Originally Posted by
Straight_4_N/a
or if you compare it to a 2.0 zetec-e with the same power upgrades (cams,head,pistons,ehxuast system,intake system, which just the cams and exhaust system put the 2.0 into st170 power), but as ive said in the past the st170 engine would be great if you remove some of the junk off it (ie vvt,dmf,intake manifold) and you would get more power and less problems...
But back to the point i dont see the st170 justiefing the extra cost when you can buy a zetec model for alot less and it will be much less trouble and less costly when it brakes down (which it will since all mk1s are ten years old) and it does more mpg and cheaper insurance and if you want the st for the little extras it has over the std model there easy found and fitted for little cost.
I have to disagree tbh, st170s go very cheap now, when you consider better brakes suspension alloys aswell as the other bits, it would cost a fair bit to put that stuff onto a zetec focus, plus then I believe you would need to state to your insurance about the modifications to the zetec,
That's just my view and opinion, I'd rather just purchase a st170 rather then have the hastle of trying to mould a zetec into a st170, and also 170s are a lot more rare than zetecs
Also (could be wrong here) I thought I read the have 195 nm torque