i was thinking of putting a v6 mondao lump in my capri because the old engine is on its way out. is this possible, trying to keep the price down in the credit crunch

 

A 24V would be a much simpler affair - easier to wire up, plenty of tuning options and it's already a longitudinal engine. Using a Mondeo engine will make a lot of work for not a lot of gains.

 

Agreed whole heartedly

 

Ah 24valve cossi
thanks for that, it gives me some thing to look at

 

What engine is in it now ?
Change like with like type will be the cheapest, esp in a Capri

 

its got the cologne in at the moment, is running ok and as 125k on the clock, the oil pressure is at midway on the guage when running, but when ticking over its one notch off the red. got to admit only just got the car so am not sure if this is normal new at this game.
Thats the trouble with oil presure gauges they you look at them!

 

i've been thinking v6 mondeo engine in a capri for a while, its a better option than the 24v cossie, i've been fitting 24v cossies in all sorts of fords for 15 years now and think its a fantastic engine, but things have moved on, the engine i would look at now is the mondeo engine, but get the 3.0 v6 manual version they fit in the jaguar S-type, same engine as an st220 mondeo, but already rear drive with manual box, but also is rated at 240bhp which is higher than the 220bhp of the mondeo, if you fit a cheap after market ecu i would guess you would see over 250bhp, the duratec revs higher than the cossie, and is a much more compact engine, look on ebay for the jag engine, they are not to expensive, you should be able to find an engine and manual box package,

if you prefer the easier 24v cosworth option, the manual gearbox option is cheap to do these days, a bellhousing to fit a T5 to it can be got from america for about Ł40 + shipping, as the new mustang 4.0 v6 is a 4.0 version of the cosworth v6 but with only 1 cam per head (same as ford explorer 4x4 ) and takes the T5 from the factory in manual version, most were auto as its america but the manual using the T5 are common, just get the bellhousing from america and get a T5 from the uk, hope this helps you and some other people out.

cosworth v6 bellhousing from a mustang http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006-...Q5fAccessories

 

Hi All,

I am thinking of changing the engine in my capri and just wanted to know what types of engines can fit as ideally id love to put a 2.0 or 2.5 st engine in but not sure if possible. All info is greatly appreciated.

 

If your on tight budget good condition 2.9 12v Efi or 24v bit more involved also heard 4.0 litre v6 maverick engine will drop in on mounts and box not sure on that though

 

your oil pressure seems pretty good for a car of its age.just change the air filter and exhaust for a bit more umph but if youwant more poweryou can go rover v8 or as above 24v cossie power try caprisport for both of these conversions as they do kits for both of these motors