Opponauts assemble - help explain the significance of the SVO Mustang

"mcseanerson" (mcseanerson) 06/19/2014 at 20:48 • Filed to: None

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One of our own is shopping old Mustangs and could use some info about the SVO Mustang and help explaining it's Jalopness.

Shame about that "license plate."

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > mcseanerson 06/19/2014 at 20:50

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It is cool.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > mcseanerson 06/19/2014 at 20:50

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Turbocharged Pinto 2.3L with forged internals. Manual transmission with RWD. It was light, but the turbos weren't the best things in the world.

Crocket Bernet > mcseanerson 06/19/2014 at 20:52

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turbo yo

mcseanerson > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 06/19/2014 at 20:53

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You could always do this later.

offroadkarter > mcseanerson 06/19/2014 at 20:58

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It was the first 5 lug fox body, it was also fords first attempt at "V8 power with a smaller engine" concept. The SVO paved the way for a lot of updates on later fox bodies.

The 2.3 was also used in the thunderbird turbocoupe, some guys even go as far as retrofitting a DOHC volvo I4 head onto the engine.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > offroadkarter 06/19/2014 at 20:59

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Could you drop in a Volvo I5?

offroadkarter > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/19/2014 at 21:00

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you could drop in a triton V10 if you wanted to

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > offroadkarter 06/19/2014 at 21:04

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My god.....

OPPOsaurus WRX > offroadkarter 06/19/2014 at 21:43

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has this Ben done? Please tell me it has

offroadkarter > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/19/2014 at 22:24

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I know ford built a V10 SN95, I'm sure someone has done a triton mustang

OPPOsaurus WRX > offroadkarter 06/20/2014 at 08:06

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I think this is something that needs to be done. After a quick search Mustang forums were saying they were probably too big for rhe Fox's. I'm thinking it should end up out back like a Clio Sport V6

jmedarts > mcseanerson 06/20/2014 at 09:19

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it can give 4 cyliders the power of 8 if you ask for it!

offroadkarter > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/20/2014 at 17:26

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Keep in mind, this is still a fox based chassis

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coup…