As my other post my locost engine is no good.
It's a mondeo zetec engine and I have the chance to buy a focus 2.0 zetec engine. I'm thinking about just swapping the bottom end. Would
this be possible with these 2 engines?
Why not just swap the whole engine, less trouble
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Originally posted by norfolkluego
Why not just swap the whole engine, less trouble
Same ame.. I upgraded from a escort 1.8 to 2003 focus engine and they swapped no problem...
focus is a black top engine i think .your engine may be an st 170 engine witch i think is more on the line of a silver top mondeo/escort up to about 97 . i know silvertop heads will not fit on blacktop blocks or the other way round
blacktop silvertop sumps are different beasts too. not sure about bottom end, gut feeling says 'no' but maybe it's possible???
what induction are you running? If it's aftermarket (like webers or throttle bodies), you have a decent exhaust and the blacktop has
'130' cams then you would be looking at getting ~150 out of a standard blacktop, not far off what you have now (if you are getting 170now).
- there are extra things to consider, alternator mounting, idler pulleys, 'moving' an engine mount hole... etc. 
blacktop is slightly taller too.
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Originally posted by Fizzer
blacktop silvertop sumps are different beasts too. not sure about bottom end, gut feeling says 'no' but maybe it's possible???
what induction are you running? If it's aftermarket (like webers or throttle bodies), you have a decent exhaust and the blacktop has '130' cams then you would be looking at getting ~150 out of a standard blacktop, not far off what you have now (if you are getting 170now). - there are extra things to consider, alternator mounting, idler pulleys, 'moving' an engine mount hole... etc.
blacktop is slightly taller too.