Pinto To Zetec

[Guest whiz]

My pinto is getting tired & they are getting harder to find or they are going for silly money. I'm considering changing to a zetec but not sure what is required. it would be going in my S7 one problem I do see is that the exhaust is on the other side & I don't fancy cutting another hole on the opposite side. is there a header system available to go under the engine.would I need electronic ignition. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks Andy

[agent_zed]

i keep thinking this myself. One thing to consider though is if you change you will need to buy the engine, clutch, exhaust, electrics, modded sump, altered efi or carbs. Most things ive read on here suggest that it'd be quite expensive up around £1000 +. Start to wonder if it would be cheaper to spend a couple of hundred getting the ol' pinto re-built. Although i would quite like a 16v twin cam siting under the hood.

 

I think the newer duratecs have the exhaust on the pinto side, but i believe you would need a different bell housing (not sure why).

 

You'll prob have trouble going under the engine as its pretty low. You could always put a scoop over the old hole. Although one problem is there often seems to be a problem having the inlet on the drivers side as it gets in teh way of the master cylinder. Its never easy

 

hth

[Knock-on]

I'm tempted to look at a Duratec lump. Who here has done a pinto to Dura conversion?

[Guest trackerjack]

On Ebay at the moment you will find 1800 Zetec's brand new with manifolds and ignition in Fords own wrapping for less than £500 which seems a bargain to me.

[Guest whiz]

thanks will have a look but i'm tempted to go the whole hog & get a 2litre

[Guest smartfazer]

GBS do 2.0L for around £700

[Guest nick-c]

Kit Parts Direct (aka GBS) are doing 2.0Litre Blacktop Zetecs via their ebay shop for £650 I know cos I've just got one

[Guest whiz]

Got the chance of a 60,000 mile series 2 silvertop 2 litre zetec complete what else would i require to make it work.

[Shaft]

Got the chance of a 60,000 mile series 2 silvertop 2 litre zetec complete what else would i require to make it work.

 

 

Hi Whiz, best option (in my opinion) would to be look out for a Cat C accident damaged complete car that has the engine in you want. Break the car sympethetically and you should make your money back plus some hopefully. Engine and associated parts are then free.

 

Just done it with my Sierra donor (almost in profit) and been doing it for years with Landrovers when i needed spares for my offroad racing hobby.

 

HTH or at leasts puts an idea in your head.

 

Goodluck, Nick.

[Guest whiz]

Hi nick the engine i'm talking about is in a rs2000 1996 escort which was converted it comes with all the management dont really have the space to break cars. all I seem to do every day is search the internet for a possible donor getting fed up & square eyed

[E.Hunt]

his site might help

 

http://www.zetec-cat.co.uk/"]zetec-cat[/url]

[Guest whiz]

Brilliant site thanks

 

Andy

[Guest chippy]

are you sure the engine is a zetec as the rs2000 engine looks similar but are completely different and will be hard to convert

[Grim]

isn't that a 16v version of the dohc? I beleive there's at least 1 member with that in, no doubt he'll pipe up soon

[Guest whiz]

the escort is a RS2000 lookalike with zetec conversion yeah I had noticed that an original RS2000 had a different engine thanks