79 Mustang Cobra V8 turbo?

I am not positive, but I don't think the produced a turbo V-8 in '79...

It's not a turbo v-8. It's probably a 4 cyl turbo. The predecessor to the Mustang GT Turbo and the Mustang SVO.

Jay

My Names Nobody wrote:

Nah, It would be a turbo 2.3L 4 cyl.

There were a VERY few Enduro Mustangs built, but they were mostly for Bruce Jenner and the SCCA racing team. And I'm PRETTY sure those weren't from '79 or turbocharged, but they were 4 eyed fox bodies.

"Ford offered two performance options?a 302 2bbl and a turbocharged 2.3L four cylinder"

I have never heard of a turbo V8 Mustang, not from the factory and especially not in 79.

Thanks for the help. I was kinda skeptical when I couldnt find any information on it.

Once, many years ago a friend of mine was offered a "Plymouth Sapporo" with a Grand National drive train. The guy buying didn't know what he was looking at, just that it was a v6 and it had a turbo, but what he described to me didn't sound right. So I got another friend to go with us and look, imagine the dismay of the seller when we all drove up in an 87 Grand National to look at his car which had some old worn out blivett of a Chevy turbo in it.

Thus spake "WindsorFox[SS]" in news:lRwyg.104856$IZ2.84137@dukeread07:

You are correct. I owned a '79 Turbo hatchback with the TRX handling package, and the only turbo offered was the 2.3L SOHC 4-banger. It was actually slightly quicker 0-60 than the 302 and handled much better, due to the lighter engine. But, few cars were actually "quick" then, as the manufacturers were trying to meet increasingly stringent emissions standards without the computerized engine management and widespread electronic fuel injection we have nowadays.

-- Jim