Hi I HVE the chance of a mk2 xr2 engine and was wondering if it would fit straight in my 950 mk1 fiesta?

 

The engine physically fits into the engine bay. Has been done before, but I'm not sure about the engine mounts. Maybe they need some work. But you'll have to keep your 4speed.

 

yeah am not changing gearbox or that just looking for a bigger engine for it

 

Why not fit a 2.0 zetec?

 

Because I Wanna xr2 it

 

its a big pain in the ring for very little gain, the mk2 was a couple of inches longer on the front to accomodate the cvh, it can be done but everything is very tight up front meaning you are gong to have to mess around getting a smaller alternator, modifying the exhaust etc, engine mount will need changing, fiesta centre did a kit but it needs welding to the shell and it is a bit agricultural to say the least, all for an engine that is arguably a worse design from a performance point of view than a x-flow, if you are gong to that effort i would seriously fit a zetec as they are cheap, plentiful, reliable and very tunable as they are a progression from the BDA series engines, if you are determined to stay old school, try to source a 1600 x-flow (make sure its a FWD version) as it will be far easier to fit only requiring some engine lowering blocks

 

if your looking to 'xr2' it, you should know the mk1 fiesta xr2 didnt have a cvh engine.

it can be fitted though, its not that bad a job to do in fairness, but as said, a zetec engine is far better, but that comes with its own problems when being fitted into a mk1

 

yeah ano its just hard to get a crossflow engine thats running

 

If using the original 4 speed gearbox all it needs is a custom D/S engine mount and a bit of extra wiring. Its not that difficult tbh, you need to make sure you have the fuel return pipe and tank too. Get yourself over to FiestaMK1.co.uk theres all the info you'll need there