Throwing a few codes that pretty much just pulled me in the wrong direction. This page is meant to give you an overview of the engine and what is needed to make it fit and work well in your truck. This is the comprehensive review of one of the best 80s performance car bargains, the 1987-88 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe. The five-speed manual transmission now allowed the full 15 psi of boost in all forward gears (as opposed to excluding the first two gears). This 88 Turbo coupe came in with a horrible lack of power. Turbocharged 2.3 litre motors were installed from the factory in ’79-’81 Mustangs, ’85-’89 Merkur XR4Ti’s, ’83-’88 Thunderbird TurboCoupes and some ’83-’86 Cougar XR-7’s. 1988, the final year for the Turbo Coupe, saw only minor changes. i see a lot of these turbo coupes destroyed, beat up and abused. The Thunderbird Turbo Coupe was named the Motor Trend Car of the Year for 1987. can anyone help me with this problem? i would be very thankfull. ![]() the car doesnt miss, it just flattens out at higher rpms. could the brake cleaner be fooling a sensor? if so, which one? i dont understand this. just for kicks i sprayed some more brake cleaner into the throttle body and once again it ran hard and fast for about 15 minutes. a few days ago i was cleaning out the throttle body with some brake cleaner, when i got it back together and took it for a drive it got up to 6,000 rpms fast and ran fast. the timming is exactly were it should be(10 degrees btdc) i replaced the spark plugs with new motorcraft plugs, wires, cap, rotor, throttle possition sensor, all new high flow exhaust, air filter, tested fuel pressure and replaced filter, plus a few more things too. i have checked for trouble codes and there are not any. it will still get to 5,500-6,000 rpms it just takes a lot longer than it should. it pulls hard untill about 3,500 rpms and then it just seems to flatten out. Selling 1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe 2. This example is powered by its legendary 2. ![]() ![]() the car runs well but lacks mid to upper power. 87 88 FORD THUNDERBIRD TURBO COUPE 5 SPEED MANUAL LEATHER SHIFT SHIFTER KNOB OEM (For: Ford Thunderbird). MaxMotive of Boca Raton FL is Pleased to present this Awesome 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe for Sale. i have a 88 turbo coupe 2.3 liter turbo/5 speed. Im new here so let me start off by saying hello.
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