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[daveyboy_xr2i]

I have just bought an xr2i 8v in red and stripped it apart from the dash, I'm just leaving 2 bucket seats and harnesses inside, I trying to hunt down some escort cosworth wheels but might settle with some mondeo lookalike ones. I've bought coilovers for it and I'm planning to put a 2.0 in it as the 1.6 rs turbo engines seems a lot of hassle as my brothers played abouts zetecing one in the past, so I'm going naturaly asperated at the moment and wanted to know what's the best way? Just a mondeo 2.0 zetec? Escort rs2000 engine or a focus st170? Does anyone know if my standard box with fit an st as their 6 speed? I know I need a different sump and pick up pipe to run any I think? And keep my water pump and alternator with bracket? And get the ecu with the engine I buy? What about the loom? And what inlet and exhaust would I need to run any one them? What do u guys thinks the best way to go and what do I need? I'm new to this so don't really know where I'm clicking lol so hopefully some1 replys thanks guys, Dave

[daveyboy_xr2i]

please some1 reply it wont take you 2minutes? ive even been thinking about puttin a rst engine in it, whats the most amount of fun i will have without me being broken down in every single lay by? pleaseeeee help me guys

[freak power]

ST170 i would say

You can make it fit your gear box easy

You will need ecu and loom if you want the standard inlet

The ST has a good exhaust manifold so use that and make up a new exhaust system

[jayrs]

forgot the rs2000 lump, its heavy, and more involed to fit, and your gain nothing really over a 2 litre zetec, although you can fit the 2.3 galaxy bottom ends to them.

i agree with above, the st170 is the best one out the 3, although a normal 2 litre zetec is the easiest all round

[daveyboy_xr2i]

Nice one guys! After doing more work to it I've decided to go all out and save up another month and get a complete zetec turbo engine, there's quite a few on ebay, including a MINT pume 1.7 turbo engine, ill post up pictures of my progress soon when I get a chance! Spending all my time on the body at the moment, she will be a spanker after I'm done with her. And either rs 7 spokes or escorts cosworth wheels are catching my eye, what do u lot think of the zetec turbos? Thanks for your replies guy much appreciated!

[jayrs]

zetec turbos are good mate, you can get great power out of one (im on about 2 litres or 2.1's not the 1.7 puma)

[daveyboy_xr2i]

Yeah there's a 2.1 that's fully forged on there which I was looking at. Its what's I'm going to go for

[jayrs]

good call mate.

i hope you can hear it running though, i would never buy a engine if i dont see and hear it running

[andymac]

Can get good reliable power from the 1.8 ZTs too, but if you're buying an engine may as well go 2.1 and call it done