Was searching conversions and wandered what would be best for me as my cvh has nearly expired and im looking for a new engine and thought id see about zetecs .

i tried and failed to find a 1.6 cvh efi engine .

i have a stripped ,balanced and lightend 1.8 zvh with mfi head ,i have conversion plate for efi but this took a back seat when i seen the price of rings and bearings

i have seen a 1.8 92 xr2i conversion for sale locally

i have a 2.0 silvertop for my xr2 ,which i sold and have spare now ,i have 1.8 baffled sump,pick up and dipstick,arp conrod bolts,new water pump,efi flywheel,turbo clutch,new timing belt ,4 branch manifold ,xr2 engine mount and bogg brother manifold and r1 carbs

i use the car daily so would like reliability and good fuel consumpition .

also looking to buy whatever else i need i.e wiring loom or conversion plates for efi

any ideas ?

 

id like the 2.0 engine you have in a car but as you said you want at least some economy from fuel so prob not best option, my engine available cheap and once converted to zetec the estate would be great,
you could always pop the exhuast mani on the smaller zetec for a little improvemnt on flow but im not an expert on the reliabilty of bike carbs but for straight up simpleness efi with a few bolt on mods has gotta be the way forward

 

anyone help ?

 

how you getting on with your research lol doesnt seem as though anyone wants to help,
im flexible on price by the way

 

2.0 all the way. Simple, standard engine, chuck it in, wire it up and you're away. 130bhp, 130/lbs/ft out the box, so the car will go ok, and as it's a standard engine, it should be reliable enough.

I've had a couple of 2.0 converted MK6 Escorts, and if you drive normally, they're no less economical than a 1.6 in reality, as you don't have to work it as hard for the same performance.

 

thats what i wanted to hear ,with having the efi loom already what inlet and injection system do i use ?

 

Use an Escort inlet of some kind. A lot of people say the best one to use is the HO cast alloy inlet from an RS1800/XR3i 130, but IMO, the plastic inlet from a 115PS Escort works just as well if you're keeping the engine pretty standard. Cheaper and easier to get hold of too.

Most people seem to use the loom from an early Zetec-powered Escort I think!

 

above is first real reply i have had and doesnt look good for you lol ,still unsure what to do i have the chance of a a3 18t audi cheap and i can sell my estate and buy it outright but i havent had any luck finding out what like they are and running costs ,i have someone maybe looking at estate this week

 

i heard that a guy called sexr3i makes up looms but i havent had reply from pm i sent ,i am waiting to hear from a friend of mine to see if he still has his inlet but again its a waiting game

thanks for your input its much apprieciated

 

harvcore youve got pm

 

can anyone confirm that 1.8 xr2i inlet and parts will work ok ?

 

the 1.8 inlet will work, but won't flow as well as the HO 130 spec one.

 

ace im back looking at conversions again

anyone got anything for sale ?