hi everyone, i've just got myself a 2l twincam sierra and hope to use it through next winter so I can take my nova off the road, and also to learn a bit about drifting. The car has one minor problem at the moment though, it has no engine/box in it!

I have a box and can get the engine that came out of it although it is stripped down, head and sump, manifolds etc all off.
question1, is it worth rebuilding this engine back up and using it? I have no idea what condition it is in, although I know it has 135,000 miles on it and have been told it did run before it was taken out. Or should I just buy another engine and bolt it in? I originally thought this would be easier but most twincams I see for sale are injection and mine is carbed.

which leads on to question 2, what do i have to do to convert from injection to carb or carb to injection. also which is easier to do?? with a bit of research i think the heads are different off of the two engines but apart from that I know nothing. the carb is still all plumbed in in the bay aswell.

I plan to keep this project as cheap as I possibly can as the car was free to begin with and I'd rather spend money on my nova or save it for an xr2. Its also worth bearing in mind that if I do get another engine the only real way I have of transporting it would be in the back of my nova unless it is nearby.

sorry for the essay and cheers for any help in advance.
Gregor

 

anyone??

what about mk5 escort rs2000 engine?

 

I would inspect the engine as you have it stripped anyway just because it has done 135,000 miles dosen't neccessiarly mean it's had it, especially if it's been looked after. You could just rebuild as it is if wanting to keep costs to a minimum

To go from injection to carb is easier than the other way, you would need some form of electronic ignition timing and obviously the carb and manifold itself. The ESC Hybrid is one such system that run carb engines right out the box but don't know if it would work with your sensors.

The RS2000 engine I would think should fit as that is basically the engine you have but in 16V guise, but then you would need to sort electrics to run that engine with ECU etc.

Martin

 

hey man why not just pop a cheap pinto lump on a twin choke carb in it, easy to wire up and pretty reliable! hope the nova isnt going back on the road ha ha. Fords rule!

 

yeah mate chuck a pinto in they only have about 7 wires on the whole engine and are a good engine sound mean on a pair of webbers as well!

 

Pinto is more tunable engine and in carb form will drop straight in, depends how much you want to spend?

Theres one here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Pinto-2-L...item4cee8c00b3

Martin

 

looks like a pinto or another twin cam then. trying to keep it as cheap as possible. if i was going to spend some money I'd stick a 24v boa engine in it. cheers

 

i would go pinto as they can take a lot of abuse, and as martysmartie said the tunability on them engines are limitless