There are rumers that if Ford ever decide to release the Focus Cosworth it will probably be Duratec powered.

No not the re-baged Zetec engine found in the Focus RS but the proper 2.3 I4 Mazda engine that is only available in the States at the moment in the new Focus.

Cosworth have done development work on this engine and is offering kits to take the engine upto 240bhp in normally aspirated form in the US. These kits are branded "d power" (will post up links later)

Has anyone tried to turbo one over this side of the pond yet?

There are a few guys drag racing them in the states claiming 1200bhp

8 sec quarters in a FWD

Post up pics and specs if you have them

 

I heard it was going to be the 5 pot volvo turbo.

I posted this about 6 months ago too. Guess we'll have to wait and see

 

I4 was the RS2000 engine mate!

 

Yes the RS2000 was called the I4 but so is the new Mazda derived 2.3 unit that ford are using

 

i think ian howell from fiesta frenzy is doing this atm

 

Matt-

The 5cyl turbo Volvo lump will be the front drive ST.
If theres ever a top RS/Cossie version itl use 4WD and a 2/2.3 Duratec, Mazda are soon bringing out a 2litre Turbo Duratec 4wd Saloon with about 260bhp if i remember right...

 

Seen a few Duratec I4 mazda 6 drag cars at about 1000bhp in the states

 

yup

 

spoke to a friend at cosworth. No engines in progress. However they have been doing performance kits for the 2.3 I4 duratec lump

shhhhhh, i never said a thinig

 

this might help

http://www.sbdev.co.uk/History_files...atecTuning.htm

 

Cosworth sell "d power" packages for the Duratec engine in the states already.

Look under sales, d power on this website

http://www.cosworth.com/

See cosworth inlet below



Here are some more pics I've managed to find.

 

Yum!!!

 

i want one!! lol

 

the galaxy uses a 2.3 DOHC bottom end, same design as the rs2000 I4 engine.

heard of people putting them in rs2ks, but dunno about turboing one. would be rather nippy id say!

 

kennys rs2k 14 turbo wasnt slow!!!

but the mazda duratec engine is all alloy isnt it?? ive read somewhere that they wouldnt make good turbo engines?? dunno why thoguh?>

 

Zetecs are about 127kg

Duratecs are about 107kg as the blocks are alloy

Just heard from SB Developments that cosworth are developing a set of roller barrel throttle bodies for the Duratec engine for Caterham to use on there new production car.

Already seen a set on an engine at a kit car show as they sent the engine to Webcon to program on webber alpha to see what power they can get out of it.

Should see 280bhp I reckon by the time they stop fetling.

There also going to use MBE management on all the production cars too so I was told today.

 

Just to clarify - this is a Duratec-HE engine, and is nothing to do with the (now very old) DOHC I4 RS2k/Galaxy 2.0L 2.3L engines.

This 2.3 is an entirely different unit.

The Duratec is a great engine, but it is not a confirmed power plant for the RS.

Gareth

 

Read in EVO last night that caterham are bringing a new car out with a 2.3 Duratec lump which has been reworked by cosworth. It pushes between 200 and 240bhp in n/a form.

 

hopefully this month i will be looking at a dyno of around 320bhp/280ftlb for a duratec turbo
i'll sell em too if things go to plan

 

Frog,
You need your eyes tested .

The new Duratec Cosworth engines (which will now be used by Caterham in their new high powered cars) make 200bhp and 260bhp in n/a form , with a usefull increase in torque over the shonky K-series engines .

Watch out for Caterham retaking the 0-100-0 record .

 

Thanks mike, I thought it might be 260 as I typed it, but I wasn't sure so I under-estimated - makes a change on this board don't it .

The engine certainly looks the part, I wonder how easy that would be to turbo and drop into a Sapph

 

260bhp in a Caterham will be rapid, especially if it revs

You can get more power out of them than that though I'm sure

Apparently the standard engine components are quite poor on the Duratec as it is built for mass production and economy.

If you were to spend a few grand on internals the potential would be silly.

There is American drag car running 1200bhp and about 8.7 quarters in a FWD

The heads flow more than a cossie apparently

 

why is 260 so good? there are loads of caterfields that make more power than that
damn nice figure on a production engine tho i agree, rollerbarrel tbs etc etc. damn nice price too i bet....

 

Does anyone know what is the cylinder spacing?

 

Any more pics out there?????

 

Raceline have been developing parts for the 2.3 duratec for a while now and offer kits that will make between 180bhp - 275bhp in NA form

 

Any pics of Duratecs?

Post em up

 

Austen you may find the following of interest

http://www.btinternet.com/~threefern...tecinstall.htm

 

Bump

 

MY friend has a 2.3 duratec in his westfield he races will find some pics woulf prob be of interets to youAustenW

 

Sounds cool whatever they decide, howmany people wanna see the Cosworth re-launched, nice dream!

 

isn't jamie from jamsports scort ment to be running duratec turbo?

 

thought that was a st170 based zetec engine? well thats what it looked like as the exhaust was at the front

 

duno then bud, maybe i've got it wrong, sorry.

 

whats the about ??


looked like an ST170 engine but im sure i heard someone scoff at it being one... unless it was just that far modified they didnt consider it reminiscent of one? so who knows