Anyone know if there has ever been a 2.3T 83-88 S/S T-Bird

[Dave Turner]

Originally Posted by Johnny U

I remember seeing a T-bird at the Ford Motorsport Nationals back in the early 90's at Maplegrove and it was match racing a new 351 crate motored car (Super Ford project car) and it had a ss class designation on it but I can't remember the class off hand. If I remember correctly the car was black in colour. I think the Bird won 2 out of 3 races and it was running in the 11.70 range!

John, that was Tom Reider - don't think it was a Sportsman class car.

[Sean Marconette]

Mark Walton ran the SS Mustang

Sean

[Crew Chief]

Originally Posted by Lew Silverman

The 1988 T-Bird Turbo Coupe is listed in the guide with a HP rating of 190, but with no notation that it is a Stock or Super Stock factor. Does that automatically make it a Stock Eliminator combination only? Interesting omission!

Here's how it was explained to me several years ago by a techman. When there is no notation that it is either Stock or S/S, it means that the horsepower is the same for both.

[art leong]

Originally Posted by ALMACK

True.
He has a '87 or '88.
And 87-88 Turbo Coupes are not currently allowed in SS.

How can a car be allowed in stock but not superstock?
I talked with NHRA years ago about a FWD turbododge in superstock and they said it would run SS/PA

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by art leong

How can a car be allowed in stock but not superstock?
I talked with NHRA years ago about a FWD turbododge in superstock and they said it would run SS/PA

I might have been in error.

This is what threw me off:
Most of the SS combos in the classification guide have 2 asterisks above the factory hp number.
As the screenshot posted here shows, there is not any.

The 302 for the T-Bird has the same hp for both the stock factor and the ss factor.
That's what made me think the 140 was stock only.


However, as Crew Chief posted above, maybe not designating one or 2 asterisks means it has the same h.p. for both stk. and SS ?

So...would that mean it is legal for SS ?

[Dennis P Chapman]

Originally Posted by ALMACK

I might have been in error.

This is what threw me off:
Most of the SS combos in the classification guide have 2 asterisks above the factory hp number.
As the screenshot posted here shows, there is not any.

The 302 for the T-Bird has the same hp for both the stock factor and the ss factor.
That's what made me think the 140 was stock only.


However, as Crew Chief posted above, maybe not designating one or 2 asterisks means it has the same h.p. for both stk. and SS ?

So...would that mean it is legal for SS ?

Years ago when I got ford to send the engine specs for the turbo motor for stock I never asks them about S/S.

[Jim Caughlin]

Does anyone know what the intake and exhaust cc's for the various '84 - '88 heads? I know that people have run these combinations in SS over the years, I was wondering how they did this without the cc specs being documented. If anyone has the numbers, please contact me.

Jim Caughlin
SS 6019
(503) 981-5363

[DonatoEng]

I remember seeing a 2.3T in a Fairmont Futura with a stick, neat car and light.