Out of interest...

[Alan G]

How much in total would one need to spend to get a Cossie Turbo / NA under their bonnet of their marky1? Including gearbox mods, and body mods??

 

Is there much price difference between fitting the above to lets say an XE or Zetec??

[geoffersmasher]

nice avatar, love family guy, dont have a clue about the engine, sorry

[old skool freestyler]

im going to put a cossie in mine think the most expencie part to do is buy the engine not to actually get it in the car but if im wrong please tell me

[Guest MK1gaz]

There's so many different ways and types of car specs to answer your question but a cossie engine bolts straight into a mk1 escort engine bay using standard cheap ford bits if required My N.A. cossie is in a standard x-member , standard rs2000 engine mounts , standard rs2000 alloy bellhousing on a 5 speed gearbox ( if using a cossie steel 9 bolt crank then you need a smaller flywheel to fit inside rs bell housing but if using the cossie T5 gearbox then you don't need the flywheel but have to chop up your car and fit a big tunnel to get the gearbox to fit ), standard tunnel , standard rs2000 propshaft , no body mods only a sliced radiator /slam panel to fit radiator and i've trimmed the bulkhead lip instead of hammering it down like ford did , you also can use the rs2000 sump if you like or cut and weld the sierra one to fit the escort but if doing trackdays/motorsport etc then best get a dry sump set up or proper baffled aftermarket one from H.T. racing etc

[boXXer]

and what sort of power do they produce?

[meXEco]

NA from 150 brake upwards-hairdryer well 200 ish standard upto how deep are ya pockets lol!!!

[Guest MK1gaz]

and what sort of power do they produce?

Mines got more than 260 bhp 220 bhp is easy enough though without turbos

[Alan G]

Well, from the list above Gaz, it seems like I have most of the parts already!

RS Engine Mounts

RS Sump

Alloy Bellhousing

5 Speed

Single Piece Prop

My rad panel is already cut for the radiator

I've even got a 205 Pinto bottom end

 

So whats left to get?

[escortmad79]

L6 Cossie ECU needed if you're runing a turbo'd Cossie lump

[Wessie]

uprated brakes?/suspension? stronger rear axle (depending on intended power) etc

[Guest MK1gaz]

Well, from the list above Gaz, it seems like I have most of the parts already!

RS Engine Mounts

RS Sump

Alloy Bellhousing

5 Speed

Single Piece Prop

My rad panel is already cut for the radiator

I've even got a 205 Pinto bottom end

 

So whats left to get?

That's the beauty of going YB power from a pinto , you don't need much in the way of parts to fit it into the car if staying N.A. but you'll need alot more mods if you go for a high power turbo job . You can fit a cossie head on your pinto bottom end but this depends on the rpm of the projected engine build ( pinto crank and rods 7500 revs , cossie steel crank and rods 8500+ revs ) . what are you after first , turbo or N.A. ?

[Alan G]

Not sure... I was only having a think about it because I'm taking out the engine in a few weeks time to do a bit of resto so I was just summing it up whether it would be worth while and if it would be costly?

 

Mk1 Gaz PM Sent!

[Arched Escy]

Not sure... I was only having a think about it because I'm taking out the engine in a few weeks time to do a bit of resto so I was just summing it up whether it would be worth while and if it would be costly?

 

Mk1 Gaz PM Sent!

just finding a good cheap engine is hard...trust me,im lookin 2 years over here

[Guest MK1gaz]

Your best just buying the engine bits seperatly as you don't use alot of the turbo cossie bits for N.A. use . Also any old pinto block will do as well . Plenty of skimmed YB heads on ebay which the turbo lot can't use anymore , cranks , rods , etc are all on ebay every day as well