Hi there peeps, me and a friend will shortly be putting a mk5 escort RS2000 engine into a mk4 escort, has anyone got any info or pictures on this convertion.
All bits of info no mater how big or small are useful (pics as well). Thanks for looking.

 

we are on doing an rs2000 into a d reg cabie,u will need to make up a new engine mount bracketon the drivers side.

are u using the rs gearbox as well???????

 

S2 gearbox m8 how far along r u, we just got the rs 2day.

 

we are moving like a snail with a pallet of bricks straped to its back......


well we have the paint.............lol

 

lol, u will get there in the end bud

 

any 1 else

 

Ive heard that the bonnet wont close without some type of bulge or vent because of the timing chain cover. bit more info before you dent the bonnet!!

 

the engine won't physically fit under the bonet because it's too wide at the top

the easiest way to find out what you need to bend is to get hold of a sierra dohc rocker cover, find out how tall the engine is and then put it into place
you'll see that the exhaust cam sprocket bit of the cover will foul the bonnet so you need to either cut a hole in it or bent it out by about an inch

there is a guy who's done it in the xroc so that might be a starting piint

 

I have a complete Mk5 RS2k engine for sale cheap as chips if you like?

 

Sorry bud brought a full running car with MOT for Ł400 we were going to try bonnet raisers b4 we put a bulge in it, what u think ?

 

they'll be lifting the worng end of the bonnet
you need to up the slam panel by about 5 inches to get the engine in and closed proplery

 

We will sort it (i think )

 

Wasnt there a green Mk2 Orion from Germany in FastFord a few yrs back with an RS2000 lump in it?

Had standard bonnet and seemingly no major mods to make it fit.