has it been done ? or can anyone reccommend a fast 1600 non turbo engine that would fit it a saph? any help would be a start.
cheers people.

 

have seen one done m8 but only with the early zetec and running on carbs not sure how easy or not it was to do though but it can be done

 

imo would be better off sticking a 1800 cvh or even a 2.0 DOHC....

Sod it go nuts stick a cossie lump in.

 

cant see the point mate, our 1.6 mk5.5 escort is slow as shit, cant imagine what a saph would be like.

if you did want to fit it though, you'd probably have to use stuff for a mk1 and 2 escort conversion. basiclly, the exhuast and water rail, i dunno about inlet maniolds though.

 

If it has to be a 1.6 and you don't mind going non-ford you could use a toyota 4age engine. It's light and can be very powerfull with 125bhp-250bhp in non-turbo form from raw engineering who also do a conversion kit to fit it to a ford type 9 box.
not a cheep engine but could be very fun and different

http://www.rawengineering.co.uk/RAW_engines.html