Guest Charley Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Hey everyone, I need a bit more speed and acceleration out my baby and just wondered what was the best way of going around this? I don't really wanna spend a fortune but the car drags so much. It's an XR3i cab with no engine mods Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Paul Posted November 23, 2007 Admin Share Posted November 23, 2007 Put a Turbo Engine in. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortcabrioletclub Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 what years the cab ... what engine is in there mfi ?efi? how much you want to spend and how much power do you want truly as said 90% will say turbo .... for me i would say zetec if you only after little more power and on tite buget ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nickscunny Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 or more common conversion now is a zetec..... even better a zetec turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nickscunny Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 another thing tho, if you dont have alot of knowledge about engines it may be a bad move to put another engine in. Cash and knowledge if it went wrong is needed and plenty is needed indeed..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Charley Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 (edited) Its a 93 but will have to let you know about the engine once i can get outside to find out Well i love speed but don't really have the cash to do a major conversion, wasn't looking at spending too much. i read in a previous post about adding more speed for a couple hundred pound???? I might leave the engine until i have about a grand or more to spend on it, was looking at doing an engine swap for an RS2000 Edited November 23, 2007 by Charley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortcabrioletclub Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 ok mk5 ..... er forget everything i said ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 For your Mk5 I would say a 1.8 ZETEC, if its already got this engine get a MONDEO 2.0 ZETEC, its a good budget upgrade, not too many mods needed, your local mechanic should be able to do it but I think the loom needs to be swapped, if your getting a Mk6 dash installed even better, just get a Mk6 loom and you don't need to chop at the connectors !!! Other than that, save up for your RS2000 block !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steelcabby Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 i wouldn't bother with the zetec convertion unless you are turboing it, but i would bother with a rs2000 convertion. very good strong engines, but if you put the 2000 in, make sure you chip it, as it is a bit flat without. still got 151bhp as standard tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan4114 Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 as someone thats done a Erst conversion on my mk4 I would say don't do it.......... reason ? As much as I love what my car goes like now I have a couple of points I hate about it now...... 1, Petrol........ cuz i drive my car like a c**t I can get better fuel economy out of a 5.7 ltr cadillac. 2, Parts are a little pricer and I tend to find that parts dont last as long (just replaced front wheel bearings AGAIN after just 1year). 3, With close to 200bhp (169bhp when it was tuned) it's pointless driving with wet roads (Hate to think what 300+ is like) 4, Petrol..... ummmm said that already right ? If I can think of any more I will add Conclusion: After spending something in the range of £1300 on the conversion I kinder wish I had spent it on the body work to help the car last another 15-20 years, rather than putting a turbo in it and potentionly shorting the life of my cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steelcabby Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 if you can buy a rs turbo complete for like 500 pounds then go for it i say, i payed 200 pounds for a d-reg one and just transferred the loom and engine. it was the best rs engine i ever had. never had problems with wheel bearings and stuff like that, even when i did my 2.1 convertion. i was running well over 200bhp and the car was sound. as long as you keep it maintained you won't have a problem. would agree with the wet driving part tho. but with the 2.1 zvh it was ten times worse. it didn't matter if it was wet or dry. i would say it cost abou 700 pounds to do a rs turbo convertion. do it yourself or pay somone in kindness to do it for you, its easy peasey, while your at it. chip it and raise the boost to about 15psi. put a nice uprated intercooler and that will keep you happy for awhile, oh and maybe a mongoose exhaust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortcabrioletclub Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 as someone thats done a Erst conversion on my mk4 I would say don't do it.......... reason ? As much as I love what my car goes like now I have a couple of points I hate about it now...... 1, Petrol........ cuz i drive my car like a c**t I can get better fuel economy out of a 5.7 ltr cadillac. 2, Parts are a little pricer and I tend to find that parts dont last as long (just replaced front wheel bearings AGAIN after just 1year). 3, With close to 200bhp (169bhp when it was tuned) it's pointless driving with wet roads (Hate to think what 300+ is like) 4, Petrol..... ummmm said that already right ? If I can think of any more I will add Conclusion: After spending something in the range of £1300 on the conversion I kinder wish I had spent it on the body work to help the car last another 15-20 years, rather than putting a turbo in it and potentionly shorting the life of my cab. well said dan as a everyday driver you right lol at wet driving ... try 3l v6 with no sliper with gas then you know what its like driving wet roads i only wheelspin when i driving like a twat ..... all other times its ok ..... the car and engine will only drive as bad or as hard as the driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincygav Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 LMFAO @ 5.7 litre caddy. As for the wheel bearings, I have a feeling it may be due to the wheels you have and the offset,plus its lowered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ajs_20 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Zetec turbos are a becoming more popular. In my opinion I agree with Graeme because I know he's had an RS and i've got an RS and those engines are really good! The RS2000 i'm on about here and as he said a chip + a few more bits sorted! Also if you have the 130 spec XR3i then u already have an MTX75 box so all you need is engine subframe and off you go! oh and ecu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Good advice bud but this is an old topic the cab has sadly gone !!! :icon_salut_gb: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ajs_20 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 woops lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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