J-W-G Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Hey fellas So i was at the wreckers today looking for either an FE3 or 2.0l Ford zetec and was chatting with the guy there and he told me to steer right away from the FE but wouldnt tell me why. From what ive seen stock for stock the FE wins hands down, but are they problematic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 No worse than a zetec surely. I think the zetec would be lighter and slightly more compact. Biggest issue with Fe's is oil burning and distributor/throttle body faults (Mitsubishi supplied parts). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Fe3 would be my pick, get one from a Kia sportage if you want it already setup for RWD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-W-G Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 Fe3 would be my pick, get one from a Kia sportage if you want it already setup for RWD Yeah seen that, been doing abit of research on the FE3N but ive seen that the 626/Telstar variant savessome hassle regarding cooling issues due to the Kia casting not being as well manufactured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 retroford in the UK sell all the zetec fuel pump blanks, water rails etc to fit zetecs to real cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-W-G Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 No worse than a zetec surely. I think the zetec would be lighter and slightly more compact. Biggest issue with Fe's is oil burning and distributor/throttle body faults (Mitsubishi supplied parts). Yeah i was trying to convince him that an fe would trump the zetec in both output and build quality but he wouldnt take it haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-W-G Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 retroford in the UK sell all the zetec fuel pump blanks, water rails etc to fit zetecs to real cars Yeah skimmed turbosport and classic ford since last year only thing im sold on regarding the zetec atm is that BDA cover! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoKer Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 so the better motor would be technically cheeper? dont tell the wrecker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 duratec? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael0008 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 what wrecker you go to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-W-G Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 what wrecker you go to? ABCO dude! And as for duratec its alot more money i dont have and is a mission for rwd as i dont want to fork out a grand or more for a duratec bellhousing for the shitty ford t9 gearbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael0008 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 oh really weird , um crap cant remember what the combo was the tutor told me when i was at course last year it was a ford courier bellhousing with another gearbox or the other way around and he had that fitted to a zetec in his track car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 i read about these ford engines when i was thinking about ford KAs. The 1.4 twincam engine with the yamaha head out of the fiesta can fit onto the same fwd gearbox's as the 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 and 2.0 zetecs....dunno if it would be the same deal for rwd. Its quite a cool engine, could be something different. The 1.7 engines out of the pumas are supposed to be quite cool but iduno if they easy to get in nz. My experience of driving stock fwd escorts and mondeos with the 1.6,1.8,2.0 engines is that they are kinda noisy rattly old things without much power lol. Duratec or maybe that mazda engine be much more refined/have driven some cars with the fe3 but realy can't remember much about engine. maybe thats a good thing haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 i would vote the FE3 cos you can source everything here, the zetec is bit more cuntier to fit in parts wise... this is from what ive been told by people who have done a zetec conversion.. ie: fitting gearboxes and water piping etc... id love to put a FE into the cortina with a sneezing snail off the side of it,but you hardly see them on trademe these days. the only zetecs ive seen have been autos,not sure if a pinto flywheel will fit it.. i love the look of twin cams in old fords,aslong as they have the look of a split rocker cover or boxy flat top(bda,4age,cossy etc) they gotta loook the part,not like the rounded smooth sr20 rocker covers... these are 2 conversions id love to know more about.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 FE3 were pretty good engines, the single cam ones were prone to cracking heads. I've seen one twin cam crack the oil gallery above the exhaust. Zetecs seem pretty good too, the problem would be all the parts you need to fit one into an Escort. Water rails, sump etc. How about a BP out of a 1.8 MX5? There is also a later FS 626 engine that was pretty good too, I'm not sure what gearbox would work with it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Everyone in the UK uses the 'Vauxhall' C20XE engine in Escorts. What about that? It's a better motor than an FE3 or Zetec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eke_zetec_RWD Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I could do una deal on a zetec with a 5 speed. Pm me if ur keen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-W-G Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Everyone in the UK uses the 'Vauxhall' C20XE engine in Escorts. What about that? It's a better motor than an FE3 or Zetec Seen alot on those they just looklike a cunt forking out for the bellhousing for a t9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-W-G Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 I could do una deal on a zetec with a 5 speed. Pm me if ur keen Coming to meet this thurs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-W-G Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 i would vote the FE3 cos you can source everything here,the zetec is bit more cuntier to fit in parts wise... this is from what ive been told by people who have done a zetec conversion.. ie: fitting gearboxes and water piping etc... id love to put a FE into the cortina with a sneezing snail off the side of it,but you hardly see them on trademe these days. the only zetecs ive seen have been autos,not sure if a pinto flywheel will fit it.. i love the look of twin cams in old fords,aslong as they have the look of a split rocker cover or boxy flat top(bda,4age,cossy etc) they gotta loook the part,not like the rounded smooth sr20 rocker covers... these are 2 conversions id love to know more about.... Here you go shizzl zetec fitting guide http://retro-ford.co.uk/shop/sites/default/files/CLF147.zetec_.pdf And my favourite the BDA cover But i could also make the Kia FE3 cover work well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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