How Much Power Does A 1986 SVO Fox Body Mustang Make?
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- Опубліковано 31 бер 2020
- We decided to switch gears from a V8 and dyno our bone stock, 1986 SVO Fox Body Mustang. So follow along to find out how much power this 4-cylinder Fox really makes!
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Dont let the sub 200HP fool anyone. The SVO is quick and it is a pretty light car. I own 2 of them, an 85.5 and an 86 (my 86 for 31 years). My Dad was a diehard chevy guy and a motor head... One of his cars was a 65 Corvette and he had a 350 LT1 (370hp) and a Super T-10 4spd with 3.55ish gears. He wanted to race bc he knew the SVO was quick. On a very early Sunday morning we went on the parkway and came to a stop. We hit it and my SVO stayed with him thru 1st, thru 2nd, and all the way up till tailend 3rd gear when he "slowly BUT surely) pulled away. His HP advantage was the difference BUT he could not stop talking about how "that little sh!t box 4 cylinder could hold its own against a high perf LT1..." He respected that car forever after that and when life got in the way of me having a family and working 2 jobs for years and years he would NEVER allow me to sell it...still have it to this day. Dad is gone 11 years now but this memory will always be with me of that Sunday morning...
That is one clean turbo stang. Not many more of those left in that shape.
This car is a blast to drive. For 1986 technology, it is still a fan one 100%!
I got one almost restored
I have a black 86 with a little over 1700 miles. Museum condition..... That's why it's in the garage nearly all the time:(
jon doe What? Ford calls it Trac-Lock...not Limited Slip...and it should already have it! Haha!
Lol! Only folks watching this have svo's! Mine got v8 swapped in 93 and then again with too rowdy a v8 in 2001.. been sitting for years in a garage. I plan on doing a 2.3 ecoboost from a new mustang.. I couldn't make great friends with the old Lima when I started looking for more power
The original EcoBoost.
But better!
@@arttafil6792 Yup! This SVO does the 0-60 in 6.6s while the Mustang EB does it in a measly 4.5s. All while weighing 600lbs more than the 86, And gas mileage right about the same. How have we failed in the future?! 😵🧐
E C ecoboost stock definitely ain’t doing a 4.5 0-60 lol
@@ec3886 Found the EB owner. Lol
@Jimmy Neal agreed that is actually what a gt does 4.5 to 4.7 range, a mustang with a turbo + less power + a tad of turbo lag = 0-60 in the upper to mid 5s
The SVO was a sleeper. And it handled and brakes better than the GT of the time. I almost bought one.
dodgeguyz almost bought a grey one myself.
I did buy one new & used one. Ive owned 84 & 85 GT. SVO blows em away in every way but of coarse SVO was at least $5K more
Had one in silver. Playing around in it no power steering in these things wrapped it around a light pole crawled out drivers side window with nothing more than a cut leg and pop knot on my temple.
Yea, this car specifically is a sleeper. Notice how the exhaust vent tube fell off or was never put on.. lmao SLEEPER for sure
@@artlovemusicpeace exhaust vent tube? What is that?
I Wanted this Car back in the Day
250trq at the wheels is insanely impressive. 200hp and damn near 300trq at the flywheel for a 2.3L turbo 4 in 1986 is incredible
I owned a 2007 Mazdaspeed3 for a few years and that thing was a blast! 2.3 turbo 4 had 263hp and 280lb. Ft torque. Miss it but the maintenance bills started creeping up so I had to let her go. Maybe one day if my money gets better I might get another but until then, it's toyota tacoma time for me!
@@OG-BIG-SHEPHERD. I actually had a friend with a mazdaspeed 3. FUN car lol. My first car was a 1990 2door Jetta. I swapped in a G60 stage 2 Bahn Benner Motorsport engine. Dynoed at 232hp and 256trq at the wheels, and just over 2300lbs. The looks of the people I would beat, in MUCH more expensive cars, was PRICELESS. That includes 5.0 foxbody stangs, Integra GSRs and the rare type Rs, Celica GTS'....a thousand Civic SI's and SIR's lol
I worked at a Ford dealership in1986, we also sold Saab cars, one day I was out test driving a svo mustang that was in for a clutch job when I ran across a Saab turbo. It was being driven by one of my buddies from the dealership and would you know it, at the next red light we raced them and I won by 3 car length s. When we got back to the shop, my buddy walked over to me and said that was the 1st time anybody had smoke him that bad. then I told him that it was in for a clutch job because it was sliping at high rpms. It blew him away.
@Daver G The SVO had a much larger compressor than any Saab, 33lbs/min vs 23. Actually the largest turbo on a 4cyl in America for more than a decade after.
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that the same motor that was in the Thunderbird Turbo coupe?
so you were out drag racing a customer car? LOL wtf.
@@335bye4 - Yes. If I remember correctly the 85-86 turbo coupe didn't have a intercooler. If you bought an intercooler from Ford Performance it would raise hp from 150 to 175 hp. 1987 - 88 Turbo coupes came stock with the intercooler but were rated at 190 hp from the factory.
@@281cobracar7
That was a hell of a little motor.
When my parents had that car (new from the dealer). My dad and grandpa worked at Garrett Air Research. While one day at lunch, my dad and some guys at Garrett put one of the Garrett turbos on it. OMG, what a monster they made. They had that car for quite a few years. When I turned 16 I got to drive it. I didn't know anything about the turbo mod.
I couldn't tell, the car drove nice and mellow. One day some guy at a light with a loping, open headers obnoxious motor was egging me on to race. At that point I had never got in a race, only been driving legally for about 8months. OMG, did I learn what turbo lag was that day and gaped the shit out of that guy. I've been a car guy for life.
The SVO's were best looking Mustangs of that era IMO. I would of loved to see Ford put the disk brakes, 5 lug wheels and upgraded suspension on the GT Mustangs and even the rear bi level wing!
Yeah, the styling was really cool, especially that hood and they had discs all the way around. Stupid brakes on Foxbodies about got me killed 20 times lol...
I agree with your opinion . looking back now i must wonder if the FoMoCo kept the features simple so I was able to buy my GT for 16k in 1991 ? Dam interest rates were high enough to make loan sharks proud by today's standards
I was in High School in 85 and I remember a classmate had the Escort GT around this era .. I have an 84 LX 5.0 HO option /AOD option Droptop I have taken on as a car in 65- 70% condition (stock) I could never afford in the 80's with a $2.25 hour after school job and trying to start life without even a basic internet connection that was windows 95 and no cell phones .. It's era you had to live to understand it and the 70's .
The two tone GTs hatchback from 87-93 were my favorite. I had an all black with red pinstripe 87 Hatchback GT 5 spd for my 1st car, always did love uncle Dave the most 😅
that's the irony--folks would defend their purchase of a GM F body as, "yes, the Fox is faster but my car corners and stops". The SVO was using Lincoln rear brakes, so it wasn't like it would have cost a ton to get a better V8 Mustang, even in SSP (for the police department) tune.
Ford had such high hopes for that turbo 2.3. I remember getting out of high school in the early 80's and thinking that we'd never see a V8 engine outside of a large work truck. Who'd have thought that we'd have the high horsepower monsters that are running around now.
Ahh, back in the day, when 300 hp at the flywheel was a monster number for a street car.
@@frontxxrunnerBack when the Mad Max movies predicted V8s were on their way to extinction. There have been so many produced now they will never go extinct. Anyway, yeah I had a cammed up 300hp 302 in a 67 Mustang Coupe and it would smoke any factory stock sports car that I came across back in 1985. It ran 13.7 at 105mph at the track on 245/50-15 Bfg Comp T/A street tires. Hell the stock V6 cars will do that nowadays. It was all about that lumpy V8 sound though. That's why the SVO didnt sell better. Sounded pretty pathetic compared to the 5.0
@@edjackson4389 that 5.0 H.O. had a great sound once you put a proper aftermarket exhaust on it to let it breath.
It was before it’s time. The 2300 was a great performer however in the business world, the customer wanted a V8.
@@edjackson4389i had a 88 LX 5 speed 5.0 stock motor other than cold air intake, short throw shifter, 3.73 gears and flow master cat back exhaust. Best I did was a 14.1@99mph always having traction issues lol. Wish I had a set of slicks but oh well fun car long gone now
I remember test driving an 86 with my father. Pulled as hard at the GT we test drove. When we opened the hood my father took one look at how small the engine was and thought it wouldn't last. Wish I knew then the 2.3 block would hold as much if not more than the stock 5.0 block. The SVO looked great too.
I had the first Mustang SVO in New England. Same color as the one in the video. I loved the car. You just had to learn how to drive it. Ford borrowed my car and Lyn St. James drove it at a track in New Hampshire for sales person training. That was cool!
I had 85 1/2 comp prep SVO new... I drove to New England dragway on a "run what you bring day". I was 15 mins late for registration, they didnt want to let me sneak in....i was like damn i just wanted to see what my new SVO would do...They said heres your registration number lol It did 14.8 without doing anything to her at all. ppl were swarming all around it asking a million questions
I know what you are saying about the interest in the car. Many people did not recognize the SVO as a Mustang. Most people would not know how to drive the car. RPM was the answer, just keep it singing. As I recall a 5.0 ltr. Stang would get me for the first 50 feet, after that it was all over. With the Gatorback tires, any amount of snow would require parking the car. I have plenty of 100+ mph stories with my SVO.
@@burt5182 yes true ppl were confused by the svo... V8 car guys would laugh at the 2.3 turbo engine but we knew the svo is an all around balanced (49/51 weight ratio) car. SVO had MANY performance upgrades over most other cars of the 80s. The earlier turbo mustangs were shit in comparison so i guess that added to the lackluster sales BUT if you did homework on the SVO would couldnt help but be impressed. SVO was designed to compete with 3 series BMW not the mustang GT even tho it was head & shoulder above them on all fronts except for HP... Ford purposely lied about the SVO HP as to not upstage the GT, they both have the same 210 HP
I drive my mint svo around Worcester MA and no one know what it is so sad
FWIW My father's daily was a red 86 SVO just like that one for nearly 20 years, great car. I in part learned to drive on it and took my drive test in it.
The SVO didn't get a lot of love when introduced, getting some now.
I have an ‘84 Mercury Capri RS Turbo, same engine except the SVO’s intercooler. It’s even more rare than the SVO (1284 built in ‘84), but anyways, that whistle from the Turbo is loud & legendary. You knew when it spooled up.
Passed on a black one in mint condition, 40k miles on it for $10,500 a couple years ago.
Still kicking myself.
hense your name jk lol
Actually that's pretty good for a 4cyl turbo in 1986.
I've had a few Mustangs and I love these fox bodies.
GREAT VIDEO
This was the automotive future. We just didn't know that yet in 1984.
If you look back, the major auto makers all had a 4 cylinder that was making power with a turbo, some had gone to more than one cam or two valves per cylinder and they all were making as much or more power than the V-8's still being put in passenger cars.
Love that svo. I had the same car in 1988 and the guy I sold it to still has it to day
You didn't even have a fan blowing down on the intercooler...
That's right, and the 1986 SVO was rated at 210Hp.......
@@Pillowbiter84 The '84-'85 was rated at 175hp, the '85 1/2 was rated at 205hp and the '86 was rated at 200hp.
Used to own a black one, wrecked it long ago, miss that 2.3, enjoyed the vid, good job.
In ‘84 I was working in a gas station in Cali. A lot of local hot rodders would come in to hang out, cruise and set up races. One of the quickest cars was an SVO. He said he’d changed rear end ratio, shaved the head, changed the pully, and made an intercooler. It was nuts for the 80s.
Love to watch all your videos and I always give them a thumbs up cuz of the good info
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Such a prime example of an amazing car. Thanks for the video!
Thank you for the feedback!
❤️ Great video ! This 80's Ford Mustang SVO is a great car!
'80s*
Nice to see our SVO's getting a little love! Had my 86 for just over 28 years now, they are fun to own/drive, especially on the road courses. Your numbers match what I remember seeing a stock setup put out, good to see the consistency. Last time I had mine on the dyno it put 270 rwhp/300 rwtq, but it ain't stock.
This was great! I’d love to have this
Your garage looks mint!
I been in Love with this car since it came out!!
I had a Silver 86' . I loved that car , I want it back! It had a header and exhaust and was pretty quick.
I had an 89 SVT HO, LOVED it!!
I love that car i had 2 of them back in the day would love to have another one.
Super clean garage, love it 😊
2021 was the year I decided I want a SVO! 🤯
in 1992 i got my 86 svo with a blown 2.3t for $800 . now it has a 460 with trick flow heads , howards cam , scat crank , eagle rods , afr intake with a jet performance carb , stainless long tube kooks headers with 3 inch flowmasters , watts link 9 inch , afco coilovers , momo seat with twead interior . ive been in a wheelchair for 3 years and my friends are converting the car to all hand controls so i can drive it again .
Man that car is immaculate.
That is a FINE example of an SVO Mustang! I love Fox Bodies! That’s awesome that it came with a premium fuel switch from the factory!
It would allow full boost when switched to "Premium" and limit the boost when switched off.
Geesh love old school man. Grew up around these
Had several SVO's. Fun cars, handle great. Also had other turbo 2.3 cars (2 Merkur's and a 93 LX coupe swapped with a 2.3T). They are a lot of fun to mess with. Lag is terrible but it's also what makes them so much fun. 50-60 hp at 2000 RPM at full throttle. 2600 RPM the power triples or more, like turning on a light switch. Put a smile on your face every time.
Man I wanted one of these so bad back then, they were such a cool car and great job on the chassis considering what they had to work with.
Oldbmwr100rs, we completely agree!
I had this same setup (minus the intercooler) in an '86 Mercury Cougar XR-7.
That made all kinds of cool noises ☺️
I swapped this drive train into my 73 Ford Capri. I love the 2.3 turbo sohc 👌
I love the SVO, I had a white 1985 1/2 which was supposed to have the most HP out of all of them. It was all original and great condition, I got it for $4,500 and really enjoyed driving it around.
Never seen the premium switch option. That's cool. 1986 version of track mode! Cheer up man sounded a little down in this video, know everything is crazy right now. Hang tough stay safe and thanks for the videos!
The switch was a very cool option that Ford did, I would love to see something like this one a new Coyote platform!
s v O's had them also 8788 Thunderbird turbo coupe had the premium fuel switch
This is awesome. Love it
Would love to you guys carry/repro more parts for these. One piece headlights would be cool for these too
Loved those wheels and hood...
Quick and to the point
In 2005 I picked up a free newspaper while waiting on a friend,and saw a ad fo a "1984 mustang 5speed 4 cylinder blown",thinking it might be a good body,I played phone tag and met up with the guy and it was a canyon red and headwork75000 mile car in perfect shape shape and a comp prep Svo with a upgraded turbo ,all papers included.Jackpot I loved the car until I lost most of my sight and could not drive any longer.seeing that car drive away hurt.It handled like a slot car and with the upgraded water cooledT3/T4 it made the power with a reground factory ranger roller cam. Man I miss that car a driver's dream..
Glad to see someone at least drove the damn thing
She is a blast to drive, I went around the block the other day in it and it still handles like it is on rails.
@@latemodelrestoration well they do have 6 adjustable Koni Reds, lincoln continental control arms, big discs all around, same tires & handling specs as the Vette etc....so...
Always wanted an svo. I had an 86 lx 2.3 with no power, and an 88 with a hi perf 351w shoved in it which was insane.
Thats just a good looking car. Would love to have one..
I wanted this car back in 1986 ! What made this car so desirable to me is that it was only a 2.3 making those numbers.
its a really strong / lasting engine
Finally the svo gets a little attention:).
Join the svo cult
It sure didn't get much attention when Ford was selling them!
I had on just like this for 28 years from new. I moved around the world someplace. If I move back, I will buy another one.
That's the cleanest fox body I've seen since they were new on the ford lot.
Yeah, this SVO is nice! -Landan
Jackie Stewart's favorite Mustang.
I had a 85 Mustang with a 5.0., when I came up against an SVO, I had my work cut out for me. Triple.
all anybody has to do is pull SVO waste gate regulator hose off in 3 seconds & keep an eye on the boost guage...you wouldnt have a chance
@@welcometoreality3450 free boosting isnt exactly going to prolong engine or turbo life for more than a few seconds.. would be no point watching the boost gauge it will just spin as fast as it can
@@Flying_GC not if you let off the throttle, you can regulate boost pressure with throttle input, my diesel has no waste gate and I can control boost with the skinny pedal.
@@Flying_GC ive had 25 SVO's only one had a bad engine, only one had a bad turbo (due to seal letting go). The 2.3 Turbo bottom end was almost bullet proof. I dont think ive ever spoken to an unhappy SVO owner
that's a very nice svo!
One of my favorite cars of all time. I owned 2.
New, that car had 45 more ponies than the V-8 GT. The processor was capable of flying a 747. It was built for carving corners, and the only thing it shared with a NON-SVO Mustang was some sheet metal. There were absolutely magic!
Thanks for sharing the video. Impressive numbers for a stock SVO. Have you ever considered making a one piece light kit for these cars. Factory parts are getting unobtanium and there is likely a pretty good demand if you do.
Not at this time, but that would be a cool idea! I will be happy to pass this one over to our Product Development Team for further evaluation! - Jay
@@latemodelrestoration that would be great Jay. It really the only part that’s “unfinished “. Ready the history of the car, it makes sense that they were limited in their investment funds.
I would love to see parts or bolt ons for this drivetrain on LMR. I have an 86' too but sometimes gets hard to find some stuff for this cars. Love your video.
Let us know if there are specific parts and we will be happy to see what we can do for you. Thanks for the ideas.
Look up stinger performance for 2.3 parts, I ran their exhaust on my svo swapped 79 pace car.
Damnit. I miss my Oxford White 86. It was pretty modified internally and hilarious. When it ran.
This makes me laugh, my first car was a 1984 Z28 rated at 145 hp to the flywheel. I would have shit my pants watching this 4-cylinder absolutely run away from me. Great flat curve!
What a nice car. Always wanted one.
This one is definitely on my bucket list for personal cars to own.
That SVO is sweet!
whoa it sounds kinda like an inline 6
Turbo sounds awesome
Damn that car is clean!!
Very nice sounding
A short, concise, to the point video. Finally a channel I don't have to watch a guy blabber nonsense just to get his video over 10 minutes when it only required less then half that to make their point.
I've driven a couple of Turbo Coupes, that motor has great torque
wow looks amazing
Made exactly what I expected it to. The torque is shocking actually. It's just a little 2 valve per cylinder head. I still cant believe people aren't Ecoboost 4 cylinder swapping these left and right.
im 51 years old, these foxbodys were a intimidating vehicle , also keep in mind these cars were equipped with many features not found on mainstream production cars at the time. SVO mustangs were priced a few thousand more than the competition . The vehicle was well worth its retail price but, Interests rate were 10 plus percent. Looking back now from my memories the buyer was committing his or herself to a serious financial endeavor. The vehicle and price commanded respect.
I graduated HS in '86 and wanted one so badly but I was a PFC in the Army and it was out of my price range.
Sweet ride
This was my first car, bought it in 1985. It was emaculate when I sold it in 1997 and had 32k miles at the time. It was rated at 205 bhp.
I have pair of t-birds with that 2.3 turbo. 84 and 86. My 86 is daily driver. Lot of miles 230,000+ runs but the engine getting tied. Both are none intercooled. I enjoy driving them.
I had an 87, i hated the hell out of that car. One of the most fun and comfortable to drive, but Jesus, that thing broke down all the time.
Car was way ahead of its time. Ford was ahead of the curve and didn't even know it, didn't stick with the tech. And I had and loved a 5.0
Don't forget to factor in you had zero air blowing through that intercooler. I had an 86 and swapped a larger T-Bird intercooler in there and strapped an 800 CFM fan to the intercooler blowing through it at all times. With the hood closed it would vacuum cigarette smoke into it from several inches in front for the scoop.
I was thinking the same thing!.... absolutely NO airflow over the intercooler in that dyno test.
ALL cars should have a shop fan going for a dyno test
Regardless of the performance numbers, this is still an absolutely beautiful car that I'm sure any Fox fan would be proud to own!! Thanks so much for running it up!
Very nice!
I had one... fact HP rating was slightly less than GT bc they didnt want to show up the GT (tru story), SVO had same HP as GT in that year but Of coarse SVO is way lighter & Very balanced car (49 / 51) compared to GT. As you said if you adjust boost it will be way more fun!
Where's the fan for the intercooler, hot boost is going to reduce hp
In 1979, a professional drag racer took advantage of a weight/displacement rule and entered an often overlooked drag-racing class with a Pinto Hatchback, powered by a Ford 2.0L OHC I-4 w/draw-thru carbureted-turbo setup making 306hp. The car took the class for the season's championship, and probably could've been duplicated for the street... if the camshaft chosen wasn't so "wild" and it incorporated multi-point EFI, like the SVO.
BTW: I have seen street-able SVO Mustangs modded to push 300+HP... but they typically incorporated an intercooler considerably different than the one found on the factory engine, respectively.
I had an '86 SVO. Right at 3200 RPM it was like, holy shit, this is only a 2.3L? I wish I'd kept it longer. I traded it for an '88 supercharged MR2 in way better condition.
Man, I didn't think they were quite that hot. With just some turbo-related upgrades, that would have to be a quicker car than most 302 Fox bodies, and I'm sure it would handle WAY better. I'm impressed.
Thanks for the comment Jim and we were pretty impressed too!
Best handling fox body of it's time for sure
100%
Amazing car, I think it needs a fan on the intercooler to get the full potential out of it, max power on that motor is made at 5000 rpm and it peaked way before that around the torque peak
I know 2.3 aren’t as popular but more vids on the 2.3 and the 2.3T would be amazing. I want to keep mine stock but the lack of in depth knowledge keeps me in the fence
What did the boost gauge read? Did the pull include pegged boost? My 85.5 will bounce off 18lbs, but hold 15. 15% driveline loss would show dead nuts on rated HP, but higher than stated torque.
Man...wish I had a SVO 4 banger
this is quite impressive for that era
Nice..the gt back then had 225 and I do believe Ford have better 4 cylinders than most companies in the 80s..I had the conquest tsi which was a 2.6 turbo and could beat the 5.0 back then but it only had 188hp and 235 torque stock. The 2.3 was actually a very great motor
When these were new (83-86, the original L69 Camaro's, The Holley carb'd Mustangs, Shelby Chargers) I used to play "prospective new car buyer". The poor guy at Sunnyvale FLM - he insisted I needed to try the regular turbo Mustang first, and what a turd that thing was. The SVO on the other hand - he was hanging on for dear life. That's one of the few cars that I've always wanted but never bought.
mcm95403 I drove the beans outta mine for a good 6 years.
Missed an opportunity to dyno it with the octane switch on the low boost setting. Be nice to know how much more power that 6 additional PSI get you.
Also no air blowing through the intercooler.
I had 84 gt with turbo amazing
I had a 85.5 SVO..I had that 205 hp at 14 psi. I messed with the wastegate and took it to 25 psi and I blew the head gasket out. It dynoed at 260 hp and 260 tq. It had 220k miles on the clock