turbo modification

[Larry C Leung]

I know that the basic engine is the same as the later 2.9, but that was a
couple of years later. Perhaps they learned something from the time that
the Sierra XR4 came over and the Scorpio. I just remember reading in C&D
and R&T that the 2.8 (perhaps in it's more highly tuned version as in the
XR4 vs the pedestrian Sierras and Scorpios) was not able to be
Federalized. What's bizarre is the 2.8 (in pedestrian trim) was installed
in everything of that vintage from Capris and Capri II's and the Fox cars
(Fairmont, Zephyr, Mustang, Capri (US), Cougar, T-bird) and even Ranger
(Pick-up), Explorer and Aerostar (minivan). 

LL - NY

On Sun, 28 Oct 2001 16:40:55 +0100 Per Lindgren <lindgre at online.no>
writes:
>
>
>Larry C Leung wrote:
>
>> Actually, apparently FoMoCo didn't think they could (US) Federalize 
>the
>> Cologne built hi-perf version of the 2.8 liter V6,
>
>But this one was installed in the Merkur Scorpio? It had a 2.9 
>configuration,
>which was later adapted for the European Ford Sierra and Scorpio 
>cars.
>Cosworth even developed a 4 valve head on this one, giving it 207 hp.
>
>> so they chose to
>> modify the 2.3 Turbo from the T-bird (i.e., already federalized) 
>instead,
>> knowing that it fit as the base model engine (in NA mode) in the 
>Sierra.
>
>The same engine was used here as well, in 1.6 and 2.0 configurations. 
>A few
>2.3s in grey market Mustangs, but very rare.
>
>>
>> They pumped a few more ponies out of the engine and (supposedly) 
>refined
>> the NVH for a more refined feel in the German XR4 than in the 
>T-bird.
>
>German feel is important :-)
>
>PerL
>92 Cabrio 2.3E
>