Hi Guys.

Im going to start on rebuilding my old MK4 EFI escort, soon. I just have the worst time deciding what engine to go for.

Cvh Turbo engine or going zetec 2.0? Im going to tune it either way, i would be happy with 200-220 hp at the wheel while still keeping some driverbility. The car is light so it should feel real fast.

The CVH turbo does have a lot of easy/awesome bolt ons, LOADS of info and parts out there, but its getting old and harder to replace if some sensor dies, or the old shit blows up. But the turbo stuff is AWESOME and i love the kickback in the seats.

The Zetec would be easy and a lot cheaper to get, and sounds the business with ITBs and cams. But it will ofc be a lot harder to push 200-210 whp out of, and maybe it will feel a bit gutless under 4k-ish revs. I've seen some zetecs with st170 head do 220-230+ whp. It will however cost alot more to tune.

The car is going to be used as a summer daily, mostly just for having fun thrashing about, maybe do some tracksday maybe not.

What would you choose? Im not letting you deciding, i just want to hear peoples thoughts on it!