30-05-2016, 07:51 AM (This post was last modified: 30-05-2016, 07:55 AM by welshpug.)
if he just wants to go 2.0 class then a zetec is fine, if historic then only an engine built to historic spec, be it a pinto, or a bda.
one is ££££,.the latter is £££££.
he needs the engine not just the head to go zetec, its far too much work to go swapping heads, also too costly as its the cosworth head that fits the pinto block iirc, but you need pistons rods cams
I'd still go with a zetec, actually no, these days I'd go with a duratec as brand new crate engines are cheap as chips, like under a grand for a 2.0 and not much more for a 2.3.
The pinto's an old school boat anchor. Dum Dum's right saying they are built on Cosworth blocks, so you could NA it with a Cosworth head if you want more valves.
To go over 160/170bhp on a Pinto you'll start to talk pretty serious money and need a set of 45's on it so you'll be looking at less than 10mpg with your foot into it. There's a good book by David Vizard available for Pinto tuning, very old now but the basics don't change.
There's one in my kit car with big valve head, high comp, one off grind high torque cam etc etc. It's ok but there are definitely lighter, better options out there.
Alot of the escort guys around here are opting for vauxhall c20xe now as a cheaper alternative to cosworth lumps. There's even a few running Honda k20 and b18 engines now!
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30-05-2016, 04:33 PM (This post was last modified: 30-05-2016, 04:36 PM by welshpug.)
whilst a duratec can make good power, it needs a lot throwing at it with the right engine builder, whereas a zetec yanked from a focus or mondeo is cheap bhp.
forget honda, its a bery expensive route, and whilst they make power, they dont have the grunt a rally car needs really, B series turns the wrong way btw, i havent heard of a k20, F20 is a fairly straightforward conversion but not cheap.
vauhall based engines are a well trodden route for the past 20years, I'd personally keep it Ford though, so you can use it in places like Belgium and France where the engine must come from the same manufacturer.
cosworth is indeed an expensive route, probably more so than a good duratec.
still a damn sight cheaper than a Millington or a big capacity like JRE used to build, QED iirc do ally blocks for big capacity gm engines
30-05-2016, 08:53 PM (This post was last modified: 30-05-2016, 08:57 PM by fatlapit.)
Black top bolts straight to a rx8 6 speed with a adapter plate
Also if you wanna use the carbon prop you can get it reworked so it will bolt to a ford diff
Get on the escort forums its not uncommon to use mazda parts
There u go
With a short gearstick and a rose-jointed quickshift the Type 9 may well add up to too much of a good thing then? You might know where it is but doesn't help if you can't seem to shove it in there quick enough. ooer.
