ive been offered an st170 engine cheapish so what would i require to turbocharge this engine and is it a popular engine to turbocharge.
or would i be better off just buying a focus rs engine

 

i would say a rover inlet ,oil return in the sump and a manifold and turbo.

 

im unsure on the st170 engine ive never read up about it before but i know about turbocharging the zetec engine,zvh etc as ive had it done before is the st170 engine just the same as a normal 2 litre zetec

 

i would suggest instead of a decomp plate you buy some c20let pistons and get the rods machined to accept the wrist pins. Or get some eagle h beam rods as they are very well priced in the states... 200 odd quid for the set. That way you can have a brilliantly strong engine and know that the bottom end is gonna take the boost you are going to throw at it!

 

there was no mention of a de-comp plate above

 

sorry mate i got mixed up with another thread... my mistake

 

Good luck putting C20LET pistons on ST170 rods too

 

oh i didnt know they wouldnt fit mate! thought they were the same as silvertop ones! thanks for the update!

 

Completely different.. well, no, the big end diameter is the same

 

i see lol, well i should have researched it before, now i know though... so if the big end is the same he would be better fitting steel rods? If he machines the rods to fit the c20 pistons will they loose alot of strength?

 

bought a focus rs engine instead guys cheers for the help anyway