zetecs !

[Wessie]

well heres an angine i'd never thought i'd be considering ! im looking for advice on 1.4 zetec engines, i've done a few google searches but i was just wondering if any one has these in a road car?or any experience of them?

basically my race regualtions limit me to a 1450 cc limit, no nitrous, turbos or superchargers, but apart from that most things go ! so i can put a different head on it, cam it, pair of webers etc just wondering what sort of power people would expect from a well tuned 1.4, any certain models i should be looking for with differnt blocks etc? focus, puma, fiesta etc

thank you

[tim]

i know the 1400 zetec isnt the common zetec you see being used in old skool fords,its a yamaha (sp) built engine

[Wessie]

cheers tim

[ZetecVan 2.0]

As Tim says, I think the common feeling is that you can buy a 2 litre for £5 more than a 1400, so no one bothers with the them. I've never seen or heard of one transplanted into another car.

 

But there will be one out there somewhere.

[bomber1]

is it going into an osf tho wessie

[Wessie]

cheers mike i know there out there ! and i doubt (hope for their own sake) that anyone has put one in an OSF does anybody know if 1600/1400 heads, cams etc are interchangeable ? standard injection,TB's, webers etc? whats everyone got on there 1.8/2.0 zetecs?

[Wessie]

is it going into an osf tho wessie

nope its going in my mini TBH i think they'd be underpowered for an OSF

[antz]

i know one of perrys mates put a 1600 zetec in a mk2 escort and said it was shite

 

 

at least itll be reliable

[sab6024]

I'm considering putting a 1400 zetec motor in a Mk1 Fezza when I get my hands on one. I only want it for my work run about Totally bored of the plastic

[Wessie]

i was just thinking of using a zetec due the the price of tuning parts, and availabilty of parts theres lots of bits out there, and engine cost bugger all to pick up, i just want to know if its worth the hassle or wether i should use a 1.4 vauxhall lump, a 1.4 vtec, a 1.4 pug lump etc ?

[Fiesta Steve]

What about a 1400 x-flow ?

 

Should be able to get 120+ bhp out of one without too much expense.

[Wessie]

hmmm, i was tempted . . .

[tim]

1400 k series engine is a very good engine,as is the vauxhall lump from nova's and japs engines

[Wessie]

decisions decisions anybody know what the rough price of a 1300 crossflow (FWD) cammed, LSD, twin 40's etc would set me back? as a rough price?

[james p]

my mats got a 1400 zetec fiesta its been ported polished ,new cam ,chip and the usual zorst n air filter goes well

 

or my girl friend may be scraping her nova sr good lump

[Wessie]

i'd take the nova, aslong as we're talking sensible money and what sort of power is the zetec putting out you recon?

[Copey]

my mate has a 1.4 zetec fiesta, its felt pretty nippy at first, but after drivin the capri, seems slow, very slow, in a mini it would be fast tho

[tim]

1300 zetec rocam out of later ka's

[Wessie]

my mate has a 1.4 zetec fiesta, its felt pretty nippy at first, but after drivin the capri, seems slow, very slow, in a mini it would be fast tho

is it standard? i recon with a pair of cams and a few tweaks i could make it rev quite well

[Wessie]

1300 zetec rocam out of later ka's

whats good about them then tim

[james p]

1300 zetec rocam out of later ka's

whats good about them then tim

 

not a lot i had 1

[james p]

i'd take the nova, aslong as we're talking sensible money and what sort of power is the zetec putting out you recon?

 

ill let you know on the nova and ill find out bout the power he got quite a bit dine at torque of the devil i belive so may be worth haveing a chat with them

[tim]

we got a ka ,1250 and 1400 fiesta's courtesy car at work and the ka seems quicker car compared to the 2 fiestas

[Copey]

my mate has a 1.4 zetec fiesta, its felt pretty nippy at first, but after drivin the capri, seems slow, very slow, in a mini it would be fast tho

is it standard? i recon with a pair of cams and a few tweaks i could make it rev quite well

 

yeah its standard, for the type of car it is pretty quick, just not compared to a tuned 2.0 capper, lol

[Jay_harrier]

There's a guy out west who tunes the nuts off the 1400 GM unit reports of 200bhp units I'll see if I can find the link.

 

I ran a GpA spec 1300 Nova in the early 90's that made really good power and never broke - there's more people out there tuning GM 1400's than Ford 1400's.

 

I have a sneaky suspicion that the Ford 1400 & 1600 units were completely different and didn't share too many parts

 

From the Burton Website:-

 

Zetec 16v

 

Ford has given the ‘Zetec’ name to two different types of 16v engines. To confuse matters even more, Ford also badges some of their models as Zetec to denote that it is a sports version (usually with alloy wheels, sports suspension, spoilers, etc). A Zetec badged car therefore does not always have a Zetec engine under the bonnet! Zetec E - The original Zetec engine was fitted to Escort, Orion, Fiesta Mk3, Mondeo, Cougar and 1.8/2.0 Focus models. It has been produced in 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 litre capacities. All engines produced up to April 98 use hydraulic followers, those built from May 98 were redesigned using mechanical followers. The con rods and pistons were also significantly changed with the later engines using a longer rod with a shorter compression height piston. These later engines are fitted in 1.8/2.0 Focus, Cougar and late Mk2 Mondeo models. Zetec S - This is the baby Zetec as fitted to the post 95 Fiesta, Puma and 1.4/1.6 Focus models. It has been produced in 1.25, 1.4, 1.6 and 1.7 litre capacities. These engines bare no mechanical resemblance to the Zetec E engines. Most tuning parts are available only for the Zetec E engine. The following only refers to this engine. The 1.8 105PS engines are easily uprated to 130PS by using standard Ford parts from the 1.8 130PS engine. You will need the throttle housing, cams (or use the Kent FZ1802 cams) and the matching ECU. A power boost valve will eliminate the flat spot that is found between 3300 and 3500 rpm.