18 replies to this topic

[ludsonline]

Hi,
Has anybody fitted a Zetec engine and box into a Mini

Cheers

Paul

[ed4ran]

I haven't seen anyone fit one, and i think its because they are heavy engines and don't produce as much power as similar spec engines from different manufacturers.

[ludsonline]

I haven't seen anyone fit one, and i think its because they are heavy engines and don't produce as much power as similar spec engines from different manufacturers.

I thought they were lighter than a XE lump??

[steveobennet]

i've seen and have a pic of a zetec engine taken from a mondeo and put in the back of a mini. you'll have to wait untill the weekend till i can upload the pictures. nothing too fancy, bit of a bodge to be honest

[Pie]

Mini??? Bodge?? Dont be silly

[supermotolee]

fastest mini in the world is a zetec powered mini with ford stylre revos it won its class at drag wars anyhow...

[ryan69]

Focus ST 5 pot would be a nice build, it's a very tuneable engine apparently.

Edited by ryan69, 07 December 2006 - 04:59 PM.

[fikus01]

focus st lump is a volvo 5 cylinder lump!! yes very tunable but heavy as ur average tank in 20 layers of external armour plating!!

best ford lumps are the ones yamaha helped develop!! think its the 1.25 and the 1.7 lumps (fiesta and pump) light decent power and very tunable! i know stuart mead had a ford lump but im unsure which it is!! im thinking its a 1.9 cvh block from south africa with a zetec head!! could be wrong tho!! havent seen him for a while!!

[Brawlyrox]

Im sure Meads is a CVH with a ZVH head.

[The Matt]

Yep, as said above. I am fairly sure it started off life as an Escort RST CVH setup, only with a bigger block (1.9L). Then it had a Zetec head slapped on it at some point.

Don't quote me on that though!

[steveobennet]

as promised pics!

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[ludsonline]

How wide is that rear end!!!

[fikus01]

if they were using a ford lump why not the v6?? its good enuf for nobles power requirments and sounds loads better than the 2.0litre

[steveobennet]

its an engineering project. i doubt it will even be used on the roads (legally) it kind looks stupid with the wide track at the rear and small at the front. as it is a project, it has been done on the cheap, so they just used any engine they could get.

i don't know whether you can see it in the pics but they have used the subframe from the mondeo.apparently it has been run and tested but i wasn't there to see it.

[fikus01]

they have used the subframe from the mondeo

folks often do that, easy way to get all the running gear in place