Some Modified Cars

Allan Slocum

List of upgrades:

Air Flow:

• dual snorkle cold air box with K&N filter (OE size)
• slightly ported stock size Turbo compressor
• FORD Supercoupe IC mounted on engine (hot) side of radiator with 2.25" dia tubes
• ported XR throttle body
• gutted upper intake manifold
• ported lower intake manifold with water jacket removed
• ported NA head, OE intake valves, 1.59 dia exhaust valves, 54cc chamber (8.5:1 compression), extra steam holes,
• stock fel pro head gasket, stock head bolts
• stock XR "h" cam, no adjuster
• ported exhaust manifold
• 3" downpipe
• 2.5" exhaust, 1 "glass pak" muffler

Fuel:

• stock Injectors, fuel pumps
• adj regulator set to 39 psi (stock pressure)
• 92 octane pump gas (MTBE added Calif smog gas)

Ignition:

• Delco Rapidfire plugs, Jacobs wires, Motorcraft cap & rotor
  

ECA

• XR (PF) with custom tables from EEC tuner

Transmission

• T-5 from 86 TC
• 1 piece driveshaft
• bell crank bell housing
• lightened flywheel

Suspension

• Spax sport springs & shocks
• Rapido F&R Bars
• Poly bushings front upper strut, inner control arm, bar to body, front bar to control arm, rear bar to body
• Rear shock tower brace (homebuilt)
• Front strut tower brace (homebuilt)
• XR 89 wheels, Goodyear GSC 205/55-15

Brakes

• front rotors, SVT contour
• front calipers GM large body (Impalla, 1/2 ton Suburban, etc)
• rear rotors, front XR
• rear calipers SVO rear
• all flex lines are stainless braid
• late XR master cylinder

Interior

• Grant steering wheel
• modified T-5 shifter
• CD player, new speakers, front windshield "tape" antenna
• O2 meter

Body

• removed fender antenna
• sanded bi wing spoiler
• "cossie" front grill opening
• "cossie" hood louvers
• wheels painted BLACK
• Euro headlamps

CMCcARTHY

Allen I ,just wanted to thank you for your great web page. Ive found it to
be most accurate and helpfull. Ive been a long time ford 2.3 fan ,starting
off with a 76' 2.3 capri back in the 80's. There weren't a lot of parts or
info
on this engine in the old days, so you had to be really dedicated to it!
Being a machinist , I wound up modifing and making just about everything
myself. In the 80's virtually everyone who bulit hot rods built v-8s,
because everyone knew 4 bangers just didn't make power. My freinds
thought I was crazy, they'd say ,why on eath are you wasting your time
with that peice of crap 4 banger Ford. In 1982 , after messing around
with a turbo installation and countless nights spent maching valves and
rods from billet and oil pump drive shafts and on and on ,I was finally ready
for vindication.At the time I was a member of a hot rod club in LasVegas.
mostly big v-8 muscle cars. Street racers we were.We were headed to Red rock
canyon for some heads up and I decided to tag along in my Capri. My freind
Steve
had one of the fastest cars in the club a late 60's dodge super bee with 2
carbs
and all the goodies it ran 11.60's on the track with slicks. It was the first
time
ever that I driven my car since modifications were complete so I was breaking
in the engine and really had no idea just how powerfull it was.My car sported
a
600 cfm holley carb drawn through a TRW/RAJAY turbo mounted on hand
made headers and blowing through a 3" pipe/W Crane cam everthing else was
made from scratch or pirated from some other application. Any way we were
rolling down Las vegas blvd. and Steve was along side me laughing at me and
revving his engine. We finally hit a red light and I started to feel the
butterflies
in my stomach,I knew this was it ,if I didn't run I would be the laughing
stock
of the car club.Steve stood hard on the brake and brought the revs up, the
ground literally shook from th 440 ci engine.giant McCreary tire slowly
turning
againt the brakes I knew I was done for but shoved the shifter in first anyway
.
My heart was now pouding and my hands began to shake ,the light changed and
suddenly my fear turned to pure joy! that little engine kick me in the ass so
hard I was sore for a week. first gear was gone in a second. second gear the
same
when I hit third I looked to my left and saw a Super Bee quickly dissapering
behind
me and a horrified look on the drivers face .Fourth gear and 140 mph showing
on the speedo and I knew that things would never be the same.

I am currently working on a 144 cu blower with intercooler fo my 86 Merkur.
I think its going to be a winner.