can anyone tell me wether or not a cosworth head will fit onto a 2.0l pinto bottom end. im getting a 2.0l pinto for ym sapphire and was wondering if this is postible as the cosworth engine is based on the pinto 205 block. any help will be greatly appreciated

 

Yes it will, 2wd blocks were simply pinto blocks specially selected to be within closer tolerances.

 

isnt the crankshaft different?

and where can i get hold off a yb crank?

 

cool, chears. so i do this will i basicly have a n/a yb in my car. do u now if i would need anything else to get it running all good and proper or could i jsut bolt the head on and drive it?

 

and to my knowledge it wouldnt matter if it had a different crank as the crank is in the bottom end and i would be keeping the pinto botom end and jsut changeing the head

 

depends on the bhp, cos the cossie crank is 9 studded and the normal one is only 6 stud, making it a weaker unit

 

well i wouldnt be going for big power. jsut want to put a cam or cams in it depending on head. 4 branch manifold and bigger carb to start with. i just like the idea of having a n/a yb

 

Yes, but the question was about the block The oil pump and bearings are different too.

You see them on ebay, Motorsport News classfifieds, the parts for sale forums etc.

Not strictly, more of a 16v pinto, along the lines of the Warrior 16v pinto conversion You would probably want to change the cams to a normally aspirated grind.

 

to do an n/a conversion you will need raised top pistons to up comp ratio,some cams,twin carbs etc. otherwise it will be flat as a fart and u may aswell have stuck with a pinto


This can be costly do do it right to get around the 200 bhp mark!!!!!

good luck

 

Stock 2.0 pinto head has a combustion chamber volume of 50cc, anyone know what the YB head is?

 

thanks for everyones help. would i have to get a 205 block then or would any pinto lump be ok.

 

Stock pinto block sounds fine for what you're intending. I think this will be of interest to you http://www.pumaracing.co.uk/pinto.htm