Changing the RWD engine with FWD
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So guys first of all english is not my native language. I live in Turkey. I could not find any information about my question.
I wish to have a ford taunus model date doesnt matter for now. So if you know car has a RWD engine and I want to change the engine with fresh one and of course with a new tech engine so here is the question:
Can I change the RWD engine with FWD engine if it is possible what do I need? I dont want to change RWD to FWD everything except the gear and engine will be stay same. I hope I can be clear.
EDIT: I am thinking to buy 1.6 engine version or 2.0 engine version of taunus they have 5 gear and I will be replacing them by 1.0 ecoboost Ford focus engine it has 6 gear if I'm not wrong it will absolutely fit due to size of the engine and the power will be slightly more will it work with the stock gear or is it needed to be replaced?
I wish to have a ford taunus model date doesnt matter for now. So if you know car has a RWD engine and I want to change the engine with fresh one and of course with a new tech engine so here is the question:
Can I change the RWD engine with FWD engine if it is possible what do I need? I dont want to change RWD to FWD everything except the gear and engine will be stay same. I hope I can be clear.
EDIT: I am thinking to buy 1.6 engine version or 2.0 engine version of taunus they have 5 gear and I will be replacing them by 1.0 ecoboost Ford focus engine it has 6 gear if I'm not wrong it will absolutely fit due to size of the engine and the power will be slightly more will it work with the stock gear or is it needed to be replaced?
Edited by stewardlanu on Tuesday 5th March 10:39
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Taunus
There is quite a range of years - which generation was it?
It is a new car for me - I have learned something today!
There is quite a range of years - which generation was it?
It is a new car for me - I have learned something today!
Olivergt said:
What are you trying to achieve?
You want a Ford Taunus and then you want to change the engine?
Are you trying to make if more economical?
Are you trying to make it more reliable?
Will you be changing the engine or paying someone else to change it?
In my country we pay for 6.8 TRY for a liter of gasoline so I wish to make it more economic also it will gain more power from the tech advance also I can only change the engine Only FORD brand so I have 2 options one is fiesta one is focus I cant change the engine someone will change it for me You want a Ford Taunus and then you want to change the engine?
Are you trying to make if more economical?
Are you trying to make it more reliable?
Will you be changing the engine or paying someone else to change it?
Sounds like the OP is wanting to fit a transverse engine to a car that has a longitudinal engine currently fitted, and have the engine fitted longitudinal. The short answer is yes it can be done. You may need to change the sump and the bell housing my not fit from the existing engine, but you can probably get an adapter for it.
Vaud said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Taunus
There is quite a range of years - which generation was it?
It is a new car for me - I have learned something today!
That is true there is a lot of versions of it. It is forbidden to enter the wikipedia but I got that.There is quite a range of years - which generation was it?
It is a new car for me - I have learned something today!
Quick answer is ::
It is hard to choose between varietys I dont have a car now and the common folk is too ignorant for the exact design of the card. For now I saw 1970-1994 models and lot of them produced in Turkey few of them shipped from Germany. Is it enough for your question or should I try hard?
TheAngryDog said:
Sounds like the OP is wanting to fit a transverse engine to a car that has a longitudinal engine currently fitted, and have the engine fitted longitudinal. The short answer is yes it can be done. You may need to change the sump and the bell housing my not fit from the existing engine, but you can probably get an adapter for it.
Could you be more specific for me to explain to the others and to myself... Sadly it is hard for me to understand and translate. I apologize...As I understand it you are trying to replace an older engine (RWD) with a more modern (FWD) engine.
You are asking how easy it is to 'connect' a modern (FWD) engine with the older (inline) front gearbox, live rear axle.
I think this is comparatively simple. Most 'Ford' parts are reasonably interchangeable.
A good place to start might be to post in the Kit Car section on the forum
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&...
A very common kit car in the UK is a copy of the Caterham/ Lotus Seven.
These were produced with front engine RWD Ford engines but it is now common for them to use far more modern engines and so there is lots of experience available.
alfaspecial said:
As I understand it you are trying to replace an older engine (RWD) with a more modern (FWD) engine.
You are asking how easy it is to 'connect' a modern (FWD) engine with the older (inline) front gearbox, live rear axle.
I think this is comparatively simple. Most 'Ford' parts are reasonably interchangeable.
A good place to start might be to post in the Kit Car section on the forum
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&...
A very common kit car in the UK is a copy of the Caterham/ Lotus Seven.
These were produced with front engine RWD Ford engines but it is now common for them to use far more modern engines and so there is lots of experience available.
I think it will be impossible to ship it to Turkey but I will try to get something from there thank you very much!You are asking how easy it is to 'connect' a modern (FWD) engine with the older (inline) front gearbox, live rear axle.
I think this is comparatively simple. Most 'Ford' parts are reasonably interchangeable.
A good place to start might be to post in the Kit Car section on the forum
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&...
A very common kit car in the UK is a copy of the Caterham/ Lotus Seven.
These were produced with front engine RWD Ford engines but it is now common for them to use far more modern engines and so there is lots of experience available.
stewardlanu said:
Vaud said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Taunus
There is quite a range of years - which generation was it?
It is a new car for me - I have learned something today!
That is true there is a lot of versions of it. It is forbidden to enter the wikipedia but I got that.There is quite a range of years - which generation was it?
It is a new car for me - I have learned something today!
stewardlanu said:
I think it will be impossible to ship it to Turkey but I will try to get something from there thank you very much!
Hi StewardlanuI think I my reply confused you. I was suggesting that you repost your question in the kitcar section. Someone there will have connected a modern transverse FWD engine to a rear wheel drive car and should be able to give you advice as how to go about it.
The car you know as the Ford Taunus sold as the Ford Cortina in the UK.
Could you tell me the year and engine size?
Obviously it's difficult to ask a technical question in a foreign language but, if you like, I could make the post in the kit car section for you.
Triumph Man said:
What did the Ford Taunus ever do to Gollum Erdogan?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_of_Wikipedia_i...alfaspecial said:
Hi Stewardlanu
I think I my reply confused you. I was suggesting that you repost your question in the kitcar section. Someone there will have connected a modern transverse FWD engine to a rear wheel drive car and should be able to give you advice as how to go about it.
The car you know as the Ford Taunus sold as the Ford Cortina in the UK.
Could you tell me the year and engine size?
Obviously it's difficult to ask a technical question in a foreign language but, if you like, I could make the post in the kit car section for you.
I dont have the car yet. I am thinking this project . If it is possible then I will buy it also you can post it on does not matter much...I think I my reply confused you. I was suggesting that you repost your question in the kitcar section. Someone there will have connected a modern transverse FWD engine to a rear wheel drive car and should be able to give you advice as how to go about it.
The car you know as the Ford Taunus sold as the Ford Cortina in the UK.
Could you tell me the year and engine size?
Obviously it's difficult to ask a technical question in a foreign language but, if you like, I could make the post in the kit car section for you.
tektas said:
I am in Turkey as well, so if you need any help in Turkish language feel free to send me a message 
24 saat içinde mail atabileceğimi söylüyor sistem ulaşabileceğim başka bir yer var mı? Eğer bu konu hakkında bilgin varsa abi çok yararlı olur malum benim çevrem pek bir bilgiye sahip değil ki üstüne Aksaray küçük şehir yapabilecek usta olduğunu sanmıyorum üniversiteye gideceğim bu sene üniversitede ucuz çaplı zamanla para biriktirerek gerçekleştireceğim bi proje olarak düşünüyorum bunu//Translate System says I can send mails after 24 hours is there somewhere I can contact you? If you have any information about this topic it will be very useful. Inevitable my friends have not much information also I live in Aksaray it is a small town there is no-one can do. I will be goin university in this year and in university I can make some money and with time I can make it possible --somethingsomething
The most awkward part of this, will be inlet manifold, exhaust manifold and things like that, which have been designed around the FWD install, and maybe also sump etc.
If you can get one that bolts to the existing bellhousing, then that aspect should be relatively easy.....as long as it also sorts out the starter motor too.
But it really would be easier to try and get an engine from another RWD car.
If you can get one that bolts to the existing bellhousing, then that aspect should be relatively easy.....as long as it also sorts out the starter motor too.
But it really would be easier to try and get an engine from another RWD car.
Changing the engine is going to take time and money. Are you going to save enough with the MPG improvements to pay for the conversion?
You might be better learning how to hypermile (drive economically) and keep the original engine.
And remember at the moment you don't know what engine will ft and how to do it! So you have a lot to learn, do you have any tools? Or can you borrow them? You will need something to lift the engine out for example.
Maybe if you get the car first and see how it is? Also, once you have a car it will be much easier to give advice on what might work.
You might be better learning how to hypermile (drive economically) and keep the original engine.
And remember at the moment you don't know what engine will ft and how to do it! So you have a lot to learn, do you have any tools? Or can you borrow them? You will need something to lift the engine out for example.
Maybe if you get the car first and see how it is? Also, once you have a car it will be much easier to give advice on what might work.
To make life simple you need to say what engine and gearbox the Taunus is likely to have and what engine you want to change it to.
Most Fords of that age had 4 speed Type E or 5 speed Type 9
Any engine up-to and including the Zetec will bolt on to the gearbox.
Later engines such as the Duratec in a Mondeo Focus or Fiesta will require a different bellhousing
Most Fords of that age had 4 speed Type E or 5 speed Type 9
Any engine up-to and including the Zetec will bolt on to the gearbox.
Later engines such as the Duratec in a Mondeo Focus or Fiesta will require a different bellhousing
PaulKemp said:
To make life simple you need to say what engine and gearbox the Taunus is likely to have and what engine you want to change it to.
Most Fords of that age had 4 speed Type E or 5 speed Type 9
Any engine up-to and including the Zetec will bolt on to the gearbox.
Later engines such as the Duratec in a Mondeo Focus or Fiesta will require a different bellhousing
So here's a quick reply but firstly thank you. Most Fords of that age had 4 speed Type E or 5 speed Type 9
Any engine up-to and including the Zetec will bolt on to the gearbox.
Later engines such as the Duratec in a Mondeo Focus or Fiesta will require a different bellhousing
I will be buying 1.6 or 2.0 version of the taunus and they have 5 gear and after a search I am going to buy 1.0 ecoboost focus engine they have 6 gears if I'm not wrong. So engine will be very small and I think there will be no problem about fitting it also gears are looking very similar also the engine power too will be still problem also I don't know that the bellhousing is so is it a piece or is it a hole on car?
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