Fast-forward five years. Franklin has built a high-powered 2.3L turbo running in a 1970 Datsun 1200, brought it to the track, and laid down a staggering 10.20-second quarter-mile, trapping 134 mph.

The 1984 Ford Mustang SVO was an ambitious attempt to blend European-style finesse with American muscle. Built by Ford’s ...

The Ford 2.3L overhead cammed 4-cyUnder has proven itself as a capable performance platform in a wide variety of racing applications.

Ford Courier truck owner Jon Hagen stepped up his game, building up and swapping in a legendary 2.3L SVO turbo engine from Ford’s 1980s SVO program.

After the original 2.3L four-banger finally gave up at 150K, Morgan swapped in a 2.3 Turbo he pulled from a wrecked Merkur for $100.