1.6 16 v zetec are they up to the rwd job

[carmad]

as above

 

are they worth doing

 

got a 96 ish 1.6 16v escort traded in today was gonna weight it in only i thought i could use the engine in something light and rwd like a mk1 escort

 

does any one make the adaptor to go to a type 9 ? for a 1.6 are they the same stud pattern as a 2.0 ?

 

whats the engine wiring like as well ?

[escort new boy]

last months retro ford

had a mk1 cortina with one in

[mossy]

belive its all the same bits...Retro ford do all the conversion bits!

[mk1mexico]

All the same bits and has been done before but you say 'are they worth doing?' and my opinion of that is no, when you can get a 2.0 litre for 100 quid or less and all the conversion bits are the same, you are throwing away 40 to 50 BHP instantly.

[285Andy]

its the same job to do a 1.6 or a 2.0

[Fiesta Steve]

Anyone thats driven an old CVH injected engine will know how bad the 1600 zetec is. It was a backwards step in terms of performance. Go straight for the 2 litre m8.

 

The money you'll get from weighing in your Escort should buy you a 2 litre Zetec

[Yeomans22]

what about the 1.6 from a modern fiesta and focus? they have 103bhp standard and can seen 150bhp at over 7000rpm cost a bit to get it to that spec but it would be lighter than a 2.0, that the plans for my car, u can always fit the 1.6 and later on just swap it for a 2.0

[mk1mexico]

But the conversion bits are even more expensive for those engines. And they will be more expensive to buy.