hi guy, just a quicky, does anyone know if its a strait swap from a mk5 rs2k to a mk5 escort 1.4 cvh efi. cant afford the insurence on a rs!!
thanks!

 

anyone?

 

think there mounting points are different mate cvh and zetec....

also even with a slower cheaper engine in a rs2000 the insurance would prob be the same due to the rest being the same could be wrong

 

You'd be better off getting a car with a smaller engine to start with as the insurance will cost you more due to it being modified from standard. Greenlight insurance on here gave me the best quote as it nearly halved the quote I were getting elsewhere.

 

otherway round lol, i want to replace the cvh with the i4.

 

I4 will fit straight in mate, all mounts are the same, done the same thing with a 1.3 mk5 shell, engine and all the running gear bolt straight in.

 

nice one, what about the looms, i suppose there diffrent? (mines EFI)

 

never knew the i4 would bolt right in ? i thought u needed a cvh to i4 kity thingy lol

had both and dont look that similer

but be cool if it did mate

 

should do, there both mk5 and both got the same chassis and shell, only diffrence would be the mounts, i guess anyway

 

sorry to be a spoilsport but if you drop a rs2 motor in and dont tell
your insurance and the worst happens,ie the plod have your car and inspect it properley you will come off worse.
i know someone who fully rs2000 up a escort and it got pinched
when the insurance offered a payout based on a escort ghia he declined,
then he spouted it had rs2000 this and that.
then the insures paid up nowt as it was a fraudulent claim.

 

the chassis is the same so it will fit.
you need all the rs2000 looms and engine mounts, rs2000 complete exhaust, fuel pump needed, use standard gearbox with uprated clutch.

 

yer i see wat you mean but the cars not worth enough to loose my no claims over, they will only get there money back off next years premiums


koolio

 

Glad we could help David

We mainly cover cars that are not just a piece of metal to you, cars that drivers are endeared to & proud to own - which in itself almost always means the car is well maintained, has decent security and the owner is far more cautious in terms of where the car is parked etc.

Modified cars are even better and to Greenlight represent a good moral risk with owners meticulously planning and spending their 'hard earned' upon their car, they clearly care about the vehicle beyond that of a regular A-2-B basic vehicle owner.

Kind regards

Tony