DrewHughes

Hey guys,

just wondering how much it would cost roughly to build a 300bhp+ zetec turbo including cost of engine and turbo

rough ball park figure

cheers

Drew

crazycage

rods and pistons £650 from odd kid
engine £100 (blacktop)
rebore £60
new brearing £120
standard head gasket £32
head bolts £20
skim head £25
area six valve springs £270
polish crank £50
strip and clean oil pump £000
botom end gasket set £50
t34.63 £300-£500

crazycage

p-s with the right manifolds/management injectors ect that will piss 350hp.

mobb-black

3-4k realistically mapped and installed in the car with manifolds, management and plumbing etc

DrewHughes

really?

Didnt realise is was gunna be so cheap

crazycage

its all the little things that add up.the engine is the easy bit.

DrewHughes

yeah true

Still, good way to get 300bhp I suppose lol!

Puss2

iTrader: (5)

Dont forget you will need gearbox,brakes,suspension ect

DrewHughes

yeah but il be doing a lot work myself, so i suppose il save some money on labour as well

mobb-black

its just how much you wana spend really, you could spend 10k building an engine if u wanted to

duderacing

Would you not need a pair of new cams for it to run properly?
I've only read little bit about cams, so really not my area, but I think I remember seeing that the overlap on n/a is more than ideal for turbo'd engines. As I said, no expert, but would be interested to know. Also, does anyone stock zt specific cams, or would they be bespoke?

v man

the fez turbo iam building at the mo has added up to over 36k

but that encludes all the carbon pannels
suspension
brakes

the aero quip aint cheap

cant just have the engine unless you got all the bits to with it to make it reliable

v man

and the 36k aint the finishing point and that has no labour in that ammount

GribbiN

Pictures are a 1000 words

v man

did that easy and more lol

mobb-black

what power does a 36k ZT fezzy make?

crazycage

wtf has carbon pannels and aero quip ect got to with being reliable?
Just because you are spending that kind of money doesnt mean it cant be done for a hell of a lot less and still be reliable! And my own car is proof of that.

shaun_focus4x4

is the fez red with a performance trim carbon roof?

v man

yeh thats the one
and bootlid
and bonnet
and door cards
and fully extended body kit (coming soon)
and front bumper (coming soon)
and front wings (coming soon

v man

carm down mate never said yours wasnt wtf
and i never said the carbon makes it reliable

and i also mentioned brakes and suspension which is important when running big power in any car
and any big power car needs a gear box to cope with it or whats the point in building a engine for the car to sit there all the time with broken boxes

but some might say all the aero quip might as they are better than rubber hose with normal clips

dont get worked up over nothing mate

v man

there will be a few pics coming up in fast ford mag

v man

engine is built for 550 bhp mark

but this one will have switchable maps ( pectel controller)

everyday map 350 bhp
track day map 450 bhp
drag map 500 bhp

mobb-black

dont really get it

percybigun

no, the standard 2.0 zetec cams work very well with zetec turbos. this is a VERY commonly known fact and has been for years.

also the Focus RS has the same cams as the standard N/A 2.0 zetecs anyway. finis codes are the same.

AstoN_B

iTrader: (1)

thats a handy piece of info.

what about 1.8 blacktop cams, they any decent or should i swap for 2.0 mondeo or similar?

xr2wishy

iTrader: (2)

i think i need to have a word with jano for pistons and rods for mine then, been looking around £800-900 for mine when i get them, the rest is as expected and have most bits to help me get there, barring the T34, but will be looking for a GT30 i think long term after the 4wd cossie turbo.