Originally Posted by
mk22door
Cvh Sierra is probably your best bet due to the fact you will need a Cvh Sierra Sump & pick up pipe on your Zetec to clear the Sierra cross member.
You could always use the clutch, flywheel & type 9 box no problem unless your going massive power turbo.
As for your worries with the thermostat, im not certain but I'm sure there is some kind of aftermarket water rail that was made for retro fitting into mk1 & 2 Escorts so should be the same solution in a Sierra.
That is all I know, and that's just what I have read here and there - I have no hands on experience of this myself.
Thanks, that sounds simple. Obviously it's going to be a lot more complicated.
Anyway, I'm not going to go turbocharged, for some reason I have a strange affection for naturally aspirated engines
At first I've planned a 2.0 DOHC -> rs2000 conversion, then been told to think about Zetec, and everyone told me that a 150+ hp engine (which is about what I could achieve without a turbo, maybe 160-170)would kill a Type 9 box in little or no time. Is this not true then?