Hi, this is my mk3 which used to have a 1.3cvh with 4-speed box. I bought it the way it looks but with capri brookland wheels.....Fitted some RL7`s and a 1.9cvh with 40`s and 4-branch, cam, cossie calipers. And a 5-speed xr3 box.






Then i fitted the 16i decals to break the white up a bit.....



Well was out one day racing a pug xsi and missed 3rd and over-rev`d it and a knock apeared from the bottom end. So i ripped it out and fitted this.......130 spec...

 

Its now lowered with rst 40mm springs and spax shocks. Been using it and bored with the power, and was thinking of up-ing the power, but not turbo power. So asked a few questions about up-grades and bought this.....

Focus st170 engine, not using the getrag box as to much bother. And should go straight in after changing the sump and flywheel. Not sure bout clearance issues with the 4-branch hitting the anti-rollbar???

 

Very good base to start with.

Suspension mods are a must on these cars. Totally transforms the cars

 

Going to paint the engine bay first before the duratec goes in....and maybe a s1 or 16i antiroll bar set-up.

 

very nice.... look forward to seeing how that goes

 

Great project this!

Just out of interest, why didn't you go for a duratec HE?

 

theres a bend at the bottom of the manfiold 99% ( the on that bents towasds the bottom cross meber ) sure u have to cut it off and put a straight bit in thats a guess tho from what i remeber some one tellin me ! awsome project tho

 

Yeah i`ll just have to get it in a offer it up and see how the manifold lines up. Goin to take sum better pics at wk-end......

 

Whats the HE? rs lump??

 

No, the one you've got is a Zetec engine badged as a Duratec, same with the RS focus lump.

Duratec HE seems to be the most tunable N/A wise...


Not knocking the 170 engine though as it's a great engine.

 

The Duratec HE is whats in the Fiesta ST

 

Used the 170 engine as it came up at a breakers near me at a reasonable price with loom, ecu and box/shafts. It will hopefully be a reliable 180ish bhp motor with exhaust, filter and re-map

 

cool...

 

 

Have u any idea where u seen this or who done it?

Cheers for the comments, will have to get cracking on with it......

 

 

Thanks!!! what uze think of the wheels??? thinking of changing colour..... photoshops welcome......

 

Little up-date, due to simon having a machining problem with his head, and attending the daddy-thrash next-wk, he has borrowed my head for his escort so he can run it for the thrash. So mines on hold the now, but in no rush.
Good luck si

How it stands the now

 

good project this

gonna watch this one, nearly went st170 for my mk5 escort but i went st225 insted lol

 

yeah sure it was done by powers a good while back if you still got ya zetec in there offer the manifold up and im sure ur find the bottom bend that goes towards the rad has to be removed if not then ya lucky or ur front panle is bent lol

 

Simon and i looked at it yesterday and reckon it needs modified, so he has taken on the job of altering the manifold. Once the engine is in, i will take measuments for si to work with and possibly change front anti-roll bar setup to s1 or 16i

 

Soz its bn a while, but i took this week off to get on with fitting the st-engine. So i removed my 1.8 zetec and power washed the bay and painted it white....


Then me and my dad spent a while modding the mk5 alternator bracket to fit around the water pump and made an engine mount



Then a clean and a paint and dropped it in....

 

wow should go well

 

Yeah will be running gotech managment, so should be somehting different.....

 

stick a set of gsxr1000 bodies on it, cut the ST inlet manifold and fit them using short lenghts of silicon hose. you should make over 200bhp that way!

i'm currently building a 220bhp st170 motor to go in an xr2

 

Just a shame about all the white overspray on things like the steering rack. Get some matt or satin black paint and paint over the overspray.

 

I was thinking that myself, coz the standard inlet is tight to the bulkhead, but managed to get it to fit with some mods... Can`t you just remove the plenum chamber from the inlet at the connecting 4x rubber hoses and fit bodies straight on??? u got any pics?

 

Daz C, yeah ive painted over the overspray and steering rack rubbers will get replaced when i change track-rod ends etc

 

will the gotech run the vvt on the st engine then..??
thinking about the st lump for me s1 but not sure about the benefits/pitfalls of the vvt...

 

coming along nicely mate , on your old zetec were did you get the pipe to put ur maf and filter on , i need one the same for mine ! lol
thanks

 

Yeah it will run it, but not sure if i`m going to use it or not...
You thinking of st-turbo like?

 

Luke89- Its on e-bay, (cold air intake system induction kit)

 

how much u after 4 it? Or is it just the same gear thanks

 

Yeah just the same i think, u get loads of piping and reducers, clamps etc

 

Well soz not put an update in a while, but its almost finshed, its at sitech racing just now getting managment and exhaust manifold modded, so will post up some pics on wed, when i go up....

 

more pics!!! di d you have to make a custom engine mount or did it use the cvh?duratec one? id love to put a duratec in my s1 rep! just sumate quicker than the 3i engine its currently got!

 

I had one made for taking the zetec block, so just modded it to take the st170....

 

Cool project mate. I am thinking of doing exactly the same thing as you.

Am looking forward to seeing this develop.

 

yeah, was gona just turbo my zetec, but for track use it would probably be hassle, so wanted n/a engine with good bhp standard, and the st170 fits the bill...

 

Well been up at sitech racing all day today, helping si with things, got all managment fitted and exhaust modified and just to be finished off.... should be picking it up nxt wk-end.
Top work si!!!!
Heres a pic o the bay.........