Interesting engine swaps

[Weekendrebuild]

Any keen spanner man who’s added some extra horses by way of a transplant ??

[Butter Face]

My best friend has a Mk1 fiesta with a 2.0 Zetec with bike carbs, his latest project is a mk2 Escort 3dr Estate with an ST170 engine with throttle bodies.



He does all the work himself and is a bloody genius TBH.

[Weekendrebuild]

Cracking job mate . On to a good start I personally think it’s a great idea best way to get to know your car. “Build it yourself “

[SmilerFTM]

Wish I had the capabilities, something like this would be brilliantly bonkers



A Corvette engine in an MX-5, can't imagine it would take me long to put it in a farmers field

[300bhp/ton]

Nothing too out landish. Swapped the 8v slant 4 for a V8 in my TR7.

And a couple of Series Land Rovers, one originally a petrol the other a diesel. Both now sporting 200Tdi engines and other mods.

[Hippea]

Pretty common but I think a K swap in any old Honda works great.

[Weekendrebuild]

All great swaps particularly like the idea of the mx5. Imagine it would change handling characteristics with the extra weight. Bet it would have a few people scratching there heads at the traffic lights .

[itsallyellow]

I have a couple

MK1 Escort Mexico with a 4.7 AJP V8





And a Bowler Tomcatt with a 4.7AJP





All the details on my Facebook page CerberaV8Racing

Mike

[schmalex]

I would love to put a Panda 100HP engine in my Panda 4x4.

The other alternative is to supercharge the existing 1.2, but this is a slightly more expensive route (although, I’d like to have the supercharger whine...!)

[Noesph]

I've read about a lightened Twingo RS with a tuned F4RT engine out of a Megane RS. It was something like 288bhp and 950kg kerb weight.

[Cledus Snow]

Noesph said:

F4RT engine

[itsallyellow]

Noesph said:

I've read about a lightened Twingo RS with a tuned F4RT engine out of a Megane RS. It was something like 288bhp and 950kg kerb weight.

My Escort above is 782kg with 461.8bhp at 7300rpm.

Lots of fun!

[Weekendrebuild]

Slight digression, what’s your preferred engine stand for rebuilds ? Currently using a beta tools 3014sar. But got a v10 on her at the mo after a cheaper alternative ?

[schmalex]

itsallyellow said:

My Escort above is 782kg with 461.8bhp at 7300rpm.

Lots of fun!

I bet it gets your attention in the wet...

[Weekendrebuild]

itsallyellow said:

I have a couple

MK1 Escort Mexico with a 4.7 AJP V8





And a Bowler Tomcatt with a 4.7AJP





All the details on my Facebook page CerberaV8Racing

Mike

Great motors that wildcat looks great with road tyres!!
Saw this last week rarely have to google a car preity cool thing .

[Noesph]

Cledus Snow said:

Noesph said:

F4RT engine

Yeah, I know. Renaults 2.0 turbo proper name the F4RT and the old 1.2 turbo is a D4FT. So I have a D4FT in my twingo, but I wouldn't mind a F4RT.

itsallyellow said:

My Escort above is 782kg with 461.8bhp at 7300rpm.

Lots of fun!

There might be a few farts in that at full chat....

Sounds awesome though.

[SmilerFTM]

Weekendrebuild said:

All great swaps particularly like the idea of the mx5. Imagine it would change handling characteristics with the extra weight. Bet it would have a few people scratching there heads at the traffic lights .

Weight ratio, front to back isn't changed much. Someone over the pond did it and removed the Aircon, all the stereo equipment, some unused wiring such as the seat heating system and it came out at 1160kg with 3/4 of a tank of petrol, kerb weight of a standard MK3 is 1110kg

Edited by SmilerFTM on Saturday 9th February 22:33

[gazza285]

Having done a few myself, I can only say that engine swaps are only interesting when done by someone else, doing your own is a pain in the arse.

[njw1]

Did a few 'like for like' swaps years ago with a mate, fitted a couple of base model 1.2 8v Corsas with bigger engines, one of them had a 1.6 out of an Astra and the other had a 130bhp Cav Sri engine, they were easy as everything for the bigger lumps bolted straight up (and great fun!). The same mate had an Escort that we put a 2.0 Zetec engine into and I had a 1.8 cvh Sierra that got fitted with XR4i running gear, again, all bolt in stuff.

[Mr Tidy]

A V10 in a BMW Z4 must be interesting!