How many XE powered fords??

[sambo]

How many people here have an XE powered ford?? I was wondering if there was anyone going to the Ashford meet on Saturday with one, would they take me out for a spin?? It's just that they definatly seem to be the cheapest way to break the 200 bhp barrier and i'm considering doing it in the near future.

[antz]

i want to eventually end up with an XE in my escort.

 

anyone wanna come up to scarborough and take me out in one?

 

then leave your car unlocked with al the necesary tools to remove it?

 

hee hee.

[Guest TheXEgrowler]

 

 

[Tom]

i've got an XE conversion for sale bud

[Mk 1 Mark]

I have one im my car below

[tim]

if u want cheap and good power defo go xe

[Guest TheXEgrowler]

i've got an XE conversion for sale bud

 

sale up the XE then tom,Y ???

[Kieran]

Dad has an XE in his escort

[Morley]

Love an XE

[Mexico]

my dad uses them for rallyin if you want to tune it, i recommend SBD developments

[Vista]

Put a Vauxhall in my Ford ?? I don't care how poweful they are, put a penny in the swear jar you bad man

[Guest TheXEgrowler]

Put a Vauxhall in my Ford ?? I don't care how poweful they are, put a penny in the swear jar you bad man

 

[Mk 1 Mark]

Put a Vauxhall in my Ford ?? I don't care how poweful they are, put a penny in the swear jar you bad man

 

[tim]

id xe my mk2

[RETRO_AL]

Put a Vauxhall in my Ford ?? I don't care how poweful they are, put a penny in the swear jar you bad man

 

well said

[sambo]

Put a Vauxhall in my Ford ?? I don't care how poweful they are, put a penny in the swear jar you bad man

 

well said

 

I agree! but on the quest for more horsepower, not all of us can go YB turbo with atlas axle's and 5-link kits and expensive intercoolers etc. I just cant decide what to do next to up the power. Here are my options:

 

1) XE ( all the conversion parts are around £1500, + engine = 180-190 BHP)

 

2) Send my head back to vulcan to get more work done + Kent HT1 cam = 180-190 BHP (costs £500 plus vat but will my 2.1 bottom end cope??)

 

4) Look into going N/A cossie with a worked head onto my 2.1 bottom end. = 200+ BHP but i hear this is VERY expensive!!

 

5) Any more options that anyone can think of??

[Vista]

Put a Vauxhall in my Ford ?? I don't care how poweful they are, put a penny in the swear jar you bad man

 

 

You're quite right, vauxhall drivers do drink horlicks and read broadsheet newspapers, you're to be commended for admitting it.

 

Now, my pinto may not have 200bhp, (though it aint far off and already outputs more than an XE in stock trim) but it's all OLD SKOOL, no twin cam turbo charge ecu new fangled nonsense for me

[Transit RS]

i got XE in my mk2 escort would be nice if it was a ford but it aint and face facts the XE is a better engine lb for £ than a pinto or a zetec

 

worse still my mk1 has a rover engine - same goes nice if it was ford but you cant pick many ford engines up that make 200bhp for £100

[tim]

who care what the badges says,under the plastic the head is cosworth designed

[Tom]

who care what the bages says,uner the plastic the head is cosworth

 

tim. write, read, correct, post. you make no sense

[Guest v6dale]

for cheap power, i drop a 2.8 v6 in my tinas, id never go vauxhall!!!! what about the latest zetecs or duratec whatever there called?? any good

[leemarkadams]

Who cares what make the XE is....they are good, reliable, fast engines...

 

I have one, and have also had a modded Pinto, and to be honest the XE is MUCH better!

 

That is just my opinion mind you...

 

(Just got to get round to finishing the bloody thng now!)

 

Lee

[Slik 50]

One of me mates has just dropped an american 2.3 duratec in his mk1

The heads are ment to flow loads better in standard form compaired to a ported XE, Dont know how true it is but everyone seems to be ranting about them

[RETRO_AL]

alsong as it gets your car sideways thats all that matters

[PIG]

you need a proper engine to go proper sideways tho