Guest les Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 ok have not made up mind on engine for my 88 cabby yet what parts wolud i need to zetec it as my bro just gave me his 1996 1.8 esort zetec rust bucket and thought about putting it in mine instead of turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steelcabby Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 you will need loom and whole engine. is your cabby the injection odel. if so i wouldn't bother as the 1.8 zetec engine has no go. the 1.6i cabby would probably be pokier. unless you are going to turbo it or put a set of throttle bodies on, its not worth the hassle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortcabrioletclub Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 pmsl lol @ 1.8 zetec not as pokie as a 16i lol i take it you have done the conversion and drove one about and put one up the strip and compared times on standed 3i v 3i with zetec ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest les Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 you will need loom and whole engine. is your cabby the injection odel. if so i wouldn't bother as the 1.8 zetec engine has no go. the 1.6i cabby would probably be pokier. unless you are going to turbo it or put a set of throttle bodies on, its not worth the hassle mfi engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eggsy Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 personally I would go with the turbo as standard the engine has a higher bhp than a new fiesta 2.0st - 132-129bhp respectively - & the big plus to turbo is that it is much easier to get big power hikes from standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steelcabby Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 pmsl lol @ 1.8 zetec not as pokie as a 16i lol i take it you have done the conversion and drove one about and put one up the strip and compared times on standed 3i v 3i with zetec ? My cabby is a 1.8 16v zetec and its a bag of poo. the cars great but the engine is slow and unresponsive. i have had about four xr3i engines. three on mfi and one on efi. i personly think they are pokier. haven't done times etc. they are probably about the same. but its just not worth the hassle swapping it all out for the same sort of power accelaration. if i was going to swap anything naturally aspirated then i would drop a rs2000 16v lump in it. its 152bhp standard. you can get them cheap too these days. i take it your just after a nice little upgrade and your not too interested in big power and speed?? like i said. if you were going to turbo it then thats great. or you could sell that car in bits and put the money towards a escort rs turbo engine nd loom. you can get them cheap these days. you will have to transferr the loom from the zetec mate. :WAITINGemote: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest les Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 i was thinking of tidying (poss breaking depends on what parts would shift quick enough!) car and selling it l8tr as been offered a fairlady but was just thinking of a bit more poke without having to turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steelcabby Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 its probably abit more economical, but i would say its not worth it for the small gain mate. i like fairladys. is it the twin turbo auto or the manual injection?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no2lurch Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 well i have just done the 1800 zetec conversion. it runs: -efi cvh loom and ecu -de cat -cvh flywheel and gearbox -runs with no maf, cam or lamba sensor -k&n filter i know it aint the fatsest car in the world, but it is a very good inprovement over my 1600 cvh. conversion for me cost: -30 quid for modded top engine mount -70 quid for 1800 zetec engine (after i solf the strater, alt and power steering stuff -20 quid for two days engine hoist hire -few quid here and there to replace damaged bits whist removing engine, like rack gaitor -30 quid to get the zetec down pipe and xr3i exhaust welded up -alot of blood and sweat as i have never done an engine swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eggsy Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 "alot of blood and sweat as i have never done an engine swap" PMSL @ NIEL - at least you seen it through m8 :icon_salut_gb: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest les Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 well i have just done the 1800 zetec conversion. it runs: -efi cvh loom and ecu -de cat -cvh flywheel and gearbox -runs with no maf, cam or lamba sensor -k&n filter i know it aint the fatsest car in the world, but it is a very good inprovement over my 1600 cvh. conversion for me cost: -30 quid for modded top engine mount -70 quid for 1800 zetec engine (after i solf the strater, alt and power steering stuff -20 quid for two days engine hoist hire -few quid here and there to replace damaged bits whist removing engine, like rack gaitor -30 quid to get the zetec down pipe and xr3i exhaust welded up -alot of blood and sweat as i have never done an engine swap GOT A PIC OF THE MODDED TOP MOUNT M8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest les Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 its probably abit more economical, but i would say its not worth it for the small gain mate. i like fairladys. is it the twin turbo auto or the manual injection?? A NICE TWIN TURBO MANUAL IN BLACK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steelcabby Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 THATS THE BEST MODELS MATE, I AM NOW JEALOUS :icon_cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest les Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 went to blackpool from southampton today to get it took ages getting there and no time home its the loud pedal bad for your helf and license Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no2lurch Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 there are various ways to mod the top mount. some say three bolts are needed, some say that 2 will be ok. below is a link to how to mod the top mount so all 4 bolts are used.... http://www.quantums.info/zvh.htm#Top%20lef...gine%20mounting search on ebay too as they often dome up, anthere is a guy on ebay that sells them exchange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest les Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 there are various ways to mod the top mount. some say three bolts are needed, some say that 2 will be ok. below is a link to how to mod the top mount so all 4 bolts are used.... http://www.quantums.info/zvh.htm#Top%20lef...gine%20mounting search on ebay too as they often dome up, anthere is a guy on ebay that sells them exchange. what they come under on ebay i cant find any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no2lurch Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 what they come under on ebay i cant find any search under zvh mount. i saw them s this. you may have to wait a bit too. best bet is go on passionford.com and pst on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincygav Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Im confused over this. I find the 1.8 zetec 130 bhp faster than the 1.6 cvh xr3i. Myabe the zetec engine you had was in poor condition. I've driven both and could clearly say the zetec was faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ajs_20 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 i agree here the 130 spec Zetec is a damn good engine and can keep up with the standard RS2000's! Throttle bodies also and they sound awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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