leased car and about 60% of the Taurus' failed the tranny or head gasket (1987 and 88 models). Sucky motor...
Tempo used it too.
My name is Richard. I was a Contouraholic.
NOW: '02 Mazda B3000 Dual Sport, Black
BEFORE: '99 Contour SE Sport
Duratec ATX Spruce Green
PIAA 510's, Foglight MOD, K&N Drop-in
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