im going to be building a MK Indy R ( ive just split my Sierra donor)
now im now thinking of fitting a 2.0 Zetec engine.
will my 3:92 diff be fine with this?
how popular are these engines in the Indy's?
Are there engine/gearbox mounts available from MK?
and what sort of performance stats can i expect?
cheers
3.92 will be fine...I've a 3.89 on mine...
Diff will be fine and your looking at a max of 165bhp on a standard engine with Throttle bodies and an exhaust.
Add a grand for a head port and a set of cams will take that to around 200+
The zetec is a very nice simple engine and very cheap to replace when it goes bang.
New engine for £600 and S/H for £60 and up.
one thing to consider though is the indt r is mainly designed as a bec, as such the tunnel is quite narrow, check with mk before you order it!
another thing that has just crossed my mind is the fact that the zetec is designed for FWD and im using it for RWD?
so how would i get around this? as surely the gearbox will be facing the wrong way around?
and how am i going to get my propshaft onto it?
[Edited on 11/7/10 by -matt]
the engine will fit inline, you get a rwd mt75 box or i believe the type 9 box fits on with the right clutch etc.
ok, so i take it i would fit the engine sideways?
is the gearbox in my 1992 2.0 DOHC sierra not a MT75? or is that a different box?
MK Sportscars have built and supplied alot of Zetec powered Indy R's, its the most popular car engine choice now for the Indy, they have one
racing in the BARC race series, with a stock 2 litre Zetec 150bhp engine fitted, they have even built a few Zetec powered cars for Red Bull, that are
now running around in Spain, they can supply you with engine mountings, and every thing else you require to install one
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Originally posted by -matt
ok, so i take it i would fit the engine sideways?
is the gearbox in my 1992 2.0 DOHC sierra not a MT75? or is that a different box?
cheers,
is the remote linkage setup not ideal then?
some sort of transfer box must exist between the gear box, engine and front drive
the type 9 from a rear wheeldrive bolts directly to the length ways (never remember whether its longitude or lattidue) mounted zetec.
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Originally posted by mrwibble
some sort of transfer box must exist between the gear box, engine and front drive
the type 9 from a rear wheeldrive bolts directly to the length ways (never remember whether its longitude or lattidue) mounted zetec.
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well you tell me, its always confused me how the drive for a front wheel drive car has to go through 90 degrees from the transverse (thank you)
mounted engine , to the gearbox? and then back into the front diff.
however the layout for a rear wheel drive seems so much simpler
edit* perhaps transfer box wasn't the correct term.
[Edited on 12/7/10 by mrwibble]
Hmm it's really simple in a FWD. Actually simpler then a RWD. All the spinning shafts are transverse. No 90 degrees anywhere.
And a FWD has the gearbox and diff fitted together in one unit. So no seperate diff and connecting driveshaft like in a RWD. And no need for a 90
degree change like in the diff of a RWD. So yeah FWD is quite a bit simpler.
Seeing how musch confusion there seems to be already... I'll leave 4WD/AWD for another day 
ok its got slightly confusing in here now 
so will either the type 9 or mt75 bolt straight onto the zetec?
but i take it the type 9 is better?
and surely there is no need for a transfer box? surely it goes engine-gearbox-prop-diff Etc
ah thank you for that, the diff and the gearbox is one unit for the fwd, now it makes sense. Matt i have confused the issue, i'm sorry, but the
type 9 gearbox was used in the same rear wheel applications as these little sports cars we like, and thats all i know.