my old mk6 escort had a 2.0l zetec on throttle bodies fitted.

was circa 180bhp and i broke the ib5, so stuck in another off a 50k miler...

less than 2 weeks later:














it was only the diff that failed, so it might pay to slot in an uprated diff and keep the ib5

never used an mtx so can comment on those, but people do use the TD boxes as they are supposed to be strong.