8 valve turbo 4 bangers can be built to have a lot of power. A built up 2.2 chrysler 8V engine can make 300HP easy with about 25psi of boost. That pinto is a light lil car, and the 2.3 turbo is a direct bolt in.
Look up turbo joe morgan online, se what pops up. Awhile back in hotrod magazine this guy boosted the **** outta a 2.3 t bird turbo coupe engine and stuck it in an early 70s ford pinto. Instant 10 second drag car with nice street manners lol. Simple case of light car, and powerful engine.
Turbos are great. You run lower compression than an N/A engine, and get more power as a result from the boost. Anybody who has driven a turbo Chrysler with a failed turbo knows its a gutless wonder because of its 8 to 1 dished pistons, but replace the turbo and its a rocket.
