78 turbo Pinto first start up

First start of my project. ran rough at first. It smoothed out after warming up and a little playing with the timing. It still needs about a months worth of work before its on the road.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• ford
• pinto
• turbo
• 2.3lturbo
• 2.3t
• svo
• wagon
• tbird

[77pintoboy]

I know that most 4 cyl pinto purists dont like the idea of putting a v8 in,but thats what im gonna do with mine.I aquired a 1967 289 engine out of a 67 cougar with 55000 miles on it.I just want to cruise around with a nice rumbly v8 in it,not race or raz the shit out of it.I got a 33000 mile 77 pinto runabout that i sold the original 4 cyl automatic out of to swap the 289 into.Cant wait to hit the streets with that baby.

[Glassssman]

@77pintoboy

I was going to put in a v8 at first. The more I learned about the turbo 2.3 the more I wanted to do that instead. Ive heard the v8 swap is easier to do.

[1973FordPinto]

nice pinto i own a 73 myself i got it on here but its sweet

[Glassssman]

@beammark The most turbo boost I have run is 25 pounds. It has spiked to 30 before I ported the waste gate hole. The stock motor can handle those boost levels. 

[beammark]

@Glassssman what did u do to the bottom end to run that type of boost?

[holmd90]

hooly crap I am amazed it didn't blow at 39 psi!

Sorry to hear that it caught fire, thats gotta be a real big piss off after spending so much time and effort. I hope you can revive it sooner or later!

[Glassssman]

@holmd90 Strted with stock 39 psi then I turned it up to about 45 psi. Back in January I turned it up to over 50 psi and turned up the boost at the track. On the way home it sprung a leak and cuaght fire. I kept the hood shut and a heater hose and radiator hose burst putting the fire out before the fire dept. got there. I towed the car home and havent done anything to it since then. My video software isnt working or I would have a video of the fire posted.

[holmd90]

@Glassssman nice, I see you did a fuel injection swap on it, what PSI are you running it at right now?

[Glassssman]

@naracermcb1

Yep Like holmd90 posted, turboford has helped me out a lot. Sorry for the late reply.

[Glassssman]

@holmd90

Everthing is stock. I had to swap a 79 Pinto oil pump so I could use the Pintos front sump oil pan.

[holmd90]

have you touched the internals at all?