poomwah
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Post by poomwah on Jan 16, 2012 8:07:39 GMT -5
anyone have any pics of a baja bug with a 2.3 water cooled?
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MadMike
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Post by MadMike on Jan 16, 2012 8:16:12 GMT -5
That thar is Blasphamy ;D ;D cuz ur prolly talkin bout a Pinto motor? ;D
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Post by Ruffuss on Jan 16, 2012 9:29:49 GMT -5
anyone have any pics of a baja bug with a 2.3 water cooled? How about 2.3 buckets of water over a real air cooled (Yellow) Baja?? |
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Post by poomwah on Jan 16, 2012 21:05:39 GMT -5
The idea is going through my head, Rick still has that Pinto engine and adapter , and he's got it for sale at a really great price
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Post by blue71 on Jan 16, 2012 23:32:37 GMT -5
 Saw this awhile ago and bookmarked it. Looks similar to me, same thing though, no idea. Rick's a great guy, hopefully one summer when I come back east I'll have time to visit him and his 2 of everything. The adapter by itself is worth it, not to mention everything else |
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MadMike
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Post by MadMike on Jan 17, 2012 7:50:20 GMT -5
Gee lookie where the Baja is  ;D ;D,If you decide to pick it up Better have a Bus Trans (6 Rib)to handle it  the only plus I see is maybe "heat" ;D ;D ;D,I don't see alot of parts avalible for Pinto motors lately  |
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Post by poomwah on Jan 17, 2012 16:06:49 GMT -5
Saw this awhile ago and bookmarked it. Looks similar to me, same thing though, no idea. Rick's a great guy, hopefully one summer when I come back east I'll have time to visit him and his 2 of everything. The adapter by itself is worth it, not to mention everything else man, that would be a LOT of exposed engine on mine with where I have the body cut  Mike, parts are easy to find, they used the same engine in rangers for decades |
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Post by tarrich on Jan 17, 2012 21:42:34 GMT -5
The pinto engine was base to mustangs/foxbodies(SVO-turbo), merkur-turbo, mazda/ranger, explorer/bronco II. Some rangers had a 8 spark plug head.
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MadMike
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Post by MadMike on Jan 18, 2012 8:30:49 GMT -5
Well My VW motor will NEVER break a timing belt ;D ;D yepper 8 plugs on 2.3 in the Ranger and 4 of them never get changed |
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Post by poomwah on Jan 18, 2012 8:43:57 GMT -5
good point on the timing belt. but 2.3 timing belts are ridiculously easy to change.
the extra torque would be ridiculously welcome though. as would the improved gas mileage
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Post by MadMike on Jan 19, 2012 9:59:03 GMT -5
Add the ridiculouis Weight of the cast iron water pumper and what are u gaining? 2.3 are only about 100hp unless you modify'em,but sounds like you've gone to the 'Darkside" already ;D ;D
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Post by poomwah on Jan 19, 2012 10:25:33 GMT -5
I stray toward the darkside, then I look at my bug. I love the way my bug looks. Not trying to sound conceited , but it just looks cool as hell. I'm really worried that the water pumper would REALLY take away from that look.
Then I get to thinking about how much I love the way my bug handles, especially for a baja. Its very predictable. I'm sure the swap would take that away from me as well.
And, not that I'm a purist by ANY means, but I like that its VW powered. I just don't like how slow it is, and how bad the gas mileage is for as little power as it has, hehe.
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Post by vwrick69 on Jan 20, 2012 8:37:29 GMT -5
It needs a bus trans to get RPMs back into sweet spot, with the bigger tires.
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MadMike
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Post by MadMike on Jan 20, 2012 8:53:55 GMT -5
I ran them same tires on my Baja and had no problems pulling the hills up here  stock 65 trans 4:37 R&P ,Maybe a 3:88 in his? what RPM you running @ 55/60mph? |
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Post by poomwah on Jan 20, 2012 10:27:56 GMT -5
I need to get a tach. A speedo cable would help too lol
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;D ;D,If you decide to pick it up Better have a Bus Trans (6 Rib)to handle it 
the only plus I see is maybe "heat" ;D ;D ;D,I don't see alot of parts avalible for Pinto motors lately 
stock 65 trans 4:37 R&P ,Maybe a 3:88 in his? what RPM you running @ 55/60mph?