Capri, 2litre pinto or 2.8 v6?

[caprimark3]

I'm looking to buy my first classic ford. And I've always wanted a mk3 Capri. But I'm unsure of what engine Would be the best choice?

 

My plan was to strip it out fit bucket seats etc, play around with the engine in a garden shed in my spare time, And go drag racing. I have some mechanical know how. And I know that a tuned 2 litre 4pot can give great performance, but is it better to just have pure displacement?

 

Any suggestions please?

 

Cheers Mark

[caprinerd]

go the 2.0 pinto and leave the 2.8 the pinto is more tunable and easier to work on there aint much you can do to the 2.8 as the siemease ports are very restrictive and to have the heads worked to get rid of them is expensive

stick to pinto good and strong

[john_3.0s]

essex 3.0

[vibrating_Cake]

2.0 best of both worlds, can be easily tuned to 2.8 speeds and above plus gives better mpg+less weight to throw around and worry about...

ohh and more room in the engine bay for toys

[garyv6100e]

essex 3.0

 

2nd that , stage 3 heads V63 cam triple webers you know it makes sense

[banarama]

2.1 pinto

[squadge78]

essex with triple webers would be ace but for realistic running a 2.0 pinto

[GT_lenny]

i had a 2.0laser when i was 19- it just would not die despite all the abuse i gave it

[banarama]

there you go as above pinto all the way

[totti]

Cologne!!!

[NeilT]

Pinto all day long

 

easy and cheepish to play around with!!

[banarama]

Cologne!!!

it depends on the quality of the build i have no trouble/ not boasting or nothing

[stevepeanut]

I've owned 2.0 and 2.8 capris

 

if you want to leave it standard go for the 2.8i decent ish power and lovely v6 growl

 

but if you want to tune and do things to the motor go for a pinto, standard 100bhp, and 200+ is being achieved by some people

[marky4]

essex

[Joe-ashtonmobile]

essex

[caprimark3]

Yeh. I wasn't planning on keeping it standard for very long, think it's

going to have to be a pinto. I want something relatively cheap and easy to play around with.

[turbo-mike]

I cant under stand why people saying pinto when with the 2.8 you get 160 bhp ,power steering, recaros, billys, and if a special a lsd as standard, it would cost over a grand to get that fitted to a pinto and thats not including the motor. and as I found out to get about 180 bhp out of a pinto I had been told it would cost between 2-4k, I don't do engine work so can only go on what I was told, so I will be getting rid of the pinto capri I got and turboing my 2.8 and that will only cost about 1500 and that gives me 200bhp all day long. So as you can tell for me 2.8.

mike

[vibrating_Cake]

yep, but you can also boost a pinto you're talking about N/A costs .

also it all depends on what you use it for.

 

tbh turbo technics 2.0 and tt 2.8... yes you can do both and the sky is the limit lol.

 

yeah 2.8's are probably more comfortable with power steering&recaros... but lsd's only came in the 2.8 S's????

 

i wouldnt have a 2.8 over a 2.0 because of the shier weight of the v6 engine, wouldnt bode well on many tracks like rockingham etc, or the recaros

[TooAteLeed]

I cant under stand why people saying pinto when with the 2.8 you get 160 bhp ,power steering, recaros, billys, and if a special a lsd as standard, it would cost over a grand to get that fitted to a pinto and thats not including the motor. and as I found out to get about 180 bhp out of a pinto I had been told it would cost between 2-4k, I don't do engine work so can only go on what I was told, so I will be getting rid of the pinto capri I got and turboing my 2.8 and that will only cost about 1500 and that gives me 200bhp all day long. So as you can tell for me 2.8.

mike

[john_3.0s]

I cant under stand why people saying pinto when with the 2.8 you get 160 bhp ,power steering, recaros, billys, and if a special a lsd as standard, it would cost over a grand to get that fitted to a pinto and thats not including the motor. and as I found out to get about 180 bhp out of a pinto I had been told it would cost between 2-4k, I don't do engine work so can only go on what I was told, so I will be getting rid of the pinto capri I got and turboing my 2.8 and that will only cost about 1500 and that gives me 200bhp all day long. So as you can tell for me 2.8.

mike

 

defo

 

anyone know what the weight different between a 6 pot and the pinto is? tuning a pinto aint cheap now days not if you want out the box v6 type power and torque. you will need: twin 45s, head work, exhaust work, decent dizzy, a cam etc etc the list goes on. that little lot ive just listed is best part of 2 grand alone

[SmokeEm]

a warmed pinto will blast a 2.8i all day long.

 

And as for you Turbo Mike.. fit your turbo kit and well see you at classic ford where you will yet again be humiliated by our pinto cappa

[2litreScapri]

Pinto, mainly because of insurance reasons! But as echoed here, tunable Pintos are damn good engines

[JP.]

I cant under stand why people saying pinto when with the 2.8 you get 160 bhp ............

turboing my 2.8 and that will only cost about 1500 and that gives me 200bhp all day long. So as you can tell for me 2.8.

mike

2.8's only had 160 bhp in the brochure

Like the 3.0 Essex had only 136bhp in the brochure...

 

For real the 2.8 injector had 148 bhp

For real the Essex lump had 145 bhp but way more torque than a Cologne 2.8.

 

And about 200 bhp from a Cologne V6 all day long.........not even in your dreams. They are not reliable enough to handle that much power all day long.

 

If you want real power for money Id say Pinto.

If you want torque from low down go Essex V6.

[vibrating_Cake]

and if you want both go tuned zetec!

 

 

*runs and hides* hehehehehehehe

[turbo-mike]

I cant under stand why people saying pinto when with the 2.8 you get 160 bhp ............

turboing my 2.8 and that will only cost about 1500 and that gives me 200bhp all day long. So as you can tell for me 2.8.

mike

2.8's only had 160 bhp in the brochure

Like the 3.0 Essex had only 136bhp in the brochure...

 

For real the 2.8 injector had 148 bhp

For real the Essex lump had 145 bhp but way more torque than a Cologne 2.8.

 

And about 200 bhp from a Cologne V6 all day long.........not even in your dreams. They are not reliable enough to handle that much power all day long.

 

If you want real power for money Id say Pinto.

If you want torque from low down go Essex V6.

 

All I can say is my old 2.8 turbo had done 130k on its engine and that was from a kit fitted when new, so yes on that all day long. but come on look at how much it costs to get a pinto up to v6 power and even then it just sonuds like a fart,

 

Come on smoke em you know I will shoot my load to quick at santa pod and it will all end in embarassment for me again.

mike