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Old 20-06-2004, 02:30 PM
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Default HELP! Best engine convertion place?

Im in a debate between a ford focus 2.0 zetec 3dr

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Keeping my escort cabbie, respraying the one side as ive had the other done, cuz it was in accident, while its in there, having a new badboy bonnet with verry nice suttle bonnet vent... and a convertion from

a current 1.4 cvh to a 2.0 zetec hopefully.

I need answers to the following :

Roughly how much?
How long?
Where?
Whats the possibilitys?
What else would i need apart from, engine, gearbox all the stuff, drive shafts changed and new brakes?

Thanking you all in advance.
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Old 20-06-2004, 03:06 PM
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Get the focus.
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Yes, deffo the Focus
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Get the Focus, and enjoy a nice car that goes round corners
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Originally Posted by Brasso
Get the focus.
How can u say that.. specially when uve got ur cabbie and the amount uve spent on it ? I wanna do the same!!

The cabbie owes me nothing, the focus will.

ARGHHHH i dont know what to do... i dont wanna get mega in debt, but i would if it was only for 2 grand, for the engine convertion.... which you guys are gonna tell me
Old 20-06-2004, 10:24 PM
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mmmmmmmmm the cabbie owes me nothing

didnt i say that in a converstion with jimbo when i was talking about turboing it

and now it owes me ???????????????


lets say my debate was a cossie and i couldnt find a decent one for 4 grand that was in the same or better conditon than me cabrio and so i said i would put 4 grand in the cabby

guess what








4 grand aint what ive spent and it still aint done


my advice, keep the cabrio and keep the conversion simple, dont be tempted buy cheap bargain high spec parts unless there complete

i fooking hate my bottom end i bought, was a fooking good deal, the bits to go with it hasnt been though, most i had to buy new too

good luck though
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engine rebuilt can cost between 2-5k depending on ur spec,
Engine should go in wiv no mods. etc
I would just get an rs2000 2.0 16v lumb with throtle bodies and nos running over 200 bhp
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thanks all.. thats what i wanted to hear!!

I think a 2.0 zetec is a good choice?

any recomendations to where? Tele numbers would be cool!!

2.0 with a few mods should be enough power for now
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