I’ll get on my soap box again and say that I can’t understand why sellers don’t include photos of a car’s engine and engine bay. In 1978, Pintos were powered by a 2.3 litre OHC 4-cylinder engine (that Ford described as being very thrifty) or the optional 2.8 liter OHV V6. ...
Had the 2L engine and I worked it over with forged pistons, Crane cam, 4 Mikuni side draft carbs. It surprised a lot of sports cars of the day.Thing handled better then anything I had before, quicker to the coast then 435HP 69 Vette I had. I remember they were the hot car to ...
There is a spot visible that appears to have some runs inthe paint.Thoughts? The engine is Ford’s 2.0L inline-four which had 80 horsepower. This one runs perfectly and with so many interesting stories attached to this Pinto, your signboard at car shows might be bigger than the car is. ...
The engine's proven qualities made it a natural for Ford's new American-built subcompact car. As used in the Pinto, it was rated at 75 horsepower at 5,000 rpm, with torque measured at 96 pound-feet at 3,000 revs. Induction came through a single-throat carburetor with an automatic cho...
How somebody could list a vehicle for sale and not think to cover the basic bases (like showing the engine and engine compartment) is beyond me. Oh well. Pintos had inline 4-cylinder engines that ranged from 1.6 liters to 2.3 liters and delivered 75 horsepower and 100 horsepower. The sel...
The Pinto now has just north of 70,000 miles on the odometer, and thus on its 2.3-liter engine and chassis, but the engine runs fine at 60 mph, and other mechanical elements have been renewed, including cooling system components and various elements that might otherwise be leaky, like the...