2.3 I4 Engine? Has it been done.

[qwerty]

Was musing this morning as I was lying in bed (its my day off!!), and unlike 'normal' people I was considering the I4 DOHC engine.

 

This engine came in the Sierra in 2 litre 8v form with 125hp. It came in the Mk5 RS2000 With 150+hp and in the Scorpio with 145hp.

 

I remebered reading in a Fast Ford from a few years ago about replacing the 2.0 with a 2.3 in the FWD RS2000's. To good affect......

 

I imagine a 2.3 with some RS2000 cams and a decent exhaust and Manifold with some 45's or TB's would make impressive power!! Would be different and nice and torquey.

 

So I was just wondering has anyone dropped one into their older RWD Ford? How easy or hard is it? I imagine there's gunna be alot of people saying that the Zetec is a better engine but I thought I'd ask.

[5hane]

im sure joker might have a serria dohc engine in his mk1 drag car.. look over in the malta drag racing section

[Wessie]

theres a few running about martys got one in his anglia, theres one fitted in a mk2 and i'v got 2,2.0 engines under the bench if your interested? theres also a very powerful 16v escort running about

[qwerty]

I'm glad to hear its been done. Makes the Idea less daunting.

 

I'll try and find those other cars searching the forum brought up nothing.

 

Are the I4 engines as untunable as they're reputed to be? Surely a 16v one would be a good base engine. There's plenty of cams etc available for the FWD RS2000's and with the 8v and 2.3 being available in RWD form mounting it must be made easier?

 

Its something I fancy doing.

[Wessie]

martys running an 8v 2.0 lump, nice and torquey, reliable power and still see's 130

uprated cams are available, theres also an inlet manifold for twin weber's about on ebay but the fuel injection is good, chips are available for the standard ECU. get a decent manifold made or bought for it.

gearbox wise you can run the standard MT75 or a type 9 with a few mods.

i've seen these engines dry sumped aswel

 

i've also got a ported head in the shed that i need to sell

[PIG]

pintoman has a very nice one of these for sale.originally built by ht racing,was in the yellow mexico a few years ago in the mags

[Toby]

pintoman has a very nice one of these for sale.originally built by ht racing,was in the yellow mexico a few years ago in the mags

 

I think this was at a Brands track day a few years ago - was impressive.

[Boreham]

some other threads on the topic..

 

 

http://www.oldskoolford.co.uk/phpBB2/vi ... ht=#767670

 

 

 

http://www.oldskoolford.co.uk/phpBB2/vi ... hp?t=72154

 

 

http://www.oldskoolford.co.uk/phpBB2/vi ... sc&start=0

 

 

 

 

check out this months "Retro ford"

there's a Mk2 Gp4 spec running a 2.0 16V i 4

 

Aldon appear to be a contact for tuning

 

Aldon Automotive Ltd

Breener Ind Est,

Station Drive,

Brierley Hill,

West Midlands

DY5 3JZ

Tel: 01384 572553

Fax: 01384 480418

 

Email: info@aldonauto.co.uk

 

 

http://www.aldonauto.co.uk/shop/

 

[Boreham]

pintoman has a very nice one of these for sale.originally built by ht racing,was in the yellow mexico a few years ago in the mags

 

 

 

Here's one in a mk2 escort from a few years ago . Expect to spend a fortune tuning one if you want to beat a good pinto though

 

 

[Retromotorsport]

Its best to ask someone who has fitted one wether they would do it again ..

 

No.. I wouldnt

 

Its heavy, not a lot of parts are of the shelf, things need moving around, inlet manifolds are scarce now I belive, at the Time, Aldon had 5 cast, dont know if they have done anymore.

To instal it with a wet sump your looking at moving the bulkhead back a bit, and raising the gearbox tunnel and prop tunnel unless you want the tailshaft dragging on the ground, then you need an exhaust manifold ... at the end of that, you have an engine thats heavy and produces around 190-200 bhp ... Niel Roper gets that from Zetecs for lot less and they fit the car

[qwerty]

Its best to ask someone who has fitted one wether they would do it again ..

 

No.. I wouldnt

 

Its heavy, not a lot of parts are of the shelf, things need moving around, inlet manifolds are scarce now I belive, at the Time, Aldon had 5 cast, dont know if they have done anymore.

To instal it with a wet sump your looking at moving the bulkhead back a bit, and raising the gearbox tunnel and prop tunnel unless you want the tailshaft dragging on the ground, then you need an exhaust manifold ... at the end of that, you have an engine thats heavy and produces around 190-200 bhp ... Niel Roper gets that from Zetecs for lot less and they fit the car

 

Is that the same for the already RWD 2.3? Its something i'll still keep it in mind.......

[oldskooler]

a guy over here (powermax engineering) has a turboed 2.3 in his 3 dr sierra drift car. seems to work well. rumoured to be making over 400.

[joker]

DONT BE AFRAID OF THIS ENGINE M8 YOU CAN MAKE IT LOUD AND PROUD BUT WITH SENSE