GrumpyOne
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 04:33 PM |
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Engine Choice
Hi Everyone
I am ready to buy the donor car(s) but my choice is fairly limited up here in the frozen north. I was hoping for a V6 Cosworth out of a Scorpio but I
can’t find any whole cars for reasonable money and the engines are silly priced on their own.
Would a 2.5 Duratec from a Mondeo be a good alternative? What about a gearbox would a MT75 fit this engine? If so what would be the best year and
model of Sierra to buy for this and the other bits I’ll need?
Cheers
Colin
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mr henderson
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 04:45 PM |
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The 2.5 Duratec is a much better choice than the much older Cosworth V6, IMHO.
Apart from anything else it will be quite a bit lighter. Not too sure about the gearbox so will stay quiet on that
John
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 07:06 PM |
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As far as I know (from reading on here) either the MT75 or type9 fits, not sure which if either...
Sounds like a job for the "How to" list!
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 07:30 PM |
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The gearbox is a problem, neither the MT75 nor the Type9 (or any other Ford RWD gearbox) will bolt onto a Duratec V6. This is the main reason they
aren't very popular.
The gearbox from the S-Type Jag can be made to fit (if you do a search through the archive someone has done it) but there are a few issues to be
sorted IIRC.
If you don't mind making an adapter plate other gearboxes could be fitted, or I
believe there are now bellhousings available to mate a T5 to this engine.
This suggests PowerTorque should be able to
supply them, though nothing shown on their website.
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