{"id":2649,"date":"2014-07-23T14:50:17","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T18:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2649"},"modified":"2017-01-24T22:08:37","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T03:08:37","slug":"1968-mustang-with-a-turbo-inline-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2649","title":{"rendered":"1968 Mustang with a Turbo Inline-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=4109\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4109\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4109\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=4109\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_01.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1968 Mustang with turbo 2.3L SOHC inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_01.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4109\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_01.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_01\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_01.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_01.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_01.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The owner was originally going to use a 1986 5.0L Ford V8 but instead went with a turbocharged 2.3L from a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Merkur\">Ford Merkur<\/a>. The engine has been bored .30 over and has all new internals. The completed swap was dynoed at 197 horsepower and 269 lb-ft of torque. Some might scoff at the power numbers since we see such high power builds but I think this is plenty of power to have fun with.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=4110\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4110\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4110\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=4110\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_02.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ford turbo 2.3L SOHC inline-four inside 1968 Mustang engine bay&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_02.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_02.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_02\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_02.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_02.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_02.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1968_ford_mustang_with_2.3_liter_turbo_four_02.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/55qSqqFXTOI\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TiYsP0tQLDM\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.vintage-mustang.com\/vintage-mustang-gallery\/611035-beaus-68-coupe.html\">Vintage Mustang<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.build-threads.com\/build-threads\/4-cylinder-turbo-68-mustang\/\">Build-Threads<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The owner was originally going to use a 1986 5.0L Ford V8 but instead went with a turbocharged 2.3L from a Ford Merkur. The engine has been bored .30 over and has all new internals. The completed swap was dynoed at 197 horsepower and 269 lb-ft of torque. Some might scoff at the power numbers&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2649\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1968 Mustang with a Turbo Inline-Four<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mustang"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":138975,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=138975","url_meta":{"origin":2649,"position":0},"title":"Coyote-Powered 1968 Mustang","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1968 Mustang rolled out of Velocity Restorations with a new life. 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