16 valve calibra engine into mk3

[hitman]

anyone no if its been done or a reason not to do it,was goin v8 but engine i had wasnt clever when i fired it so got shut,just aquired a 16 valve an thought it might be a possibility(i like somethin a bit different )

[devilsquest]

only reason i can think of is its a vauxhaul engine i hate vauxhauls

[Sundowner]

arnt they a real dog? plauged by heaps of problems?

A popular engine swap over here for the calibra is the nissan sr20det

[custom]

its been done before but the engine was a calibra turbo one there is a pic on here somewhere have a search for the pic only reason the 16 valve engine would suffer a bit is because its not very tourquey so it might struggle with the weight of the transit

[MarkM]

only reason the 16 valve engine would suffer a bit is because its not very tourquey so it might struggle with the weight of the transit

You seen the size of Transit he is thinking about doing this to?...It is the Postman Pat sized one, so I doubt weight will be that much of a problem.

(No handle as yet?)

[madmark]

i thourt this engine was used alot in escort mk1and 2,s it must be reasonable if people fit them in the cars like that!

there is loads of options
essex v6
2ltr pinto
2.9inj cologne
24 v 2.9 cologne
rover v8

dont forget to keep the photo,s comeing!

[hitman]

:? i thourt this engine was used alot in escort mk1and 2,s it must be reasonable if people fit them in the cars like that!

there is loads of options
essex v6
2ltr pinto
2.9inj cologne
24 v 2.9 cologne
rover v8

dont forget to keep the photo,s comeing!

with them being used in mk1/mk2 escorts etc was why i thought about it,plus i got the engine complete (head removed)for 50 quid ,an havnt seen it done which also attrachts me to doing it ,any idea what bhp they are as standed?

[madmark]

mate i am not shure ,i think luke might know more about them!
the v8 would of been nice but the cost of them and parts (rover) is loads to buy now!

[rover]

In thet little van of yours it will be great, assuming its the 'red top' proper 16v and not the ecotec version that was in the later Calibra that is.

Just make sure you dont go for too high gearbox ratio's as the red top powerband kicks in at about 2700rpm.

Rover.

[custom]

there a 150 bhp as standard but piece of piss to get near 200 bhp out of them ive had 2 wen i had cavaliers there great engines

[madmark]

wow that will pull that along nicely!

[mrgasoil]

In thet little van of yours it will be great, assuming its the 'red top' proper 16v and not the ecotec version that was in the later Calibra that is.

Just make sure you dont go for too high gearbox ratio's as the red top powerband kicks in at about 2700rpm.

Rover.

I had the ecotec version in a cavalier years ago what a piece of crap. Damn thing ate camshaft sensors for fun and constantly went into "limp home" mode After many trips to the garage to get the codes read i ended up buying my own code reader AVOID

[hitman]

its been done before but the engine was a calibra turbo one there is a pic on here somewhere have a search for the pic only reason the 16 valve engine would suffer a bit is because its not very tourquey so it might struggle with the weight of the transit

dont want to sound cheeky but could u do a search an point me in the right direction if u get a chance please as im ok with cars n vans but useless with computers

[Luke]

XE is a stonking engine i have one in my mk2 escort one problem you will have is the dissy sticks out the back to avoid this you can fit electrnic ignition or mount the dissy on the front using manta pulleys

why not go zetec less probs with the gearbox

[Luke]

heres other one

http://www.fordtransit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11442