Hi Guys,
Has anyone on here put a 16v RS2000 DOHC engine into a DOHC transit? Ive aquired an RS2000 engine for my van, from what i can see it looks to have the drilling/taps in the block for the mounting etc from my transit engine? axcilliary brackets/mounts etc seem like they can be swapped over from one to another, if its the same/similar block from what i understand then it should mate up to the tranny gearbox? only really issue i can see is the inlet manifold/chamber being on the other side so modification to the bulk head or chamber to fit other than swapping that over from the 8v too but that would seem pointless and probably restrict the engine as i assume the inlet is modified for the RS2000 engine to gain more power?
Other than that it would be wiring to sort in order to run the ecu that came with the engine which the guy claimed is tuned/remapped or chipped.... i did ask this question awhile back on a page and somebody said they worked at a dealership back in the day when the mrk5 trannys were new and they plugged in a ecu from a sierra or escort? and it worked in the van and gave it more preformance as they were smoking it up in the car park afterwards....not sure how true this was but iv not even looked at the ecu in my van to see if they have same plugs or anything as the ones ive purchased with the engine....
Anyone on here played with these twin cam transits much? ideas? thought id ask the question before i remove the engine out of the van to offer them up side by side and check bell housing fittment etc
Thanks in advance,
Mat