Best - Easy 4 cylinder engine for swap.

[rusty360]

Morning old school brains. This is a very open question!

im dreaming of starting a long term project this year. 105e anglia van.

the last one we did moons back ended up with a 4age and is a cool little car to drive.

But thinking something else for this one.

Needs to have a rwd gearbox available.

Tell me about Hondas, zetecs etc.

Cheers rusty.

 

[chris r]

If on a budget Mx5 probably easiest/cheapist rwd setup imo. 

Honda K series are great motors with decent power potiental but quite tall and all the accessories add up quickly 

[rusty360]

4 minutes ago, chris r said:

If on a budget Mx5 probably easiest/cheapist rwd setup imo. 

Honda K series are great motors with decent power potiental but quite tall and all the accessories add up quickly 

I need to do some research on the k series engines - were the best place to find this info? What rwd gear box etc.

[mjrstar]

If best and easy and Honda are requirements then f20c or f22c are the way to go.

So long as you can open your wallet wide.

[xsspeed]

SR20 for ease/availability

[vk327]

3sge beams altezza engine, fairly compact 6 speed manual rwd , can run on the factory  ecu standalone, can pickup a crashed altezza fairly cheap

[Snoozin]

2nd a Beams, but add ITB for extra coolness. Not as good as a Honda K motor, but not as expensive either.

[cletus]

Probably need to figure out how far you want to go and what the intended use will be, and that will help decide 

Not just engine,but how far you want to go with steering and suspension mods to go with it.

 

Ie if you want to stick with easy bolt on brake upgrades,then a mx5 engine for example might be a good swap,but if you want to put a turbo k24 in then you probably need to do a bit more work on handling etc. 

[governorsam]

pinto.

[mjrstar]

Millington 

[HumberSS]

+1 for the pinto ;)

[DB8-TypeR]

1.0L Ford Ecoboost from a Fiesta would be neat, no idea about viability though

[datlow]

2.3 from falcon/mustang etc 

[Willdat?]

8 minutes ago, datlow said:

2.3 from falcon/mustang etc 

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/car-parts-accessories/ford/engines/listing/3940932475?bof=dJaZDQDS looks like good shopping to me....

[Bling]

Something along the lines of this:

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/car-parts-accessories/nissan/engines/listing/3938823388?gclid=CjwKCAiA8OmdBhAgEiwAShr404poXUojJ0bFO-4SOBcAvDdQX2Y4wLddQWoC8ZZxzi7NSdnqjUdC9xoCyFsQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[Valiant]

2.0 and gearbox from NC MX5.

2.3 from Mazda6 on NC Gear box.

13b and box from an RX 8 if you can find one that's not stuffed.

Be prepared for major firewall and tunnel mods.

Escort front end swaps can work well and offer rack and pinion steering, better brake and strut options.

[Valiant]

Also re NA/B MX5 motors they have a rear sump, Anglia has a front sump, the Anglia steering gear won't clear the sump.

MX5 gearbox also doesn't have a rear gearbox mount. There are threaded holes in the tail shaft that can be used to mount off but there is no mount as such.

There is also a cam position  sensor driven off the intake cam at the back of the head that adds to the length of the motor.

[rusty360]

4 minutes ago, Valiant said:

Also re NA/B MX5 motors they have a rear sump, Anglia has a front sump, the Anglia steering gear won't clear the sump.

MX5 gearbox also doesn't have a rear gearbox mount. There are threaded holes in the tail shaft that can be used to mount off but there is no mount as such.

There is also a cam position  sensor driven off the intake cam at the back of the head that adds to the length of the motor.

I'm thinking you have been here before if I remember right?

[rusty360]

The escort front suspension swap is a interesting one, some things you read say it's great others say it's a complete fark up!

[rusty360]

10 hours ago, cletus said:

Probably need to figure out how far you want to go and what the intended use will be, and that will help decide 

Not just engine,but how far you want to go with steering and suspension mods to go with it.

 

Ie if you want to stick with easy bolt on brake upgrades,then a mx5 engine for example might be a good swap,but if you want to put a turbo k24 in then you probably need to do a bit more work on handling etc. 

Yep great point, at this stage currently dreaming and kicking around some ideas. 

You would a certified a few? Any memorable ones?