[Rickmaan]

Hello everyone, 1st post from a new member
I have a turbo from a Merkur Xr4ti that's been sitting in my garage for quite awhile, left over from a previous project. I don't know much about turbochargers but I was told this is the largest turbo the factory put on the Ford 2.3. Is that accurate?

Anyway, the reason for this post is I have a 2009 Mustang V6 that is just about broken in so I'd like to considered some ways to increase power without taking the motor out of the car or doing any major tear downs. I remembered that turbo sitting in my garage and started to wonder if it could be used for a mild boost set up on my 4.0 engine. I want to keep the boost under 5 psi so I don't risk damaging the stock short block, and I'd like a quick spooling system to keep lag to a minimum. Would the Merkur turbo be a good match for this type of system or is there a better alternative?

The car will be mostly street driven and is used as my daily driver so it has to be reliable. I'm not trying to make a monster race car out of it, I'm just looking to get a little more thrust when I step on the gas and I don't think the few bolt ons available for the V6 are going to make enough of a difference that I'd actually feel it in the drivers seat.

[Robert]

Originally Posted by Rickmaan

Hello everyone, 1st post from a new member
I have a turbo from a Merkur Xr4ti that's been sitting in my garage for quite awhile, left over from a previous project. I don't know much about turbochargers but I was told this is the largest turbo the factory put on the Ford 2.3. Is that accurate?

Anyway, the reason for this post is I have a 2009 Mustang V6 that is just about broken in so I'd like to considered some ways to increase power without taking the motor out of the car or doing any major tear downs. I remembered that turbo sitting in my garage and started to wonder if it could be used for a mild boost set up on my 4.0 engine. I want to keep the boost under 5 psi so I don't risk damaging the stock short block, and I'd like a quick spooling system to keep lag to a minimum. Would the Merkur turbo be a good match for this type of system or is there a better alternative?

The car will be mostly street driven and is used as my daily driver so it has to be reliable. I'm not trying to make a monster race car out of it, I'm just looking to get a little more thrust when I step on the gas and I don't think the few bolt ons available for the V6 are going to make enough of a difference that I'd actually feel it in the drivers seat.

From what I can tell the Merkur came with a T3 turbocharger. The exact model I'm not sure. At any rate a T3 turbocharger in a single turbo configuration is going to be a bit small for your application. The turbo will spool up extremely quick but it is going to choke out quickly and you will begin losing power very rapidly. For a 4.0L V6 like the Mustang you would need to look at a much larger turbine and compressor wheel to really be effective.